You might be wondering which among the sprouting number of netbooks, notebooks, and tablet PCs are considered best buys these days. We traced some computer stores at Robinsons Place Lipa and SM City Lipa to give you an idea on what to purchase in case you find the need to have one of these gadgets.
NOTEBOOKS/NETBOOKS
Sony Vaio VPCYB15AG
Specs:
AMD Dual Core E 350 1.6GHZ
11.6 WXGA LED Display
2GB DDR3 Memory/cardreader
320GB Data Hard Disk Drive
ATI Radeon Graphics HD6310
Wifi/Bluetooth/Webcam
Windows 7 Starter
Price:
From previous P29,000++ down to P20,699
If you’ve been wanting to have a VAIO, you better grab this one. This may not be the latest model from Sony but it’s still a good piece to own. Available in green, pink, and silver.
Samsung NC110-A02
Specs:
Intel Atom Dual Core
N550 1.5GHZ
1GB PC1066
320GB HDM
10.1″ WSVGA
Bluetooth
Windows 7 Starter
Price:
P17,990
I’m currently using NC110-A04 which was released in April this year and it’s been keeping up with my everyday tasks since I bought it in May.
Acer Aspire AOHappy2
Specs:
Intel Atom N570
2GB Memory
500GB HD Drive
10.1″ LCD Monitor
Win 7 Starter
64MB Intel GMA
Price:
P18,499
Asus EEEPC 1015PX – 320GB HDD
Specs:
Intel Atom Dual N570
1.66 Ghz
2GB PC 1066
10.1″ LED WSVGA
Bluetooth
Windows 7 Starter
Price:
P16,495
TABLET PCs
Samsung GALAXY Tab 7″
Specs:
Android Gingerbread V 2.3
Full Phone Functionality
Flash Support
1.3MP Front & 3MP Rear View Camera
16GB Internal Memory
Expandable Memory up to 32GB
Price:
P20,990
BlackBerry Playbook – 16GB
Specs:
7″ capacitive display @ 1024×600 pixel
1GHz dual-core CPU
1GB RAM
16GB, 32GB, 64GB internal storage
5MP rear camera
3MP front-facing camera
1080p Full HD video recording
HDMI port
micro-USB port
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.1
BlackBerry Tablet OS
Price:
P23,990
Well I haven’t seen it yet when we did this little research here in Lipa City but as of writing, Globe is the official distributor of the BB Playbook here in the Philippines and they have this online promo where you can avail RIM’s tablet PC plus a BB smartphone. I just want to have a BB playbook now!