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Dell Inspiron 7000 A366LT

  

Dell Inspiron 7000 A366LT


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PRO: Fastest notebook we've tested, panoramic screen, huge hard drive, DVD-ROM drive
CON: Too heavy, poor audio


Notebooks don't get faster--or more leaden than the Dell Inspiron 7000 A366LT. This PII-366­equipped, all-in-one desktop replacement has the power to be your multimedia workhorse, if you have the back to be its pack mule.

Intel's fastest mobile CPU and 256KB of onboard secondary cache help the A366LT earn a PC WorldBench 98 score of 191, the highest we've ever recorded for a notebook. Resplendent with a scintillating 15-inch screen and a $129 optional port replicator from Dell, the A366LT would be ideal as a primary work PC.

But despite its laudable 3.4-hour battery life, you won't want to drag this unit far from work. Denting the scales at a groan-worthy 10.4 pounds and measuring 12.9 inches by 10 inches by 2.2 inches, the A366LT does a good imitation of a ball and chain. The notebook also suffers from anemic built-in audio.

Much of the A366LT's thickness is due to its 17mm-high 8.1GB hard drive, the tallest we've yet seen in a Top 10 notebook. Huge hard drives won't be available in the standard 12mm height for a while.

The A366LT accepts the same add-in devices in its modular bay as does its lighter sibling, the Inspiron 3500, but it stacks the DVD-ROM and floppy drives in a single combined unit, which increases the notebook's height further. A CD-ROM/floppy drive version of the notebook costs $199 less.

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