Monday, October 13th 2008
Zepto Nox A14 -- The World's Fastest 14'' Notebook
Zepto computers, a Danish computer manufacturer, has just unveiled its new Zepto Nox A14, the fastest notebook in its class. The laptop features the P9500 CPU from Intel, paired with up to 8GB of RAM. A GeForce 9600M deals with the graphics. All of this in a 14.1" package. Pricing starts at $1,411.
The specifications are as follows:
Source:
PC Launches
- Intel Core 2 Duo Processor P9500
- 14.1" WXGA+ (1440x900) widescreen display
- NVIDIA Geforce 9600M GT 512MB
- up to 8GB DDR2 RAM
- Intel Turbo Memory (up to 2GB)
- max 500GB HDD or 128GB SSD
- Blu-ray drive
- Zepto Zpro Wireless 300Mbit
- Built-in Bluetooth 2.0 EDR
- Built-in webcam 2.0 megapixel
- Built-in digital microphone
- Microsoft Windows Vista
22 Comments on Zepto Nox A14 -- The World's Fastest 14'' Notebook
i think that Alienware "notebook" are faster... isn't it?!
another pic
Nah not really they use the same barebones as a lot of other low to midrange local manufacturers, nothing to get excited about. It may have the right specs but the quality of the casing is poor.
Now I wonder the weight.
::EDIT::
1 negative found - I made up a custom build, all i changed was the CPU & battery pack = delivery date 20 days
but I partially agree - for the price im gonna be paying its almost epic if i cant game properly on it. - I can get an ACER 5039G which is a 15.4" for a LOT LOT less & its almost identical spec'd out.
Acer might make some nice laptops & sell them at very very competitive prices but Ive read everywhere that their after sales support is a complete shambles. (& also Ive never really WHOLE heartedly trusted the brand ACER)
my other choices was a Dell...which comes out to.... £809.01
Compared to which is now my first choice....which costs £826.99
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now thats an AWESOME offer from dell, with the 320GB HDD, 15.4" screen & 4Gb RAM- but its a 'DELL'
on the other hand what ever i downloaded is usually zipped across the network to my main PC anyway so im not exactly gonna be storing anything BIG to justify a 320Gb HDD - Im running an 80GB on my laptop & ive never filled it - a 160Gb@5400RPM/120GB@7200RPM will be just fine.
the CPU on the Zepto could be a little faster but im gonna be running XP on it anyways.
the only issue here is trying to find a way to talk my dad into loaning me some cash & the use of his Credit/debit card to order this badboy since i want to beat the 20day wait - the laptop will always be there but the only time i will be able to get a new laptop wont be until after Xmas when i have the cash...
hwt.dk/literaturedetails.aspx?LiteratureID=10957
It's in Danish so try running it thru googletranslate. Or just look at the pictures :-)
The "real" translation is a bit different. The Danish in this review is really poor that is probably why Google has a hard time getting the translation right.
Translation (I have taken the liberity to clean it up a bit):
The result is about what you would expect. The P9500 CPU in the Nox is battling the T9300 CPU that the Zepto 6224W is equipped with(. not at the right place in Danisk nor Enligsh) But is a bit behind the T9500. But why is the P9500 worse than a T9500, isn't the P9500 newer, and don't they all have the same smount of L2 cache? some might ask. Yes, but it is because of the fact that the P-series CPUs are optimized for best performance compared to their powerdraw and not for overall performance.
"Resultatet er nogenlunde som man kunne forvente. P9500 CPU'en i Nox ligger og kæmper med den T9300, som Zepto 6224W er udstyret med. Men den er et stykke efter T9500. Jamen hvorfor er en P9500 dårligere end en T9500, er P9500 ikke nyere, og kører de ikke med samme hastighed og har samme mængde L2 cache? er der måske nu nogen som spørger. Jo, men det er på grund af det faktum, at P9xxx processorer er optimeret til at give den bedste ydelse i forhold til strømforbruget. "