Chembook 2030, an alternative to the W3V?

Chembook has a new WXGA 14' model out with dedicated VRAM



more info and pics here
http://www.chemusa.com/chembook_2030.htm

Chipset
· Intel 915PM with discrete VGA chip




Microprocessor
· Intel’s Banias or Dothan or Celeron-M processor up to FSB 533MHz




Memory (RAM)
· One user configurable DDR 1 SODIMM slot

· 256MB on board

· Max support 1280MB

· 333 MHz DDR1 DRAM memory module




Video · nVidia GeForce Go 6400, 64MB VRAM




Display
· 1280x768 (15:9) for 14” WXGA TFT LCD (by Samsung, AU and CPT)




PCMCIA Slots
· ENE CB714 PCI Cardbus controller

· PC Card 95 supported with one type II card sockets

· No ZV port supported




Storage · 9.5mm, 2.5" HDD support, ATA/100 support




Card Reader · Support MMC , SD , MS , MS PRO, 4-in-1 card reader.




Optical Drive
· 9.5 mm, ODD drive, factory configurable




Input Devices
· Full size keyboard with localization, 85 keys layouts for US, 86 keys for Europe and 89 keys for Japan

· 19.05 mm keypitch, 2.5 mm travel length, 5.3mm thickness

· Support window, application key and Japan keyboard with 2nd CTRL key

· Alps mini-wide type Touch pad with scroll up/down button




Sound System
· Realtek ALC250

· MS sound System compatible

· Two 1.0W speakers
· Microphone-in and headphone-out

· Build in microphone






I/O Ports
· 4 x USB ports

· 1 x VGA port

· 1 x RJ-11

· 1 x RJ-45

· 1 x IEEE1394
· Microphone-in jack

· Headphone-out jack

· DC input jack

· Kensington lock

· Manufacture optional for 300K pixels CMOS camera




Communication
· AC97 modem via MOM that is V.92/56K bps data and 14.4Kbps send/receive Fax

· On-board 10/100 LAN. 1Giga LAN as optional

· TI TSB-43-AB21A IEEE1394

· Build in antenna on top of panel side for 802.11a/b/g module , WNC

· Manufacture Option Bluetooth module with antenna




Battery
· Standard with 6-cell 18650 Li-Ion battery pack

· Provide 9-cell battery pack option




AC Adapter
· 65W, AC Adapter. 90-264VAC, 47-63HZ, 3-pin AC input




Power Management
· Suspend to RAM, suspend to Disk

· Various hot-key for system control

· ACPI compliant BIOS




Dimension
· 13.1 x 9.5 x 1-inch (front) ~ 1.1-inch (rear)




Weight
· 5lbs for 14” WXGA/Combo/HDD/6 cell Battery



since it is a barebones, it'd be interesting to see what kind of specs one creates for this system.

 

I went to the link based on your post. Looks interesting but i don't understand about the Samsung display (AU and CPT?) Does that mean in Australia and somewhere else? Any idea on pricing for this configuration? (2030)

Thanks

HP ZV5220US 15.4"WXGA 512MB RAM 60GB HD AMD XP+ 3000 8lbs. (heavy)

 

I called Chemusa yesterday for asking price. The barebook is $995. They can sell you the barebook, but there is no warranty. You take your own risk to build it yourself. This model is not available yet. They told me they would have it in the next month.

 

What is included in the barebook? That's one area where I haven't delved although I have the technical knowhow to build one of these...what do you have to get besides what they provide?

Thanks

HP ZV5220US 15.4"WXGA 512MB RAM 60GB HD AMD XP+ 3000 8lbs. (heavy)

 

I'm still trying to figure out if the X600 is comparable to the Nvidia Go 6400 on the 2030

here are some stats between Nvidia's cards..

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Go 6600
Memory Interface 128-bit

Memory Bandwidth (GBps)
11.2 GBps

Fill Rate (pixels/sec.)
3 billion

Vertices/Second
300 million

RAMDACs
400 MHz

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Go 6400

Memory Interface 64-bit plus TurboCache
Memory Bandwidth (GBps) 5.6 GBps plus TurboCache
Fill Rate (pixels/sec.) 1.6 billion
Vertices/Second 300 million
RAMDACs 400 MHz
----------------------
Go 6200

Memory Interface 64-bit plus TurboCache
Memory Bandwidth (GBps) 4.8 GBps plus TurboCache
Fill Rate (pixels/sec.) 1.2 billion
Vertices/Second 225 million
RAMDACs 400 MHz
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based on these specs, the 6400 is alot closer to the 6200 than the 6600.

I can't find similar stats on the X600 since the radeon site uses other measurements.

 

<blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by haydini

 

I saw a Chembook advertisement in a PC magazine, they seem nice. Do they have anything to do with Chemistry?

 

No, the name does not have anything to do with Chemistry, rather it is a Chinese acronym.

 

So far based on information on notebookdiscussion and notebookforums,

the 2030's 3d benchmarks surpasses the CL56's ATI radeon 9700.. placing it's Nvidia Go 6400 within the class of ATI's x600.

it's 6 cell battery generates 3h45m of life and has a 9 cell option.

has built in web camera and mic

it's rather cheap and comes with a 2 year warranty

sounds rather good.

 

benchmarks are out, from Mathew of NBD:

Chembook 2030 - 1.86Ghz Sonoma, 1.25Gb DDR RAM, 80Gb (5400 RPM), XP Pro SP2
3DMark 03 and 05 Results:
3065 - 3DMark 03
1061 - 3DMark 05
PerformanceTest Results:
275.1 - Pass Mark
412.3 - CPU Mark
340.2 - Memory Mark
394.1 - 3D Mark
175.8 - 2D Mark
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based on the 3dmark05 score, its GPU is clearly within the class of the ATI x600

 

anyway i can get a link to where you got those benchmarks

 

http://notebookdiscussions.com/showthread.php?t=370