Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Pi 1505

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Our test results for the Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Pi 1505 put it way ahead of the pack in terms of performance. Not only that but it also proved to have one of the longer-lasting battery packs such as Fujitsu FPCBP80 Battery, Fujitsu FPCBP77 Battery, Fujitsu FPCBP68 Battery, Fujitsu FPCBP63 Battery, Fujitsu FPCBP95 Battery, Fujitsu LifeBook C1320 battery, Fujitsu FPCBP115 Battery, Fujitsu LifeBook C1321 battery, Fujitsu FPCBP152 battery, Fujitsu FPCBP130 battery, both for normal office use and when playing a DVD.

It’s possible that the performance results we got from our test unit might be a little on the generous side, as the retail version of the AMILO Pi 1505 has since undergone some minor tweaks to its specifications.

Even still, the Fujitsu-Siemens PC is the only notebook in the test running an Intel Core Duo processor, and this fact alone makes it a bargain. Programs launch noticeably quicker, and Windows was generally more responsive.

The multi-tasking nature of the dual-core processor, which boosts performance when running more demanding applications, means that you might even be able to use the AMILO for a spot of video editing. There’s a Firewire socket for connecting a digital camcorder should you decide to give it a go.

The Amilo Pi 1505 is a pretty good- looking system with a solid-feeling keyboard and a nice, wide touchpad. The 15.4in TFT display is sharp and clear too. We noticed some strange, transparent blobs in the centre of the liquid crystal that moved slightly when we opened or closed the lid, but this is likely to be a minor fault with our test machine, rather than a flaw with the product in general.

Elsewhere, a good selection of starter software (including Microsoft Works), plenty of storage space and a wide variety of connections.

This article is part of a group test of budget notebooks.

The table can be read via our Pdf download.

Fujitsu Lifebook P1610 tablet PC

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With Windows Vista now housing full tablet functionality, Microsoft must be hoping for a boost in sales of the much maligned tablet PC.

As it happens, the relatively low specification of Fujitsu-Siemens Lifebook P1610 means it only just meets the minimum specification for Vista Basic.

Since tablet functionality is only available with Home Premium or above, Fujitsu-Siemens has been forced to opt for the older Windows XP Tablet Edition.

If you crave Vista, a higher-spec model (1GB Ram, 80GB hard drive) is available for a smidgen over £2,000 - this also includes a UMTS module for high-speed HSDPA internet access on the go.

Software aside, the Lifebook P1610's obvious draw is its portability. Just 230mm wide and weighing only 1.2kg, you'll barely notice it in your bag. Opening up the lid reveals an 8.9in screen and full Qwerty keyboard. The keys are small and crammed in pretty close together, which hinders typing speeds considerably.

Despite using the Lifebook P1610, we never felt entirely comfortable bashing out long documents; fumbling unsuccessfully for the shift, control and Windows Start buttons was a common occurrence. That said, it's certainly easier than using the miniature keyboard on Sony's UX1 ultra-mobile PC.

There's no room for a trackpad, so you're left to navigate via the nipple, keyboard shortcuts or the touch-screen display.

The screen can flip round and fold back on itself should you want to switch to full Tablet mode. A small stylus for scribbling notes is stored on the right side of the chassis, which had a tendency to get stuck in its slot during testing.

Handwriting recognition in XP Tablet Edition is excellent, though not as fully featured as the new version included with Vista. The small screen also makes it difficult to write anything more than short notes.

The exterior is home to a fingerprint reader, two USB2 ports, a PC Card slot and an SD card reader, while networking is available via 802.11g, Bluetooth, wired Lan and a 56k modem. The 60GB hard drive is pretty small, and may cause you storage concerns down the line.

The Lifebook P1610 is powered by an Intel Core Solo U1400 processor trundling along at 1.2GHz. Just 512MB of Ram occupies the single Micro-Dimm slot, which will have to be ditched if you upgrade to 1GB. As expected, it struggled through Sysmark 2004 SE with a score of 108.

