Ein durchschnittlicher Core i3-2310M liegt in allen ( Stromadapter Amilo Pi2450 ) 8 Prozessortests etwa 10 % hinter dem i7-2637M und der Core i5-2410M im Mittel 10 % darüber. Dadurch könnte man den i7-2637M im Aspire M3 mit einem langsamen Core i5-2410M vergleichen. Die Leistung ist jedoch sehr abhängig vom Einsatz des Turbo Boost und daher den thermalen Bedingungen. Im ersten Durchlauf des X264 Benchmarks ist die Leistung z.B. 9 % besser als in den weiteren. In Spielen sollte man also eher mit der Performance eines Core i3-2350M rechnen. Dank der flotten SSD und des Core-i7-ULV-Prozessors kann das Aspire M3-581TG ein sehr gutes Ergebnis im PCMark 7 erzielen. Der Score von 3500 Punkten liegt auf dem Level eines Alienware M14x mit GT 555M, Quad Core Core i7 und Samsung SSD bzw. dem 13-Zoll MacBook Air. ( Akku Amilo Pi2550 ) 2ye

Das schnellste Notebook in unserem Test, das Alienware M18x, liegt nur 32 % voran. ( Stromadapter Amilo Xi2428 ) 2ye 5.6Windows 7 LeistungsindexProzessorBerechnungen pro Sekunde6.9Speicher (RAM)Speichervorgänge pro Sekunde5.9GrafikDesktopleistung für Windows Aero5.6Grafik (Spiele)3D-Business und Gaminggrafikleistung6.9Primäre FestplatteDatentransferrate7.9 PCMark Vantage 12759 Punkte Die verbaute LiteOn LMT-256M3M mSATA SSD bietet im Test hervorragende Leistungswerte. Der verwendete Marvel 88SS9174 Controller wird auch bei der Crucial m4 oder ADATA S501 V2 eingesetzt und kann im Test vor allem bei den sequentiellen Transferraten punkten. Schwachstelle sind eher die 4K-Datenraten, wobei sie sich im Vergleich zur Samsung SM256C im MacBook Air 13 z. B. in allen ( Akku Amilo Xi2528 ) 2ye

Tests durchsetzt. Erst High-End-SSDs wie die Intel SSD 520 kann im ( Stromadapter HP Probook 4530s ) 2Durchschnitt mit 39 % noch etwas draufsetzen Die Besonderheit des Acer Aspire M3 ist ganz klar die starke, dedizierte Grafikkarte namens Nvidia GeForce GT 640M. Sie basiert auf der neuen Kepler Architektur und wird in 28 nm gefertigt. Technische Details der Architektur dürfen wir leider noch nicht veröffentlichen, sie werden jedoch ab Launch der Architektur im Grafikkartenartikel der GeForce GT 640M nachgetragen. Die theoretische Leistung der Grafikkarte haben wir mit zahlreichen synthetischen Benchmarks überprüft. Bei den neueren Benchmarks enttäuscht die GT 640M nicht und kann sich deutlich von GeForce GT 555M und Radeon HD 6770M absetzen. Im 3D Mark 11 GPU Test schafften die GT 555M aller unserer Testgeräte nur 61 bis 85 % der( Stromadapter HP Probook 4535s ) 3

Leistung. Die 6770M (jetzt in 7690M umbenannt) ( Akku HP Probook 4730s ) 3 bleibt mit 73 bis 80 % ebenfalls deutlich zurück. Selbst die GeForce GTX 460M kann knapp geschlagen werden. Im Durchschnitt reiht sich die GT 640M knapp unter der GTX 460M ein. Je älter und dadurch prozessorlastiger die Tests werden, desto mehr fällt die GT 640M jedoch ab. Im 3DMark05 sind z. B. einzelne GeForce GT 555M Modelle schneller. Bei den wichtigeren Spieletests sieht man wiederum oft deutlich Einbußen aufgrund des relativ schwachen Prozessors. Daher betrachten wir jetzt nur die höchste Detailstufe. AA-PB9NS6W

Die GeForce GTX 460M kann sich bei unseren Spielebenchmarks deutlich besser absetzen als bei den theoretischen Tests. AA-PL2NC9B Die GeForce GT 555M und auch 6770M / 7690M bleiben aber hinter der neuen Kepler Grafikkarte. Wie schon im Kapitel weiter oben erklärt, kann die Geforce GT 640M im Acer Ultrabook eine hervorragende Leistung abrufen. Der relativ schwache Prozessor bremst jedoch besonders in geringeren Detailstufen deutlich. Der nativen Displayauflösung von 1366 x 768 zeigt sich die GT 640M gut gewachsen und kann bei vielen aktuellen Spielen mit hohen Detailstufen aufwarten. Das versprochene Ultra Setting bei Battlefield 3 AA-PL2NC9W

können wir aber in unserer anspruchsvollen AA-PL4NC6B Benchmarksequenz nicht flüssig spielen. Hier reicht es nur für die mittlere Detailstufe. Trotzdem ist die GT 640M auf einer Stufe mit der Radeon HD 7690M im HP Envy 17. Einzig bei dem sehr anspruchsvollen The Witcher 2 konnten wir nur in den niedrigsten Settings flüssige Frameraten erzielen. Weniger fordernde Spiele wie Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 sind sogar auf 1920 x 1080 und maximalen Einstellungen flüssig spielbar (z. B. auf einem externen Monitor). SSD, sparsamer ULV-Prozessor und Optimus versprechen eine geringe Geräuschentwicklung des Kühlungssystems. Dagegen spricht die geringe Gehäusedicke. AA-PL4NC6W

Ohne Last kann das Acer M3 hier auch durchaus punkten. AA-PL9NC6B Sehr oft bleibt der verbaute Lüfter komplett aus, wodurch das Ultrabook praktisch geräuschlos ist. Auch in den Phasen, wenn er läuft, sind die gemessenen 28,6 dB sehr gut, wenngleich das Geräusch auch etwas hochfrequent ist. Leider bläst er jedoch immer wieder wenige Sekunden mit 33,8 dB die Luft aus dem Gehäuse (mit 1,9 Sone mehr als doppelt so laut als ohne laufenden Lüfter mit 0,94 Sone) und stört damit etwas die angenehme Ruhe. Ebenso beim Websurfen wechselt die gemessene Lautstärke immer wieder zwischen 27,4 und 28,6 dB. Eine gute Leistung, AA-PL9NC6W

aber ein MacBook Pro kann dies noch etwas besser. ( Akku SAMSUNG N145 ) 4 Unter Last dreht das TimelineU richtig auf. Mit 38 bis 46 dB kann es ordentlich laut werden, wobei es sich bei typischer Last bei meist etwa 39,5 dB und 3,13 Sone befindet. Mit Furmark und Prime 95 erreicht es seine maximale Lautstärek mit 46 dB bzw. 5,1 Sone und ist somit mehr als 5x so laut als im minimalen Zustand. Ohne Last bleiben die Oberflächentemperaturen mit maximal 34 °C unkritisch. Besonders die wichtigen Handballenauflagen bleiben angenehm kühl. Unter Last erhitzt sich vor allem die Unterseite stark und schränkt die Benutzung am Schoß ein. Die Handballenauflagen blieben jedoch auch bei unserem Extremlasttest angenehm kühl. ( Stromadapter SAMSUNG NP-N145 ) 10 Die internen Temperaturen erreichten unter Last durchaus kritische Höhen. Die Geforce pendelte sich beim Furmark Benchmark bei etwa 93 °C ein, wobei die Prozessorkerne unter der gleichzeitigen Prime95 Last zwischen 90 und 97 °C schwankten. Das starke Pendeln erklärt sich durch ein dauerndes Throtteln der Kerne auf 800

MHz. Manchmal konnten wir auch ein thermisches ( Stromadapter SAMSUNG NT-N145 ) Throtteln in HWInfo32 beobachten. Mit Prime95 alleine blieben die Kerne übrigens bei 81 °C, da sie das gesamte thermische Budget ausnutzen konnten. In Battlefield 3 pendelt sich die Grafikkarte bei unkritischeren 84 °C ein, und die CPU Kerne erreichen 91 °C bei 2,1 - 2,2 GHz ohne Throttling. Nicht viel Spielraum, aber im Auslieferungszustand unbedenklich. Zufällig sind wir auch an die Grenzen des Kühlsystems gestoßen. Beim gleichzeitigen Ausführen von Prime95, Furmark und Battlefield 3 über längere Zeit hängte sich das System komplett auf. Kurz vorher konnte man auch noch ein thermischen pa3905u

Throtteln der CPU beobachten. pa3905u-1brs Die an der vorderen Unterkante verbauten Stereolautsprecher spielen nicht sonderlich laut, aber klar und für Videos und anspruchslose Beschallung qualitativ ausreichend. Der verbaute Headsetport kann wie üblich unsere hochohmigen AKG K701 Kopfhöhrer nur knapp laut genug ansteuern. Störgeräusche können wir jedoch keine feststellen. Dank Optimus und stromsparender ULV-CPU ist die Energieaufnahme des 15-Zoll-Multimedia-Notebooks ohne Last vorbildlich. 7,9 Watt sind auf dem Niveau von Netbooks wie dem MSI Wind U160. Nur das Sony Vaio VPC-Z21Q9E schaffte im Test weniger zu verbrauchen und spielt in derselben Klasse. Unter Last bewegt sich das Aspire M3 im üblichen Bereich von Multimedianotebooks mit dedizierten Einsteigergrafikkarten. Das Fujitsu Lifebook AH531 mit ( Akku Toshiba Qosmio X770 ) 2ye

GeForce GT 525M benötigt z. B. ebenfalls 55 Watt im 3DMark06. ( Stromadapter Toshiba Qosmio X770-ST4N04 ) 9 Das erste Gerät mit ähnlich leistungsstarker Hardware (Medion Akoya P6812 mit GT 555M und Core i3-2330M) braucht mit 61 - 81 Watt unter Last übrigens deutlich mehr. Im Standby und ausgeschaltet konnte unser Strommessgerät keinerlei Ströme messen, d. h. der Verbrauch liegt unter den Messgrenzen. Der 54 Wh fassende Lithium-Polymer-Akku verhilft dem Aspire Ultrabook zu durchaus beachtlichen Laufzeiten. Dank ULV-CPU und Optimus sind bis zu 11 Stunden und 39 Minuten im Reader Test des BatteryEater ohne Steckdose möglich. Bei unserem ( Akku Acer Aspire 5741Z )

WLAN-Surftest mit 150 cd/m2 Helligkeit waren knapp über 6 Stunden möglich. ( Akku Acer Aspire 5741ZG ) Unter Last erreicht das Acer sehr gute 2 Stunden und 20 Minuten, schummelt hier jedoch etwas: Die CPU wird auf 1,7 GHz gedrosselt und in Battlefield 3 sinkt die Framerate von 60-70 auf 28 fps, sobald wir das Netzkabel ziehen. Nvidia möchte das Ultra in Ultrabooks mit der GeForce GT 640M bringen - so die markante PR-Aussage. Die Performance spricht für diese Aussage ein deutliches Machtwort. Die Grafikleistung der GT 640M ist beachtlich, und auch der Stromverbrauch bleibt im Rahmen. Mit den bis jetzt getesteten Ultrabook-Subnotebooks hat ( Stromadapter Acer Aspire 5742 )

das Acer mit seinem DVD-Laufwerk und 15-Zoll-Bildschirm jedoch wenig gemeinsam. ( Akku Acer Aspire 5742G ) Als flaches Multimedia-Notebook gesehen macht das Acer M3 aber vieles richtig. Die Komponenten des getesteten Topmodells verhelfen dem Timeline Ultra nicht nur zu toller Gaming Performance, auch die Anwendungsleistung ist beachtlich. Dank Optimus muss die Akkuleistung aber nicht darunter leiden und erlaubt im Schnitt sechs Stunden ohne Steckdose (zwei beim Gaming). Leider gibt es nicht nur von Sonnenseiten zu berichten: Unter Last fordern die starken Komponenten ihren Tribut und erhitzen die Unterseite des Notebooks kräftig. ( Stromadapter Acer Aspire 5742Z )

Weiters muss man sich über das Touchpad aufgrund des ( Akku ASUS G50VT-X3 ) Fehlens von dedizierten Buttons oft aufregen. Größter Kritikpunkt ist jedoch das billige Display. Dies ist klar dem günstigen Einstiegspreis der Basisvariante geschuldet. Für unser getestetes High-End-Modell hätte Acer hier aber unbedingt ein höherwertiges Panel verbauen sollen. Nach Entfernen der Schrauben auf der Unterseite (Achtung: auch im Wartungs- und DVD-Schacht)... kann man den Tastaturteil der Oberschale abnehmen (auf die Flachbandkabel von Touchpad und Tastatur achten). Konkurrenz sind eigentlich nicht die bereits erhältlichen 13-Zoll- ( Stromadapter ASUS G50VT-X4 )

Ultrabooks sondern eher leichte 15"-Multimediageräte VGPBPS23/P wie das teure MacBook Pro 15. Privacy: Click here to activate the Facebook buttonnicht mit Facebook verbundenPrivacy: Click here to activate the Twitter buttonnicht mit Twitter verbundenPrivacy: Click here to activate the Google Plus buttonnicht mit Google+ verbundenMore information on the 2-click-buttons for more privacy can be found here at heise.de (in German).EinstellungenHere you can permanently activate the buttons (using a Cookie).VGP-BPS23/GFacebookTwitterGoogle+»Delicious, »Reddit, »Stumbleupon, »Technorati, »digg, »Mr Wong

• Sony VGPBPS23/G
• Sony VGP-BPS23/D
• Sony VGPBPS23/D
• Sony VGP-BPL18
• Sony VGP-BPS18

The reflective screen, with a resolution Sony VGP-BPX19 of 1600 x 900 pixels and lowest contrasts, likely just has to be accepted in this price range. Dynamic graphics switching (Intel HD 3000) works very well and contributes to an acceptable battery runtime of four hours (17 incher!). We miss USB 3.0 and a touchpad that is better to use. Two graphics cards (crossfire) and a quad core for EUR 600? The Acer Aspire 7560G (Fusion) make it possible. Sony VGP-BPS20

