Intellinote Velocity V-870P Page Menu >> Velocity V-870P Review >> Velocity V-870P Specification >> Velocity V-870P Buy >> Recommended Upgrades Intellinote Velocity V-870P Review This is great all-round, general purpose machine suited to the everyday user. It's stylish and it's got a great a specification. It's got all the essentials built in. Whilst not a hard-core number cruncher, the celeron CPU is the best choice for the user that wants to get top performance from the battery, maximising battery time when they are on the go. For resource intensive applications (3D design and modelling, graphical rendering etc), you might be better off going for a P4 processor - but for everyday applications such as internet, office etc, web design etc this machine is perfect and leaves little to be desired. The particular features of this laptop that I like are - 1) Very Hi-Resolution (1400 x 1050) 15.4 " Widescreen display 2) Super energy efficient Celeron Mobile CPU 3) Wireless network and internet connectivity built in 4) Optimised battery life 5) Stylish looks The 512mb memory also helps to make this laptop perform day to day computing activities VERY quickly - you wont bog it down. A 40gb hard drive should be more than big enough for anyone. If you are an active mobile user and tend to take your laptop around with you to different locations this is a perfect choice. This machine also comes with a very useful DVD re-writer drive also capable of recording to all CDRW media as well as DVD. The 15.4" widescreen is a pure delight to use - great for DVDs too! This laptop is broadband ready - just plug in the modem supplied by your ISP into the USB port on side of the laptop and off you go - it's super easy with XP, a couple of minutes and you'll be away - no nasty or complicated settings. Alternatively, use the integrated hi-speed wireless network to simply and easily access a wireless network. perfect for users than like to get more information within the viewable area, such as graphic designers, game players, office application users etc. The 8 cell battery can also provide upto 4.5 hours. Specification Product Positioning Mobile Multimedia Performance for Consumer & SME Featuring Intel® Centrino ® mobile technology Chipset Intel ® 855GME Express Chipset Processor Options Intel® Pentium® M processor 1.4Ghz 1Mb L2 Cache Memory/RAM Options 512Mb DDR Storage Options 40 GB hard drive Optical Drive Sony DVD-Burner: DVD +/-R/RW Dual Layer Display 15.4" Widescreen - 1280x800 - WXGA - 16.7 million GlareType Display Video Graphics Intel Extreme Graphics with DirectX 9 graphics, shared video memory up to 64MB Audio System Direct 3DSound, Speakers, Microphone. AC97 Codec Audio Ports Stereo Headphone Port, Microphone-in, auto-sense jack capability LAN Ethernet 10/100 Mbps integrated LAN Wireless LAN (802.11a/b/g) via Mini-PCI Card Slot Additional features Media Card Reader Ports 3xUSB 2.0 , IEEE 1394 (FireWire) , S-Video/TV-Out , CRT/RGB, RJ11 , RJ45 , Microphone In , Line In, Headphone Out , DC In, PCMCIA Dimensions D250 mm/ W354 mm /H25/32 mm 3kg Battery Type 8-Cell Smart Lithium Ion, 2.5-hours Security Kensington Cable Lock support, Power-on password Pointing Device Touchpad with built-in scroll feature Operating System Compatibility Microsoft® Windows XP Home Edition Standard Warranty 24-month parts and labour from original purchase, system, optical drive. RTB. (TFT 1 year, Battery 6 months) FREE - Office, Anti Virus & Anti Spyware software A complete software solution is also supplied with your laptop - what else do you need. Software includes master restore disks, Windows 2000, Office, Anti Virus, Firewall and some other useful anti spam / cleaner applications.   Ask a question about the Intellinote Velocity V-870P If you would like us to call back, please leave a number Name*   Enquiry*   E-mail*   Phone Num (optional)   * Required   Intellinote Velocity V-870P £717.75 ex VAT + FREE Delivery £843.36 Inc VAT     Suggested Upgrades Laptop Case. What more can we say - it's a case...for your laptop - more details coming soon! Laptop Case £15.00 ex VAT £17.73 Inc VAT

How to buy a Velocity V-870P
There are so many places to buy a Velocity V-870P, how do you find the best one? First of all decide whether you are happy to buy your Velocity V-870P online, or would you rather get your Velocity V-870P from a local dealer. This is very much up to you. Many local dealers can offer much more competitive pricing on a Velocity V-870P these days than they used to.

Getting the right Velocity V-870P
If you are not sure you are probably best to buy a proprietary make Velocity V-870P with a good warranty and from about the middle of the range. Most people would notice little or no difference between a middle and top of the range Velocity V-870P. More importantly you should consider the specific features that you want supplied with your Velocity V-870P - don't worry too much about gigabyte and MHz if you are buying new - even the cheaper Velocity V-870P will be very quick and two year down the road the fast Velocity V-870P will seem little different from the slower one

Which type of Velocity V-870P
For years Athlon and Pentium have been battling out to become king of the Velocity V-870P. I have had many of both types, both in the desktop and laptop variety. Most technical users would say that a Velocity V-870P powered with an Athlon CPU is the better machine; it is my experience that the Pentium powered Velocity V-870P are excellent, stable and quick - and would now get my vote

How much to spend on your Velocity V-870P
There are some fantastic deals available if you are prepared to take a refurbished Velocity V-870P, you could epact to save about 25% on the price of a new Velocity V-870P. There's no need to stretch yourself and the odds are that you really don't need and won't use all those features on the expensive Velocity V-870P - you should save a few quid and take the kids out instead. Go for a good make, middle of the range with a good warranty and you'll be happy with your choice of Velocity V-870P. At the time of writing you'd be looking at about £500 for a low end Velocity V-870P, about £750 for a pretty good Velocity V-870P and about £1000 for a top of the range Velocity V-870P

What other peripherals should you buy with your Velocity V-870P
Even though there may seem to be a bewildering range of Velocity V-870P accessories, you should only buy what you thought you needed before you encountered all those other devices that you can plug into your new Velocity V-870P. The most useful extras to use with your Velocity V-870P are a printer, digital camera, good speakers matched with a good sound card. It's also worth having a good optical mouse connected to you Velocity V-870P.

Your Velocity V-870Pwarranty
Getting the right warranty is a very important consideration with your new Velocity V-870P. An onsite warranty is certainly better than a return to base, which can be inconvenient - especially if you no longer have the original box for your Velocity V-870P. To make sure your unit is nor damaged in transit it is a good idea to keep hold of the original box that your Velocity V-870P came supplied in.

Maintenance of you Velocity V-870P
There are a few essentials for keeping your Velocity V-870P in good condition, free from errors and viruses. Using the live update and scheduled maintenance option with Norton anti-virus will almost certainly protect you from nasty viruses. Likewise a firewall will stop your security being breached when you take your Velocity V-870P onto the internet. A regular defrayment or run of Norton system works or utilities will help to keep the hard drive in good condition. Those are the core bits of software that will keep your Velocity V-870P running nicely. Of course, using your Velocity V-870P in a dusty environment could cause the cooling fan to clog up and consequently result in an over-heat of your Velocity V-870P.

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