Although adequate for office tasks and browsing, processor intensive applications such as video editing are out. Graphics are taken care of by Intel's 945GM chipset; fine for tablet tasks, but a score of 322 in 3Dmark05 shows just how unsuited it is to gaming.

Although we can forgive sub-standard graphics and low processor power on a tablet, poor battery life is another matter. In our benchmarks is managed two hours 43 minutes in the productivity test. When out an about, with a good mixture of usage, it rarely kept going over two hours. A six-cell battery like Fujitsu LifeBook N6420 battery, Fujitsu LifeBook N6110 battery, Fujitsu LifeBook N6470 battery, Fujitsu FPCBP161AP battery, Fujitsu FPCBP104 battery, Fujitsu LifeBook N6460 battery, Fujitsu FM-41 battery, Fujitsu LifeBook C6200 battery, Fujitsu LifeBook C2000 battery, Fujitsu LifeBook A3040 battery is available for £81, which should power the P1610 for an extra hour or so, but it's still not great.

At £1,464, Fujitsu-Siemens would have done well to include both batteries as standard. As it stands, you're paying a hefty premium considering the poor battery life and low specification.

Take a look at HP's new Pavilion tx1000 Tablet, with its dual-core processor, 1GB Ram and 120GB hard disk all for £899, and the Lifebook P1610 starts to look outrageously expensive. Then again, the HP's larger dimensions won't suit everyone.

Portability is without a doubt the Lifebook P1610's best asset, but the high price tag and poor battery life don't do it any favours.

Toshiba e750

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Toshiba has something of a reputation for building sturdy, neat handheld computers.In fact, most models tend to look the same and that is the case with the e750. This high-end model looks very similar to some of the poorer relations in the Toshiba range. A key physical difference between this and lower-cost models is the 3.8in screen - most Pocket PCs have 3.5in displays. The extra bit of display comes into its own if you like graphics-rich applications like viewing web pages or images. That said, no more information can fit on this screen than smaller ones as it runs at the same 240 x 320 resolution. Everything on the screen just appears a little larger.

The two really interesting features of the Toshiba are hidden from the casual observer. First, the e750 comes with Wi-Fi built in. This means you can join a wireless network in a suitably equipped coffee shop or airport departure lounge without fiddling around with an expansion card. It also means that both the memory card slots are available for adding extras.

The other special feature of the e750 is that it has a total of 96Mb of memory. The standard 64Mb which is split between storage for applications you add and space in which to run applications.

An Intel PXA 255 processor provides the speed and runs at 400MHz. This is the fastest handheld processor available. Toshiba claims 10 hours of life from the battery between charges - you can lengthen this by slowing the processor speed in the software - and if you really need more, a supplementary 30 hour battery like Toshiba PA3727U-1BRS Battery, Toshiba PA3534U-1BRS Battery, Toshiba PA3535U-1BRS Battery, Toshiba PABAS098 Battery, Toshiba PABAS099 Battery, Toshiba Satellite A200 Battery, Toshiba PA3729U-1BAS Battery, Toshiba Satellite P500 Battery, Toshiba Satellite P505 Battery, Toshiba Satellite P505D Battery is available.

There are other versions of the e750 available. The e750 Bluetooth model sells for around £40 less than the Wi-Fi version, while a version running the older Pocket PC 2002 edition still costs £499 but can be upgraded for free to the latest 2003 version at a later date if you fancy it. We can't think why you would.

If anything lets this handheld down it is the fact that Toshiba provides a meagre software bundle. Overall, though, if neat and stylish is what you like and you have the cash, the e750 is a nice handheld.

Toshiba Satellite Pro 6100

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While users of notebook PCs can boast portability over their desktop devotees, the notebook has traditionally come second best where processing power and graphics are concerned.

Although developments by AMD and Intel have increased the speed of mobile processors to compete with their desktop equivalents, graphics have always been a sore point - until now.