But the 17.3 incher won't be suitable for every PC gamer. SONY VGP-BPS20/S The Fusion processor, A8-3520M, is a bit slower than Intel's Core i3 on total. The midrange GPU, Radeon HD 6650M, extracts a remarkable amount of 3D performance in view of the price. The frames also occasionally drop unexpectedly depending on the game and enabled/disabled crossfire option (both GPUs are processing), though. If you aren't keen on tinkering and fiddling with drivers, you should steer clear of the 7560G to start with. The low-end glare screen and the poor keyboard also spoil the fun with the device to an extent. SONY VGP-BPS20/B

The poor connectivity also decreases the rating. Samsung's Sony VGP-BPL20 Series 7 700Z3A-S03DE, priced at EUR 1200, won't appeal to bargain hunters. Everyone who puts value on high-end looks, great input devices and an outdoor suitable screen might take a liking to the 14 incher. A Core i5 2430M and Radeon HD 6490M don't offer the highest performance, but the SanDisk iSSD P4 (8 GB) installed in addition to the HDD (1000 GB!) speeds up booting noticeably. We dislike the contrast weak TN screen, which doesn't fit into the concept of over EUR 1000. The EasyNote TS13HR-197GE arrives as a second Packard Bell in our editorial office. Sony VGP-BPS22

The 15.6 incher comes with a new GeForce GT 630M and SONY VGP-BPL22 a Core i5 at a price of EUR 590. The red all-in-one package bids solid up to good features in all issues and the screen is its only weak point, corresponding to the price range (poor contrast, narrow viewing angles). We aren't only delighted about the good battery runtime of 4:35 hours, but also about the good midfield gaming performance. A big drawback: The few interfaces lacking USB 3.0, eSATA and ExpressCard. The IdeaPad Y570-086225U from Lenovo proves to be suitable for gaming with a GeForce GT 555M, but stays down-to-earth with a Core i5, 1366x768 pixels and a 500 GB hard disk. SONY VGP-BPS22A

We had the U.S. model in for review, but the i5, 8 GB, 750 SONY VGP-BPS22/A GB and GT555M alternative is available in Germany at a price of EUR 750. Games can be played with medium to high details in the native HD resolution. In line with that, the sound is emitted from the balanced JBL speakers at a high volume. The TFT screen's good contrast of 578:1 is remarkable. That might be comforting to those who would have wished at least WXGA++ for a multimedia book. Looking solely at the score, Sony PCGA-BP2T the IdeaPad Y570 would only have to compete against the Packard Bell EasyNote TS13HR with the same score.

It achieves this through more gaming power, higher contrasts, wide viewing angles and more ports. Sony PCGA-BP3T The temperature and noise remain quite low despite all the power. Prolific writers won't find the perfect keyboard; the pressure point is a bit stiff among other things. Privacy: Click here to activate the Facebook buttonnicht mit Facebook verbundenPrivacy: Click here to activate the Twitter buttonnicht mit Twitter verbundenPrivacy: Click here to activate the Google Plus buttonnicht mit Google+ verbundenMore information on the 2-click-buttons for more privacy can be found here at heise.de (in German).EinstellungenHere you can permanently activate the buttons (using a Cookie).FacebookTwitterGoogle+»Delicious, »Reddit, »Stumbleupon, »Technorati, »digg, »Mr Wong Working for Notebookcheck You are a loyal reader of notebookcheck? Sony PCGA-BP2V

You are the one all your friends ask when they want to buy a laptop Sony PCGA-BP4V or tablet-PC? You are a techie and you know how to write? Join our Team! X53 aka K53. As if it wasn't already difficult enough to keep a clear mind amidst the dozens of almost incomprehensible model numbers, Asus has given us another one. There's obviously the same device behind the model numbers X53 and K53. In this review, we've scrutinized the X53SK multimedia notebook. 13-16 Apr at HKCEC. Pre-register to enjoy free admission! Asus pitches the X53SK as a multimedia notebook based on the Intel Core i5-2430M. In doing so it drafts in a tried and tested case. Sony PCGA-BP2R

We already became familiar with the case when we reviewed the Sony PCGA-BPZ51 Asus X53E, from the TestIT!2011 campaign and from the K-series notebooks. Our model is the SX028V variant. This is supplied with an Intel Core i5-2430M processor, 6 GB of RAM, an AMD Radeon HD 7610M graphics card and a 500 GB hard disk. There's one more variant of the Asus X53SK, namely the SX069V version. This, however, is equipped with an Intel Core i7-2670QM, 6 GB of RAM, an AMD Radeon HD 7610M graphics card and a 750 GB hard disk. As we are already familiar with the case, keyboard and touchpad from other reviews, we're not going to dwell on them in this review. Sony PCGA-BPZ51A

Because of this, you can look them up in the test reports of the Asus Dell 312-1242 X53E-SX082V or the Asus K53SV-SX131V, for example. When it comes to the model numbers there could be ambiguities, as the models from the K53 range and the X53 range match each other, with the exception of minimal differences in specification. As a result, some large online retailers have simply listed the notebook as the K53/X53. Incidentally we would meanwhile like to refer to the coming review of an almost identical notebook from the K53 range, which will show more of an interest in the gaming domain due to a focus on the graphics performance of the HD 7610M GPU. Connectivity As we already know about the case, the connections are all arranged rather far forwards. Dell M5Y0X

This has the disadvantage that the front area can quickly become crowded. For example, Dell NHXVW both USB 2.0 connections are on the right side. For another thing, when extensively using the range of ports on the notebook on a desk, for example, it quite quickly leads to an unsightly jumble of cables. There are no surprises when it comes to the range of interfaces. Asus includes pretty much everything necessary for daily use, yet isn't excessively generous. All the same, there's a fast USB 3.0 interface. Here too, Asus offers almost everything you need for general use. There's LAN in both tethered and wireless variants. Whilst Realtek provides the wired solution, WLAN connectivity is supplied by Atheros. Dell PRRRF

The Atheros adaptor supports the wireless standards 802.11 B/G/N, Dell T54F3 whilst the Realtek adaptor supports speeds of 10 MBit/s, 100 MBit/s, and 1000 Mbit/s. The only disappointment is the lack of Bluetooth. If you want to connect an external wireless mouse or anything similar, you'll have to sacrifice one of the three USB connections for a corresponding adaptor. The delivery contents turn out to be rather limited, as usual. Dell T54FJ

Alongside the notebook, the battery and the power supply together Dell X57F1 with the set of cables, there's only some printed documentation in the box. As has become the norm for consumer notebooks, there's no manufacturer DVD included. On the underside of the notebook there's a maintenance hatch, which is opened after removing two screws. Under the hatch RAM, hard disk and WLAN module are accessible. In our test sample both RAM slots are already occupied. The hard disk is secured by another pair of screws, yet it can easily be replaced. The user is not given access to the fans or the CPU. Fujitsu 3S4400-S3S6-07

Asus dons the X53SK with a 15.6-inch 16:9 display with a 1366 x 768 resolution. Fujitsu 63GP550280-3AThe panel has the now standard LED background as well as a reflective display. Asus has opted to equip the X53SK with a 08/15 consumer display with glossy surface, which is clear, at the latest, when observing our data. With an average brightness of 212.3 cd/m², the display isn't excessively bright. Some competitors reach better values within the same price bracket. Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Li 3710 Battery

At least Asus doesn't lower the brightness of the display automatically Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Li 3910 Battery when using the notebook on battery power. The illumination, at 83 percent, can be considered good, but here too it's clear that there's better. The biggest weakness of the cheap panel is, however, the contrast. On the X53SK it's a lowly 175:1. The lukewarm image contrast of the notebook is the result of the brightness values and the black level. At 1.25 cd/m², the black level is much too high. This results in grey surfaces in games and films, which should otherwise be black. Outdoor useWhen it comes to using the notebook outdoors, the display performs as well as you would expect from a reflective panel. Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Pi 3560 Battery

What might still be visible in the shadows no longer makes for reasonable work in the sun. HP 633807-001 In sunlight the display reflects so strongly that you can see what's going on behind you much better than the actual screen content. There are no surprises when it comes to viewing angle stability, which is average or slightly above average, at best. If you look directly at the display you and several others can take a seat in front of the notebook problem-free. As soon as the display is slanted upwards or downwards the image deteriorates. HP HSTNN-I98C

• HP HSTNN-I98C-7
• HP HSTNN-IB25
• HP HSTNN-IB2S
• HP PR08
• HP QK647AA

Auch mit der Tastatur sind wir zufrieden. latitude e6500 akku Diese ließ sich auch über einen längeren Zeitraum hinweg komfortabel arbeiten, zumal ein Arbeitstag mit dem X53E durchaus mal etwas länger dauern kann. Der Akku lieferte ansehnliche Laufzeiten, sofern das Notebook nicht zu stark belastet wird. Leistungsmäßig liefert das Notebook das, was man von einem Core i5-2410M und einer Intel HD Graphics 3000 Grafikkarte erwarten kann. Für anspruchslose Office-Tätigkeiten ist man mit dieser Kombination ausreichend gerüstet. Neben den lauten Touchpadtasten gibt einzig das Display Angriffsfläche für Kritik. Latitude E6400 ATG Akku

Die Helligkeit war zwar ausreichend, Latitude E6510 Akku allerdings konnte das Display beim Kontrast und beim Außengebrauch nicht überzeugen. Wer ein Notebook zum Surfen, Schreiben, Filme schauen und Musik hören sucht, ist mit dem Asus X53E über weite Strecken gut beraten. Wer allerdings in erster Linie Spiele spielen oder Power Anwendungen ausführen möchte, sollte sich doch nach etwas leistungsfähigerem umsehen. Inspiron 1545 Akku

Das Asus K53 wäre diesbezüglich eine Alternative, Inspiron 1526 Akku die einige Qualitäten des X53 mit mehr Power verbindet. Erster Eindruck: Das Asus machte durch seine strukturierte braune Oberfläche einen recht hochwertigen Eindruck. Auch haptisch machte die Oberfläche einen guten Eindruck, speziell dadurch, dass auch die Unterseite das gleiche Griffgefühl aufwies. Beim ersten Öffnen dann machte vor allem die gebürstete Alumiumfläche rund um die Inspiron 1525 Akku

Tastatur einen guten Eindruck, Inspiron 1750 Akku auf der Handfläche befanden sich nicht wie bei anderen Herstellern teilweise Bataillone von Aufklebern. Das Gehäuse: Wie schon im ersten Eindruck erwähnt ist das Gehäuse gut anzufassen. Es wirkt durch die strukturierte Oberfläche rundherum sehr hochwertig. Die Base Unit ist sehr verwindungssteif und macht einen grundsoliden Eindruck. Einzige Schwachstelle stellt die Tastatur dar, die unter Druck minimal nachgibt, dies wurde aber nicht als störend empfunden. Am Rest der Base Unit ist nichts auszusetzen. inspiron 1440 Akku

Selbst von der Unterseite aus gibt es keinen dünnen Plastikteile, die sich durchbiegen. Akku DELL Latitude E5420 Durch die gewählten Materialien haben Fingerabdrücke kaum eine Chance. Ein wenig schwächer dagegen wirkt der Displayrahmen. Eine leichte Verwindung ist möglich, wobei diese auch relativ gering ausfällt. Speziell in der Mitte des Displaydeckels kann man diesen durchbiegen. Der Displayrahmen ist genauso wie das Display auf Hochgland getrimmt und sammelt ganz gerne Fingerabdrücke. Gut gefiel auch der große Klappwinkel des Displays, der mehr als 135° beträgt. Die Scharniere sind nicht ganz leichtgängig, halten das Display aber andererseits fest im Sattel. Es gibt kein nachwippen. Akku DELL Latitude E5520

Dies ist auch notwendig, weil das Notebook keine Akku DELL Latitude E6120 Verriegelung besitzt, die das geschlossene Display fixiert. Durch die leicht abgesenkte Tastatur entsteht im geschlossenen Zustand ein kleiner Spalt zwischen Display und Tastatur, so dass man dort mit dem eindringen von Staub und Dreck rechnen muss. Die Tastatur gefällt durch das sogenannte Chiclet Design. Bei dem die Tasten separat herausstehen. ( Akku DELL Latitude E6220 )

Zum reinigen der Tastenzwischenräume ein eindeutiger Vorteil. HSTNN-DB35 Die Anschlüsse: Anschlusstechnisch kann man dem Asus leider nicht so ein gutes Zeugnis ausstellen. Durch das „down hinge“ Display ist die Rückseite für Anschlüsse ganz verloren. Stattdessen weicht Asus auf die vordere rechte und linke Seite des Notebooks aus. (...) Die Eingabegeräte: Neben der netten Anschaubarkeit der Chiclet Tastatur fällt einem der vollständige Nummernblock auf. Dieser ist ein wenig gewöhnungsbedürftig, da er ein schmaleres Layout als die anderen Tasten hat. Für manche ist es nur Gewöhnungssache, für mich ist es immer wieder irritierend: Die „Strg“ und die „Fn“ Tasten. RB775AA

Asus hat sich dafür entschieden die Ctrl Taste nach links außen zu setzen, ( Akku Compaq presario b2800 ) 3 was mir besser gefällt, da ich sonst doch gerne bei Notebooks statt die Ctrl Taste die Windows Taste treffe. Eine weitere – nicht so schöne Eigenheit – sind die Pfeiltasten, die sich kaum von der Tastatur abgrenzen. Die „nach-oben“ Taste teilt sich den Platz mit der Shift-Taste, die „nach-rechts“ und „nach-unten“ Taste rivalisiert platztechnisch mit der rechten Strg-Taste. Eine Abhebung durch größere ( Akku SAMSUNG NT-RF712 )

