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Dell Inspiron 8200

WHAT'S HOT: This muscular desktop replacement includes dual pointing devices, high-end ports, and a high-resolution 15-inch screen driven by an NVidia GeForce4 440 Go graphics processor with 64MB of DDR SDRAM. The 8200's optical drive is an 8X DVD-ROM drive; a DVD/CD-RW combination drive is available for an extra $120). The floppy drive, located on the front, is modular, so you can carry two optical drives or two batteries at once--perfect for long work sessions. At $2197 the 8200 is modestly priced. It didn't break any speed records in our performance tests, but its PC WorldBench 4 score of 100 is the best score we've recorded so far from a Pentium 4-based notebook.

WHAT'S NOT: The battery life, just 150 minutes on a single battery, is rather disappointing. The heaviest 8000-series notebook yet, the 8200 weighs 9.4 pounds with its AC adapter and 8 pounds without it.

WHAT ELSE: The dark-gray case has a FireWire port and an S-Video port for connecting to a TV or video recorder. You also get an S/PDIF port for connecting digital audio devices.

IBM ThinkPad T30

WHAT'S HOT: The T30 is IBM's first ThinkPad to include both a touchpad and IBM's standard eraserhead--a design that should win over a lot of people who have never gotten the hang of IBM's pointing stick. The touchpad's set of mouse buttons are comfortable and unlike the buttons on most other notebooks, they give a solid feedback. The T30 is well-equipped for communication--our review model came with both Bluetooth and 802.11b connectivity built in.

WHAT'S NOT: At $3249, the T30 is expensive compared to other similarly equipped laptops. A floppy drive costs extra--$79 for an internal model or $99 for a USB model--and the printed documentation consists of one slim troubleshooting manual.

WHAT ELSE: The T30 turned in average performance across the board for a 1.8-GHz Pentium 4-M notebook, with 2.5-hour battery life and a PC WorldBench 4 score of 95. It includes a high-resolution 14.1-inch screen and weighs 5.7 pounds.

Read the text carefully. The answers must refer to the text

 

1. True or false or not in the text                                                          (10 Punkte) 

 

true

false

not in text

a)       Both notebooks have two different pointing devices.

 

 

 

b)       Both notebooks are supplied with a floppy drive.

 

 

 

c)       The Thinkpad includes a wireless communication       device.

 

 

 

d)       With both notebooks you work equally long with one       battery.

 

 

 

e)       The Inspiron is the fastest notebook ever tested.

 

 

 

f)         For a traveling representative the IBM is easier to       carry.

 

 

 

g)       The Thinkpad's price/performance ratio is better.

 

 

 

h)       Both notebooks have the same high-resolution       screens.

 

 

 

i)         Of course, both notebooks come with travel bags.

 

 

 

j)         The Thinkpad has a large manual.

 

 

 

  2. Answer the following questions in short but complete sentences.

    (Do not write more than the two lines supplied)                            (8 Punkte)     

       a. What do you have to do if you want to write CDs with your Dell Inspiron?

   

       b. What can you do if you have a modular drive (bay) like the one the Dell            has?

 

      c. Which of the two notebooks is better for travelling? (please give a reason)

 

      d. Which of the two notebooks would you prefer? Give three reasons.

 

      

3. Translate the underlined text                                                 (12 Punkte)