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| Thread ID: 40292 | 2003-12-03 20:53:00 | Any feed back on Clevo D430 notebook. | john r (782) | Press F1 |
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| 197046 | 2003-12-03 20:53:00 | I am looking at pricing for a notebook and have seen the Clevo D430,on paper its a good price for the features but the obscure brand and unknown history in NZ is a worry,has anybody bought one or know how good they are. John. |
john r (782) | ||
| 197047 | 2003-12-03 22:08:00 | You may get a better feel for the company and its products by browsing their website: http://www.clevo.com.tw |
godfather (25) | ||
| 197048 | 2003-12-03 22:17:00 | Hi again godfather, I have had a look there,couldn't find the D430 info listed,seems to be a down under model for nz and aussie,I need to be sure it has a RS232 com port for my time clock hardware.the price is good but will it fall over one month out of warranty. regards, john. |
john r (782) | ||
| 197049 | 2003-12-03 22:56:00 | I noticed it was a local NZ/Aus only model by the hits on Google as well. You are right to be concerned at the availability of a serial port. Very few have them now. I have recently upgraded to a HP Z4315 (2.2 GHz Mobile Celeron) laptop, one of the deciding features was that it has every type of port. Parallel, serial, USB, Firewire, IRda, Ethernet are all built in. Has a DVD Player and CDRW writer combo drive as well. For $2,000 plus GST it was reasonably priced. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 197050 | 2003-12-03 23:01:00 | I don't see it on the 410 or the 470. One could assume its likewise not present on the 430? Also watch the type of CPU used. Many use desktop CPU's, which run very hot. Mobile versions are better. |
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| 197051 | 2003-12-03 23:15:00 | Yes I agree, is the 2.2 celeron the same as the low battery drain P4. www.ascent.co.nz Do you have any notebooks in mind that would be as good like the one you have bought about same price,I liked the 15in screen for easier 2 people viewing. john. |
john r (782) | ||
| 197052 | 2003-12-03 23:51:00 | http://www.protacnz.co.nz/ nz suppliers of clevo range. |
metla (154) | ||
| 197053 | 2003-12-03 23:55:00 | And keep in mind that the clevo range are supplied without operating system,so you need to add that into the price. | metla (154) | ||
| 197054 | 2003-12-03 23:58:00 | Bugger,sorry to keep adding to this but i just checked out the listing of that model on my page and its specs list a serial port. www.computermedic.co.nz |
metla (154) | ||
| 197055 | 2003-12-04 00:09:00 | As far as I know the Mobile Celeron is similar to the low drain Mobile P4 in power consumption. Its the full desktop AMD and P4 chips that run very hot, as there is less dissipation available in a notebook. A colleague bought a Mobile P4 version of mine, with the 15" screen (mine is 14.1) The resolution is higher than the standard 1024 x 768, and from memory was 1600 x 1024 or similar. Nice screen, but even with large icons and fonts it was not always better, in many applications. The Clevo is not that cheap if you have to buy the OS separately. Thats not clear in the ads I have seen. Noel Leeming sold truckloads of the type I purchased, I set up several for colleagues. There doesn't seem to be any on offer, apart from an AMD powered Compaq. I have found that often the type of chip (Mobile or not) is unspecified, in that my model was advertised simply as a 2.2 Celeron when its actually a 2.2 Mobile Celeron. |
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