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Pioneer Computers Australia Dreambook Light 822

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RRP

$2499.00 $2299.00

Review Date

Tuesday, 1st of August, 2006

Features

Processor : Intel Core Duo T2500

Supported Media : DVD+RW

What's Hot

Great performance

What's Not

Poor battery life

The Final Word

Pioneer has definitely aimed for the performance market with its DreamBook Light 822 notebook, which is the most powerful notebook we looked at this month. Running an Intel Core Duo T2500 (2GHz) processor and 1GB (2x 512MB) of DDR2 533MHz RAM, the 14in DreamBook pulled off an impressive score of 97 in PC WorldBench 5 and 17,469 in 3DMark 2001 SE. These results place the DreamBook above other notebooks in its price range.

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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Audio & Speakers

Number of speakers

Audio Type

Stereo

Display

Display Technology

Widescreen Active Matrix XGA

Screen size

14.1 in

Screen Resolution

1280x800

General

Length (mm)

338

Width (mm)

248.6

Height (mm)

Weight (kg)

2.2

Weight without PSU (kg)

2.5kg

Graphics Card

Graphics Processor

ATI Radeon X1600 XT

Graphics Card Interface

PCI Express

Graphics RAM

256 MB

Hard Drive

Storage capacity

80 GB

RPM

5400

Input Devices

Touchpad, Buttons, Keyboard

Media

Playable Discs

DVD+RW

Memory

Installed memory (RAM)

1 GB

RAM Type

DDR

L2 Cache Memory

1MB

Motherboard

Chipset

Mobile Intel 945 GM Express Chipset

Multimedia Features

Modem

Yes

Optical Drives

Supported Media

DVD+RW

PC Expansion Slots

Expansion Slots

USB

Number of PC Card slots

Power Options

Power Supply

AC Power, Battery

Battery Type

Rechargeable - (Li-Ion)

Battery Size

Proprietary

Processor

Intel Core Duo T2500

Processor Speed

2.0 Ghz

Software

Operating Systems

Microsoft Windows XP

Wired Connections

Wired Terminals / Ports

Firewire, RJ11 Phone Jack, RJ45, S-Video Output, USB 2.0

Number of Firewire Ports

Number of Headphone Jack Ports

Number of Microphone Ports

Number of S-Video Output Ports

Number of USB 2.0 Ports

Network Protocols Supported

Ethernet, Wireless

*Specifications are subject to change without notice. While every attempt has been made by GoodGearGuide in the production of these specifications, possible errors or omissions may still occur. GoodGearGuide neither assumes legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any product specifications supplied.

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