Just a comment. I can paste reams of information into a post too. Next time, try to type in a summary or a link.
Your question was lost in all the content, but if you are considering some Mwave or other non-brand with big company support, the killer decision maker for me is the past performance I've seem by these companies. It's bad. It's very bad. Just a year after the machine is out of warranty, no parts could be had for Hyperdata, Sager, Mwave and many other of these names.
If the unit was 1/2 price of the name brands, this may be OK, but it's not.
Also, the service centers take months to fix the machines (Hyperdata, Sager) so you must consider not only the warranty but how fast they perform on the warranty.
I wouldn't buy this one.
Bob
Are these specs anygood for this notebook. It's from mwave.com.
Product Name: MWAVE N258KA (AMD Athlon 64 Mobile) NOTEBOOK
Mwave Part Number#: NB-BA20408
Manufacturer Part Number: N258KA
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Description:
Features:
Technical Information:
Notebook batteries carry a 90 day warranty
Advanced 64-bit Processing Widescreen Gaming
Processor
# AMD Athlon 64 Mobile support
# AMD PowerNow!? mobile technology
Display
# 15.4" WXGA TFT 1280x800
Graphics
# 128MB ATI Radeon 9700 (M11P)
# AGP 3.0 Compliant, 4X/8X
Memory
# (2) SO-DIMM Unbuffered DDR266/333/400 up to 1GB*
Bus Speed
# 800 MHz (dependent upon processor)
Hard Drive
# 2.5" 9.5mm HDD
# Ultra DMA 133
Optical Drive
# Support for CD-R/DVD,DVD+R/RW,DVD-R/RW
Audio
# 3D Audio AC'97 V2.2 compliant
# Sound Blaster Pro compatible
# SPDIF pure digital output
Networking
# Integrated 10/100 Mbps Ethernet
Modem
# 56K V.92 Modem
Keyboard and Mouse
# US Keyboard with Internet keys
# FN Shortcuts for Brightness, Volume, Suspend Mode, LCD/External Display Switch
# Touchpad with 2 Buttons, 1 scrolling rocker
Media Card Reader
# 3-in1 Media Card Reader: Secure Digital, Memory Stick, Multi-Media Card
Power
# ACPI Compatible
# Uniwill Smart Power Management
# Li-ion Smart Battery
# AC Adapter 100-240V, 50-60Hz, 160W/20V
Operating Systems
# Windows XP
Physical Dimensions
# Width: 14" (358mm)
# Depth: 10.5" (269mm)
# Height: 1.4" (36mm)
# Weight: 7.7 lbs, (3.5 kg)
IO Ports
# 3 USB 2.0
# 1 IEEE 1394 port
# 1 Mic-in jack
# 1 Headphone jack
# 1 Infrared port
# 1 RJ-45 Ethernet plug
# 1 RJ-11 Modem plug
# 1 Parallel printer port
# 1 External VGA
# 1 S-Video output port
# 1 PCMCIA Card Type II
# 1 DC-in jack
-andrew

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