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Acer Computer AOD150-1165 Ultra-Portable 10.1" Netbook PC

$323.00 Est. at Amazon

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it is not made for memory intensive applications, such as video or audio editing.
from www.amazon.com
the movie and audio can skip a bit.
from www.amazon.com
i have added a creative x-fi usb audio upgrade and can carry my music when traveling.
from Rick, www.newegg.com
i wanted built-ins so easier for wife to chat with audio and video.
from www.amazon.com
sound quality is very good given the size and placement of speakers (has equalizer and a lot more audio customization options)

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Positives: Good Mouse Quality, Nice Portability, Lightweight, Display Size: 10.1 in.

2 RECOMMENDED by 5 people for AUDIO

Acer Computer AOD150-1669 Ultra-Portable 10.1" Netbook PC

$434.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it is not made for memory intensive applications, such as video or audio editing.
from www.amazon.com
the movie and audio can skip a bit.
from King Tut, www.newegg.com
cons: glitch with audio output, but there's a fix other thoughts: i am writing this review primarily to describe a problem i had with the realtek audio driver, in case others are having the
from www.amazon.com
i have added a creative x-fi usb audio upgrade and can carry my music when traveling.
from www.amazon.com
sound quality is very good given the size and placement of speakers (has equalizer and a lot more audio customization options)

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Positives: Great Portability, Good Mouse Quality, Fast, Display Size: 10.1 in.

3 RECOMMENDED by 3 people for AUDIO

MSI EX625 9S7-167414-227 PC Laptop

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from N/A, www.newegg.com
except 1024x768 on fsx.p7350-haven't tried using any photo/video/3d editing programs but has more than enough power for normal day to day usage-handles winamp playing 320kbs mp3s; firefox
from new MSI convert, www.newegg.com
pros: awesome video card, good audio (better than any laptop i've ever heard), vista premium runs surprisingly well.
from JW, www.newegg.com
pros: - ati radeon hd 4670!!- unbeatable price for these specs- keypad- convenient touch-sensitive buttons- subwoofer adds thump to audio- lightweight compared to other laptops with identical specs-

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Positives: Good Portability, Strong Graphic Capabilities, Fast, Weight: 11 lb.

4 RECOMMENDED by 4 people for AUDIO

ASUS Eee PC 904HA 884840343271 Notebook

ASUS Eee PC 904HA (884840343271) PC Notebook

$277.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i have incorporated it into my home theater by connecting the video to my lcd tv, and the audio to my receiver.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
i also use it as a portable audio editor with cak$%^&lk, running just straight audio works almost as well as a not-so-new desktop.
from mwseniff, www.newegg.com
runs all my sony pro audio recording apps handily vegas/sound forge/acid.
from CommonSense, www.newegg.com
pros: excellent performance, huge storage in such a small package, handles anything reasonable, xp, plenty of usb, video, and audio connectivity, wireless internet, ethernet, modem...what else can i
from www.amazon.com
i ended up buying a tiny bluetooth usb adapter and bluetooth receiver for my audio amplifier and works great.

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Positives: Great Portability, Fast, Good Mouse Quality, Display Size: 8.9 in.

5 RECOMMENDED by 4 people for AUDIO

Acer Computer AOD150-1577 Ultra-Portable 10.1" Netbook PC

$326.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it is not made for memory intensive applications, such as video or audio editing.
from www.amazon.com
the movie and audio can skip a bit.
from www.amazon.com
i have added a creative x-fi usb audio upgrade and can carry my music when traveling.
from www.amazon.com
sound quality is very good given the size and placement of speakers (has equalizer and a lot more audio customization options)
from www.amazon.com
decent cpu speed, easy upgrading, amazing battery time, i forgot about the audio (which blew me away, better than my dell 1525!) built in webcam has very good picture quality and does great even in

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Positives: Good Portability, Good Mouse Quality, Fast, Display Size: 10.1 in.

Acer Computer AOD150-1920 Ultra-Portable 10.1" Netbook PC

$335.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it is not made for memory intensive applications, such as video or audio editing.
from www.amazon.com
the movie and audio can skip a bit.
from www.amazon.com
i have added a creative x-fi usb audio upgrade and can carry my music when traveling.
from www.amazon.com
sound quality is very good given the size and placement of speakers (has equalizer and a lot more audio customization options)
from www.amazon.com
decent cpu speed, easy upgrading, amazing battery time, i forgot about the audio (which blew me away, better than my dell 1525!) built in webcam has very good picture quality and does great even in

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Positives: Good Portability, Fast, Good Mouse Quality, Display Size: 10.1 in.

