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Magazines 2002 Mobile Technology Source Book selected
the MTECH22 as a "great deal" for "Notebooks For Every Use"
proclaiming it an "excellent value".
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Magazine selected M-Tech as one of the Top 75,000 internet web
sites.
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- C/NET
MTECH 5600Xtra
- When it comes to speedy components, it's hard to
top. It features a 3.2GHz desktop Pentium 4; 1GB of 400MHz DDR SDRAM
(notebook SDRAM is usually the slower, 333MHz variety); a 128MB ATI
Mobility Radeon 9600 graphics chip; and a 60GB, 7,200rpm hard drive
(smaller, slower hard drives are also available when you buy). The
system also includes an integrated antenna that supports 802.11b or
802.11g wireless standards. But because Eurocom sells only 802.11b
mini-PCI cards, you'll have to add other standards via the Type II
PC Card slot.
- Not surprisingly, tore through CNET Labs'
SysMark and 3DMark tests, posting some of the fastest scores we've
seen. The system didn't do as well with MobileMark 2002, a test that
measures performance when running on battery power. The slower
performance on battery power shouldn't pose a huge problem, because
you shouldn't take the 5600Xaway from a power outlet too often;
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- M-TECH 8100 Laptop Magazine
September 2002 p.143-144
- "we can say that it is adequate for
almost any use" "the MTECH 8100 provides surprisingly good video
performance...DVD performance was very good" " a terrific
presentation system...an excellent travel companion."
- M-TECH 5600 Laptop Magazine
August 2002 p. 131-132
- "the MTECH5600's video capabilities
equal to or better than some desktops" "The MTECH5600 will
make an outstanding desktop replacement." "While it's obvious
that a laptop shouldn't be purchased based purely on the way it
looks,. The MTECH5600 is a real knockout." "the powerful
processor allows the MTECH5600 to easily handle processor
intensive task that might overwhelm a less powerful laptop"
- M-Tech 928 Laptop, July 2002 p.
130-132
- "the 928 makes few
performance compromises in its quest for portability" "The DVD
player worked great, as is to be expected with as much CPU and Video
horsepower as this one has," "Overall, the 928 is an extremely
powerful and large-screened laptop computer offering the portability
of a laptop and the performance of a desktop."
- M-Tech 8100, Laptop, April 2002
- "Kick back with a game or DVD movie
and the benefits of having a Radeon under the “hood” will become
obvious." "The difference in speed between, a 1-GH
Pentium III laptop.. and the MTECH8100 1.6-GH Pentium 4 running at
full speed is a dramatic one."
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- M-Tech 22, Laptop, Sept. 2001,
p.157-158
- "Despite its fast 1 Ghz Intel
Pentium PIII desktop CPU and generous 256 MB of RAM, the MTECH22 is
an affordable laptop."
- "The 14.1-inch display makes it a
good choice for portable or desktop replacement use, while the 20GB
hard disk and three-spindle design make it useful in any role."
- "...you can get online easily ,
whether at the office or in a hotel room"
- "...nice multimedia"
- "...pleasure to use whether on the
desk in your office as a desktop replacement or in front of a small
group of people during a presentation."
- "...easy to use with a big-screen
television as a display device for larger meetings"
- "...image quality was very good,
with no artifacting or aliasing visible."
- "In all of the applications that we
tested, including DVD playback, audio quality was very good."
- "In both desktop replacement mode
and unplugged travel mode, you should find the MTECH22s performance
more than adequate for even the most processor-intensive tasks."
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- M-Tech 22, Laptop, Sept. 2001,
p.82 - 83
- "Students...can get a great deal of
notebook for their money with M-Techs M22."
- "An IEEE-1394 port makes for easy
connection of a compatible digital video recorder or other device,
while a fax modem and Ethernet adapter ensure Internet access
whether or not the dorm or apartment is wired for broadband."
- "In all, this 6.5-pound notebook is
an excellent value."
