“Everyone imagined Apple Computer would be the first company to offer a 64-bit processor notebook computer, but with no near plans to release a G5 notebook, Apple for once got beat. Today e-Machines began offering the first 64-bit notebook computer using the AMD Athlon 64 processor,” Fabrizio Pilato writes for MobileMag. “The eMachines M6807 is loaded, with 512MB ram, 60GB HDD, Integrated 802.11g and 10/100Mbps ethernet a massive 8-cell Lithium-ion battery and of course the Athlon 64 3000 processor at 2.000 GHz and 1MB of L2 Cache.”
“An average sized 15.4-inch LCD display is powered by ATI’s Mobility RADEON 9600 video card, the system offers cinematic visual quality for gaming and other graphics-intensive applications. The display features a 16:10 aspect ratio, and allowing up to 30 percent more DVD viewing area than a standard 15-inch notebook screen. Of course the only 64-bit operating system right now is linux, it will be impossible to see the benefits until Microsoft releases a 64-bit Windows,” Pilato writes.
The modestly priced M6807, with a multi-format DVD-RW(+/-) drive, is $1,549 after $100 rebate.
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