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PC-Koubou Lesance NB laptop rocks Santa Rosa, GeForce 8400
If you're like us, you're constantly on the hunt for a laptop which will bring balance to the Force, unite all nations, and really rock a decent configuration for not a lot of dough. Enter the PC-Koubou Lesance NB, the Santa Rosa based, GeForce 8400 sporting answer to your prayers. The 13.3-inch laptop features a Core 2 Duo T7300 (2GHz) processor, 1GB of memory, and a 100GB hard drive, plus connectivity options like USB, Firewire, eSATA, Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11a/b/n, and SD, MMC and Memory Stick Pro support. The whole harmonious, peace-loving package will run you around $1215, but you'll have to go to Japan to get it -- which is probably a step in the wrong direction if you're buying a budget laptop.
PC Koubou offers up a gaming rig on the cheap
Sure, PC Koubou's new Amphis MT729C2D-NV8 isn't going to give you the same blazing performance as a Crossfire- or SLI-equipped machine, but at only €1,100 ($1,445), you're also entering a price range that the Alienwares, Voodoos, and XPS's of the world don't even attempt to approach. Still, don't think you're being saddled with crappy components here: this Vista-powered machine sports a 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo E6600, your choice of a 320MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS or 768MB GeForce 8800 GTX, either 2GB or 4GB of RAM, a 320GB hard drive, DVD burner, and six USB 2.0 ports. Of course the down side is that you're gonna have to hoof it over to Japan to pick one of these up, but hey, you really deserve a vacation anyway.
