X59 - THE BEST AMONG PHILIPS LAPTOPS

Philips laptops aren’t necessarily the best known portable computing machines available today. But with X59, they have done a very commendable job.

Philips X59 comes with the Intel Core 2 Duo T5500 processor 1.66 ghz. It has several attractive and useful features. With its sleek dimensions of 37mm x 297 mm x 213 mm, the X59 can be mistaken for any other trendy laptop of today. And it weighs just 1.89 kg making your portable world indeed portable.

This model has a 12 inch display screen and comes with the latest graphics and sound cards. It Uses the Windows Vista operating system and has a 100 GB hard drive and a 2MB cache. It also has an inbuilt modem to help you get connected to the internet wherever you may be. And with the 3 extra USB ports you can connect a variety of devices like multi-media extensions, extra sound capacity or extra memory to the laptop.

The LI-ION battery offers a commendable 3.5 hours up time which is good for a machine that comes with so many features. Philips X59 comes preloaded with MS applications including Word and Excel. And there is a useful diary to help you arrange your life on the go.

Our Verdict
Philips X59 isn’t perhaps the best laptop available out there. Nevertheless, it has some very useful features and is ideal for students and those buying their first laptop. Sleek, smart and light-weight, it is packed with features. It is no wonder then that it has raised considerable interest among buyers.

PHILIPS 15NB5800 LAPTOP REVIEW

A Household name in terms of domestic appliances, but Philips has never been known for its notebooks. This means Quick grabs is what Philips 15NB5800 is all about, since it is a limited edition product. Is this worth the rush?

Design
This notebook, Philips 15NB5800 looks simple and underrated and is never in line to win any design awards; the black and silver casing comes with a black lid that’s glossy but it’s matt finish which is rather a repetitive innovation.

Philips 15NB5800 strikes a remarkable appreciation for its build quality, for a notebook priced as this send a pleasant shock to any, who uses it. It’s made from plastic all around but Philips leaves it with Un-cut corners to keep the cost down.

Weighing in at 2.8kg, and loaded with 15.4-inch Super-TFT panel this piece sounds reasonable. At this price, nothing beyond an integrated Intel GMA X3100 graphics card is on offer, so gamers take a wide step behind, still the crisp screen boasts a sharp and bright enough display for watching DVDs with decent clarity.

Performance
Low on Gaming attitude does that mean the end of young people grabbing it? No, Philips 15NB5800 impresses with the base specification on this notebook. You get an Intel 1.5GHz Core 2 Duo T5250 processor, which is an entry-level dual-core in the market, but pumped with 2048MB of memory, booting into Windows Vista Home Premium OS happens at a fair speed and runs the applications hassle free.

The system carries a sizable 160GB hard drive –enough to store your work as well as multimedia files. DVD rewriter is standard, as do the four USB ports located around the body, a slot for Express Card and card reader. VGA-out and S-video ports are available for connecting to an external monitor or projector.

We had hiccups with the screen, when it came to running on battery power. All notebook screens dim to save power but full brightness is mandatory to get a good picture on this machine.

Said that, Philips 15NB5800 impressed with the battery life. Running on full power it could regularly last 4 hours between charges, which is not a desirable property with many a notebooks.

Overall
A decent package, with a crisp performance. Said that, it offers quiet good value for money, which makes the Philips 15NB5800 a good buy. High performance is not the attitude this notebook carries, yet day to day usage with good battery and usability is what the Philips 15NB5800 stamps its authority on.

Pros
+ Value for money
+ Good Battery
+ Crisp display

Cons
- Basic configuration
- Loses a market share with no gaming performance

Value For Money

Our Rating

PHILIPS X53 LAPTOP

Philips X53 Laptop is a laptop that is filled with capabilities to meet the peripherals. The CPU is present with the processing speed up to 1.66 MHz. With this processing speed, execution and calculations and programs become faster making the user effective. The dual core processors present in the system are integrated to one for better performance. The system is been equipped with a Random Access Memory hat is surprisingly good, which can store up to 1 GB. Management of multimedia applications is convenient. This RAM used for the storage of many information effectually stores in the form of different files like audio files, video files, text files, graphics file. The size of the screen is measured as 12.1 inches. A thin film
transistor is present for colourful attractive images. The screen is embedded with liquid crystals to enhance the screen display. A DVD writer is also present.

Microsoft Windows XP Home is the operating system and it possesses a cache memory and you can store up to 2 MB in this type of memory. Philips X53 Laptop uses Intel GMA950 Integrated Graphics in which you can store videos up to 224 MB. 3 high-speed interfaces essential for getting external connections with other devices like MP3 player, scanner and printer are present. Therefore it is very clear that Philips X53 is present for good function.