The Pro 6100 is Toshiba's latest newcomer to its Satellite range and enjoys a specification up there with the best we've seen from a notebook. At £2,500, we expect it to be good.

Starting with the processor, we were pleased to find Toshiba has made use of the new mobile Pentium 4. Unlike their desktop brethren, mobile Pentium 4s are built with a chipset that supports speedy DDR memory.

So the 256Mb of DDR memory built into the unit complements the 1.7GHz processor well, ensuring quick application loading times and fast data processing.

That said, any computer packing a price tag this large should be wearing twice that much memory. The 40Gb hard disk will last, storing everything from small office documents to large digital media files.

Intel has also tried to combat poor battery life by giving its SpeedStep technology a slight makeover. SpeedStep now slows down the processor when the notebook is running on battery like Toshiba PA3727U-1BRS Battery, Toshiba PA3534U-1BRS Battery, Toshiba PA3535U-1BRS Battery, Toshiba PABAS098 Battery, Toshiba PABAS099 Battery, Toshiba Satellite A200 Battery, Toshiba PA3729U-1BAS Battery, Toshiba Satellite P500 Battery, Toshiba Satellite P505 Battery, Toshiba Satellite P505D Battery and decreases system power when in sleep mode.

This provided a battery life of just under two hours. That may not sound like much but, considering the power of this monster, we were more than pleased with the results.

Where this machine really stands out, however, is in its graphics performance. Not only does it incorporate the Pentium 4-M, it sports the first nVidia GeForce4 420 Go graphics card we've seen.

This allows a previously unheard of maximum screen resolution of 1,600 x 1,200 and, when united with 32Mb of dedicated graphics memory, provides the best visual gaming experience we've encountered on a notebook.

Even while dodging bullets in the graphics-hungry Medal of Honor, we were met with a smooth display and jitter-free playing.

The Satellite Pro 6100 is well measured on the hardware front with a CD-RW/DVD-Rom combination drive making it possible to watch DVD movies on the clear 15.1in display or create audio CDs.

If you don't fancy the idea of squeezing around the notebook for a night of movie watching, you can employ the built-in S-Video socket to show the picture on a normal television.

The two stereo speakers moulded below the display sound good and the headphone socket is built into the front of the unit for convenience.

As expected, parallel, TV-out, serial, modem and network sockets can be found behind a flip-down cover at the rear of the notebook, while an SD Card slot, PC Card slot, PS/2 and two USB ports are positioned just next door.

Wireless connectivity is provided by the infrared port or Bluetooth connections.

Anyone brave enough to stump up for this beast will have the one-off choice of installing Windows 2000 or XP. We chose the latter, which looked great with the display set-up.

The Satellite Pro 6100 is the fastest, best-specified notebook we've seen to date. Even if it does cost a small fortune, we were still very impressed.

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Not so long ago, laptops were considered something of a compromise. Sure, they might be small and compact, but they didn’t have the speed to crunch through massive spreadsheets, the graphics to manage the latest games or the battery life to keep you going all day without having to hunt around for power sockets.

For many users, if they thought of a laptop at all, it was as a second computer they could use away from the desk when they really needed to carry on working or keep in touch.

Technology’s moved on. Modern laptops are lighter, faster and packed with more features than ever before, and they’ll give many desktop PCs a run for their money. On top of that, the price difference between a desktop and laptop is no longer as large as it was, making the latter a much more attractive option.

Add the ease with which you can connect to the internet via high-speed wireless connections, and it’s no surprise that more and more people are switching to portable computers.

So, what has changed to make the modern laptop a better alternative to the traditional PC, and what should you be looking for when you’re buying one?

In the picture

One of the most noticeable parts of any laptop is the screen; early laptops often had screens that were hard to view in bright light, or not very high resolution, but screen technology has improved tremendously over recent years – which is why there are now so many flat-panel televisions available too – and modern laptop screens are bright, visible from a wide angle and responsive – gone are the days when moving the mouse quickly left a blurry trail across the screen.

