4x4: A Comparison of Four Mobile Pentium 4-M Processors

Published on February 12, 2003 to Notebooks and Laptops

When choosing the right CPU for your notebook, you should always consider the applications you plan on running. Tom's Hardware compares four Pentium 4-M CPUs so that you can make a more informed choice. Read more

Second Chance: Desktop Processors In A Mobile Form Factor

Published on November 16, 2002 to Notebooks and Laptops

Recently, we reviewed the Dell SmartStep 250N. Things did not exactly proceed as planned in our review of this product. Now, we look at the WinBook J4 that uses a totally different strategy for throttling the Pentium 4 Northwood desktop CPU in a mobile form factor. The J4 has some very unique features that allow it to rival some desktop systems. When coupled with a 3.06 GHz non-HyperThreaded CPU, what will the result be? Read more

Mobile Athlon XP with Geforce4 Go420 and VIA KT266A

Published on April 10, 2003 to Notebooks and Laptops

Our review has already shown that the IGP320MÆs memory performance makes it a less than ideal chipset choice for the Mobile Athlon XP. Will the KT266A do any better? Read more

HP m7580n: Athlon Dual-Core Dorm-Room HTPC Powerhouse

Published on September 11, 2006 to Home Theater

HP targets the dorm-room crowd with their m7580n Media Centre PC. DenGuru takes a closer look to see if it lives up to its price tag. Read more

ATi's Radeon IGP320M Chipset A New Chance For Athlon Notebooks

Published on May 16, 2002 to Notebooks and Laptops

While other markets are shrinking, the notebook market is still standing strong and generating handsome profits. AMD's slice of the mobile cake used to be based on inexpensive low-end consumer stuff that was rather uninspiring from a performance point of view. ATi's new notebook chipset for AMD's recently introduced "Thoroughbred" Mobile Athlon XP could possibly change that. Radeon IGP320M allows AMD-based laptops the chance to compete with notebooks using Intel's Mobile Pentium 4 processor. Read more