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November 28, 2006

Evesham unveils budget lineup of Alqemi LCD HDTVs

Filed under: LcdTv,TvTuner,alqemi,analog,britain,british,budget,dvb-t,europe,evesham,freeview,hybrid,lcd,lcd tv,monitor,tuner,tv tuner,uk — Darren Murph @ 7:31 am

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While Evesham’s 47-inch LCD TV may have a long list of niceties that would surely bring a smile to any HD addict’s face, the rather hefty pricetag might just scare a few folks away. Apparently making sure that its got the low and mid-range customers covered as well, Evesham is busting out a bevy of new displays at much lower price points. The Alqemi lineups boasts 32-, 37-, and 42-inch panels, with all five sporting WXGA resolutions, 8-millisecond response time, 500 cd/m2 brightness, 1000:1 contrast ratio (save for the bottom-end’s curiously high 1200:1 spec), and integrated stereo speakers. Evesham further segregates the models by offering a low-end 32-inch version (peep a pic after the jump) with the bare necessities (HDMI, component / S-Video / composite, VGA, and an analog tuner) for £499 ($970), while offering mid-range units with DVB-T / analog hybrid tuners (with Digital Tick support), and a 42-inch flagship (Alqemi SX; pictured after the break) that boasts PIP and Virtual Dolby surround sound. Evesham’s budget lineup tops at £1,399 ($2,718), with the mid-range units ranging from £599 ($1,164) to £899 ($1,747), and can be picked up now on the other side of the pond.

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July 21, 2006

Medion offers personalized laptop on the cheap

Filed under: Mim2220,budget,cheap,medion,mim 2220,personalized — Darren Murph @ 8:27 am

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If there were ever a jack of all trades in the electronics biz, Medion would be it. The company seems to make everything (or else their logo sure gets around), and this time the label appears by way of a new budget laptop. The MIM 2220 is a predictably average machine that sports a 15.4-inch WXGA display, a dual-layer DVD burner, WiFi, 256MB of RAM, 40GB HD, and a trio of USB 2.0 ports along with a FireWire connector. Surprisingly, the notebook is powered by a 1.7GHz Intel Pentium M processor, which is a notch above the Celeron we anticipated. But the run-of-the-mill specs are overshadowed by the bargain basement pricetag (just £400) and the option to have Medion (or whoever really makes this thing) emboss any picture onto the lid of the machine for another £45. While the uniqueness of the offering -- and the delightfully low price point -- may draw in a few customers, you may want to think twice about about completely ruining its (small) resale value by plastering your face on it. Might we suggest something a little more cheeky, perhaps?

[Via Mobilemag]

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June 12, 2006

Lenovo ThinkPad Z61m reviewed

Filed under: 15-inch,15.4-inch,IT,budget,ibm,laptop,lenovo,notebook,thinkpad,z61m — Thomas Ricker @ 10:01 am

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Ok suits, listen up. It's time to pilfer the IT budget 'cause the business-class, Lenovo ThinkPad Z61m just pulled a stellar review over at NotebookReview. This Core Duo beast boasts a titanium lid which makes it, dare we say, attractive in that sisterly kind of way, but she's all ThinkPad underneath. The 15.4-inch widescreen model under review featured the 2.0GHz Core Duo T2500, 1GB DDR2 RAM, 5400RPM 100GB SATA disk, and a 128MB ATI x1400 graphics card which allowed the reviewer to blast through the performance tests and should keep Vista's GUI puttering along for at least the terms of your lease. Meanwhile, that 6-cell battery eked out a respectable 3 hours 20 minutes while under a typical workday load -- you know, bidding on eBay auctions, checking stocks, and hunting down ex-lovers all google style. Sure, it's built "like a rock" coming in a bit too heavy and thick for the reviewers liking, but your wage monkeys won't complain will they mister boss-man?
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May 30, 2006

Epson’s budget slim-line tower, the Endeavor AT960

Filed under: 2.53ghz,CeleronD,IntegratedGraphics,TowerPc,at960,budget,celeron d,desktop,endeavor,epson,integrated graphics,intel,japan,pentium,slim-line,tower pc — Evan Blass @ 1:10 pm