Screens on the latest laptops are much larger, and often widescreen too. Not only does that make them better for viewing DVDs or editing video, but it also means that when it comes to work, you can see more of what you’re doing, whether it’s a spreadsheet, page layout or just managing your email and appointments side by side.

Only a few years ago, a 14in screen was pretty standard for any computer; now laptops routinely have much larger screens – up to 17in for the Sony VAIO AR series, for example. Remember too that flat screens display more than an equivalent CRT – so even a 15in laptop display is roughly equivalent to a traditional 17in tube.

If size is an issue you can choose a compact laptop with a smaller screen that’s still high resolution and detailed enough for the most demanding work, without having to take up valuable space in your bag.

It’s not just the screens that have improved. An up-to-date laptop can boast graphics capabilities that would have been unusual on a desktop system just a few years ago, such as the Nvidia Geforce Go 7600 on the VAIO AR series, which can have up to 256MB of graphics memory – plenty for keeping up with the demanding needs of many modern computer games, as well as business or design graphics, while at the lower end of the market, graphics systems share the computer’s main memory.

Under the hood

Key to making modern laptops powerful enough to be used as a replacement for your desktop PC is the processor. Not only are modern chips, such as the Intel Core Centrino processors, much more powerful, they’re also much more efficient.

The latest chips are based on Intel’s Core 2 technology, which provides sophisticated power management allowing any parts of the processor that aren’t being used to be switched into a power-saving mode, ensuring the battery such as Sony VGP-BPS2A battery, Sony VGP-BPL2 battery, Sony VGP-BPS3 battery, Sony VGP-BPS5 battery, Sony VGP-BPS8 battery, Sony VGP-BPS9 battery, Sony VGP-BPS10 battery, Sony PCG-R505 battery, Sony PCG-V505 battery, Sony PCG-Z505 battery lasts as long as possible. The techniques were developed for laptops, but they’re so useful that they’re finding their way into all Intel’s latest processors, eroding the differences between mobile and desktop chips still further.

Thanks to a special ‘Stamina’ mode on some VAIO models, you can run on battery power for over four hours. And with Core 2 Duo chips in some laptops – including all the new Sony VAIO range – you effectively have two processors working at the heart of your system, helping you work faster than ever.

Top-of-the-range models, such as the VAIO AR series, combine a 2GHz dual-core processor with 2GB of main memory, ensuring that there’s enough power for even the most demanding tasks, whether it’s real-time video editing, rendering high-quality graphics, or crunching through large databases and spreadsheets to produce vital business reports.

Laptops aren’t limited to what’s built in to them, either. With PC Card slots, you can carry on using any old add-ons you might have, such as wireless and mobile phone cards. For future-proofing, though, look for the new higher speed Express slots. They’re replacing PC Card slots, and allow you to add options such as T-Mobile’s new Wan card, for high-speed internet access via a 3G network.

Store and share

Another area where laptops have caught up with desktop computers is storage; no longer do mobile users have to put up with low-capacity or slower hard disk drives. With the latest Serial ATA (Sata) drives across the range, having at least 100GB of space, VAIO models have plenty of room to store your data, and the speed to access it quickly.

While smaller drives might seem OK, remember that once you start to work with digital video on a computer, or download some of the latest applications, your space will be used up much faster than you’d think – and adding more storage to a laptop later is tricky. Users who are particularly concerned about speed or security, can even choose to have Raid 0 or 1 on the AR series – a feature that’s still seldom found on desktop PCs, let alone portables.

There are plenty of other options too, including Memory Stick and USB, so you can swap and share information with devices such as digital cameras easily, while optical drives allow you to load new software, watch DVDs or create backups of data quickly on DVD or recordable CDs.

And for those who want to be at the cutting edge of technology, the new Blu-ray drives offer access to 50GB of information on a single disk – perfect as a way to back up all your data or for accessing the latest high-definition video material.

