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Price
AU$2799.00
Review Date
Monday, 14th of March, 2005
Features
Processor : Intel Pentium M
What's Hot
Great performance, light weight
What's Not
Plain design
The Final Word
The reasonably-priced OpenBook 1557GLS is a classy product.
Note: This product is no longer available directly from the manufacturer. It may be available in retail channels or second hand. The price displayed is the price at review time.
AOpen OpenBook 1557GLS - Perspective
AOpen OpenBook 1557GLS
Danny Allen (PC World) 14/03/2005 13:46:21

The heart of this Centrino-branded (802.11b/g Wi-Fi-equipped) machine is a 1.8GHz Intel Pentium M processor, 512MB of 333MHz PC2700 DDR SDRAM, an 80GB 5400rpm Fujitsu hard disk and a multiformat DVD writer.

The 15" display supports a maximum resolution of 1400 x 1050 and graphics are served up by a 64MB DDR ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 graphics controller.

The SYSMark 2001 and PC World Bench 5 productivity benchmarks returned high scores of 284 and 80 respectively, and 3DMark 2001 scored an amiable 8738.

This well-constructed model includes essentials like three USB slots, FireWire, 10/100 Ethernet, 56Kbps modem and support for one Type II PC Card. However it has nice touches too, such as S-Video TV-out, optical audio-out, an integrated multi-card reader and Windows-independent CD player and controls located atop the keyboard. Programmable shortcut buttons are on the right of the keyboard. Bundled extras include a Targus carry bag and AOpen mini optical mouse.

With a solid set of features and battery life at a reasonable weight and price, the 1557GLS is a classy offering.

 
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