http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/tg-sambos-15-4-inch-averatec-6700-desktop-replacement/ Engadget Comments for Averatec's 15.4-inch 6700 "desktop replacement" http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/tg-sambos-15-4-inch-averatec-6700-desktop-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/tg-sambos-15-4-inch-averatec-6700-desktop-replacement/May 3rd 2007 10:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/tg-sambos-15-4-inch-averatec-6700-desktop-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/tg-sambos-15-4-inch-averatec-6700-desktop-replacement/May 3rd 2007 10:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/tg-sambos-15-4-inch-averatec-6700-desktop-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/tg-sambos-15-4-inch-averatec-6700-desktop-replacement/May 3rd 2007 10:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/tg-sambos-15-4-inch-averatec-6700-desktop-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/tg-sambos-15-4-inch-averatec-6700-desktop-replacement/May 3rd 2007 11:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/tg-sambos-15-4-inch-averatec-6700-desktop-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/tg-sambos-15-4-inch-averatec-6700-desktop-replacement/
I bought a Tablet PC from them, a C3500. The laptop's battery is about 20 mins, with WiFi turned off. It overheats. It overheats so much, it shuts off itself to save it from exploding (At least it doesnt pack a Sony-made battery, heh).

The stylus doesnt work that well either. I regret not getting the Acer tablet, as my cousin recommended.

Not sure about 'this year's model', but I would never buy another Averatec product in my life. ]]>May 4th 2007 12:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/tg-sambos-15-4-inch-averatec-6700-desktop-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/tg-sambos-15-4-inch-averatec-6700-desktop-replacement/
This is exactly what happened to me. I bought my 6100 and a year later they still had not updated the drivers even once. I called and begged and begged, with no avail. I ended up filling several complaints with the BBB, which managed to get them to update their drivers - once. Once in the entire life of this laptop. Now, I know drivers might not be a big deal to some - but this give you an idea of their level of customer service.

Averatec's moto should be "You bought, your Sh$t out of luck".]]>May 4th 2007 2:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/tg-sambos-15-4-inch-averatec-6700-desktop-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/tg-sambos-15-4-inch-averatec-6700-desktop-replacement/
How can a notebook even come CLOSE to being considered a desktop replacement with a Radeon Express 1100 chip? I could be wrong, but anytime i've seen that video chipset, it's been integrated.

So tell me why I should spend this amount of $$ on a sub-standard brand with horrible customer service and no capacity for self-service with integrated video?

How about we really take a look at the details of these things before we just throw a company's press release up on the main page? I mean, i've been searching for 15 minutes and I can't find any information that states what size memory is allocated for the graphic adapter.

Gizmodo-folksen, can you get this info? It's kind of a big deal if you're going to sell a "desktop replacement" notebook which is going to even think of running Vista Home Premium with its basic capabilities.

Come on, guys!]]>May 4th 2007 9:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/tg-sambos-15-4-inch-averatec-6700-desktop-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/tg-sambos-15-4-inch-averatec-6700-desktop-replacement/
Yeah. This is Engadget. NOT Gizmodo. Sorry, guys.]]>May 4th 2007 4:18PM