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- M-Tech 3593, Laptop, Nov. 2000, p.174
- "...With its nice configuration and
feature array, the asking price isn't unreasonable."
- "The M-Tech 3593 is no lightweight
in power or heft."
- "All tested DVDs, including badly
scratched discs that can produce hesitations, yielded excellent
playback."
- "Large screen"
- "We liked the M-Tech 3593. Its
powerful, and it has a nice-sized screen and good DVD player
performance."
- "If you want a good laptop to serve
as a desktop replacement, ... the M-Tech 3593 makes ... and
attractive choice."
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- M-Tech 3593, Laptop, Oct. 2000, p.157
- "A 650-MHs Mobile Pentium III CPU
and a generous 128MB of RAM equip the M-Tech 3593 for applications
as demanding as any."
- "Excellent Multimedia"
- "We installed several high-end
applications, including a 3D "shooter" game and Photoshop, and were
very pleased with how the M-Tech 3593 handled them."
- "Very good warranty"
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- M-Tech38, Laptop, Jul. 2001, p.160
- "The M-Tech38 is ... suitable as
both a desktop replacement and a large-screen model light enough to
carry comfortably."
- "At 14.1 inches with a 1,024 x 768
resolution, the display is suitable for making presentations to a
small group, or to be used as a desktop replacement system."
- "Video performance ... was quite
good, as was DVD playback on all of the discs we tried."
- "...The 750-MHz Pentium III will
serve very well. You can do your bookkeeping or rum a payroll on the
M-Tech38, al will as more mundane asks like word processing
spreadsheets, or e-mail."
- " ... The M-Tech38 presents a very
nice overall package in an affordable laptop, all at seven pounds.
Its certainly worth a look."
- "Good price"
- "Three-year warranty"
- "USB port replicator included"
- "CD audio panel works even when the
PC is off."
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- M-Tech30W, Laptop Buyers Guide
and Handbook, Mar 2000, p. 173
- "The 450-MHz version of the
processor is a powerhouse, suitable for high-end compute-intensive
tasks."
- "Even with its three-spindle design,
the M-Tech30W is fairly light, at 6.1 pounds, and only one and
one-half inches thick."
- "The 14.1-inch LCD is large enough
to be shared by seat-mates on a long trip, or to serve as the
centerpiece of a presentation. We found it bright and crisp at the
screens default 1,024 x 768 resolution."
- This yields excellent video
performance, also providing hard-ware motion compensation to boost
full-screen playback ... ."
- "... The M-Tech30W has an S-Video
output jack on its rear panel so that you can throw its output up on
a large-screen television or A/V monitor."
- "...You'll be very pleased with the
quality of sound you get from the M-Tech30Ws ESS Technologies
Maestro-2 Wavetable chipset."
- "...Our testing of several high-end
applications, including Photoshop, demonstrate that the M-Tech30W
has the horsepower to be your main system, whether it is on your
office desk or on your tray table at 35, 000 feet."
- "We were also impressed with the
M-Tech30Ws performance on our battery-rundown test. Turning off all
power-management features, the M-Tech30Ws 4, 800-mAh battery powered
the laptop for an impressive 3 hours and 40 minutes. ... You should
be able to get close to 4 hours from the machine."
- "We like the M-Tech30Ws performance-
... its a real power-house."
- "We also liked the 14.1-inch
display. [It] ... is a good compromise between cost and screen
size."
- "The long battery runtime and hefty
128MB of RAM are also desirable features."
- "We have found the M-Tech30W a very
attractive laptop."
- "Very good performance"
- "Long battery life"
- "Lots of RAM"
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- M-Tech30W, Laptop Magazine, April
2001, p. 160
- "The M-Tech30W is a plus-sized
desktop-replacement system that can be ordered in a wide range of
configurations, all of which deliver and unusually high
price/performance ratio."
- "The slightly oversized chassis
provides plenty of room for three onboard drives, a good-sized
keyboard, and a screen that's the systems crown jewel."
