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Mobile Computing Tips: Refurbished Notebooks, PDAs, Mobile Phones

James A. Martin

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Tip: Other Refurbished Notebook Sites

In addition to the IBM, Gateway, and Dell sites described earlier, you can find refurbished notebooks at the following sites:

News: Inspiron vs. Inspiron

Is the new, Pentium 4-M-based Dell Inspiron 8200 a better deal than the PIII-M-based Inspiron 8100? Not necessarily. In PC World benchmark tests, the 8100 consistently beat the 8200 in everything but multimedia tasks. However, the 8200 supports up to 1024MB of memory, while the 8100 taps out at 512MB--an important advantage for memory-hungry multimedia machines. For PC World's test results, read "Take Pentium 4 Power on Your Next Trip."

Review: Big-Screen Beauty

Are you weary of tiny notebook screens? Feast your eyes on Gateway's Solo 9550xl, currently number six in PC World's Power Notebook lineup. The Solo 9550xl has the largest screen found in any Windows notebook: 15.7 inches. At that size, you could easily use the Solo as a desktop system, without the need for an external monitor. The 9550xl model we tested sells for $2599 and includes a 1.13-GHz Pentium III-M processor, 256MB of RAM, a 30GB hard drive, and a DVD/CD-RW combo drive.

To get the latest Solo 9550xl prices, go to the Gateway Web site.

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