toshiba windows xp media center edition 2005

Dell also offers different 'snap-on' covers to change the look of your system. The 80GB hard drive is good for starters, but we recommend the 100GB option ($199) if you plan to record high-quality TV content. The system is configured with a DVD+/-RW drive to burn all your multimedia content. You'll also find a DVI-D port in the back. You get six USB ports, a FireWire port, and an S-Video port. The 9300 outlasted all of its peers, passing the 3-hour mark on our battery-life tests (3:15).

Its Doom 3 score was a very good 77 frames per second (at 1,024-by-768). The system is loaded with the 2.0-GHz Intel Pentium M 760, 1GB DDR2 RAM, and blistering graphics from the nVidia GeForce Go6800. A set of DVD-player controls (rewind, fast forward, play/pause, and stop) sit on the front panel for easy access and the speakers get an extra boost with the built-in subwoofer. The 9300 also introduces Dell Media Direct, a 'Quick On' DVD/CD feature that lets you resume quickly from hibernate/suspend, but not when the system is completely shut down. We're all for configure-to-order, but competing Media Center notebooks like the Toshiba Qosmio and the Fujitsu LifeBook N3510 have integrated tuners.

Our only gripe is that the tuner is external (it connects via USB) and is a $149 option. You can manage all your home videos or record your TV content using MCE 2005.

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Toshiba windows xp media center edition 2005