Asus Laptop

$1,150.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?graphics run top smooth what's not so great:?audio isnt the greatest "i love it i dont play consoles anymore all next gen games i am buying mainly for pc now.
from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?great price for what you get what's not so great:?headphone audio out "owned for three weeks.
from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?card, os system, display, good use of what it has to offer what's not so great:?slight problem with audio.
from www.bestbuy.com
what's not so great:?speakers, getting audio to work correctly, flashy in a slightly ugly sort of way, no bluetooth "torn about buying from a chain store given warranty.

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Positives: Nice Portability, Fast, Strong Graphic Capabilities, Display Size: 15.6 in.

Samsung NC10-14ROBL 10.2" Netbook

$368.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i use it to video chat with my family in texas, and the video and audio quality is about equal to my set up on my desktop pc.
from www.amazon.com
the audio with digital usb headphones is just horrendous and even worse with analog headphones connected to the i/o ports.
from www.amazon.com
the integrated bluetooth and widcomm drivers work fine for sending and receiving files and audio, the sound card is fine for listening to music and watching videos, the webcam works fine in both
from www.amazon.com
audio through the onboard speakers is fair.
from www.amazon.com
i do use an external headset for audio and video conferences because the on-board mic's sound quality isn't fabulous.

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Positives: Nice Portability, Good Mouse Quality, Lightweight, Display Size: 10 in.

MSI GT627-218US 15.4-Inch Laptop

$1,300.00 Est. at Amazon

from barleyguy, www.newegg.com
but i've done lots of research on it to try to decide whether to buy it...pros:fast processor, very fast video card, blu-ray, 7.1 audio.
from Stubbs, www.newegg.com
-went out and bought planet earth on bluray and hooked it up to my hdtv, i was blown away by the intense visual and audio quality.

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Positives: Nice Portability, Fast, Large Screen, Display Size: 15.4 in.

HP HP NB128UA HDX X16-1160US Entertainment 16"

Hewlett Packard HP NB128UA HDX X16-1160US Entertainment 16" Notebook PC

$1,355.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
finally hp shifted the audio and mic jacks to the side rather than in the middle front - still in the process of configuring it!
from www.amazon.com
i would liked to have a optical audio port for my also legacy bose sytem, alas the only surround sound options are hdmi, which i can't plug in.

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Positives: Excellent Portability, Attractive Design, Fast, Display Size: 16 in.

Toshiba Satellite Laptop

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from www.bestbuy.com
doesn't get as hot underneath like a lot of my friends complain about tehirs.i've always used and trusted toshiba for tv's, audio systems and dvd players and am equally impressed with their computer.
from www.bestbuy.com
audio sounds kinda tinny to me, but tolerable.
from www.bestbuy.com
it has a great look and design, the screen is beautiful and i am surprised that it doesn't get as hot underneath like a lot of my friends complain about tehirs.i've always used and trusted toshiba

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Positives: Fast, Lightweight, Large Screen, Weight: 6.94 lb.

Toshiba Satellite Laptop

$500.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?the intel 4 video is great for games what's not so great:?don't like the right side usb port and the front audio jacks "this computer has a one year warranty out of the box,
from tlcstat, www.shopping.com
pros: low costgreat hardwareexpress card sloteasy xp conversionvery nice intel4 video cons: right side usb portfront audio ports the bottom line: this computer is worth more than best buy is

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Positives: Nice Portability, Lightweight, Easy To Use, Display Size: 15.4 in.

HP HP NB184UA HDX X18-1180US Entertainment 18.4"

Hewlett Packard HP NB184UA HDX X18-1180US Entertainment 18.4" Notebook PC

$1,717.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
finally hp shifted the audio and mic jacks to the side rather than in the middle front - still in the process of configuring it!
from www.amazon.com
i would liked to have a optical audio port for my also legacy bose sytem, alas the only surround sound options are hdmi, which i can't plug in.

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Positives: Excellent Portability, Lightweight, Attractive Design, Display Size: 18.4 in.

