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A performance rollback from Wal-Mart's laptop.(Claim Check)(Brief Article)
Wal-Mart's new, full-sized laptop for only S585 got our attention. Unfortunately, the ECS Elitegroup A535 is remarkable only for its price. Among the many shortcomings we found in our tests:
* Lackluster performance from its 1.1-gigahertz processor. Compared with the 2.4--to 2.6-GHz laptops rated on page 44, this one's too slow to be useful for much besides word-processing or e-mail.
* Only 96 megabytes of RAM, compared with 256 MB or more in other computers.
* Only one hour of battery life. Other laptops deliver three to five hours on a charge.
* No CD or DVD burner, only a drive for playback. If you want to save ...
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