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If you are interested of a Compaq presario V2000 review from an actual user, here is what Mrs Geekyinfo recently wrote about the HP Compaq V2000:

The requirements of the a new laptop: “My main requirements for a notebook was that it would be as light and compact as possible to allow for lugging it and books around a uni campus during my part time study. I also wanted it to be under $1500 so as not to drain the budget too much. After a number of bent wireless cards, I wanted inbuilt WiFi. If at all possible I preferred that the thing didn’t look like it had been designed by the makers of desert boots.”

Mrs Geekyinfo bought the HP Compaq V2000 laptop and writes:

‘The keyboard, screen and set up is all very nice. It is pretty light and compact, particularly alongside Phil’s Sony with a much larger screen, but even compared to the couple of older notebooks we have at our house. It is very pretty, particularly when open and feels reassuringly solid and stable.’

There are more HP Compaq Presario V2000 reviews available.

If you are going after a Linux Powered Laptop here is a Linux Laptop from LaptopCertified. Even more interesting, the LinuxCertified LC2464 is a 64-bit Linux Laptop as it is powered by the AMD Athlon64 Mobile 2800+ with 1MB of L2 Cache and 800 MHz FSB (and upgradable to Athlon64 Mobile 3400+ processor). This Linux laptop also features 512 MB (max 2GB), a 40 GB to 80 GB hard drive and 15.4″ WXGA display ( TFT 1280×800). The graphics are powered by ATI Radeon 9700 with 128MB Graphics Memory.

Here is what Linux Certified have to say about this Linux 64-bit laptop (LC2646):

LC2464 Linux Laptop™, is industry’s first 64-bit Linux Laptop. The laptop has been thoroughly configured and stress tested by LinuxCertified’s engineers.

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Or at least this is what PC World recommends:

“If you’re willing to file those rebate papers, you can pay less than $500 at many major retailers this month.

Individual vendors previously dipped below the $500 mark with low-end notebooks this year but currently four major retailers as well as PC market leader Dell all had sub-$500 laptops displayed prominently on store shelves and in circulars over the past weekend, said Sam Bhavnani, principal analyst at Current Analysis in San Diego.”

Well, no need to rush to computer shops because the good prices are expected to stay:
“Notebooks are reaching the maturity that desktops reached a few years ago,” Bhavnani said. He predicted vendors and retailers will continue to push each other to lower prices in the second half of the year, which is usually the busiest shopping period for PCs.
from Good Time to Buy A Low-end Laptop, PC World

Compaq nx6110 notebook from HP is powered by Intel® Pentium® M processors or Intel® Celeron® M processors and features a 15.0-inch XGA display (1024 x 768 resolution and 16 M colors) or 15.0-inch SXGA+ (1400 x 1050 resolution and 16 M colors) and Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 900, up to 128-MB shared system memory. HP Compaq nx6110 specifications includes HP ProtectTools, HP Drivelock , HP Mobile Data Protection System and HP Panel Protection System.

Finally the HP Compaq nx6110 notebook have a review and this one comes from Laptop Magazine. They write:

With its charcoal gray-and-black exterior, the HP Compaq nx6110 is a buttoned-down business notebook with its eye on the bottom line. For a tantalizing $799, you get a 15-inch display, a strong Wi-Fi connection, and a plenty-fast Celeron M processor. For those that could care less about frills like memory card slots and DVD burners, this 6.1-pound portable has the right combination of features to tackle your work day.

With 512MB of RAM preloaded, the nx6110 multitasked well. We launched iTunes, Word, Excel, Internet Explorer, and played the movie Shaun of the Dead simultaneously without much of a hiccup.

Except for the mic and headphone jacks, all the ports on the HP nx6110 notebook are placed on the left side for convenient plug-and-play access. A standard DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive is on the right. It’s a smart layout, but HP should move the VGA port to the back and add a USB port on the right side in future updates, as that is where most right-handed users would connect a mouse or USB drive.

The full-sized keyboard is comfortable to use; the keys have the right springiness to make touch-typing a joy. We do wish there were dedicated volume control keys. The touchpad, after a few adjustments in the OS, was responsive, but we can’t say the same for the touchpad buttons; we were constantly pressing them by accident.

The final word:
“Given its aggressively low price, the HP Compaq nx6110 has plenty to offer. It lacks multimedia capabilities and won’t turn any heads, but it’ll get the job done.”

The new Toshiba Libretto U100 notebook receives a lot of attention lately. After the Toshiba Libretto Review from MSNBC there is another review of the Toshiba Libretto U100 laptop, this time from Mobile Magazine. They write:

Practically a handtop, the petite Libretto U100 is a fully functional notebook the size of a hardcover. Its size can be a problem, but for sheer portability and wow factor, the U100 is a winner.

Though the Libretto’s screen is small, it’s exceedingly sharp, mustering up a 1,280 x 768-pixel resolution, just like on a larger widescreen notebook.

What is nice is that the best feature and the worst feature of the Toshiba Libretto U100 is considered the same feature:

Best Feature : Incredibly small
Worst Feature: In many ways, it’s too small

The review ends with:
“All in all, the Libretto is challenged by its small size. Its keyboard is a real finger-twister, and its screen is sure to give you the squints. But some people like it small. If you need “mine’s smallest” bragging rights, or just something to go with your Shriner cars, Chihuahua, and garden gnomes, this is it.”