Something for everyone

Of course, laptops always involve some compromise, whatever technology they contain. As in other areas of life, you can’t have it all. But that doesn’t mean it has to be a total compromise. Opt for a 13in SZ widescreen system with Stamina mode for extra battery life on the road, for example, and the display’s still a respectable resolution of 1,280x800, while the Core 2 Duo processor will still make light work of most jobs.

If it’s sheer computing power that you need, then a laptop from the AR series with a 17in display, backed by Raid hard drives for speed, and recordable Blu-ray drive will knock even many desktop computers into a cocked hat – and you’ll still be able to carry it around with you.

Or you may prefer a middle way, with a system that will be equally at home on the road or on your desk. Whichever option you decide is right for you, you won’t be alone. Laptops are one of the most popular types of computer to buy now, for both business and personal use.

A new Vista

There are big changes coming in the world of computing, with Microsoft’s new Windows Vista operating system just around the corner. It includes a whole new graphical interface and plenty of other sophisticated functions, for better security and performance – including new options that will let you send a laptop to sleep just by closing the lid, opening it later and resuming from where you were in a matter of seconds.

All the new range of Sony VAIO laptops are ready for Window Vista, so you’ll be ready to take advantage of all the new features as soon as the operating system is available.

Fujitsu Lifebook P8020 notebook PC

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You might think the average netbook is adequate as an inexpensive business computer, but there are benefits to using a fully fledged notebook such as Fujitsu’s Lifebook P8020.

Superior performance and build quality, an integrated DVD writer, Express card slots, a 3G modem and enhanced security are a few extras that set the P8020 apart.

The P8020 is based on an ultra-low voltage Intel U9400 processor running at 1.4GHz. It has a bright LED backlit WXGA 12.1in display, an area that’s much easier to work with than the 10.2in screens in netbooks, but small enough for the P8020 to be called ‘ultraportable’. The P8020 weighs just 1.32kg.

Although it’s lightweight, the P8020 measures 4cm, at its thickest point, a lot more than the Macbook Air. It rivals other ultraportables such as Sony’s Vaio TT series but its appearance isn’t nearly as stylish.

The dual-core Core 2 Duo U9400 outperforms Atom processors by some margin. Cinebench scores were much higher, a respectable 495 for multi-core performance and 3,338 in PCmark05.

A fingerprint reader and Trusted Platform Model (TPM) provide a layer of security. There’s 2GB of PC3-8500 DDR3 memory, and a six-cell battery like Fujitsu FPCBP80 Battery, Fujitsu FPCBP77 Battery, Fujitsu FPCBP68 Battery, Fujitsu FPCBP63 Battery, Fujitsu FPCBP95 Battery, Fujitsu LifeBook C1320 battery, Fujitsu FPCBP115 Battery, Fujitsu LifeBook C1321 battery, Fujitsu FPCBP152 battery, Fujitsu FPCBP130 battery, although longevity was disappointing at less than three hours.

The 3G module performs admirably, although with most 3G connections you rarely get the maximum 7.2Mbits/sec download speeds, as speeds depend on your location and choice of network. The Intel Wifi Link 5300 module supports 802.11n in both 2.4GHz and 5GHz wavelengths, and there’s also Bluetooth.

The P8020 is nice to use, but its lack of style and average performance don’t do justice to the wad of cash you will need to buy one.

Sony Vaio PCG-GRX316MP

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If you believe that bigger is better, the new Pentium 4 Vaio from Sony will impress you. The PCG-GRX316MP has the biggest notebook screen in the business, measuring 16.1in with a native UXGA resolution of 1,600 x 1,200. These are figures you would typically associate with a 19in or 21in CRT monitor.

Backing up the display is a beefy 1.6GHz Mobile Pentium 4 processor and 256MB of DDR memory. There is a vacant memory slot under a large cover on the bottom, which can accept another 256MB module of DDR memory.

