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Have you ever pulled out up your notebook and desired it had a pleasant perfume to it? If so, Asus has the laptop for you. Asus, in what is quite probably the oddest notebook design ever, is now proffering their FV6 series perfumed notebooks for $1275. These notebooks come in 4 dissimilar varieties: Blue Ocean, Floral Blossom, Dark Musk, and Morning Dew. The notebooks are intended with a color/print that resembles the recommended aroma of the appliance. If youre just vanishing to get your hands on a perfumed notebook, itll be a little trickier than you think.

Being in the market for a notebook I cant tell you how many different systems I have reviewed, and after finally deciding on my next purchase (or coming pretty close to it) I have found out five options that can either make a notebook good or make it bad. If youre interested in knowing my choice for a notebook continue reading.

1. USB PORTS

In a day and age when everything has gone USB its quite odd to see systems still coming with only 2 USB 2.0 drives. I generally have at least 2-3 USB devices connected to my notebook at once not to mention when I have to sync data from my Blackberry or update my media collection on my Zune. So buying a system with only 2 of these ever useful ports is a no no. And this is not taking into consideration the wireless mouse.

2. Graphic Options

You might not play many video games (or any for that matter) but I can assure you that even if youre just doing web surfing and document editing you need something more than integrated graphics. If you want to know the reason why, one word: Vista. Now Im not against the old man Microsoft but even without all the fancy features Vista Home Premium uses a lot of video resources, I know becuase I still have not converted to Mac.

3. Other Ports

When I say other ports Im talking about everything sans a USB port option. You may not need an HDMI port but basic things such as eSATA, S-VIDEO, Memory Card readers and such are all important. Since you can never upgrade these (unlike RAM, hard drive etc.) it is imperitive that you get what you need because if you dont you might be shopping for a new system sooner than you think.

4. Bluetooth

Everybody hates wires and you can see why with all the peripherals that are out. If you want to cut back on wires get a system with Bluetooth capabilities. While certain things can work over WiFi, others such as wireless phone as modem, mouse, headphones all need Bluetooth to operate. Now you might be tempeted to just buy a Bluetooth adapter later but may I remind you that those precious USB drives will have to suffer? Enough said.

5. Expansion Options

This is probably my biggest concern. Like most people I might not need 4-8 gigs of RAM when I buy my netbook, but I sure as hell would like the option. Or I might like to switch from an HDD to an SDD down the road. The option for that would also be nice. If I cannot find a system that allows me to do some good upgrading when the time comes I forget it and you should too. As software becomes more and more demanding its going to be harder and harder to do things on the existing system specs so being able to patch things up for a while with some new RAM etc would be very nice instead of having to buy a new system.

CONCLUSION:

So you want to know what two systems I decided on? The Sony FW and Z series. I was tempted to go with a Macbook Pro but after noticing its too major flaws (not enough ports, no BD or SSD option) I decided to stick with Sony. FW is upgradable to 8GB of RAM and carries options for both SSD and HDD (on the same system). And if a 16 inch screen is too much you can get everything mentioned above in the Z series (for a little more of course).

MSI has announced its PX600 Prestige Collection notebook in Japan. The PX600 is a luxury edition with a brushed aluminum design, encased with handmade leather and is equipped with touch sensors and ECO Engine Technology. The touch sensor area is coated with brushed aluminum and you can extend its battery life by just a touch of the ECO-sensor, enabling the ECO Engine Technology. This technology enables the user to switch between five different modes – gaming, presentation, movie, office and turbo battery mode, to keep the battery consumption at a minimum while performing different tasks. The Prestige Collection comes with its exclusive carry bag for easy mobility.

The PX600 is powered by Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 2.4GHz processor, Intel PM45 + ICH9M chipsets, 4GB DDR2 RAM clocked at 800MHz, 500GB SATA hard drive and NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS(256MB of VRAM) graphics. The MSI Prestige collection will also sport 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, 2 megapixel webcam, HDMI Out, 4-in-1 card reader, DVD Super Multi Drive, 7.1 audio and packs a 6-cell battery. The PX600 has a 15.4-inch LCD display and will measure 360 x 259 x 37.5 mm.

The MSI PX600 Prestige Collection Notebook is an ultra-limited edition with only 30 units that are ready for sale and of course if you want to get hold of one you have to be in Japan. The Prestige Collection will also include a leather notebook bag and a 4GB USB flash drive. There is no word on pricing yet.

The Gateway T-series laptops are the "small brothers" to the superior M-series notebooks and endow with multimedia presentation in a glossy, modish design. Powered by the Intel Core 2 Duo processors, copiousness of RAM and huge-capacity hard drives, these budget laptops are definitely attractive to many consumers seeking for a transportable multimedia center for carrying movies, music and digital pictures on the go.

Design
The T-6828 captures an outstanding all innovative design zapped with a "Garnet Red" conclude that strikes plausibly durable and eye-catching at the same time. The key framework elements of this attention-grabbing design are chunky plastics and metal enunciations. Incorporated above the laptops keyboard is a brushed-finish metal loaded with multimedia control panel, Show casing smooth-cut keys in a "tooth" outline and a touch-sensitive sound alteration.

Performance
Gateway choose to present the T-series in a variety of configurations pivoted in the region of the Intel Core 2 Duo T5550 (1.83GHz) processor. While the T5550 with its 2MB of L2 cache and 667MHz front side bus serves outstanding presentation for an entry-level purchaser laptop, it would have been pleasant to have quicker processors with twofold the cache and 800MHz front side bus as an alternative for people who require quicker multimedia indoctrination or image bowdlerization. The Intel X3100 incorporated graphics with up to 384MB of energetically billed mutual memory captures sufficient video horsepower for a usual punter unit. The most important advantage of incorporated graphics is complete battery life and abridged heat.

Although the 1280x800 declaration flaunt on the T-6828 is far distanced from 1080p high definition, the display provides rich colors, outstanding clarity and high-quality brightness. There were completely no hassles with the display on our review Machine. The incorporated 1.3 mega pixel web cam on the T-6828 is a pleasant feature with varied presentation. The keyboard on the T-6828 was a greeting development over the majority keyboards we see on punter laptops. The touchpad was receptive with a pleasant feel and felt hard-wearing. Battery life on the unit was slightly above average, Thanks to the 6-cell power pack.

Conclusion
The Gateway T-6828 is a solid laptop with abundance of power for day by day usage. The low price, considerable hard drive, sensibly good quality battery life, and moderately cool temperatures help compile the T-6828 a real value for money.

Pros
+ High-quality performance for daily use
+ Hard, fashionable construction
+ Negligible heat and noise
+ Practically low price
+ High-quality battery life with customary battery

Cons
- Lustrous plastics around display.
- Deprived screening angles on screen
- Irritating pop-up web camera organize panel.

Value For Money

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