Tastenabstände erfolgt nicht. Das Schreibgefühl ist recht gut. Man hat einen guten Druckpunkt, ( Akku SAMSUNG RF511 ) die Tasten wirken aber ein klein wenig klapprig und könnten einen klein wenig längeren Hub haben. Zusatztasten bietet das Asus nicht separat an, sondern über die Fn Tasten kann man die wichtigsten Funktionen steuern. Das Touchpad konnte nicht recht überzeugen. Die Tasten waren für meinen Geschmack für die Dauernutzung zu schwergängig, das Touchpad zwar groß bemessen und beherrscht Multitouch Gesten, diese konnte aber nicht wirklich überzeugen. Auf Zoom Befehle reagierte das Notebook recht träge und aus meiner Sicht ist es bei Notebooks auch lange nicht so sinnvoll wie bei Smartphones. Auf der anderen Seite hat das Touchpad auf der rechten Seite keine ( Akku SAMSUNG NP-RF511 )

Scrollleiste, was dann doch im Umgang negativ auffiel, weil man vor allem bei den Breitbildnotebooks doch öfters mal scrollen muss.( Akku SAMSUNG NT-RF511 ) Das Display: Wie schon erwähnt handelt es sich bei dem Display um einen spiegelnden Vertreter seiner Sorte. Die Auflösung ist mit 1366 x 768 Pixeln durchschnittlich. Was mir angenehm auffiel war die hohe Leuchtkraft des Displays. Der Farbraum des Monitors wirkte dagegen subjektiv eher schwach, genauso wie die Kontrastwerte. ( Akku Acer Aspire TimelineX 5830T )

Ein tiefschwarz ist diesem Display nicht zu entlocken. AS11A5E Schade für das Notebook, denn als Vertreter der Multimediaklasse freut man sich doch auf solche Dinge. Im Außeneinsatz zeigt sich die typische Schwäche des spiegelnden Displays: Bei gutem Wetter sieht man mehr von sich selbst und der Umgebung, als vom Bildschirminhalt. Man kann noch einiges retten, in dem man die Bildschirmhelligkeit aufs Maximum einstellt, aber das zehrt natürlich auch zusätzlich an Akkuleistung. AS11A3E

Die Blickwinkel würde ich als gut erachten. ( Akku Acer Aspire 1420P ) Besonders horizontal ist der Monitor unempfindlich gegenüber schrägen Blickwinkeln. Aber auch vertikal ist der Bildschirm ziemlich unerschütterlich. Die Lautsprecher: Asus bemüht sich mit den Lautsprechern von Altec Lansing sich von anderen Notebooks hervorzuheben und dem Anspruch an ein Multimedia Einsteigergerät gerecht zu werden. ( Akku Acer Aspire 1820PT )

Dies wird sogar teilweise erfüllt. ( Akku Acer Aspire 1820PTZ ) Natürlich kann man keine Wunderleistungen erwarten, aber für ein Notebook können die Lautsprecher schon mit einem vernünftigen Ton aufwarten. Es ist – für Notebooklautsprecher – ein gutes Maß im Grundtonbereich und auch die Höhen plärren nicht. Audiophilen Ansprüchen genügt das ganze noch weit nicht, aber hier muss man einfach dem Konzept seinen Tribut zollen. ( Akku Acer Aspire 1820PTZ-734G32N )

Anwendungs- und Spieleleistung: ( Akku Asus U3 ) Die Anwendungsleistung erschien im Test für die meisten Anwendungen mehr als ausreichend. Der Core I5 2410 hat für reine Musik- und Videowiedergabe ausreichend Leistung, genauso für die meisten Anforderungen eines Heimanwenders. Für Grafikbearbeitung könnte ein stärkerer Prozessor weiterhelfen, aber davon sollte man bezüglich des Bildschirms sowieso absehen. Ein wenig Spieleleistung ist auch in der Grafikkarte. Bei niedrigen Grafikeinstellungen kann man Spiele wie Starcraft 2 auch spielen, wobei in Situationen mit vielen Einheiten und Effekten das Bild schnell rucklig wird. ( Akku Asus U3S )

Lautstärke und Wärmeentwicklung: Bezüglich der Lautstärke und Wärmeentwicklung gibt es wenig auszusetzen.( Akku Asus U3Sg ) Im Officebetrieb verhält sich der Asus ziemlich leise, man bekommt nichts vom Lüfter mit. Wenn man rechenintensive Aufgaben anwirft läuft nach kurzer Zeit der Lüfter an, wobei dies nicht als störend empfunden wird. Auch die Wärmeentwicklung hält sich in Grenzen. Speziell die Handballenauflage wurde nie auch nur annähernd unangenehm warm. Am Lüfterausgang wird es teilweise etwas wärmer und auch auf der Unterseite punktuell, aber zu keinem 70-NLV1B2000M

• ( 90-NLV1B1000T )
• ( 90-NLV1B2000T )
• ( 90-NQF1B1000T )
• ( 90-NQF1B2000T )
• ( A31-U1 )

Dank des leistungsschwachen ( Akku ASUS N55SL )Mobile Radeon 9000 (der Speicher ist nur mit 64 Bit angebunden!) erreicht das Notebook keine Grafikspitzenleistungen. Zum Arbeiten scheint die 1 Ghz CPU jedoch ausreichend zu sein. Ohne Last gönnte sich das Notebook nur 15-18 Watt. Beim Surfen über WLAN erreichte es Spitzenwerte von 26 Watt. ( Akku ASUS N75 )

Unter Volllast benötigte es maximal 28,8 Watt. ( Akku ASUS N75E )Diese Werte zeugen von dem sehr genügsamen G4 Prozessor und Display. Noch weniger Strom braucht das Notebook ohne Display (12 Watt) und im Standby (1,6 Watt). Wenn man das iBook längere Zeit nicht benützt, schaltet es in einen Stromsparzustand (das Display wird sehr dunkel und das Gerät benötigt nur noch 11-12W). Edler Flachmann. ( Akku ASUS N75S )

Spät aber doch steigt nun auch HP mit dem Folio 13, ( Akku ASUS N75SF )einer Eigeninterpretation des Ultrabooks, in den Ring gegen die ultraportable Konkurrenz. Wie gut sich HPs Kleiner im umfangreichen Hardware-Check präsentiert, zeigt der folgende Test. In einem unscheinbaren, weil von HP schon gewohnten, Karton verbirgt sich also das Objekt der Begierde. "The Computer is personal again", so verheißt es der ebenfalls bekannte Slogan des Herstellers. Der Karton ist riesig im Vergleich zum Notebook selbst, dementsprechend viel Luft im Inneren. ( Akku ASUS N75SJ )

Die neue Einstiegsklasse.( Akku ASUS N75SL ) Acer wagt beim Aspire 5750G keine großen Experimente. Statt einer GeForce GT 520M bzw. GT 540M verbirgt sich unter der Haube nun eine GeForce 610M respektive GT 630M. Ob das bewährte 15-Zoll-Chassis auch im Jahr 2012 noch gefallen kann? So bedient sich der Hersteller bei der aktuellen Produktpalette von Intel bzw. Nvidia. Alle uns bekannten Modelle sind mit einem modernen Dual-Core-Prozessor ausgestattet, genauer gesagt dem Core i3-2350M (2.3 GHz) oder dem Core i5-2450M (2.5-3.1 GHz). ( Akku ASUS N75SN )

Für die Grafikberechnungen ist hingegen die GeForce 610M oder die deutlich flottere GeForce GT 630M zuständig.( Akku ASUS N75SV ) Als Arbeitsspeicher dienen meist vier GByte DDR3-RAM, die Festplatte bietet eine Kapazität von 500 oder 750 GByte. Der Bildschirm ist jeweils gleich, Acer verwendet ein glänzendes HD-Modell (1366 x 768). Ein DVD-Brenner und Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit dürften auch niemanden überraschen. Mit dem Aspire 5750G-2354G50Mnkk schnappten wir uns eine der günstigeren Varianten zum Test. Das Multimedia-Notebook wandert schon ab 500 Euro über die (virtuelle) Ladentheke. ( Akku A32-N55 )

geriffelter DeckelSeit unserer letzten Kontrolle hat das Gehäuse nur minimale Änderungen erfahren (siehe Schnittstellen). ( Akku Asus NX90 )Die aus Kunststoff gefertigten und mit einer hübschen Textur versehenen Oberflächen hinterlassen einen passablen Qualitätseindruck. Da die Oberflächen - mit Ausnahme des Displayrahmens und des Bereiches über den Lautsprechern - matt sind, hält sich die Verschmutzung in Grenzen. Kein Vergleich zum empfindlichen Hochglanzfinish anderer Notebooks. Um die Optik etwas aufzufrischen, verpasst Acer dem ansonsten schwarzen 15-Zöller eine silbergraue Tastaturumrandung. ( Akku Asus NX90JQ )

Die Verarbeitung geht für 500 Euro in Ordnung,( Akku ASUS U46 ) minimal unsaubere Kanten entdeckt man auch bei der Konkurrenz. Zur Stabilität kann man keine pauschale Aussage treffen. Während der Boden ziemlich stabil ist und die Oberseite nur bei kräftigerem Druck nachgibt (vor allem im Akkubereich und in der Mitte der Handballenauflage), erweist sich der Deckel als recht wackelig. Weiteres Manko: Auf Höhe der Statuslämpchen gab unser Testgerät leichte Knarzgeräusche von sich. Die Scharniere sind ebenfalls nicht optimal. Zwar kann das Notebook mit einer Hand geöffnet werden (die Baseunit schwingt etwas mit), Untergrunderschütterungen lassen den Bildschirm jedoch deutlich vor und zurück wippen. ( Akku ASUS U46E )

Gewicht (2.5 Kilogramm) und Abmessungen (381 x 253 x 34 Millimeter) ( Akku ASUS U46J )fallen indes durchschnittlich aus - der Multimedianer lässt sich anständig transportieren. Wer auf eine gute Anschlussausstattung hofft, wird leider enttäuscht. Nicht nur, dass das Gerät über keinen ExpressCard-Einschub, eSATA- und FireWire-Port verfügt. Nein, Acer hat zu allem Überfluss auch noch den USB-3.0-Port früherer Modelle gestrichen (vergleiche Test). Ein Kensington Lock, zwei Audiobuchsen, drei USB-2.0-Ports, ein Kartenleser (fünf Formate) und ein VGA- respektive HDMI-Ausgang sind relativ mager. Viel mehr bekommt man in diesem Preissegment jedoch selten geboten. Die Verteilung der Anschlüsse dürfte ebenfalls nicht jeden Geschmack treffen. ( Akku ASUS U46JC )

Die meisten Schnittstellen sitzen in der vorderen Gehäusehälfte, ( Akku Acer Aspire 7741Z-4475 )was sich negativ auf das seitliche Platzangebot auswirken kann. Angesteckte Kabel behindern gerne die Nutzung einer Maus. Ins Internet geht es entweder kabelgebunden per RJ-45 Gigabit-LAN (Broadcom NetLink) oder drahtlos per WLAN (Atheros AR5B97). Bluetooth ist nicht integriert.Wie üblich lässt Acer den Nutzer nur an das Funkmodul, die Festplatte und den Arbeitsspeicher ran. Um die Wartungsklappe entfernen zu können, müssen vorher zwei Schrauben weichen. Nach alter Firmentradition installiert der Hersteller eine Menge Software. Dies sollte man aber nicht unbedingt als Lob verstehen. ( Akku Acer Aspire 7741Z-4592 )

Unter den Werbe- und Trial-Programmen entdeckt man nämlich viel Überflüssiges. ( Akku Acer Aspire 7741Z-4633 )Allzu stark wird die Systemgeschwindigkeit jedoch nicht in Mitleidenschaft gezogen. Zum Preis von 500 Euro darf man beileibe kein Ausstattungswunder erwarten. So überrascht es wenig, dass sich Acer mit einer Kurzanleitung und einem Garantieheft begnügt. Ein Netzteil (90 Watt, 500 Gramm inkl. Kabel) und ein Akku (6 Zellen, 300 Gramm) sind natürlich auch dabei. Die Tastatur ist unserer Ansicht nach kein großer Wurf. Obwohl Acer ein freistehendes Design gewählt hat, kommt es in der Praxis häufig zu Fehleingaben. Grund: Die wabbeligen ( Akku Acer Aspire 7741Z-4643 )

Tasten verfügen im Randbereich über keine Absenkung und kippen zur Seite schnell weg. ( Akku Acer Aspire 7741Z-4815 )Das Tippgefühl kann ebenfalls nicht begeistern - es mangelt an einem gescheiten Feedback. Zudem knackt die Tastatur manchmal unschön. Vorteile sind hingegen der dedizierte Nummernblock, das gute Layout und die ordentliche Tastengröße (16 x 16 Millimeter). Lediglich die Pfeiltasten offenbaren sich als arg mickrig. Die intelligent platzierten Fn-Funktionen trösten über dieses Manko nur bedingt hinweg. Beim Touchpad erlaubt sich der Hersteller weniger Schnitzer. Fangen wir mal mit den positiven Aspekten an: Dank der glatten Oberfläche gestaltet sich die Bedienung sehr angenehm. ( Akku Acer Aspire 7741Z-5731 )

Im Gegensatz zu manchen Konkurrenten werden die Finger kaum ausgebremst. ( Akku Acer Aspire 7741Z-P614G50Mn ) Die Multi-Touch-Fähigkeit ist eine weitere Stärke. Fotos und Textdokumente lassen sich mit zwei Fingern meist zuverlässig drehen, zoomen und scrollen. Der vertikale Bildlauf am rechten Touchpadrand wurde sogar extra gekennzeichnet. Mit einer Breite von 86 Millimetern und einer Höhe von 45 Millimetern fällt die Größe eher durchschnittlich aus. Negativ ankreiden müssen wir derweil die beiden Maustasten, die – je nach Druckpunkt – unterschiedlich viel Kraft erfordern und keinen sonderlich definierten Eindruck machen. ( Akku Acer Aspire 7741ZG )