HP HP NB129UA HDX X16-1140US Entertainment 16"

Hewlett Packard HP NB129UA HDX X16-1140US Entertainment 16" Notebook PC

$1,125.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
finally hp shifted the audio and mic jacks to the side rather than in the middle front - still in the process of configuring it!
from www.amazon.com
i would liked to have a optical audio port for my also legacy bose sytem, alas the only surround sound options are hdmi, which i can't plug in.

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Positives: Nice Portability, Strong Graphic Capabilities, Attractive Design, Display Size: 16 in.

Samsung N120-12GW NPN120KA02US Netbook

$466.00 Est. at Amazon

from socalh2oskier, www.shopping.com
cons: audio is a bit weak on megawide and extreme settings.
from Rich99, www.newegg.com
pros: 2.1 channel audio, great keyboard, nice display, very long battery life, classy looking it's a head turner.

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Positives: Good Portability, Good Mouse Quality, Attractive Design, Weight: 2.8 lb.

MSI Wind U100-451US 10-Inch Netbook

$314.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the steaming video is smooth and the audio is clear throughout the call.
from www.amazon.com
its always nice to have some audio too.

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Positives: Excellent Portability, Good Mouse Quality, Lightweight, Display Size: 10 in.

Gateway Laptop

$460.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
web cam, audio/video controls, and sleekness!
from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?performance, easy access upgrades, hdmi output, good audio what's not so great:?short battery life "well, i had this laptop for 2 days so far, my only complaint is that it

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Positives: Fast, Lightweight, Attractive Design, Display Size: 15.6 in.

Toshiba L305-S5933 SATELLITE PSLB8U-027025 PC

$725.00 Est. at Amazon

from totalimpactdjs, www.newegg.com
okay but definately something a serious audiophile will want to replace with a good external sound card like turtle beach, sound blaster or in the case of being a dj you would want the gigaport hd...
from CBChapman, www.newegg.com
i do a lot of audio editing and encoding, and this computer works about as fast as a dell inspiron 1520 that i used to use, it had a core 2 duo processor and was slightly faster, but not a great deal
from totalimpactdjs, www.newegg.com
in both cases i am able to run them into the top settings and maintain complete stability of both the software and the os.the sound built in sound card is okay but definately something a serious

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Positives: Fast, Excellent Portability, Strong Graphic Capabilities, Display Size: 15.4 in.

HP HP NB041UA G60-230US 16.0" Notebook PC

Hewlett Packard HP NB041UA G60-230US 16.0" Notebook PC

$679.00 Est. at Amazon

from N/A, www.newegg.com
shell shocker on good ram for it.i applaud hp for not filling the g60 with a bunch of bloatware and the hard drive is wonderfully large.i really like the layout of the usb, hdmi, audio etc plug-ins.
from Don V, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: i actually spent a day taking this back to xp (the audio drivers presented more issue than wedging in the intel sata bits).
from N/A, www.newegg.com
vista runs well on 3gb of ram, but i went ahead and maxed it out to 4gb, because newegg had a shell shocker on good ram for it.i applaud hp for not filling the g60 with a bunch of bloatware and the

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Positives: Great Portability, Strong Graphic Capabilities, Fast, Display Size: 16 in.

HP HP Pavilion Laptop

Hewlett Packard HP Pavilion Laptop with Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T6400 - Bronze/Chrome (dv5-1235dx) PC Notebook

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from www.bestbuy.com
i was able to do audio editing while downloading 3 updates at the same time you will not be disapointed with it
from www.bestbuy.com
"first off i had to download the audio driver right away in order to listen to music.

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Positives: Fast, Excellent Portability, Lightweight, Weight: 5.83 lb.

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Acer Computer AOD150-1165 Ultra-Portable 10.1" Netbook PC

Acer Computer AOD150-1669 Ultra-Portable 10.1" Netbook PC

MSI EX625 9S7-167414-227 PC Laptop

ASUS Eee PC 904HA 884840343271 Notebook

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Samsung NC10-14ROBL 10.2" Netbook

MSI GT627-218US 15.4-Inch Laptop

HP HP NB128UA HDX X16-1160US Entertainment 16"

Toshiba Satellite Laptop

Toshiba Satellite Laptop

HP HP NB184UA HDX X18-1180US Entertainment 18.4"

HP HP NB129UA HDX X16-1140US Entertainment 16"

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MSI Wind U100-451US 10-Inch Netbook

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