5 hottest laptops in winter 2008

The most popular laptops now have large screens, powerful enough to take the place of a PC, but compact machines that are enough for office work are equally popular.

Here are 5 laptops with different features but all meet the needs from simple to advanced.

Gateway P-7811FX plays professional games

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Equipped with a 17-inch screen and a high-end graphics support circuit, this laptop deserves to be used by veteran gamers. The Gateway P-7811FX weighs about 4kg but is equipped with a super-large configuration: Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz, 4GB RAM, 200GB hard drive, Nvidia GeForce 9800M GTS graphics card, Wi-connection Fi 802.11 b / g / n, optional Bluetooth, HDMI port, integrated SD card reader, ExpressCard card slot.

In addition, the computer is equipped with a new DVD burner technology that allows users to burn optical discs in HD DVD or Blu-Ray format.

More specifically, this gaming laptop is priced at around $ 1,450.

Lenovo ThinkPad X300 is suitable for mobile work

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This laptop is considered as a manufacturer representative in the ultraportable machine market, so the weight is only weighs 1.5kg and the body size is 1.8cm thin. If you look directly, you feel like the thickness of the device is only a bit thicker than the workbook.

Although fragile, but Lenovo ThinkPad X300 also has screen up to 13.3-inch and large keyboard thanks to the design to maximize the surface of the body. Configuration: Intel Core 2 Duo SL7100 chip clocked at 1.2GHz. The rest of the device includes 2GB of RAM, Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g, VGA-out output port, 64GB SSD hard drive and Windows XP Professional operating system.

This laptop is priced at $ 2,400.

Apple MacBook black shell

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MacBook is one of the coveted products of 'fans' of Macs. This laptop weighs 2.2kg and the body is quite thin. Although the form is elegant, the screen of the Apple MacBook is not small, up to 13.3-inches. It is equipped with 2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 processor and 2GB RAM. The remaining configuration is as follows: 160GB hard drive, Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g, DVD burner optical disc, Mac OS X Leopard operating system.

This Apple MacBook is priced at $ 1,099.

Alienware Area-51 m17x high performance

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If you intend to switch to a laptop instead of a PC, this is a nomination. Alienware Area-51 m17x is equipped with an extremely powerful Intel Core 2 Extreme X9000 2.8GHz chip, along with a host of other advanced features, to help maximize your work. With a 17.1-inch screen, you can easily view high-definition video content on your computer thanks to the built-in Blu-ray optical drive.

Especially, this machine is capable of switching between two graphics modes including integrated Intel PM965 graphics, or using an external Nvidia GeForce 9800M GT (x2) graphics card (more battery consuming). The remaining components include the amount of RAM that was raised to 4GB, a 1TB hard drive (including 2 500GB drives). It also has advanced options such as ExpressCard / 54 card slot, HDMI port, SD card reader, Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n and Bluetooth connectivity.

The machine is priced at $ 1,999.

Dell Inspiron Mini 9 is affordable

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This is a model for the low-end segment, belonging to Dell's netbook group. Therefore, the configuration of the Inspiron Mini 9 is quite modest but enough to run Windows XP Home Edition SP2 operating system, with Intel Atom processor 1.6GHz, 1GB RAM, 16GB SSD solid drive, built-in drive reader SD card, Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n, Bluetooth and VGA-out. It has 8.9-inch screen and weighs 2.8kg.

This netbook is priced at $ 350.