Statt einer durchgängigen Leiste sollte Acer lieber zwei getrennte Tasten verwenden. ( Akku Lenovo 42T4235 )Wie eingangs erwähnt, löst das 15.6-zöllige Glare-Panel nativ mit 1366 x 768 Bildpunkten auf. Für den Mehrfensterbetrieb wäre zwar eine höhere Auflösung besser (z. B. 1600 x 900), die Grafikkarte kommt bei 3D-Anwendungen jedoch so schon an ihre Grenzen. Ein Seitenverhältnis von 16:9 und eine LED-Hintergrundbeleuchtung sind bei Notebooks inzwischen Standard. ( Akku Lenovo 42T4731 )

Das integrierte LG Philips-Panel (LP156WH4-TLA1) bietet leider nur eine mäßige Bildqualität. ( Akku Lenovo 42T4733 ) Einer der größten Kritikpunkte ist dabei der Schwarzwert: 1.5 cd/m² lassen dunkle Film- und Spielszenen relativ gräulich erscheinen (vor allem nachts). Für ein sattes Schwarz müsste der Wert unter 0.4 cd/m² liegen. Der Kontrast bleibt ebenfalls hinter den Möglichkeiten zurück. Während hochwertige Panels bisweilen an der 1000er Marke kratzen, schafft das Aspire 5750G nur 163:1. Auch die Farben sind nicht gerade ein Hit - da wirkt manch entspiegeltes Display kräftiger. ( Akku Lenovo 42T4737 )

Lob verdient der Bildschirm einzig für die recht gute Helligkeit von durchschnittlich 233 cd/m².( Akku Lenovo 42T4753 ) Aspire 5750G-2354G50Mnkk vs. Asus K53SK-SX021V (Gitter)Trotz der ordentlichen Leuchtkraft macht das Notebook im Außenbereich weniger Freude. Erwartungsgemäß spiegelt die glänzende Oberfläche deftig, je nach Tageshelligkeit werden die Augen stark belastet. Selbst in Innenräumen treten oft Spiegelungen auf. Wer viel draußen arbeiten möchte, sollte unbedingt ein Notebook mit mattem Display wählen. Das nachfolgende Bild lässt eines deutlich erkennen: Die Blickwinkel sind ziemlich mies. ( Akku Lenovo 42T4757 )

• ( Akku Lenovo 51J0499 )
• ( Akku Lenovo ASM 42T4703 )
• ( Akku Lenovo ASM 42T4752 )
• ( Akku Lenovo ASM 42T4756 )
• ( Akku Lenovo ASM 42T4796 )

Das aktuelle Modell des Tablet-Pioniers, das iPad 2, kann natürlich nicht mit der Prozessor-Leistung des neusten, bis dato leistungsfähigsten mobilen Prozessors mithalten. Das ist aber auch verständlich, bedenkt man, dass es schon bald ein Jahr auf dem Markt ist. Der Leistungsvergleich zwischen iPad und Android-Tablets mag aber zweitrangig sein, handelt es sich doch in erster Linie um eine Frage der eingesetzten Software.( Akku Dell Latitude CP Akku )

Die konzentrisch gebürstete Metalloberfläche ist allemal ein Hingucker und erinnert zunächst an das Ultrabook von Asus, das Zenbook. Das Transformer Prime verfügt über keinerlei wackelige Teile oder Macken am Gehäuse – die Verarbeitung wird dem Design durchaus gerecht. Das Tablet lässt sich recht einfach in das Tastatur-Dock stecken, wobei die hierfür vorgesehene Halterung das Gerät in eine leichte Keillage anhebt.( Akku Dell Latitude CPi Akku )

Wenn auch ebenso stabil, steckte der Vorgänger noch im Kunststoffgehäuse. ( Akku Dell Latitude CpiR Akku ) Das geringe (und vernachlässigbare) Nachgeben unter Druck wies unser aktuelles Modell aus Aluminium nicht auf: Tablet und Dock zeigen unter Einwirkung weder Verbiegungen noch Verwindungen. Und das, obwohl beide Komponenten auch um einige Millimeter dünner sind als die des Transformer TF101: Das Vorgänger-Tablet ist laut Hersteller 13 Millimeter dick – das Transformer Prime laut Datenblatt nur noch 8,3 Millimeter.( Akku Dell Latitude CPt Akku ) Das macht doch einen deutlich fühlbaren Unterschied aus. Wir wollten es genau wissen und haben mittels Präzisionsschiebelehre 8,8 Millimeter gemessen, das exakt der dicksten Stelle des iPad 2 entspricht. Wer hier nun "Haarspalterei" schreien möchte, mag Recht haben. Zwischen iPad 2 und Transformer Prime dürfte kein Unterschied spürbar sein – wohl aber zwischen den beiden Transformer-Modellen.

Asus gibt das Transformer Prime mit 586 Gramm an. Wir messen 590 Gramm, womit die Hersteller-Angabe stimmen dürfte. Auf dieselbe Weise konnten wir das angegebene Gewicht des Tastatur-Docks von 537 Gramm bestätigen. Zusammen sind die Komponenten daher 1123 Gramm schwer, dies entspricht in etwa einem leichten 10-Zoll-Netbook entspricht.( Akku Dell Latitude CPx Akku )
Das Tablet ist damit fast 100 Gramm leichter als der mit 680 Gramm ausgezeichnete Vorgänger. Zum Vergleich: Das iPad 2 wiegt ca. 600 Gramm – hier wird der Nutzer aber wohl kaum einen Unterschied merken.

Wie der Vorgänger kann auch das Transformer Prime viele Erweiterungsmöglichkeiten aufweisen, ( Akku Dell Precision M40 Akku ) die bei den iPads so schmerzlich vermisst wurden: ein USB-2.0-Port, ein SD-Cardreader sowie ein HDMI-Port. Dennoch könnte man hier etwas mehr erwarten – schließlich handelt es sich um eine Tablet-Dock-Kombination. Blickt man rund ums Tablet, findet man neben der proprietären Buchse fürs Daten- und Ladekabel einen MicroSD-Card-Slot, einen Micro-HDMI-Ausgang und die 3,5-Millimeter-Audiobuchse für Kopfhörer oder Mikrofon gleichermaßen. Über HDMI soll am Monitor oder Fernseher eine Auflösung bis zu 2048 x 1536 Pixel möglich sein – überprüfen konnten wir nur das Full-HD-Bild mit 1920 x 1080 Pixel, welches einwandfrei dargestellt wurde.( Akku Dell Precision M50 Akku )

Zudem verfügt das Tastatur-Dock neben der obligatorischen Ladebuchse über einen Cardreader für reguläre SD-Karten sowie über einen USB-2.0-Anschluss. Über diesen können Eingabegeräte wie etwa eine übliche PC-Maus oder auch verschiedene Gamepads betrieben werden. Ebenso laufen FAT(32)- und NTFS-formatierte Datenträger wie USB-Sticks oder externe Festplatten problemlos.( Akku Dell Inspiron 500m Akku )

Natürlich steht auch beim Transformer Prime WLAN mit den Standards 802.11 b/g/n zur Verfügung, und auch das GPS-Modul stellt gegenüber dem Vorgänger keine Neuheit dar. Eine für ein Tablet sinnvolle Option aber wäre ein integriertes 3G-/UMTS-Modul gewesen. Ob ein entsprechender Stick per UMTS betrieben werden kann, konnte nicht getestet werden. Zumindest macht hier das neue Android 4.0 mit einer breiteren Hardware-Unterstützung Hoffnung.( Akku Dell Inspiron 600m Akku )

Eine Möglichkeit, mit dem Transformer Prime jenseits des heimischen WLAN-Netzes zu surfen, ist Tethering mit einem Smartphone. Auch nach dem Android-4.0-Upgrade funktionierte im Test leider kein USB-Tethering mit einem Smartphone, auf dem Android 2.2.2 (Froyo) lief. Lediglich der Umweg über einen mobilen WLAN-Hotspot klappte, den das Betriebssystem ab Version 2.2 von Haus aus bietet. Diese Lösung saugt aber auch den Akku des Smartphone-Hotspots vergleichsweise rasch leer.( Akku Dell Latitude D500 Akku )

Bluetooth steht in der Version 2.1 zur Verfügung und funktionierte in der Datenüberragung vom und zum Smartphone einwandfrei. Im Test wurde versucht, eine Bluetooth-Maus am Gerät zu betreiben. Sie wurde zwar vom Tablet erkannt und das Pairing klappte, jedoch verweigerte sie letztlich ihren Dienst. Navigation war somit nur per Tastatur, Touchpad und Display möglich.( Akku Dell Latitude D505 Akku )

Gleichzeitig rühmt sich Asus damit, dass Gamepads der PS3, XBOX und Wii per USB auf Anhieb funktionieren, welche für bestimmte Spiele hergenommen werden können. Die Stichprobe mit einem Logitech F701 klappte einwandfrei. Mehr hierzu aber im Absatz Spiele.( Akku Dell Latitude D510 Akku )

Direkt nach Veröffentlichung des Transformer TF201 im Herbst vergangenen Jahres beschwerten sich viele Kunden über die nicht funktionierende GPS-Ortung und schleches WLAN. Schuld dürfte hier das Vollmetall-Gehäuse sein. In einem ersten Feldtest funktionierte GPS zunächst einwandfrei. ( Akku Dell Latitude D520 Akku ) Bei der Wiederholung des Versuches wurde erneut die App "GPS Test" zur Prüfung des Signals hergenommen. Es wurden auch auf Anhieb drei Satelliten gefunden, jedoch klappte diesmal die Ortung per GPS nicht.

Auch für die Überprüfung der WLAN-Reichweite begaben wir uns vor die Tür.( Akku Dell Latitude D530 Akku ) Überprüft wurde im Vergleich mit zwei älteren Smartphones der maximale Abstand bis zum Verbindungsabbruch. Das Ergebnis war eindeutig: Ein Dell Streak und Nokia N95 hatten direkt vor dem Haus noch ein schwaches WLAN-Signal - der Router war wohlgemerkt zwei Stockwerke und zwei Wände entfernt. Das Transformer Prime war quasi schon im Treppenhaus ohne WLAN. Immerhin machte das WLAN des Tablets innerhalb der Wohnung auch mit zwei Betonwänden dazwischen nicht schlapp. Ebenso konnte die schlechtere Verbindung mit aktiviertem Bluetooth, wie von einigen Nutzern bemängelt, bei unserem Gerät nicht festgestellt werden.( Akku Dell Latitude D600 Akku )

Direkt nach Upgrade auf Android 4.0 sollte den Berichten einzelner User zufolge auch die Kamera nicht mehr funktioniert haben. Unser Testgerät hatte dieses Problem nicht. ( Akku Dell Latitude D610 Akku )

Asus lies gegenüber heise online verlauten, dass Kunden, die "unzufrieden mit der GPS-Leistung" seien, eine Garantieverlängerung von 24 auf 30 Monate erhalten, die sich zudem auf das ganze Gerät und nicht nur auf das GPS-Modul bezieht. Eine nachhaltige Lösung gibt es bisweilen nicht, im Gegenteil: Asus streicht das Feature GPS schlicht aus dem Datenblatt für das Transformer TF201.( Akku Dell Precision M20 Akku )

Das bereits angekündigte TF700T High-End Modell mit FullHD Display soll mit einer veränderten Rückseite diese Probleme beheben.zwar nicht mehr offizielle Ausstattung, bei einigen Shops aber dennoch gelistet: GPS im TF201Kamera( Akku Dell Inspiron 6000 Akku )

Wie bei vielen Tablets üblich, verfügt auch das Asus Transformer Prime über zwei Kameras.( Akku Dell Inspiron 9200 Akku ) Die Frontkamera, die für die Videotelefonie via Skype o.ä. gedacht ist, löst lediglich mit 1,3 Megapixel auf und ist daher für andere Zwecke auch kaum zu gebrauchen. Vor allem weil an der Rückseite ohnehin eine 8-Megapixel-Kamera vorhanden ist. Diese hat eine feste Blende von f2.4, einen Autofokus und einen LED-Blitz. Die Kamera-Software von Android 4.0 bietet hier vielerlei Einstellungsmöglichkeiten. Zunächst überrascht angenehm die Option, bestimmte Bereiche des Bildes per Touchscreen zu fokussieren. Außerdem können der Weißabgleich sowie der Belichtungswert manuell vorgenommen werden. Darüber hinaus werden neun verschiedene Szenemodi geboten wie Portrait, Nacht- oder Landschaftsaufnahme, die bestimmte Farbtemperaturen und Belichtungswerte voreinstellen. Mittels GPS können auch die Ortsdaten mit dem Bild gespeichert werden. ( Akku Dell Inspiron 9300 Akku )

• ( Akku Acer Aspire 5551-P323G32Mnsk )
• ( Akku Acer Aspire 5551G )
• ( Akku Acer Aspire 5551G -4280 )
• ( Akku Acer Aspire 5551G -4591 )
• ( Akku Acer Aspire 5551G-P324G32Mn )

Display Der Spalt zwischen Gehäuse und aufgeklapptem Deckel ist nicht ganz symmetrisch. pa3534u-1brs Der Display ist mit 4 Bolzen (oder 2 durchgehenden) in den Scharnieren aufgehängt und nicht wie beispielsweise beim chiliGREEN Mobilitas CT C5 und Benq Joybook R22 nur auf 3 Seiten, was die Scharnier-Stabilität gefährdet. Beim Öffnen und Schließen gibt es kaum ein Knirschen, die Scharnierabdeckungen wackeln ebenso wenig wie der Display selbst. Die Displayverriegelung funktioniert klaglos, in geschlossenem Zustand gibt es zwischen Gehäuse und Deckel maximal 1 mm Abstand und das sehr gleichmässig. Akku TravelMAte 6592G

