HP Pavilion Zv6000

I hope to have this notebook computer in my network for many years. (I don’t usually throw away computers but keep them integrated in my home network, which is a good thing since some of my 16-bit applications won’t work on an XP system.) I feel that...

A well-equipped (if our test unit had had WiFi), widescreened Athlon 64 portable at an affordable price

Too hefty to haul around often; docking base is too expensive

We already mentioned the handy keyboard labeling of the side-mounted I/O ports, but should specify what's available: Along the right side you'll find headphone and microphone jacks, one USB 2.0 and one IEEE 1394 FireWire port, S-Video out and Ethernet...

Sticking to XGA resolution, we managed 29 frames per second in Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory and 86 fps in the older, less demanding Quake III Arena; the Pavilion averaged an almost-adequate 13 fps in AquaMark3 and posted Futuremark 3DMark03 and...