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Full Specifications
Overall rating	71
Street price	Expensive $2399 (8/20/04)
WorldBench 5	Fair: 52 (Windows XP Professional)
Features	Fair
CPU	1-GHz Ultra Low Voltage Pentium M 723
Screen size	8.9 inches
System memory	256MB of DDR333 SDRAM
Hard drive	40GB
Graphics	Intel 855GME graphics using main memory
Pointing device	Eraserhead
Bundled removable-media drives	Fixed DVD-ROM and CD-RW combo drive
Floppy drive	None
Ports	Two USB 2.0, FireWire, microphone, headphone, docking station, one PC Card slot
Communications	V.90 modem, 10/100 ethernet, 802.11g
Business suite	None
Other features	Pinnacle Studio 9 SE, SD Card slot
Overall design	Fair
Battery life (hours:minutes)	Very good: 4:47
Weight (typical/minimum, in pounds)	Very light: 3.9/3.2
Vendor's reliability/service	Insufficient data
Support policy	One-year parts and labor warranty; free unlimited 24-hour daily toll-free support

JVC Mobile Mini Note MP-XV841US Review

by Carla Thornton

- Ultraportable notebooks are small enough to fit inside briefcases, but they rarely offer integrated optical drives, instead sticking you with the hassle of packing a USB-connected peripheral. The 3.2-pound JVC Mobile Mini Note MP-XV841US, however, has a built-in DVD-ROM and CD-RW combo drive--and in fact, the notebook makes a decent DVD movie player. It took a couple of minutes for our disc to launch, perhaps because the Mini Note pulls video memory from main RAM, but after that the movie ran smoothly on the Mini Note's bright 8.9-inch screen. Sound from the stereo speaker outlets, located above the keyboard, was low but clear and adjustable via a side wheel. A set of small silver buttons on the front control track playbacks. With a battery life of 4.7 hours in our tests, the Mini Note would make a great addition to your carry-on for listening to CDs or watching DVDs with headphones on a long cross-country flight.

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