Da besteht kaum Gefahr, akku asus eee pc 1015pe dass irgendetwas dazwischenrutschen und Beschädigungen verursachen könnte. Anders als beim Sony Vaio und Packard Bell EasyNote B 3510 gibt es kein glänzendes spiegelndes Display. Zumindest gibt es bei Raumbeleuchtung keine Spiegelungseffekte. Bei extrem vertikaler Schrägansicht entstehen Falschfarben, das Bild ist aber halbwegs erkennbar. Bei horizontal extremer Schrägansicht wird das Bild matter. Das Aspire 1524 hat keinen so guten Display wie das Sony Vaio, das bis jetzt gegenüber allen anderen im Regal geprüften Notebooks überzeugt hat. Pixelfehler waren auch bei diesem Ausstellungsstück nicht erkennbar. Akku Lenovo l09s6y14 akku

Emissionen Je eine Lüfteröffnung befindet sich auf der rechten Schmalseite hinten sowie auf der hinteren Schmalseite. Akku Lenovo 57Y6450 Auf der Notebook-Unterseite gibt es keine Lüfteröffnungen. Damit kann man dieses Notebook im Gegensatz zu vielen anderen Konkurrenzprodukten ohne gröbere Probleme auf die Schoß legen ohne dass Unterseiten-Lüfter asthmatische Anfälle bekommen und man ein heißes Gefühl im Schritt bekommt. Die Lüfter sind obendrein relativ klein dimensioniert. Eine gewisse Wärmeentwicklung gibt es aber auch auf der Bodenplatte des Aspire 1524. Etwas warm fühlt sich in unbelastetem Zustand der rechte hintere Bereich der Arbeitsfläche an. Akku Lenovo L09S8L09

Die Lautstärke des Akku Dell BATFT10L61 Notebooks ist von allen bisher geprüften Regalgeräten am Lautesten. Es mag sein, dass mit angestecktem Akku weniger Surren aus dem Gehäuse dringt. Auf der linken und rechten Schmalseite gibt es jeweils einen Lautsprecher. Leistung Die integrierte nVidia GeForce Fx Go5700 ist noch durchaus fähig neueste Spiele flüssig darzustellen, nur nicht mehr mit allen Details. Im Vergleich zu den Grafikkarten der bisher überprüften Regalgeräte findet sich das Aspire 1524 unter den Besten wieder (siehe unseren Grafikkartenvergleich). Als Prozessor steht der Mobile AMD Athlon 64 mit 3400 MHz zur Verfügung. Akku Dell BATEL80L9

Bzgl des MHz-Ratings ist er vergleichbar mit dem Pentium 4 M. Akku Fujitsu SQU-808-F01 Es ist ein 32 und 64 Bit Prozessor der relativ schnell pro Megaherz läuft und mittelmässig viel Strom verbraucht sowie Hitze erzeugt. Die Topversionen sind als Desktopreplacement in grossen Laptops eingebaut (siehe unser Vergleich von Notebookprozessoren). Sonstiges Das Netzteil misst 11x5 cm. Das ist nicht sonderlich gross � nur für den Fall, dass man nicht wie von Acer für dieses Notebook vorgesehen ständig mit Akku arbeiten will. Fazit Das Aspire 1524 weist gewisse Verarbeitungsmängel auf, sein Display kann nicht die Akku Fujitsu SQU-808-F02

Qualität von Sony-Displays erreichen und eine Benützung des Notebooks ohne dem grossen Akku ist offenbar seitens Acer nicht vorgesehen. Akku HP 582215-241 Die Lüfter- vor allem aber die Schnittstellenanordnung muss man jedoch als sehr vorteilhaft anmerken. Das teuerste Notebook der bisherigen Cosmos-Laptop-Besichtigungstour ist das Amilo A1630 von Fujitsu-Siemens. Ausgestattet ist das 3,6 kg schwere Amilo mit einem Athlon 64 3700+ Prozessor, 15,4 Zoll WXGA Display und Radeon 9700 Grafikkarte. Es kostet in der Filiale 1499 Euro. Wir haben untersucht, warum es mehr kostet als die anderen Kurztestkandidaten. Die Grundlage dieses Tests ist eine Akku HP HSTNN-DB0Q

Untersuchung des Akku SAMSUNG NP-RC520 Notebooks vor Ort in einer Filiale der österreichischen Computer-Handelskette Cosmos. Daher konnten wir das Amilo A1630 nicht mit unserer umfangreichen technischen Ausrüstung testen. Daher fehlen Messergebnisse und Langzeittests. Das Gehäuse ist in den Farben silber-metallic hell und mittelhell gehalten und hat auf dem Deckel in der Mitte ein kleines Firmenlogo. Es ist genauso schwer wie das Acer Aspire 1524 WLMI. In der Grössen- und Gewichtsklasse ist es nicht ganz handlich für ständigen Transport. Es ist aber nicht so sperrig, dass man es als Desktopreplacement bezeichnen muß. Akku SAMSUNG NT-RC520

Das ausgestelle Exemplar hatte keinerlei Kratzer aufzuweisen, Akku Acer Aspire 5253G während etliche andere Regalmodelle Kratzer, Scharten und Dellen aufweisen, speziell das Acer Travelmate 2203 LMI. Fujitsu-Siemens dagegen hat offenbar ein einigermassen kratzunempfindliches Notebook erzeugt. Gegen punktuellen Oberflächendruck ist das Gehäusematerial durchaus verbiegungsstabil, ein leichtes Knirschen ist aber wahrzunehmen. Über dem Akku Acer Aspire 5333

DVD-Laufwerk ist das Akku Acer Aspire 5336 Knarren durchaus laut und deutlich zu hören. Akku-Ein schublöcher sind meist Stabilitätsschwachstellen, so auch beim Amilo A1630. Hier befindet sich das Loch auf der linken Schmalseite und hat ein Ausmaß von 16 x 8 x 2,5 cm. In diesem Bereich darf man das Notebook nicht locker aufheben - jedenfalls nicht bei abgenommenem Akku. Ansonsten ist das Gehäuse einigermassen verbiegestabil, knirscht jedoch bei Verbiegungsversuchen. Bei Vaios von Sony beispielsweise vernimmt man solche verdächtigen Geräusche selten. Gegen die Gehäusespaltmaße ist nichts einzuwenden, es gibt keine Lücken, in die Schmutz eindringen könnte. Akku Acer Aspire 5349

Die einzige relativ scharfe Kante am Amilo A1630 befindet sich am Rande des Akkueinschubs. Akku Acer Aspire 5350 Eine Benützung des Laptops ohne angestecktem Akku ist ebenso wie bei Acer auch bei Fujitsu-Siemens nicht vorgesehen. Ansonsten hat das Gerät abgerundete Kanten, wie dies mittlerweile Standard ist. Etwas mangelhaft ist die Anzahl der USB-Anschlüsse. Gerade mal 2 stehen zur Verfügung, wo doch manche Notebooks 4 bereitstellen (so zB chiliGREEN Mobilitas CT C5). 3 Audio-Anschlüsse befinden sich auf der vorderen Schmalseite und der Netzwerkanschluß ist auf der linken Schmalseite. Akku Acer Aspire 5551

Bei Benützung des PC-Card-Mechanismus blieb der Auswurfstift 2mm aus dem Gehäuse heraus stehen und ließ sich trotz mehrmaliger Akku asus u41jc Versuche nicht komplett ins Gehäuse zurückschieben. Auf der linken Schmalseite befindet sich ein SP-Kartenleser. Das DVD-Laufwerk befindet sich auf der rechten Schmalseite und funktioniert soweit klaglos. Auf der Arbeitsfläche über der Tastatur rechts befinden sich 4 winzige runde Statusanzeigen mit 1mm Durchmesser. Alle Knöpfe/Regler funktionieren soweit klaglos. Eingabegeräte Wenn man stark in die Tasten hineindrückt bzw. hämmert, gibt die Tastatur kaum nach und präsentiert sich stabil. Akku asus u41jf

Die Tastatur hat eine mittlere Grösse mit normaler Tastengrösse und �abständen und mißt 31x11cm. Akku asus u41jf-wx089 Der Tastenanschlag ist sanft mit leisen Klickgeräuschen. Es wackeln keine Tasten und ein eigener numerischer Tastenblock fehlt wie bei den meisten Notebooks. Die Pfeiltasten sind kleiner als die anderen Tasten und vom übrigen Tastenblock separiert, während sie zB beim Aspire 1524 direkt an die übrigen Tasten angrenzen. Akku asus u41jf-wx125

Diese Anordnung ist günstig für Spieler, Akku asus u41jf-wx149v die für manche Spiele häufig die Pfeiltasten benötigen. Die Returntaste ist leider durch die rechts davon angeordneten Bildlauftasten umzingelt, sodaß man beim häufigen Versuch diese wichtige Taste zu treffen, öfters falsch klicken wird. Die Steuerungstasten sind, so wie es der häufigste Standard vorgibt, an den sich die Benutzer üblicherweise gewöhnt haben, rechts und links aussen. Vereinzelt hat es bei Laptops schon das Phänomen gegeben, dass sich die Tastatur am Display abdrückt, nicht jedoch beim Amilo A 1630. Das Touchpad befindet sich in der Mitte vor der Akku asus u41sv

Tastatur (manche Touchpads werden weiter links angeordnet) und hat eine Fingerfläche von 7,5 x 4 cm. Akku asus u41sv-wx031v Es gibt nur eine "Maus"-Taste mit Rechts-, Linksklick-funktion, sie ist aber in der Mitte teilweise durch die Scrollfunktionstaste geteilt, sodaß man doch das Gefühl zweier separater Tasten hat und nicht fehlklickt. Die Scrollfunktion erlaubt nur vertikales Scrollen, das ist eher ungewöhnlich. Denn sonst gibt es entweder wie bei Sony (Vaio PCG K315Z und VGN-FS 215M) gar keine Scrollfunktion oder aber in alle 4 Richtungen. Die Taste sitzt bombenfest, die wackelt nicht ein bißchen. Zur Fingerfläche ist noch zu erwähnen, dass rechts ein Streifen innerhalb der Fingerfläche nicht benutzbar ist um den Akku asus u41sv-wx036

Mauszeiger zu bewegen. In diesem Bereich sind Pfeile nach oben und unten gezeichnet. asus Laptop Akku,Ersatz asus Akku Ob dies eine weitere Scrollfunktionsvariante darstellt, konnte ich nicht feststellen. Einen Abstand zwischen Fingerfläche und Tasten gibt es nicht. Display Der Spalt zwischen Gehäuse und Deckel beträgt gleichmässig 1mm. Bei manchen anderen Modellen kann der Abstand um mehrere Millimeter variieren. Bei den Scharnieren wackelt die Abdeckung. Kleinigkeiten wie diese beeinträchtigen zwar nicht direkt die Funktion, lassen aber eventuell Rückschlüsse auf Verarbeitungsmängel zu. samsung Laptop Akku,Ersatz samsung Akku

With SuperPi and wPrime,(Asus X72F Charger ) we were able to test the single-core and multi-core performances of the i5-2530M in the Vaio E. The notebook performed well in these tests, having completed SuperPi 32m in 12 minutes 5 seconds and wPrime 1024m in 10 minutes 27 seconds. There is a small but definite speed advantage over the average i5-2410M, especially in single-core operations, at least according to SuperPi. General system performance was assessed with PCMark Vantage and PCMark 7. Respectively, the Vaio E was able to score 6521 and 2243 points in these PCMark suites, the former of which places the Sony in the same league as some Core i7 notebooks (e.g., Acer Timeline 8573TG with Core i7-2620M and Toshiba Satellite P775-100 with Core i7-2630QM). On the other end of the spectrum, the integrated graphics means that the Sony's (Asus X72J Charger )

3DMark (Asus X72JK Charger )Vantage score was unimpressive at only 1644 points. In other words, multi-tasking applications is subjectively fast on the Vaio E (which can be further improved with an SSD), just don’t expect to be able to run 3D-intensive programs at their full potential. 4.7Windows 7 Experience IndexProcessorCalculations per second6.9Memory (RAM)Memory operations per second7.2GraphicsDesktop performance for Windows Aero4.7Gaming graphics3D business and gaming graphics6.1Primary hard diskDisk data transfer rate5.9 PCMark Vantage 6521 points The equipped 5400RPM Toshiba recorded an average of 60.3MB/s on HDTune.(Asus X72JR Charger )

This is unfortunately rather average as even other drives rated for the same rotational speed have averages closer to 70MB/s, (Asus X72JT Charger )such as the 320GB Western Digital (WD) in the Vaio VPC-CA1S1E and the 500GB WD in the Inspiron 14z. There are no options for a 7200RPM drive, meaning users will have to upgrade on their own if a faster drive is desired. Out of the 640GB HDD, 10.93GB is reserved for system restore and 585.14GB is available to the user by default. Unexpectedly, the HD caddy is rubberized in the Vaio E instead of pure metal, a much-welcomed decision. Regardless of configuration, the Vaio E comes standard with the ubiquitous integrated Intel HD Graphics 3000 (or an HD Graphics 2000 with the Pentium chip). There exists an option to include an entry-level (Asus X72VN Charger )

Nvidia GeForce 410M for an additional $100 to the base price,(ASUS U36 Charger ) but the dedicated GPU is still no match for many modern 3D games at even medium resolutions. In terms of gaming prowess, our test model is equipped with only the integrated Intel HD 3000. This GPU has been extensively tested and benchmarked here at Notebookcheck on numerous notebooks under an extensive list of PC games, so its overall performance is well documented. Generally speaking, the Intel chip is an underperformer in the eyes of a gamer or 3D graphics designer, but is a satisfactory video adapter for casuals who use the notebook mostly for web surfing, word processing, 480p to 1080p video playback and the occasional Flash games. See here for more information on this Integrated Sandy Bridge graphics chip. Under typical and regular use, the Vaio E stays very quiet but is always a tad audible.(ASUS U36J Charger )

Not enough to be bothersome at all, (ASUS U36JC Charger )but the ever-so-slight noise is perhaps unsurprising due to the powerful CPU. This is compared to slower notebooks, such as the Lenovo X121e, where fan noise when idle is practically nonexistent due to the calmer AMD Fusion APU. Similarly, the notebook is still subjectively quiet during video playback, even on 1080p. Users will notice a small increase in fan noise, but nothing distracting. Watching videos should incur no problematic background noise from the Vaio E. As is ordinary, system noise becomes loudest when under maximum stress, such as from running Furmark and Prime95 simultaneously. (ASUS U36S Charger )