You can also read more Toshiba Libretto U100 Reviews…

The latest tablet PC from Fujitsu, the Lifebook 1500 is official launched by Fujitsu to US market. The new Fujitsu Lifebook P1500D tablet PC doesn’t look much different than the Lifebook P1510preview model which was an expected model.

As this model is now on the market (you can buy the Lifebook P1510D for $1,499) we expect that soon there will be some good P1500 reviews.

LifeBook P1510D Notebook Specifications

• Intel® Pentium® M Processor ULV 753 (1.20 GHz, 2 MB L2 cache, 400 MHz FSB)
• Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional
• 8.9″ WSVGA TFT with touch screen
• 512 MB DDR2 400 SDRAM memory (512 MB x 1)
• 30 GB ATA 100, 4200 rpm hard drive²
• Integrated multinational³ 56K4; V.90 modem and Gigabit Base-T/TX Ethernet
• Integrated Atheros Super AG® Wireless LAN (802.11a/b/g)
• Embedded TPM and integrated Fingerprint Sensor
• Built-in microphone
• Main 3-cell battery
• One-year International Limited Warranty
• M-Code FPCM20651

The Display Resolution of Lifebook P1500 is 1024×600 with 16M colors.
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The launch date for Gizmondo handheld was originally scheduled for August 11th.

But GamesIndustry reports that Gizmondo Delays US Launch:

“We’re moving the release date, which is why there hasn’t been anything promotion-wise yet,” said the representative. “The new release date is now October for the North American Gizmondo launch. More details will be released next week. There will be a launch event, but at present it’s not been decided where or when.”

The slip has been attributed to the lack of two key titles to the territory, a satellite navigation package and “major” unnamed US game. “August is a slow month for retail, and with these two major items of software delayed, it made little sense to launch the machine,” said our source.

Further to this, he revealed that the company is suffering a hardware shortage, which would hamper its ability to release Gizmondo across the US as initially planned. It is hoped that the October date will allow more time for distribution as well as giving time for the opening of a Los Angeles office for a Gizmondo specific R&D team and a dedicated marketing staff to couple the current sales team.

Meanwhile, Gizmondo Europe has published this month’s game line-up for the handheld, with Classic Compendium, Ball Busters, EA Sports FIFA Football 2005, and SSX 3 all due during the next four weeks. Point of Destruction will be the first of this new batch, releasing this Friday for UKP 9.99.

Cnet Reviews talks about the the five most beautiful laptops: “Forget the 50 most beautiful people check out these foxy laptops. ”

The most beautiful laptops in their opinion are:

• Toshiba Portege R200
• Acer Ferrari 4000
• Apple PowerBook G4
• Toshiba Qosmio G25
• Sony VAIO VGN-A690

The editor writes:

The Toshiba Portege R200 is supermodel slim, and the Acer Ferrari 4000 is styled after a hot sports car. The Apple PowerBook G4 and the Toshiba Qosmio G25 are shiny and really well designed. The Sony VAIO VGN-A690 has an understated elegance and a big, beautiful display. Whatever their specific appeal, these notebooks are so good-looking that you’re likely to sneak peeks into your laptop bag just to gaze at them. Hey, geeks want eye candy too.

Really good laptops, we agree with that.

Toshiba Qosmio G25-Av513 is a versatile and powerful media notebook powered by Microsoft’s Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005.Qosmio G25 notebook integrates a TV tuner and multi-format optical drive, propelled by an Intel Pentium M processor with a 17-inch widescreen display as a means to interface with its functionality.
Like its predecessor, the Qosmio G25-AV513 features a two-lamp ‘Ultimate TruBrite’ widescreen display which Toshiba claims rivals the brightness of a standalone LCD TV. At a size of 17″, it offers a WXGA resolution of 1,440 x 900 pixels, and is powered by Toshiba’s Qosmio Engine in parallel with an Nvidia GeForce 6 GO 6600 graphics card with 128 MB of dedicated VRAM.

The Qosmio G25-AV513 also features a range of connectivity options, including 10/100/1000 Ethernet and a 56K V.92 modem, four USB 2.0 ports, an IEEE1394 (FireWire) connector and SPDIF optical audio output. In addition, the notebook integrates an NTSC TV tuner, S-Video and Composite video input, S-Video and Component video output, tri-mode Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR.

Toshiba Qosmio G25-Av513 Reviews
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HP NC4200 Reviews and Specifications
The HP nc4200 notebook is a non tablet version of the HP tc4200 and comes with either a Celeron M370 or a Pentium M730-770.

Short HP nc4200 specifications
– 512 MB, up to 2GB of 400 or 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM
– 40-80GB hard drives
– 12.1-inch XGA display, TFT active matrix, 1024 x 768
– Intel GMA 900 graphics
– 2x DVD±RW
– Gigabit Ethernet
– Smart Card, SD slots, 3 USB 2.0 ports, S-video
– Weight – 3.9-pounds
– Dimensions 1.19 x 11.22 x 9.25 inches

Since the NC4200 laptop is a very close relative to HP TC4200 you might want to checkout this HP TC4200 review or these older HP Compaq TC4200 reviews already available.