This notebook is aimed squarely at the corporate market as a desktop replacement, so it could well end up running memory-intensive applications.

It comes with Windows XP Professional, Norton Antivirus, WinDVD, Adobe Photoshop Elements and Adobe Premiere 6 LE, but no office suite. As this is designed for corporate desktop replacement use, we consider the choice of video rather than office software a poor one. However, it is far superior to nearly all other Mobile P4 systems we have seen.

The huge screen is driven by ATI Mobility Radeon 7500 graphics with 32MB of memory. Our graphics test results were perfectly acceptable with a 3Dmark 2001 score of 2,137, and a Quake III Team Arena frame rate of 32.5fps (frames per second). Hence, there's no reason not to use this notebook for gaming in your idle moments.

The Sysmark 2002 score of 138 is also impressive, although we've seen higher scores from other Mobile Pentium 4 notebooks. However, there was a distinct disparity between internet and office scores, which were 195 and 98 respectively.

Battery life can make or break a notebook, and we were pleased that the lithium-ion battery lasted for two hours nine minutes such as Sony PCGA-BP1N battery, Sony PCGA-BP2NX battery, Sony PCGA-BP2NY battery, Sony PCGA-BP2R battery, Sony PCGA-BP2S battery, Sony PCGA-BP2T battery, Sony PCGA-BP2V battery, Sony PCGA-BP4V battery, Sony PCGA-BP71 battery, Sony VGP-BPS2 battery in our Excel-based test.

That's nowhere near the three hours 34 minutes of the PIII-based Vaio PCG-SRX41P we reviewed last month, but it's the longest we've seen from a Mobile Pentium 4-based notebook and particularly impressive considering the huge screen.

Usability and ergonomics are of prime importance, of course, and the look of the screen and feel of the keyboard are good. If you type heavily the keyboard flexes slightly, but in regular use it's absolutely fine.

Travel and response are perfectly adequate. The touchpad and mouse buttons are up to Sony's usual standard. They are the same as in every other Vaio and, as such, are better than most of the competition. Beneath the mouse buttons there's also a jogdial and internet Back button.

A variety of ports litter the notebook's sides. There are three USB ports in total (one on the left, one on the right and one on the back), as well as a headphone jack, a microphone jack, one iLink/Firewire, Lan, modem, VGA out, TV-out, parallel port and S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface).

The ports are tidily tucked away behind plastic flaps. There are two Type II PC Card slots (which can take a single Type III card) and, inevitably, there's a Memory Stick slot.

Should you feel that's not enough, you can plug in a PCGA-PRGX1 port replicator to add a serial port and two more USB ports, but this will set you back £119 ex VAT.

Rounding off the hardware spec there's a Sony CRX810E combo drive rated at eight-speed DVD-Rom, 16x 10x 24x CD-RW, and a 30GB hard drive.

The PCG-GRX316MP isn't really portable enough for those on the road all the time. It also lacks wireless Lan and infra-red which could be a problem for some users. It is a good desktop replacement notebook, particularly for its large screen and long battery life.

Fujitsu Siemens Lifebook P7230 notebook computer

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The Lifebook P7230 weighs a diminutive 1.36kg and houses the smallest display on test. Measuring 10.6in, it’s bright and has a high resolution, although its 1,280x768 resolution gives it a rarely seen 5:3 aspect ratio.

Fujitsu Siemens says the screen is backlit by LEDs rather than two traditional lamps, which is supposed to be a low-powered, slimmer and brighter option. The big benefit in our opinion is that the display should be evenly lit, but we still spotted significant backlight bleed which ruins movies.

Our test model featured an ultra-low-voltage Core Solo U1400 running at 1.2GHz with 2MB of L2 cache, 1GB of Ram and a 60GB hard disk with a slow 4,200rpm rotation speed, typical of the tiny 1.8in disks in this test.

