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Hewlett-Packard Compaq Presario B1900

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Hewlett-Packard Compaq Presario B1900 3.00

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RRP

$1999.00

Review Date

Monday, 27th of November, 2006

Features

Processor : Intel Core Duo processor T2250

Supported Media : DVD±RW (+R double layer)

What's Hot

Design, Lightweight, Dual Layer optical drive, Solid benchmark results

What's Not

Poor battery life, Some screen flex

The Final Word

A solid ultraportable ultimately let down by poor battery life.

Notes

# This product is no longer available directly from the manufacturer. It may be available in retail and distribution channels, or second hand. The price displayed is the price at review time and the last available recommended retail price.

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Benchmarks

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World Bench 5 Component Results (Seconds)

ACD Systems ACDSee PowerPack 5.0:	755
Adobe Photoshop 7.0.1:	391
Adobe Premiere 6.5:	495
Ahead Nero Express 6.0.0.3:	886
Discreet 3ds Max 5.1 (Direct X):	407
Discreet 3ds Max 5.1 (Open GL):	659
Microsoft Office XP with SP2:	738
Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0:	356
Mozilla 1.4:	489
Multi-tasking: Mozilla and Windows Media Encoder:	614
MusicMatch Jukebox 7.10:	580
Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5:	323
WinZip Computing WinZip 8.1:	470