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Japanese consumers looking for a slim-line tower PC on the cheap could probably do worse than Epson’s latest Endeavor desktop, the AT960, which features a 2.53GHz Celeron D processor and 256MB of DDR2 RAM for $420. More yen lets you step up to a Pentium 4 chip as fast as 3.8GHz, up to 2GB of RAM and 250GB of hard drive space (compared to  the sparse 40GB in the base configuration), WiFi, and a DVD burner — but no amount of money can improve upon the ATI Radeon Xpress 200 integrated graphics. Likewise, there’s not much you can do about the dearth of input options, so the four USB 2.0 hookups and serial and parallel ports are gonna have to stand in for the missing FireWire.

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May 26, 2006

New budget slider from Alcatel

Filed under: alcatel,budget,slider — Chris Ziegler @ 9:26 am

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We don't talk much about Alcatels on this side of the pond, but that doesn't mean they aren't holding down the low to mid range, with a full 14 cellphones in their current lineup. Latest among them is the OT E260, a GSM 900/1800 no-frills slider that lacks a camera (gasp!). For its lowly market segment, the E260 is a looker, sporting a simple glossy black face and weighing in at a svelte 90 grams. Besides a straight-outta-2002 102 x 80 color screen, you'll get 16-channel polyphonic ringtones, and that's about it.

[Via Mobilewhack]

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May 24, 2006

MCJ’s MDV-EXTREME 7530GX: the budget Blu-ray PC

Filed under: Blu-rayDisc,bd,blu-ray,blu-ray disc,budget,cheap,desktop,extreme,mcj — Thomas Ricker @ 8:00 am


Yeah, we know it hurts to read about those mega-spec'd and monster priced, Blu-ray Disc recording desktops when you're lean on the mean, mean, green. That's why we present you with the Mouse Computer Japan (MCJ) MDV-EXTREME 7530GX. For about $2,780, you get that BD recorder (which on its own will fetch about $1000), a 2.2GHz Athlon 64 X2 4400+ CPU, 2GB of DDR2 RAM, 500GB of disk, and nVIDIA GeForce 7900GTX with 512MB of dedicated video RAM. Not bad. Oh, did we tell you these are shipping in Japan-only starting 29 May? Still kinda hurts, huh?

[Via Akihabara News]
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May 5, 2006

Medion’s UK-bound MD 20099 32-inch LCD

Filed under: 1,366 x 768,1,366X768,1000:1,32-inch,ToysRUs,budget,hdcp,hdmi,lcd,medion,toys r us,uk — Evan Blass @ 6:55 am

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While we can’t vouch for
the quality of a 32-inch LCD making its debut at Toys ‘R Us locations around the UK for under $1,100, the specs on
Medion’s upcoming MD 20099 don’t look half bad. The Medion offers a 1,366 x 768 pixel display, 1000:1 contrast ratio,
550cd/m² brightness, and even an HDCP-capable HDMI input, along
with dual-tuner PIP, split-screen text, and built-in 20-watt sound system with five-band equalizer. Again, we’re not
sure what to expect from the performance of this model, but if you happen to be in a British Toys ‘R Us at the end of
the month when this model is debuted, make sure to leave your impressions in the comments.

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February 8, 2012

LG’s entry-level VX3450 now on Verizon Wireless

Filed under: VX3450,VerizonWireless,budget,cheap,contract,lg,verizon wireless — @ 1:34 pm

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Verizon Wireless has announced that it is shipping the LG VX3450, an entry-level clamshell that replaces the VX3300. The low pricing — $29.99 on a 2 year contract, or $79.99 on a 1 year contract — reflects the phone’s skeletal feature set (Verizon claims it’s for people who “want to keep life simple”): for your money you get a basic blue flip-phone with an external antenna, a speakerphone, voice-activated dialing, an external mono-display, and wait for it… a custom ringtone composer! As you can probably tell, we’re not too ecstatic about the VX3450, but as it’s one of the cheapest handsets from Verizon Wireless you can probably expect to see a whole lot of them out and about from now on. So just consider this post as a friendly warning, m’kay?

 

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