The U1400 has a thermal design point (TDP, which describes the maximum heat dissipation and therefore maximum energy consumption) of 5.5W, six times less than regular Core 2 Duo processors.

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Fujitsu Siemens says a refresh of the P7230 is right around the corner. It will remain the same apart from a faster processor (the U2500 with two 1.2GHz cores) and a 1.3-megapixel webcam, rather than the 0.3-megapixel version used here. While the U2500 has a higher TDP, it will be an even better package.

The P7230’s party trick is having rough felt fabric on the base of the chassis that makes it less prone to sliding off your lap. Other features include two USB ports (one too few, in our opinion) and two reasonable speakers.

Our first impressions of the P7230 were extremely favourable, but we tired of the small screen and found the squashed spacebar and small trackpad a pain.The Panasonic CF-W7 is faster, lighter and better value for money.

HP Pavilion tx1000 tablet PC

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Tablet PCs have been around for a while. While looking like a notebook computer by design, their differentiating factor is the ability to write directly on its screen with a stylus and have your scrawl converted into editable text.

However, apart from a small minority of loyal followers, tablets PCs have mostly been used in professional sectors such as hospitals and construction.

HP, however, is aiming to bring the technology back to consumers with its HP Pavilion tx1000.

It can be used like a normal notebook computer or the 12.1 widescreen can be rotated 180 degrees, folded flat onto the keyboard and used like a pad of paper.

Vista Home Premium is installed and its pen and handwriting support means nearly everything can be controlled by the stylus HP provides. However, in testing we found the screen was difficult to write on, largely because the screen needs a lot of pressure applied before it responds.

The tx1000 also has some impressive media capabilities starting with two Altec Lansing speakers that sit either side of the screen’s hinge – they are a cut above other notebook speakers.

A remote control pops out of the side of the chassis that can wirelessly control the volume and navigation of DVDs, videos and music. A lot of thought has gone into its usability for video and audio, such as two headphone jacks on the front and dedicated buttons for media navigation. Only a TV tuner is sorely missing from its media capabilities. However, USB TV tuners can be added for about £50.

And, being a touch-screen computer, everything – including Media Center – can be controlled by the stylus or by pecking with a finger.

Swirls of lines entomb the silver and black chassis. The finish is excellent, but the vast array of media buttons and plastic borders make the notebook feel very cluttered. An integrated pinhole webcam and stereo microphones make it ideal for video conversations, though.

The keyboard is a good size for such a small device, if a bit flimsy. Below the keyboard lies an attention-grabbing trackpad. It is a grid of sunken dots that gives it an interesting texture and funky looks.

The tx1000 weighs 2.55kg including power supply, which is a lot for such a small notebook. HP supplies a second battery like Hp pavilion dv6000 battery(Hp dv6000 battery), Hp Pavilion dv8000 battery(Hp dv8000 battery), Hp HSTNN-DB20 battery, Hp 395789-001 battery, Hp 396008-001 battery, Hp 398876-001 battery, Hp XH156 battery, Hp XH260 battery, which is larger than the first and juts out an inch when plugged in.

Providing two batteries isn’t a generous move these days but, in this case, is an essential one, since the main battery lasted a dire 65mins when playing back a DVD. The extended battery lasted 100mins, which is better but still far from impressive.

The chassis is unusually thick for a tablet but this is to house some impressive hardware, such as a Lightscribe DVD writer for creating discs with ingrained images on them. There's also a large 120GB hard disk and memory card reader.

An AMD Turion 62 X2 TL-50 dual-core processor, running at 1.6GHz, powers the tx1000. There’s also 1GB of system memory, which is adequate although a chunk of this is apportioned to integrated Nvidia graphics.

Overall performance was uninspiring and below what most notebooks achieve. It's also incapable of gaming, but fine for office tasks and video playback.

At £899 the tx1000 is one of the cheapest tablet PCs we've seen. Corners have been cut to hit this price so it's a bit heavier and less refined than other models.