(ASUS U36SD Charger )We were able to record noise levels of up to 45 decibels from 15cm away during the stress test, quite loud for a notebook under 15-inches. The surface temperature of the 14-inch Sony becomes subjectively warm even when idle. This is most apparent on surfaces closer to the bottom front center, where a high of 30.2 degrees C was measured under an ambient temperature of 18.8 degrees C. But in general, normal laptop use should incur no uncomfortable temperatures. When stressed under FurMark and Prime95 for over two hours, the overall temperature of both the top and bottom surfaces increased by about 6 degrees C on average. One particular quadrant underneath the notebook can become especially hot relative to the rest of the notebook. We measured a surface temperature of 41 degrees C on this particular spot compared to just 27.8 degrees (Asus K53E-SX123V Charger )

(Asus K53F Charger )C of the adjacent quadrant. The overall temperature range is even wider when comparing quadrants nearer the opposite corner of the notebook (see image below). While the notebook is a bit uneven in terms of temperature distribution under stress, the test conditions here are unlikely to be reproduced during normal notebook use. Under the same stress tests, we observed no throttling issues on the Vaio E. In fact, the CPU holds its own extremely well. According to HWiNFO, both CPU cores and the integrated GPU are stable at 2900MHz and 650MHz, respectively. With only Prime95 running, all four CPU threads skyrocketed to 100 percent, but both CPU cores remained above 2800MHz. With only FurMark running, the GPU clock maxed out at 1200MHz. When both Prime95 and FurMark are active, the(Asus K53J Charger )

CPU cores quickly dropped and endured at its base 2400MHz, ( Samsung NC10-14GBK Charger )while the GPU clock hovered between 800MHz and 900MHz. CPU temperatures maxed out at about 88 degrees C with the system fan on full force, making us believe that higher performance could have been squeezed from the notebook if the chipset had been rated for a higher TDP or if the AC adapter allowed for higher currents. 3DMark06 was initiated immediately following the stress test to confirm any throttling issues. The final scores (GPU: 3598 points, CPU: 3274 points) were very similar to our initial scores, suggesting that throttling is a nonissue. The stereo speakers of the Vaio E lie directly above the keyboard, or more precisely, adjacent to the Esc key and Power button. Sound quality is subpar, even for a notebook this size. Sounds have little depth with a narrow range and a low maximum volume. ( Samsung NC10-11GP Charger )

Especially in music, bass instruments become practically inaudible. ( Samsung NC10-11PBK Charger )The speakers only barely get the job done; we highly recommend using external solutions for music, movies or even conferences for more distinct and perceptible audio. Fortunately, the Vaio E offers dedicated mic and 3.5mm ports instead of the usual combination port, so at least users can use headphones or external speakers and microphones separately or simultaneously. to top Charger Life Reader's Test Classic Test The Sony under review includes a standard user-removable Li-ion Charger rated at 5300mAh and 59Wh, although users have the option to upgrade to a 7950mAh Charger for an additional $70. Even without the higher capacity module, we found that the standard 5300mAh Charger was able to provide a lengthy runtime under a variety of tasks. ( Samsung NC10-KA03 Charger )

For maximum Charger life, we turned to the Reader’s( Samsung NC10-KA04 Charger ) Test in ChargerEater, a program that simply scrolls through notepad text automatically until the notebook shuts off. With minimum brightness, WLAN inactive and “Power Saver” mode active, we were able to record a Charger life of 9 hour 37 minutes. This is compared to the 14-inch Toshiba P745 and Dell Inspiron 14z with similar specs, which clocked in at 6h 6min and 10h 9min, respectively, under the same testing conditions. The minimum Charger life, done with the ChargerEater Classic Test, was a low 1 hour and 36 minutes. The fast downtime is to be expected, however, since the standard voltage ( Samsung NC10-KA05 Charger )

CPU is running at a high base of 2.4GHz. ( Samsung NC10-KA06 Charger )The 14-inch Inspiron 14z and more expensive Samsung Series 7, each with the same 2.4GHz Core i5-2430M CPU, both lasted under two hours on the same test as well. For a more reality-oriented test, we set the power profile to “Balanced” with 66 percent brightness and browsed the web with some occasional Youtube and Hulu videos. Under these settings, we were able to squeeze out 6 hour and 2 minutes before the 5 percent Charger warning popped up. Overall, the runtime of the Vaio E can be quite lengthy and comparable to others with the same CPU. ( Samsung NC10-KA06DE Charger )

We can’t help but feel, however,( Samsung NC10-KA07 Charger ) that the extra low brightness of the display could be a contributing factor to its generally good Charger life. Regardless, users should keep note that Charger life will drop dramatically if running demanding tasks on both the CPU and integrated GPU. Charger runtime Idle (without WLAN, min brightness) 9h 38min Surfing with WLAN 6h 02min DVD 4h 39min Load (maximum brightness) 1h 36min Verdict For a 14-incher beginning at only $499, the 2012 Vaio E makes for a great starter notebook due to its respectable build quality, excellent keyboard, good Charger life and fast CPU performance for the price and size. ( Samsung NC10-KA08DE Charger )

The Vaio E won't drop any jaws ( Samsung NC10-KA01US Charger )like how some higher-end Vaio notebooks can, but the integrated WiDi and Blu-Ray options, not to mention its relatively attractive design, all make this particular notebook series standout amongst similarly priced competitors. Those who know that they can make frequent use of the Blu-Ray drive, WiDi technology and the speedy standard voltage CPU should find the relatively well-designed and compact 14-inch Vaio E excellent for their needs – you’ll just have to keep in mind the limited wireless connectivity options, poor speakers and darker-than-normal display. For the price, the 2012 Vaio E offers Blu-ray and WiDi with impressive CPU performance and design. The notebook holds up extremely well under stress and is more solidly built than competing budget notebooks. What we'd like to see Connectivity features such as USB 3.0, eSATA, ( Samsung NC10 Mini Charger )

Bluetooth and( Samsung N110-12PBK Charger )WWAN would greatly improve the value of the Vaio E. A brighter screen with a matte option, dedicated multimedia keys and a larger touchpad are major points we'd like to see improved with next year's model. What surprises us WiDi as standard with Blu-ray as an option are two features not normally found in notebooks of this size, let alone price range. The 4x USB 2.0 ports will definitely be appreciated by many, especially when 2x or 3x USB 2.0 ports have essentially become the norm nowadays for 14-inch notebooks. Vaio VPC-CA1S1E, Packard Bell EasyNote NX69-HR-127GE, Dell Inspiron 14z, Toshiba Satellite P745-S4250, LG P420-N.AE21G. More expensive competitor: Samsung Series 7 with a similar CPU. Privacy: Click here to activate the Facebook buttonnicht mit Facebook verbundenPrivacy: ( Samsung NC20 Charger )

Click here to activate the( Samsung N120 Mini Charger ) Twitter buttonnicht mit Twitter verbundenPrivacy: Click here to activate the Google Plus buttonnicht mit Google+ verbundenMore information on the 2-click-buttons for more privacy can be found here at heise.de (in German).EinstellungenHere you can permanently activate the buttons (using a Cookie).FacebookTwitterGoogle+»Delicious, »Reddit, »Stumbleupon, »Technorati, »digg, »Mr Wong Working for Notebookcheck You are a loyal reader of notebookcheck? You are the one all your friends ask when they want to buy a laptop or tablet-PC? You are a techie and you know how to write? Join our Team! ( Samsung N270 Mini Charger )

• ( Samsung ND10 Mini Charger )
• ( Samsung P210 Charger )
• ( Samsung N310 Charger )
• ( Samsung N310 Charger )
• ( Samsung N310-13GB Charger )

With SuperPi and wPrime,(Asus X72F Charger ) we were able to test the single-core and multi-core performances of the i5-2530M in the Vaio E. The notebook performed well in these tests, having completed SuperPi 32m in 12 minutes 5 seconds and wPrime 1024m in 10 minutes 27 seconds. There is a small but definite speed advantage over the average i5-2410M, especially in single-core operations, at least according to SuperPi. General system performance was assessed with PCMark Vantage and PCMark 7. Respectively, the Vaio E was able to score 6521 and 2243 points in these PCMark suites, the former of which places the Sony in the same league as some Core i7 notebooks (e.g., Acer Timeline 8573TG with Core i7-2620M and Toshiba Satellite P775-100 with Core i7-2630QM). On the other end of the spectrum, the integrated graphics means that the Sony's (Asus X72J Charger )

3DMark (Asus X72JK Charger )Vantage score was unimpressive at only 1644 points. In other words, multi-tasking applications is subjectively fast on the Vaio E (which can be further improved with an SSD), just don’t expect to be able to run 3D-intensive programs at their full potential. 4.7Windows 7 Experience IndexProcessorCalculations per second6.9Memory (RAM)Memory operations per second7.2GraphicsDesktop performance for Windows Aero4.7Gaming graphics3D business and gaming graphics6.1Primary hard diskDisk data transfer rate5.9 PCMark Vantage 6521 points The equipped 5400RPM Toshiba recorded an average of 60.3MB/s on HDTune.(Asus X72JR Charger )

This is unfortunately rather average as even other drives rated for the same rotational speed have averages closer to 70MB/s, (Asus X72JT Charger )such as the 320GB Western Digital (WD) in the Vaio VPC-CA1S1E and the 500GB WD in the Inspiron 14z. There are no options for a 7200RPM drive, meaning users will have to upgrade on their own if a faster drive is desired. Out of the 640GB HDD, 10.93GB is reserved for system restore and 585.14GB is available to the user by default. Unexpectedly, the HD caddy is rubberized in the Vaio E instead of pure metal, a much-welcomed decision. Regardless of configuration, the Vaio E comes standard with the ubiquitous integrated Intel HD Graphics 3000 (or an HD Graphics 2000 with the Pentium chip). There exists an option to include an entry-level (Asus X72VN Charger )

Nvidia GeForce 410M for an additional $100 to the base price,(ASUS U36 Charger ) but the dedicated GPU is still no match for many modern 3D games at even medium resolutions. In terms of gaming prowess, our test model is equipped with only the integrated Intel HD 3000. This GPU has been extensively tested and benchmarked here at Notebookcheck on numerous notebooks under an extensive list of PC games, so its overall performance is well documented. Generally speaking, the Intel chip is an underperformer in the eyes of a gamer or 3D graphics designer, but is a satisfactory video adapter for casuals who use the notebook mostly for web surfing, word processing, 480p to 1080p video playback and the occasional Flash games. See here for more information on this Integrated Sandy Bridge graphics chip. Under typical and regular use, the Vaio E stays very quiet but is always a tad audible.(ASUS U36J Charger )

Not enough to be bothersome at all, (ASUS U36JC Charger )but the ever-so-slight noise is perhaps unsurprising due to the powerful CPU. This is compared to slower notebooks, such as the Lenovo X121e, where fan noise when idle is practically nonexistent due to the calmer AMD Fusion APU. Similarly, the notebook is still subjectively quiet during video playback, even on 1080p. Users will notice a small increase in fan noise, but nothing distracting. Watching videos should incur no problematic background noise from the Vaio E. As is ordinary, system noise becomes loudest when under maximum stress, such as from running Furmark and Prime95 simultaneously. (ASUS U36S Charger )

(ASUS U36SD Charger )We were able to record noise levels of up to 45 decibels from 15cm away during the stress test, quite loud for a notebook under 15-inches. The surface temperature of the 14-inch Sony becomes subjectively warm even when idle. This is most apparent on surfaces closer to the bottom front center, where a high of 30.2 degrees C was measured under an ambient temperature of 18.8 degrees C. But in general, normal laptop use should incur no uncomfortable temperatures. When stressed under FurMark and Prime95 for over two hours, the overall temperature of both the top and bottom surfaces increased by about 6 degrees C on average. One particular quadrant underneath the notebook can become especially hot relative to the rest of the notebook. We measured a surface temperature of 41 degrees C on this particular spot compared to just 27.8 degrees (Asus K53E-SX123V Charger )

(Asus K53F Charger )C of the adjacent quadrant. The overall temperature range is even wider when comparing quadrants nearer the opposite corner of the notebook (see image below). While the notebook is a bit uneven in terms of temperature distribution under stress, the test conditions here are unlikely to be reproduced during normal notebook use. Under the same stress tests, we observed no throttling issues on the Vaio E. In fact, the CPU holds its own extremely well. According to HWiNFO, both CPU cores and the integrated GPU are stable at 2900MHz and 650MHz, respectively. With only Prime95 running, all four CPU threads skyrocketed to 100 percent, but both CPU cores remained above 2800MHz. With only FurMark running, the GPU clock maxed out at 1200MHz. When both Prime95 and FurMark are active, the(Asus K53J Charger )

CPU cores quickly dropped and endured at its base 2400MHz, ( Samsung NC10-14GBK Charger )while the GPU clock hovered between 800MHz and 900MHz. CPU temperatures maxed out at about 88 degrees C with the system fan on full force, making us believe that higher performance could have been squeezed from the notebook if the chipset had been rated for a higher TDP or if the AC adapter allowed for higher currents. 3DMark06 was initiated immediately following the stress test to confirm any throttling issues. The final scores (GPU: 3598 points, CPU: 3274 points) were very similar to our initial scores, suggesting that throttling is a nonissue. The stereo speakers of the Vaio E lie directly above the keyboard, or more precisely, adjacent to the Esc key and Power button. Sound quality is subpar, even for a notebook this size. Sounds have little depth with a narrow range and a low maximum volume. ( Samsung NC10-11GP Charger )

