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Averatec AV7160-EC1 17" Notebook PC

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The Averatec AV7160-EC1 laptop certainly has no pretensions of wanting to compete with the "dual-core" competition but the configurations available especially combined with the wireless facility should more than satisfy the needs of the average user. 'Most of the 17-inch wide-screen laptops we've seen have been high-end configurations tailored to gamers or multimedia enthusiasts. The $1,199 Averatec AV7160-EC1, the top model in the company's 7100 series, eschews pricey, powerful graphics and TiVo-like DVR functionality for a simple design, a thin profile, and a light weight. It also affirms Averatec's reputation for aggressive pricing; though it lacks the performance and the features found on other desktop replacement laptops, it's about the cheapest 17-inch model you'll find.

If you require more oomph than this midrange configuration provides, you'll have to look elsewhere; the AV7160-EC1 is a fixed configuration, meaning you can't customize the specs prior to purchase. Granted, 17-inch laptops such as the Dell XPS M1710 and the Toshiba Qosmio G35-AV600 provide much more performance and features, but they cost twice as much. For added screen real estate in a laptop for basic office tasks, not to mention DVD viewing when the workday is done, the Averatec AV7160-EC1 is an excellent value.'

Highlights:
• Multimedia-focused laptop with 17-inch LCD; 1.8 GHz AMD Turion 64 ML-32 processor (1 MB L2 cache)
• 100 GB hard drive, 1 GB of installed RAM (2 GB max), dual-layer DVD burner
• Three USB 2.0, one FireWire, ExpressCard 54/34 card slot, mult-format memory card reader, VGA and S-Video out
• 802.11b/g wireless LAN; 10/100/1000 Ethernet; 56K modem
• USB (3x) 2.0; IEEE1394 (1x)

Read: Averatec AV7160-EC1 Review - CNET

Posted by HCG Admin on July 11, 2006 3:46 AM |

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