- "M-Tech will install any of six
Pentium III processors in the M-Tech30W, ranging in speed from 600
to 850 MHz."
- "The 20GB drive in our review unit
should be more than sufficient for most users."
- "Equipped with 16MB of SDRAM, the
MOBILITY 128 was able to juggle pixels to the point where every
available resolution was, if not perfect (an impossibility), then
sufficiently clear to be useful."
- "The adapter was also able to
deliver full-screen, full-motion video with no artifacts or
overhang. Even dark scenes were resolved with excellent contrast.
The moving images were complemented by fine sound from the
side-firing speakers."
- "The size of the M-Tech30Ws chassis
provided M-Tech with the opportunity to specify an unusually
spacious keyboard."
- "While unabashed fans of ergonomic
keyboards, we wouldn't feel too deprived if forced to use the
M-Tech30Ws on a regular basis. Its comfortable, offer no unpleasant
surprises, and on balance is one of the very best to be applied to a
laptop. The same may be said of the Synaptic Touchpad."
- "I/O facilities are given plenty of
room on this chassis, ... the M-Tech30W doesn't skimp in that area."
- "We added a few applications of our
own, and spent some time using the M-Tech30W as a primary system.
Its performance more than lived up to the expectations raised by the
hardware complement."
- "Its possible to spend more on a
laptop- indeed, its possible to spend more on a M-Tech30W- but this
configurations balance of performance and price strikes us as being
right on target for a broad spectrum of potential buyers."
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- M-Tech30W, Laptop, Jun. 2000, p. 70
- "... The M-Tech30W strikes an
excellent balance between performance, features, and economy."
- "The M-Tech30W weighs 7.2 pounds,
not unreasonable for such a well-configured system."
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- M-Tech30W, Laptop Magazine, 2001
August
- "If you want a desktop-replacement
laptop that offers plenty of flexibility when traveling, take a look
at the MTECH30W. This three-spindle beauty weighs only 7.2 pounds,
but still offers a large 15.1 inch screen."
- "The screen in our review system was
clear and bright..."
- "DVD Playback was excellent on all
of the DVD discs we tested"
- "The MTECH30Ws audio system is...
impressive"
- " The MTECH30W performed very nicely
on formal benchmarks as well as actual applications"
- "...the MTECH30W is equally adroit
at playing a DVD movie or 3D game."
- "For business or pleasure, the
MTECH30W delivers more than acceptable performance."
- "Contributing to the MTECH30Ws
quality is its battery performance."
- "All of these factors make the
MTECH30W an excellent choice...Its fast, affordable, and not too
heavy to take on the road comfortably."
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- M-Tech 2893, Laptop, Dec. 2000, p.
169
- "If you're looking for a big-screen
portable with great multimedia, able to handle tough applications
with aplomb, take a look at the M-Tech 2893."
- "The keyboard is a nice size and
provides a comfortable feel when typing. There is no excess flex,
and the palm rests to help to correctly position your hands when
typing."
- "The M-Tech 2893 offers good
communications options."
- "Built-in modem and Ethernet
adapter."
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- M-Tech 2893, Laptop, Jan. 2001, p. 167
- "The multimedia capabilities of the
M-Tech 2893 are impressive. The display is a giant 15.1 inches,
large enough to make a presentation to a nice size group. The
display is bright and very readable at the default resolution of 1,
024 x 768."
- "Audio is excellent."
- "Our testing found the M-Tech 2893
to perform very appropriately for its configuration. It has enough
horsepower to breeze nicely through compute-intensive applications
like Photoshop."
- "Excellent multimedia."
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- M-Tech 2893, Laptop, Dec. 2000, p. 169
- "As a desktop replacement, the
M-Tech 2893 delivers very good performance."
- "The large screen and moderate
weight also make the M-Tech 2893 nice to use when traveling."
- " The 8X DVD-ROM drive offered very
good performance. We experienced no hesitations, aliasing, or
artifacing during testing."