Especially in music, bass instruments become practically inaudible. ( Samsung NC10-11PBK Charger )The speakers only barely get the job done; we highly recommend using external solutions for music, movies or even conferences for more distinct and perceptible audio. Fortunately, the Vaio E offers dedicated mic and 3.5mm ports instead of the usual combination port, so at least users can use headphones or external speakers and microphones separately or simultaneously. to top Charger Life Reader's Test Classic Test The Sony under review includes a standard user-removable Li-ion Charger rated at 5300mAh and 59Wh, although users have the option to upgrade to a 7950mAh Charger for an additional $70. Even without the higher capacity module, we found that the standard 5300mAh Charger was able to provide a lengthy runtime under a variety of tasks. ( Samsung NC10-KA03 Charger )

For maximum Charger life, we turned to the Reader’s( Samsung NC10-KA04 Charger ) Test in ChargerEater, a program that simply scrolls through notepad text automatically until the notebook shuts off. With minimum brightness, WLAN inactive and “Power Saver” mode active, we were able to record a Charger life of 9 hour 37 minutes. This is compared to the 14-inch Toshiba P745 and Dell Inspiron 14z with similar specs, which clocked in at 6h 6min and 10h 9min, respectively, under the same testing conditions. The minimum Charger life, done with the ChargerEater Classic Test, was a low 1 hour and 36 minutes. The fast downtime is to be expected, however, since the standard voltage ( Samsung NC10-KA05 Charger )

CPU is running at a high base of 2.4GHz. ( Samsung NC10-KA06 Charger )The 14-inch Inspiron 14z and more expensive Samsung Series 7, each with the same 2.4GHz Core i5-2430M CPU, both lasted under two hours on the same test as well. For a more reality-oriented test, we set the power profile to “Balanced” with 66 percent brightness and browsed the web with some occasional Youtube and Hulu videos. Under these settings, we were able to squeeze out 6 hour and 2 minutes before the 5 percent Charger warning popped up. Overall, the runtime of the Vaio E can be quite lengthy and comparable to others with the same CPU. ( Samsung NC10-KA06DE Charger )

We can’t help but feel, however,( Samsung NC10-KA07 Charger ) that the extra low brightness of the display could be a contributing factor to its generally good Charger life. Regardless, users should keep note that Charger life will drop dramatically if running demanding tasks on both the CPU and integrated GPU. Charger runtime Idle (without WLAN, min brightness) 9h 38min Surfing with WLAN 6h 02min DVD 4h 39min Load (maximum brightness) 1h 36min Verdict For a 14-incher beginning at only $499, the 2012 Vaio E makes for a great starter notebook due to its respectable build quality, excellent keyboard, good Charger life and fast CPU performance for the price and size. ( Samsung NC10-KA08DE Charger )

The Vaio E won't drop any jaws ( Samsung NC10-KA01US Charger )like how some higher-end Vaio notebooks can, but the integrated WiDi and Blu-Ray options, not to mention its relatively attractive design, all make this particular notebook series standout amongst similarly priced competitors. Those who know that they can make frequent use of the Blu-Ray drive, WiDi technology and the speedy standard voltage CPU should find the relatively well-designed and compact 14-inch Vaio E excellent for their needs – you’ll just have to keep in mind the limited wireless connectivity options, poor speakers and darker-than-normal display. For the price, the 2012 Vaio E offers Blu-ray and WiDi with impressive CPU performance and design. The notebook holds up extremely well under stress and is more solidly built than competing budget notebooks. What we'd like to see Connectivity features such as USB 3.0, eSATA, ( Samsung NC10 Mini Charger )

Bluetooth and( Samsung N110-12PBK Charger )WWAN would greatly improve the value of the Vaio E. A brighter screen with a matte option, dedicated multimedia keys and a larger touchpad are major points we'd like to see improved with next year's model. What surprises us WiDi as standard with Blu-ray as an option are two features not normally found in notebooks of this size, let alone price range. The 4x USB 2.0 ports will definitely be appreciated by many, especially when 2x or 3x USB 2.0 ports have essentially become the norm nowadays for 14-inch notebooks. Vaio VPC-CA1S1E, Packard Bell EasyNote NX69-HR-127GE, Dell Inspiron 14z, Toshiba Satellite P745-S4250, LG P420-N.AE21G. More expensive competitor: Samsung Series 7 with a similar CPU. Privacy: Click here to activate the Facebook buttonnicht mit Facebook verbundenPrivacy: ( Samsung NC20 Charger )

Click here to activate the( Samsung N120 Mini Charger ) Twitter buttonnicht mit Twitter verbundenPrivacy: Click here to activate the Google Plus buttonnicht mit Google+ verbundenMore information on the 2-click-buttons for more privacy can be found here at heise.de (in German).EinstellungenHere you can permanently activate the buttons (using a Cookie).FacebookTwitterGoogle+»Delicious, »Reddit, »Stumbleupon, »Technorati, »digg, »Mr Wong Working for Notebookcheck You are a loyal reader of notebookcheck? You are the one all your friends ask when they want to buy a laptop or tablet-PC? You are a techie and you know how to write? Join our Team! ( Samsung N270 Mini Charger )

• ( Samsung ND10 Mini Charger )
• ( Samsung P210 Charger )
• ( Samsung N310 Charger )
• ( Samsung N310 Charger )
• ( Samsung N310-13GB Charger )

akku Acer Aspire 1820PTZ-734G32N Beim Kauf eines Nexoc Odin E803 bei Alb-Computer.de gibt es eine 17� Notebooktasche kostenlos zum Notebook dazu. Leider konnten wir uns diese nicht genauer ansehen. Standardmäßig im Package enthalten: Netzteil und Kabel, Handbuch, Treiber-CD, externes USB Floppy Drive, Fernbedienung ink. Batterien, diverse Stecker und Adapter (TV), Anschlusskabel für Modem; Service und Support Für das Notebook akku Acer Aspire 1820TP

werden 24 Monate (2 Jahre) Garantie, akku Acer Aspire 1825 sprich Pick-up Service über den Hersteller gewährleistet. Für Verbrauchsmaterial 6 Monate. Fazit, Eindruck Das große und schwere Notebook überzeugt durch seine üppige Leistung als Desktopreplacement-Gerät (DTR). Die mobile Nutzung ist wegen der kurzen Akkulaufzeit und dem hohen Gewicht sehr eingeschränkt. Die anvisierte Zielgruppe von Personen, die höchste Leistung auf geringe Stellfläche (im Vergleich mit einem Desktop) benötigen (bzw. das Gerät auch ab und zu transportieren müssen (bitte mit dem Auto) werden sicher absolut zufrieden sein. Das gute akku Acer Aspire 1825PT

Display ist hier auch mitentscheidend. akku Acer Aspire 1825PT-734G32i Abgesehen von einigen Problemen bei der Darstellung, welche durch Updates behoben wurden, konnte das Nexoc Odin E803 besonders im Spielbetrieb absolut überzeugen. Bei allen aktuellen Games wurde eine mehr als zufrieden stellende Performance erreicht. Man beachte auch, dass selbst Half-Life 2 unter der höchsten Auflösung nahezu ohne Beeinträchtigung spielbar war. Hinter der Bezeichnung akku Acer Aspire 1825PTZ

akku Acer Aspire 1825PTZ-412G32n Microstar MIM 2080 verbirgt sich ein Subnotebook von Medion mit einem Celeron M Prozessor mit 1,3 GHz, 15-Zoll-Display, 256 MB RAM und externem DVD-Laufwerk, das bei Mediamarkt um 599 Euro angeboten wird. Inklusive Akku wiegt es nur 2,4 kg. Kann das erste Microstar/Medion-Notebook im Kurztest überzeugen? Jedenfalls ist es das Billigste aller bisherig untersuchten Notebooks. Kurztesthinweis Das Notebook wurde nicht wie bei unseren (Voll)testberichten wochenlang mit Testgeräten geprüft, sondern "nur" im Regal einer Kaufhausfiliale der Computerhandelskette Mediamarkt. Daher stehen vor allem akku Acer Aspire 1825PTZ-413G25n

Verarbeitung und akku Acer Aspire 1825PTZ-413G32n Ausstattung im Vordergrund und geprüft wird mit Augen, Ohren und Händen. Deckel Wie man auf den Bildern sieht, ist das gesamte Microstar MIM 2080 inklusive Tastatur und Touchpad in schwarz gehalten. Es ist auffallend dünn (nur 2 cm) und damit halb so dick wie der Durchschnitt der bisherigen Kurztest-Modelle. Die Grundfläche beträgt 32 x 28,5 cm und ist damit ein wenig kleiner und mit 2,4 kg deutlich leichter als die bisherigen Modelle. Auf dem ausgestellten Exemplar sind keinerlei Kratzer zu entdecken, was auf ein vergleichsweise kratzfestes hochwertiges Gehäusematerial schließen läßt. akku Acer Aspire 1825PTZ-414G32n

In dieses Bild passt auch die Stabilität des akku Acer Aspire Timeline 1820 Gehäuses. Auf verschiedene Verbiegungsversuche reagiert das schmale Microstar widerstandsfähig, läßt sich allerdings gelegentlich ein leises Knirschen entlocken. Man kann das leichte Subnotebook ohne Probleme mit einer Hand auf einer Seite heben ohne dass knarrende Geräusche Angst einflössen. Die Abdeckung über den Lautsprechern oberhalb der Tastatur wackelt jedoch deutlich, wenn man darauf drückt. akku Acer Aspire Timeline 1820P

Akku ASUS V2S-4S046E Die Spaltmaße sind ein wenig weit, es gibt auf der Arbeitsfläche einige Schmutzrillen. Scharfe Kanten, an denen man sich verletzen könnte, gibt es auch beim Akku-Einschub nicht. Wie man auf dem 2. Bild erkennen kann, gibt es auf der linken Schmalseite ungewöhnlich verstreut 4 USB-Anschlüsse. Die Anzahl ist grosszügig, bei manchen Modellen wie zB Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo A1630 muss man mit gerade mal 2 auskommen. Auch die Positionen sind durchaus günstig, es sei denn, man ist Linkshänder und möchte mit Maus arbeiten, dann behindern einen wohl Kabel. Die USBs liegen nicht so nah beieinander, dass Stecker einander behindern können. Akku ASUS V2S-4S047C

Akku ASUS V2S-4S065GDer Netzwerkanschluß ist auf der linken, der Modem-Anschluß dagegen auf der rechten Schmalseite. Ansonsten befinden sich keine Anschlüsse auf der rechten Schmalseite. Auf der hinteren Schmalseite gibt es nur den Anschluß für einen externen Monitor. Auffallend ist, dass es keinen PC-Card-Slot und kein integriertes DVD-Laufwerk gibt. Dazu reicht der Platz in dem schmalen Subnotebook nicht. Das im Regal angeschlossene externe DVD-Laufwerk von Medion misst 16 x 14,5 x 2 cm. Unterseite Auf dem Foto sieht man die Unterseite des Microstar MIM 2080 und den Akkueinschub, der nahezu die gesamte hintere Schmalseite ausfüllt. Der Einschub misst 14 x 5 x 3 cm, der Akku ist dementsprechend nicht sehr gross. 3 Statusanzeigen (zB Betriebsstatus und Akku) befinden sich aussen auf dem Akku ASUS V2S-A1

Akku ASUS V2S-B1 Displaydeckel, 4 weitere befinden sich auf der Arbeitsfläche (zB Festplattenstatus und Schloß). Das Notebook steht stabil auf seinen 4 Standfüssen, einen Schrägstellungsmechanismus gibt es nicht. Eingabegeräte Die Tastatur gibt auf starken Tastendruck überall ein wenig nach, jedoch in durchaus tolerierbarem Ausmaß. Sie mißt 30 x 11 cm und liegt damit zwischen den üblichen Tastaturlängen von 28 und 31 cm. Auffallend sind die ein wenig ungleichmässigen Tastenabstände (0,5-1,5 mm), aber wenigstens wackeln die Tasten nicht. Die Funktions- und die Pfeiltasten sind wie so oft deutlich kleiner als die anderen Tasten. Akku ASUS V2S-T

Akku Asus 70-NL51B1000 Der Tastaturanschlag ist unauffällig und ein leises Klicken begleitet beim Schreiben. Einen separaten numerischen Block gibt es nicht. Die Pfeiltasten sind vom Block ein wenig abgetrennt, was für Spieler interessant sein kann. Rechts von der Enter-Taste befinden sich die Bildlauftasten, das fordert Falschklicken heraus. In der linken unteren Ecke steckt die FN-Taste und nicht die Str-Taste, die die Mehrzahl der benutzer dort erwartet. Es gibt keine Sondertasten wie Email- oder Internet-Schnellaufruf. Die Tastatur hinterläßt bei Druck auf den Deckel keinen Abdruck auf dem Display. Die Position des Touchpads ist vor der Tastatur in der Mitte und die Akku Asus 70-NL51B1000M

Akku Asus 70-NL51B2100 Fingerfläche mißt 6 x 5 cm. Es gibt 2 stabile "Maus"-Tasten und keine Touchpad-Scrolltaste. Display Der Spalt zwischen Gehäuse und Deckel beträgt gleichmässig 2mm. Die Displayverriegelung funktioniert ohne Probleme, beim Öffnen und Schließen des Deckels gibt es keine verdächtigen Störgeräusche. Den Deckel kann man leicht bewegen, dennoch wackelt er nicht. Es gibt 4 Scharnierbolzen und die Aufhängung ist symmetrisch. Akku Asus 90-NL51B1000

Akku Asus A32-V2 Das Display läßt sich in normalem Ausmaß verbiegen. Spiegellungseffekte wie bei Sony (Vaio VGN-FS215M, Vaio PCG K315Z) oder Packard Bell EasyNote B 3510 gibt es nicht. Dafür kann der Display des Microstar nicht mal annähernd mit den X-Black-Sony-Displays mithalten. Blickt man von schräg oben oder unten auf den Display dann wird das Bild sehr schnell dunkel und Falschfarben werden präsentiert. Auch von der Seite blickt man auf ein schnell matt und dann finster werdendes Bild. Pixelfehler sind auch bei diesem Display nicht zu erkennen. Emissionen Der einzige Lüfterauslaß befindet sich auf der rechten Schmalseite und ist relativ klein. Dadurch lässt sich das Notebook auch wahrscheinlich problemlos auf einer weichen Unterlage verwenden (oder am Schoß), da ja keine Lüfteröffnungen dann bedeckt sind. Akku Asus A33-V2

