Averatec AV6240-EH1 15.4" Laptop (Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor 3000+, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, DVD+/-RW Drive)

by Averatec

Product Details

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• Product Dimensions: 14 x 10 x 1.8 inches ; 6.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 7.9 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0006H42WO
• Item model number: AV6240-EH1
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 2, 2004

Product Description

The 6200 series is the only one of its kind. This unique machine operates as a fully functional notebook and as a personal DVD player. Innovative technology allows for users to watch DVD movies listen to audio CDs or MP3 files all without having to start-up the computer! Power-on the DVD with the wireless remote and watch up to 3 DVD movies on a singel battery charge. As a notebook it is packed with features like an AMD Athlon XP-M 2400+ processor 512MB of memory and 60GB of hard drive space and the best in wireless technology.Includes DVD remote control.* AMD Athlon XP-M Processor The Mobile Athlon XP-M 2400+ processor is designed to extend system battery life using the most dynamic power management technology AMD PowerNow! Technology. With features like QuantiSpeed Architecture and 3DNow! professional technology that offers swift results when working with digital media like audio video and image files. This high- powered processor will maximize performance and make the most of your computing experience.* Optical Drive The built-in DVD+CD-RW will make watching DVDs or creating your own CDs a breeze by eliminating the need for bulky external drives.* LAN/WLAN If you need to connect with wires the dongle free 10/100 network port will have you instantly connected to your network and ready to go. Built-in wireless LAN provides wireless connectivity (802.11g) with the touch of a button. 54G technology is up to 5 times faster than the data rate of 802.11b systems. With greater speed and improved reach feel free to go anywhere with your notebook without the hassle of being wired down.* USB 2.0 High speed USB 2.0 will accelerate performance with faster digital downloads. You can burn CDs up to 6x faster backup data up to 30x faster and transfer digital photos/MP3s 5x faster and even watch and record live full-motion video!* Volume Control External volume control to easily control your volume while listening to a CD or watching a DVD.* Audio In/Out Front mou...

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Very nice unit, but customer service a little lacking..., June 29, 2005

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Sam Valtenbergs "Sam Valtenbergs" (Petaluma, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Averatec AV6240-EH1 15.4" Laptop (Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor 3000+, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, DVD+/-RW Drive) (Personal Computers)

I compared a plethora of high-end laptops before purchasing my Averatec 6240. For the price, the Averatec product has somewhat better features than comparable products from other big name brands like Compaq and HP. The one aspect of the Averatec unit that drove me to purchase it are its weight, thickness and battery life. At a smidge over one inch thick, it's very thin compared to other 15.4" laptops and has very nice aesthetics. You can watch three DVD movies one battery, very nice. I have been extremely pleased with the unit so far: great screen, lots of processing power, ample hard drive... My CD drive did break after a month of so of use, but that kind of bad luck can hit with any manufacturer because most of them OEM things like CD drives these days anyway. What really perturbed me was that Averatec will not let you return the unit to the place of purchase but require you to return the unit via mail to their repair facility in Silicon Valley. They will not pay for shipping, so you're out anywhere between $30 and $50 by the time you ship with insurance. Other than the shipping complaint, I'm very happy with my purchase.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works great for me, July 2, 2005

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A. Huurman "goodlord" (Visalia, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Averatec AV6240-EH1 15.4" Laptop (Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor 3000+, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, DVD+/-RW Drive) (Personal Computers)

Received my unit over 3 weeks ago and everything is still working great.

Pros:
- Lot of processing power
- Beautifull screen
- 4 usb ports
- TV out
- Price
- Can be used as DVD player with processor off. Has remote control.


Cons:
- Runs a little hot on your left leg when used a a LAPtop.
- My screen has one bad pixel left bottom corner (in the start button). This I don't considder this as a problem.- Inbuild speakers sound thin. (via headphones and the installed "sound effect manager" the quality is good)

Not a single software or hardware problem sofar.
I mainly use this computer to edit mepeg2 video and this computer does it well. Networking via wifi is good the range and connection speed (48Mbps) is good.
I'am happy with this computer. I like the color and design.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good laptop, but -NO gaming and NO presentations!-, December 12, 2005

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JonTG (Iowa, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Averatec AV6240-EH1 15.4" Laptop (Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor 3000+, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, DVD+/-RW Drive) (Personal Computers)

PROS:
Nice monitor
Pretty durable
Nice and light
3 DVDs on one charge is decent (video could be better but oh well)
Frickin' FAST! (Athlon 64 will blow you away)
Lots of drive space
Generous amounts of RAM
Great keyboard and touchpad with scrolls
Multimedia keys on the front

CONS:
WARNING!! IF YOU ARE BUYING THIS LAPTOP FOR PRESENTATIONS, LOOK ELSEWHERE. IF YOU CAN GET AN EXTERNAL MONITOR/S-VIDEO CONNECTION EVEN WORKING (TAKES A LOT OF MESSING WITH) THE ASPECT RATIO ON THE LAPTOP'S MONITOR WILL NEVER BE THE NATIVE RESOLUTION.

Forget gaming, the best game I could get to work was GTA: Vice City. Even old Half Life 1 games (Counter-strike, TFC) were unplayable. Anything with a 2d engine should be OK.

Overheating problems. My laptop was overheating so I sent it in to averatec to be repaired under warrenty. Unfortunatly, I had to pay for the shipping ($20). That was two months ago, it's been working fine but recently started overheating again. Apparently they use substandard thermal compound that can't handle the heat this thing puts out.

LOUD fan when running at 100% CPU

Gets very warm under wrists

Only 2 hours of battery life. They'll tell you 2.5-3 hours. Don't believe them.

Pretty bad wireless card. If you're close to the router you should be fine but it has a hard time picking up low strength signals when other cards do just fine.

Installed memory is 2x256 PC2700 333MHZ DDR. Expensive to upgrade, 1 GB of memory runs about $120 as opposed to DDR2 which is about $70.

Overall, if you plan on using one monitor, doing minimal gaming, and have the know how to take apart the laptop (voiding the warrenty), remove the heatsync, apply a better quality thermal compound and put the whole thing back together, this is the laptop for you.