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Hi-Grade Ultinote M6400 review
Reviews Intel has shown some anxiety about this practice (in which Hi-Grade is not alone), warning that it doesn't validate desktop Pentium 4 chips in notebooks, that power-saving technologies like SpeedStep are not available, and that the lower junction...
[February 19, 2002, 23:00]
Nuggets: Hi-Grade's UltiNote 750 makes PC power mobile(ish)
News If it's raw power you're after in a laptop and don't mind having a strained shoulder or two, check out the Hi-Grade UltiNote AS8400 750MHz. The only real drawback of all the functionality and power offered by Hi-Grade's UltiNote is that sometimes...
[November 13, 2000, 11:24]
Hi-Grade Notino 2200 review
Reviews Unfortunately we were unable to test the system's wireless networking capability as Hi-Grade had removed the mini-PCI card from our review sample. The Notino 2200-1000-3 model that we reviewed is built around Intel's 1GHz Mobile Pentium III...
[January 28, 2002, 23:00]
Hi-Grade hits triple top with notebook, PC and Internet Service
News Hi-Grade also launched its Axion range of corporate PCs and servers. Separately, Hi-Grade said it will set up an Internet service, called Hi-Net, in conjunction with Planet Online which will cost £150 a year for 13 months of unlimited access.
[December 6, 1996, 16:55]
Hi-Grade Ultinote M6500-2000 review
Reviews In fact, Hi-Grade is now selling this configuration for the same price with a 2.2GHz desktop chip, and offers a 2GHz system with 256MB rather than 512MB of RAM for just £1,149 (ex. Despite Intel’s reservations about the practice of using desktop...
[June 25, 2002, 16:08]
BETT '99: Snippets from the show
News Hi-Grade offered a complete IT package including secure technology, services and support to meet individual school needs. Hi-Grade is using the N2H2 filtering service after its accuracy in blocking unsuitable material in American schools.
[January 15, 1999, 12:05]
BETT '99: Snippets from the show
News Hi-Grade offered a complete IT package including secure technology, services and support to meet individual school needs. Hi-Grade is using the N2H2 filtering service after its accuracy in blocking unsuitable material in American schools.
[January 15, 1999, 12:05]
First tests: Mobile P4 slower than PIII?
News The MP4-M is the first 'official' Pentium 4 processor for notebooks, although several manufacturers, including Hi-Grade, have recently released portable systems using the desktop version of the Pentium 4.
[March 5, 2002, 17:48]
Tests show P4 desktop chip works for notebooks
News The main downside to the Hi-Grade Ultinote M6400 is its bulk, an effect of the cooling systems needed to keep the chip from overheating. If what you want to do is take it home from the office or to make a presentation, plug it into the mains and...
[February 20, 2002, 16:58]
Dell Inspiron 8200 review
Reviews The best Content Creation Winstone 2002 result we've recorded to date is from Hi-Grade's aforementioned desktop P4-based system, which scored 26.8. It also lags behind Hi-Grade's desktop P4-based Ultinote M6400, which scored 42.7, albeit with the...
[March 4, 2002, 23:00]
iPhone's remote wiping may help crooks cover tracks
News The team cracks low-grade encryption using 100 quad-core PCs but, for high-grade encryption, it relies on the threat of a prison sentence for individuals refusing to hand over passwords or decrypted files.
[September 3, 2008, 8:33]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog In the red corner: a Hi-Grade laptop with a 1.8 GHz old school P4. Wednesday 20/02/2002 Don't put your Pentium on the move, Mrs OEM," says Intel, concerned that laptop manufacturers are putting desktop P4s into their wares instead of patiently...
[February 22, 2002, 15:18]
Microsoft keyboard shows Bluetooth gaps
News On both notebooks (a Sony VAIO Z600TEK and a Hi-Grade Ultinote M6500), the "portable" USB Bluetooth adapter was not detected and the Plug and Play wizard refused to cast its spell. Microsoft has taken a simplistic approach with its Bluetooth...
[December 10, 2002, 16:00]
Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop for Bluetooth review
Reviews On both notebooks (a Sony VAIO Z600TEK and a Hi-Grade Ultinote M6500), the 'portable' USB Bluetooth adapter was not detected and the Plug and Play wizard refused to cast its spell. Two USB Bluetooth adapters are provided to connect the keyboard and...
[December 10, 2002, 10:12]
Sony VAIO PCG-R600HEP review
Reviews This level of features is good, but can also be found on other notebooks, notably the Hi-Grade Notino, which includes wireless networking and costs considerably less. This isn't a fast machine. The R600HEP's low benchmark scores are partly due to...
[January 24, 2002, 23:00]
Dell SmartPC 250N review
Reviews It didn’t seem unduly noisy in use, though - certainly not compared to Hi-Grade’s 2GHz Ultinote M6500, which we recently reviewed. The reason for using desktop chips in notebooks is clear enough: a 2GHz mobile Pentium 4 costs $637, whereas a 2GHz...
[August 14, 2002, 10:13]
Dell Latitude C840 review
Reviews However, it falls a long way short of the highest figures we’ve recorded -- 47.5 on Business Winstone 2001 from Dell’s Precision M40 and 26.8 on Content Creation Winstone 2002 from Hi-Grade’s UltiNote M6400.
[May 9, 2002, 10:30]
Sony VAIO PCG-GRX316SP review
Reviews However, that's still behind the desktop Pentium 4-based Hi-Grade Ultinote M6400's front-running score of 26.8. Like the Inspiron 8200, Sony's GRX316SP uses a 1.7GHz MP4-M processor, supported by the equally new 845MP chipset.
[March 10, 2002, 23:00]
Sun brews fresh Java for mobile devices
News Sun is giving its Java programming environment a stronger kick, with improvements to its capabilities for both enterprise-grade computers and a myriad of sub-PC devices. Sun has released the reference implementation of Personal Profile, and...
[September 26, 2002, 11:54]
Back in the world of infinite free energy...
Blog Comment And as I noted before, the reasons why the diagram of an overunity superconducting drive on the web site you cited won't work can be shown and understood by any average eighth grade science student. Hi Michael,
[April 28, 2007, 21:19]