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- M-Tech20U, Laptop, Jan. 2001, p. 165
- "Finished with attractive metallic
blue, and with artistically sculpted contours, the system unit is
equipped with a reasonably full range of I/O facilities, a
good-sized display, and a decent keyboard."
- "...We have nothing but praise for
the two-slice configuration of the M-Tech20U."
- "Our test movie is notable for
having many dimly lit scenes, which can appear washed out on some
systems. The M-Tech20U, were pleased to say, rendered them with all
of their shadings intact. We didn't notice any ghosting or digital
artifacts when the action heated up."
- "Our overall take on the M-Tech20U
is very positive. Its split personality allows the M-Tech20U to
serve on double duty, on the road or the desktop, without requiring
that the user make any significant sacrifices to take advantage of
either mode."
- "Fine value"
- "Slim/light and desktop replacement
in one"
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- M-Tech20U, Laptop, Feb. 2001, p. 158
- "...The I/O and other facilities are
arranged conveniently for easy access."
- "In addition to being very loud, the
sound was reasonably clear. The keyboard gets ... full marks for
layout ... ."
- "Excellent multimedia performance"
- "M-Tech supports the system with a
very good warranty, and has a generous technical support policy. Its
a lot of computer for the money, and we wouldn't hesitate to
recommend it."
- "... The drive bays provide good
potential for expansion, and the port complement is ... flawless."
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- M-Tech 8500V, Mobile Computing,
Sept. 2001
- We decided that speed — a lot of it
— would be the sole criterion for inclusion in this buyers guide.
Therefore, the notebooks we feature have little in common besides
speed-freak pretensions: They all sport at least 1GHz processors
under the hood....The latter is particularly the case with M-Techs
enormous M-TECH8500V powerhouse. This notebook features a 15.1-inch
screen, which remarkably offers the wide-screen SXGA+ (1,400 by
1,050) format, and the machines wide 102-key keyboard resembles that
of a desktop PC, complete with numeric keypad next to the regular
keys.
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- M-Tech 8500V, Laptop, Jun.2001, p. 158
- "...The spacious chassis ... [is]
exceptionally comfortable in day-to-day use."
- "... Care has been taken to provide
proper airflow for cooling."
- "The chassis vast expanse of surface
area provides plenty of room for I/O facilities, and the 8500V has
them in great profusion."
- "... Unusually well-equipped... ."
- "Highly modular"
- "Great value"
- "Terrific video"
- "Good warranty and support"
- " [It has] a large, 15 inch screen,
and an even more impressive full-sized keyboard."
- "The screen is exceptionally crisp,
with a 1,400 x 1,050-pixel native resolution."
- "We checked out the systems DVD
capabilities with a few favorite discs and found it a splendid
desktop theater. Low-contrast scenes weren't washed out, there was
no ghosting even when the picture was fairly dark, and the viewing
angle was sufficiently wide enough for three viewers to enjoy the
show without sitting shoulder-to-shoulder."
- M-Tech 8500V, Laptop Magazine, Dec.
2001
- The enormous M-Tech 8500V could
easily serve as an example for those wondering what a desktop
replacement ought to be.
Its extensive flat surfaces are broken by well-conceived curves that
add to the visual appeal of the chassis.
The large size of the Chassis makes it possible for M-Tech to create
a package that, for most users, should eliminate and thoughts of an
external keyboard or monitor.
M-Tech took advantage of the fact that memory chips are now
inexpensive....
The 8500V is equipped with a truly wonderful video subsystem....
....for a screen of this size to have three or four dead pixels, but
close examination didn't reveal a single one.
We used the DVD-ROM drive..... and were very impressed with its
video capabilities
....8500V chassis provides plenty of room for a keyboard and the one
installed by M-Tech is as good as any....
Its a good touchpad that offers considerable potential for
configuration.
....taking advantage of its capabilities. Those capabilities turned
out to be everything we expected and more.
....The 8500V is worth very serious consideration.....
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