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More…A laptop with a 17-inch wide screen for only $899 seems too good to be true--and in this case, it just might be. Though the Everex StepNote XT5000T has decent features and would make a nice computer for the kids, it lacks speed and keyboard comfort.
Everex StepNote XT5000T
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Storage
| Total HD Size | 100 GB |
| Optical Drive Type | DVD±R DL/DVD±RW |
| Optical Drive Speed | 4 |
| Removable Optical Drive | No |
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| Number of Media Slots | 2 |
Networking
| Bluetooth | No |
| Included network card | Gigabit ethernet |
| Modem Type | V.92 |
| Wireless LAN Type | 802.11g |
Multimedia
| Video chipset | nVidia GeForce Go 7600 |
| Installed video memory | 256 MB |
| Video integration | Discrete |
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Pros
Tempting price
Can hold two hard drives
Cons
Problematic keyboard
Sluggish speed
Bottom Line
If you're a two-finger typist on a budget dreaming of a laptop with a 17-inch screen, check this one out.
Everex StepNote XT5000T
StepNote XT5000T Review, by Carla Thornton June 20, 2007
This consumer notebook, found only at TigerDirect.com, is well designed in many respects. The big screen's 1440-by-900-pixel resolution is comfortable both for everyday work and for DVD movie watching. A volume dial and stylishly scooped speakers, which produce better-than-average stereo sound, are also nice features for a sub-$1000 Windows Vista Home Premium entertainment laptop.
Budget shoppers will be happy with the feature set, which includes a dual-layer DVD burner and a DVI-I digital flat-panel port. A shared memory card slot, an ExpressCard slot, and three USB ports handle expansion needs. There's even room inside the laptop to add another hard drive.
Equipped with a 256MB nVidia GeForce Go 7600 graphics card, the XT5000T proved to be a surprisingly good gaming notebook according to our benchmarking tests. Its lowest average frame rates in Far Cry and Doom 3 were around 36 fps at 1024 by 768 with antialiasing turned on. With the smoothing feature switched off, the XT500T managed over 50 fps in both shooters. The 7.5-pound weight (not including the power adapter) is light relative to other currently tested desktop replacements.
You will need that power adapter, however. The battery gave out after 1 hour, 38 minutes in our tests. And performance in our benchmarking tests was undistinguished: Powered by a 1.6-GHz AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-50 processor and 1GB of RAM, the XT5000T earned a WorldBench 6 Beta 2 score of 41, placing it in the lower third of currently tested desktop replacement laptops.
Finally, the keyboard has two problems that will frustrate touch typists: a very small right Shift key and an Enter key that's L-shaped rather than rectangular. Both are hard to press without looking down at your hands.
If you're looking for an inexpensive desktop companion for playing games or doing light work at the house or in the office, the XT5000T might be just the ticket. Those with more heavy-duty needs should opt for a laptop with a faster processor.
Carla Thornton
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PCWorld Lab Results
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67Performance
| Adobe Photoshop CS2 | 1462 |
| Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 DirectX | 715 |
| Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 Rendering | 1744 |
| Battery Life (Video Playback in hh:mm) | 1:38:49 AM |
| Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit | 50.1 |
| Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit | 52.27 |
| Firefox 2 | 755 |
| Microsoft Office 2003 with SP-1 | 584 |
| Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0 | 556 |
| Multitasking | 963 |
| Nero 7 Ultra Edition | 1219 |
| Number of Included Batteries | 1 |
| Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5 | 439 |
| Winzip Computing WinZip 10.0 | 924 |
| WorldBench 6 Score | 41 |
| WorldBench 6 Word Score | Poor |
User Reviews
Average User Reviews for Everex StepNote XT5000T
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Reviewed by: pennyk2
Duration of ownership: 1 Month
Strengths: Beautiful screen, nice speaker sound, DVI out lets you hook-up to your TV
Weaknesses: Crazy keyboard
Overall: Overall, i've had my XT5000T for a little over a month and found that its done a great job replacing my old desktop. The big, bright screen is absolutely beautiful and the multimedia playback is really nice if you like to watch DVDs or video. There's a 2 speaker setup with a subwoofer and the NVIDIA graphics are pretty nice too. The keyboard is strange: It's got 3 or 4 backslashes...for what reason, i don't know. Other than that, the exhaust ports on the right side next to where i attached my mouse and that gets nice and toasty (this might be a plus in the wintertime). I wasn't too fond of the original OS that came with the lappy but everex had all the "older" drivers online so it was super easy to go back. I wouldn't suggest anyone do this unless you want your XT to run much, much faster. Last but not least, I picked my notebook up for $799 and not $899. With the extra cash, i'm tempted to add another gig of memory and slip in another hard drive in the second slot but right now, i'm pretty much happy as a clam. Two thumps up on this PC!!
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Reviewed by: JoeFJ
Strengths: Great screen and image quality, great sound quality (there is a subwoofer in addition to 2 standard speakers. The Nvidia 7600 Go card is much better than what you will find in other sub-$1200 notebook
Weaknesses: slightly odd keyboard - use sharpkeys to reprogram, runs slightly hot - use rmclock to undervolt, a second stick of RAM is cheap and really improves it's speed, very active forums for more tips...
Overall: This notebook has a few quirks but offers fantastic value for the price. The graphics card is what separates this notebook from others in it's price range. When I bought mine you'd have to spend at least $1200-$1400 for a similarly configured machine... 5 stars for the under $900 price range...
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Reviewed by: skyghene
Strengths: This laptop is insane for what you pay for it. It plays all the latest games and it's built from high quality components for the most part. The screen is great, very bright and vibrant. Processor is f
Weaknesses: Recommend upgrading to 2gb of ram if you are going to keep windows vista. Keyboard layout is kinda goofy, has 3 \ buttons, but its something you get used to. Not very portable.
Overall: It's an all around great laptop. Make sure you can handle a 17" laptop before you purchase cause it's pretty bulky. Recommend buying this while they are still available, who knows how long they will be able to offer this great package at such a low price.
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