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ECS Excel G550 Mobile Pentium 4 Notebook Review

Author: Cameron Johnson SUMMARY: It used to be that the only way one had a chance at owning a notebook computer was to have a corporation buy it for you to use while working. The cost involved with this type of purchase was just too high for the average end user. But lately, things have been changing. Come join Cameron "Sov" Johnson as he takes you on a tour of the ECS Excel G550 Mobile Pentium4 Notebook. It is time to see what these recently affordable systems are capable of!
Editor: Cameron Wilmot
Category: Mobile
Published: 26th June 2003
Manufacturer: ECS
Our Rating: 9.5 out of 10

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Specifications of the G550 Notebook

CPU
Intel Mobile Pentium 4-M Processor With Speedstep Technology 1.8GHz ~ 2.5GHz
Intel Pentium 4 1.6GHz ~ 2.6GHz
mPGA 478 400MHz FSB

Chipset
SiS M651 AGPset
SiS M651 Northbridge
SiS 962ul Southbridge
SiS 302 TV Output Bridge

Memory
Up to 2.0GB PC2100/PC2700 DDR SDRAM
2x 200-pin SO-DIMM connectors

Video
SiS 315 AGP 4x graphics controller embedded in M651 Northbridge
Supports 8, 16, 32, 64MB Shared System Memory

Monitor
14.1” or 15.1” TFT XGA LCD Monitor supporting max 1024x768 resolutions

Audio
Advance AC’97 audio controller built into 962ul Southbridge

HDD
2.5” UDMA-100/133 IDE interface supporting 20, 40, 60 or 80GB HDD

Optical Storage
Module Bay 12.7mm DVD/CD-RW combo drive.

Battery
Lithium Ion Rechargeable 8 cell 55 watts.

Battery Life
Approx 120 mins on fully charged battery at 100% load.

Battery Charge Time
System off: 3 hrs
System on: 5 hrs

Communications
Realtek RTL8100BL 10/100 Ethernet Controller
ECS Mini PCI V.92 Fax/Data Modem

Keyboard and Point Device
108 keys with laptop function keys
Synaptics Touchpad with 4-way scroll feature.

External Expansion

1x Parallel Port, 1x CRT Port, 2x USB 2.0 ports, 1x Mic Jack, 1x Speaker out Jack, 1x RJ-45 Port, 1x RJ-11 Port, 1x TV Out, 1x unpowered (4-pin) Firewire port, 1x Infrared Port, 1x Type II PCMCIA Cardbus slot.

AC Adapter
Lite-on 19v 3.42 amp 75 watt universal power input adapter.








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