Akku ASUS Eee PC 1008 In unbelastetem Zustand ist kein Luftzug zu bemerken und auch kein Geräusch wahrzunehmen. Offenbar ist der Lüfter nur zeitweise in Betrieb. Einem Rechtshänder könnte bei Benützung einer Maus durch den Lüfter eine Schweißhand verursacht werden. Die Arbeitsfläche fühlt sich gleichmässig kühl an auch beim Lüfter. Auch das liegt wohl daran, dass der Lüfter zeitweise nicht in Betrieb ist. 2 Lautsprecher befinden sich rechts und links hinter der Tastatur, wie es bei der Mehrzahl der Notebooks üblich ist. Leistung Der eingebaute Intel Celeron M mit 1,3 GHz ist eigentlich ein Pentium M mit halbiertem Level 2 Cache und auf FSB 400 beschränkt. Akku ASUS Eee PC 1008

Akku ASUS Eee PC 1008H Er ist kaum langsamer als ein gleichgetakteter Pentium M, jedoch kann er nicht dynamisch die Geschwindigkeit ändern wie der Pentium M und braucht deshalb ohne Last mehr Strom (siehe Vergleich von Notebook-Prozessoren). Die Grafikkarte UniChrome GFX integrated in VIA PN 800, 64MB shared memory ist eine Onboard Grafiklösung und wird in unserem Grafikkartenvergleich in die schlechteste Das Microstar MIM 2080 ist sicherlich für Spieler ungeeignet. Akku ASUS Eee PC 1008HA

Akku ASUS Eee PC 1008HA-PU1X-Pi Seine Komponenten können nicht durch Leistungskraft überzeugen und die Ausstattung kann ohne PC-Card-Slot und internem DVD-Laufwerk als spartanisch bezeichnet werden. Letzteres ist bei Subnotebooks aber aus Platzspargründen durchaus häufig. Der Preis und das hohe Maß an Portabilität entschädigt für so manches, es ist das Billigste aller bisher getesteten Kurztest-Notebooks. Leider konnte ich keine Tests über dieses Modell finden. Tests über Medion-Notebooks des Jahres 2005 gibt es hier, während man hier Test von 2004 findet. Akku ASUS Eee PC 1008HA-PU1X-BK

• Akku Toshiba Satellite Pro M30
• Akku Toshiba PA3331U-1BRS
• Akku Toshiba PA3331U-1BAS
• Akku Toshiba PA3332U-1BAS
• Akku Toshiba PA3332U-1BRS

cking solutionConsidering the thickness of the device,( Dell Latitude D620 Charger ) HP could have had plenty of space to install a true armada of connections. The manufacturer unfortunately did not use this possibility, though the Slate 2 does offer a few connectivity options. On the front side is a full USB 2.0 port, hidden under a little door to protect it from dirt and moisture. With that, the buyer of an HP Tablet will never encounter the occasional difficulty an iPad user has trying to quickly copy data from a USB stick or external hard drive. Alternatively, a card-reader in SD format is also available. Except for a 3.5 millimeter headphone jack on the right side, all the rest of the ports are only available through the included docking station. ( Dell Latitude D630 Charger )

Here, next to two more USB 2.0 ports and another headphone jack, ( Dell Latitude D630 ATG Charger )an HDMI output (maximum resolution: 1600 x 1200 pixels) is also at your disposal, though we would have liked that directly on the device: Those who would like to operate a beamer or an external monitor on the go would certainly be better served with such a solution. Fujitsu's Q550, and also many Android models, like the new Asus Transformer Prime, offer HDMI/Micro HDMI even without a circuitous route through the docking station.( Dell Latitude D630 UMA Charger )

In order to satisfy the requirements of a Windows device with a ( Dell Latitude D630c Charger )Tablet, various hardware keys are installed on the side of the device. These serve, among other things, to open or close the on-screen keyboard - which unfortunately does not always open automatically with the selection of an input field -, to control the volume, to show the desktop, or to open the Task manager, for example, via the "three finger salute" (CTRL + ALT + DEL) Except for the missing wiMAX support, the HP Slate 2 commands nearly every wireless standard that a user could possibly fathom desiring. ( Dell Precision M2300 Charger )

The WLAN adapter, an Atheros AR6003, connects to both the 2.4 and 5( Dell Inspiron 15 Charger ) GHz bands on networks of the version 802.11a/b/g/n. As a special mobile sector-oriented solution, the AR6003 sends out only one stream, which negatively affects the transfer speed (maximum 85 MB/s gross data rate), but in return positively affects the level of power consumption. Furthermore, for cell phones or peripheral devices, the current Bluetooth standard 4.0 + HS is available. Among other things, this version was supplemented with a new low energy mode, which should save energy primarily due to the especially short time needed to establish the transmission path of the network. For a second wireless module, ( Dell Inspiron 1525 Charger )

HP integrated the firm-original un2430 EV-DO/HSDPA Mobile Broadband Module.( Dell Inspiron 1526 Charger ) This makes possible data transfer rates up to 14.4/5.76 MB/s (download/upload) in accordingly developed UMTS/HSPA networks, and positioning via GPS. The slot for the SIM card is hidden, but easily accessible, directly adjacent to the SD card reader. Webcam and Microphone Like most of the competition, the Slate 2 is furnished with two Webcams. For video chats, on the front side there is a disappointingly low-quality 0.3 Megapixel sensor, which displays a lot of noise at mid-brightness. Because the lens is hidden in a corner of the display frame, the camera can be used in both portrait and landscape format without getting covered by the user's hands. ( Dell Inspiron 1545 Charger )

One disadvantage of this positioning, however, is that the picture detail is always a little harsh,( Dell Inspiron 1750 Charger ) though from a distance of more than 40 centimeters that is no longer a problem. The 3.0 Megapixel camera on the backside puts up a bit of a better show. Videos are recorded at a maximum of 640 x 480, but they can't keep up with resolution of a good cell phone camera. The 8 Megapixel sensor on the Asus Transformer Prime is playing in a totally different league. It's no exhibition, but the sound quality of the built-in microphone is acceptable and understandable.( Dell Inspiron 1440 Charger )

For occasional chats, for example via Skype, ( Dell Inspiron 11z Charger )an additional headset is definitely not necessary. webcam front side webcam back side built-in microphoneSecurity Next to x86 compatibility, extensive security features are the distinguishing mark that should convince business customers to get the HP Tablet. The Slate 2 possesses now by default a TPM 1.2 Embedded Security Chip, which is meant, among other things, to guarantee greater security for digital certificates, user authentication, and saved data. ( Dell Inspiron 1000 Charger )

The so-called "Computrace Pro" software is supported through the BIOS, ( Dell Inspiron 1200 Charger )and helps to locate a stolen device via GPS and WLAN. The data on the hard drive can be secured from afar and the system can be locked. 30 watt power supplyAccessories Going against the current market trend, HP show themselves to be exceptionally generous with what they include in the Tablet's box. Along with the usual brochure packet, recovery DVD and Windows storage volume, we also found a high-quality leather bag, a dust cloth, the stylus and its necessary batteries (AAAA/LR61), and - especially curiously - two identical 30 watt power supplies. Also included in the packaging is a folding docking station, which serves both to provide additional connectivity options (see the Connectivity section( Dell Inspiron 2200 Charger )

and to hold the device in place for stationary use.( Dell Latitude 110L Charger )The Tablet slides easily and perfectly in its mount, to remove it you'll need to stabilize the dock with a second hand. Service Since the backside is fully sealed and there are no visible screws, no components can be upgraded or modified. The only thing you can do to enlarge storage capacity is to utilize an SD card. Warranty If you purchase the HP Slate 2 at a retail store, you'll only get a 12-month manufacturer's warranty. But most companies will acquire the Tablet without the additional Care Pack from the manufacturer, which for a price of about 140 Euros offers a 3-year-long pick-up and delivery service. It's to be expected that under certain circumstances ( Dell Inspiron 1100 Charger )

HP will also offer large company clients both rebates as well as further warranty packages.( Dell Inspiron 1150 Charger )to top Input Devices Windows and touch-operation - with this combination we haven't exactly had the greatest experiences in the past. First we want to try to operate the Slate 2 exclusively with the finger. Touchscreen From the start: These input methods should be better avoided. Even if Microsoft strove to optimize Windows 7 for touchscreens, the usefulness lags far behind that of Android or iOS. The problems start right off with tiny size of the icons and drop-down menus, ( Dell Inspiron 5100 Charger )

which can only be hit with difficulty, despite the lower pixel density of the display. ( Dell Inspiron 5150 Charger )Some everyday Windows functions, like changing the size of a window, are practically impossible to do with a finger. Thanks to the support of multi-touch gestures, surfing the internet is a little easier, but all in all we must say: Windows 7 is and remains an operating system that is conceptualized for laptops or PCs and is best used there. The touchscreen, which in principal reacts with precision, is not at fault for that. Stylus Under these limitations, of course, the manufacturer HP can do very little, but they try to make the best of it. Remedy is provided first by the enclosed active stylus, which fulfills two functions. First, with it the mouse can be precisely( Dell Inspiron 5160 Charger )

positioned almost down to the pixel, and right-clicks ar( Dell Latitude 100L Charger )e made possible with the help of a key on the stylus itself. Further, any input field can be filled out with the help of Windows' handwriting recognition, which has an astoundingly low rate of error, even when you're writing fast. Unfortunately, as is true with the Fujitsus Q550 as well, the stylus cannot be stored in the device itself. Distinctive features As an alternative to Windows 7's on-screen keyboard, HP also installed a so-called Swype keyboard. Using this keyboard, words can be( Dell Inspiron B120 Charger )

written by scanning over the letters, rather than having to individually s( Dell Inspiron B130 Charger )elect each one - a solution you might be familiar with on your smart phone. Unfortunately, when we started Swype on our test model it showed an error message and quit - and an update to the newest version didn't solve the problem. stylus handwriting recognition Swype keyboardto top Display As the central component of a Tablet, the display on the Slate 2 is accorded great importance. HP employs an 8.9 inch panel with a native resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels, which results in a pixel density of 133 dpi - comparable to an iPad 2 at 132 dpi. Since the small number of lines can be problematic for some uses, an interpolated resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels can also be set, which of course makes the display sharpness much worse. In addition it causes serious distortion, since the aspect ratio of 4:3 doesn't fit the dimensions of the display. 119 cd/m² 119 cd/m² 117 cd/m² 119 cd/m² ( Dell Inspiron 1300 Charger )

136 cd/m² 122 cd/m² 125 cd/m² 113 cd/m² 123 cd/m² InformationGossen( Dell Inspiron 120L Charger ) Mavo-Monitor Maximum: 136 cd/m² Average: 121.4 cd/m² Brightness Distribution: 83 % Center on Charger: 136 cd/m² Black: 0.22 cd/m² Contrast: 618:1 ICC File (X-Rite i1Display 2) Distribution of brightness The picture quality of the panel can't keep up with the norm for the tablet sector, unfortunately. The LED backlight manages only 121 cd/m², which is only enough for interior use, and that at best. In addition there is a slight "backlight bleeding" - on the bottom edge, dark colors are displayed with uneven brightness. All that aside, at 83 percent the illumination level is acceptable, even if it's not outstanding. Thanks to a good black value of 0.22 cd/m², the( Dell XPS M1330 Charger )

contrast of 618:1 is at least persuasive. The Fujitsu Stylistic Q550 as a direct competitor, with a contrast of 753:1,( Dell Inspiron 13 Charger ) is playing in the same arena, but the current market leader is the Asus Transformer Prime with an impressive 1836:1. Of course there will be very few users who want to do professional image editing on a small and lower performance tablet - and the Slate 2's display is not fit for that. The color gamut is a little wider than Acer's Iconia W500 or the Q550 by Fujitsu, but it can't completely cover the standards AdobeRGB and sRGB. Subjectively, though, the image is compelling and should be good enough for all common uses. Slate 2 vs. AdobeRGB (t) Slate 2 vs. sRGB (t) Slate 2 vs. Iconia W500 (t) Slate 2 vs. Q550 (t) outdo( Dell Inspiron 1318 Charger )

Eleganter Entertainer. ASUS Z96JH Akku Mit dem vollständig neu gestalteten 15.6 Zoll Envy 15 und dem auf die gleiche Art veränderten 17.3 Zoll Envy 17 hat HP soeben seine Premium-Produktlinie upgedatet. Letzteres Gerät ist auch als 3D-Modell erhältlich - dieses nehmen wir nun gründlich unter die Lupe. Wenn Nachahmung die höchste Form der Anerkennung ist, kann sich das 17 Zoll MacBook Pro geschmeichelt fühlen. Mit eindrucksvollen Features und einer ziemlich unterschiedlichen Zielgruppe hebt sich das Envy 17 jedoch ab. Auch wenn sich das Envy 17 3D sicherlich auch für einen Profi-Einsatz eignet, tragen seine stereoskopischen 3D-Features, sein Blu-ray Player und das ungewöhnlich hochentwickelte Soundsystem dazu bei, den Laptop in erster Linie in die Entertainment-Kategorie einzuordnen. Daher konkurriert das Envy 17 eher mit dem Dell XPS 17 (das es auch als 3D-Modell gibt) statt mit dem MacBook Pro. Bei unserem HP Envy 17 3D Testgerät handelt es sich um die derzeit in ASUS Z96JP Akku

den USA verfügbare Einstiegskonfiguration. ASUS Z96JS Akku Mit seinen Hardwarekomponenten und seiner Ausstattung bietet es ein gutes Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis. Die Basiskonfiguration (US$ 1,449.99) besteht aus einem Quad-Core-Prozessor aus Intels zweiter Core Generation, dem 2.2 GHz Core i7-2670QM, 8 GB DDR3 1333 MHz RAM und einer 750-GB-Festplatte mit 7200 U/min. Zudem ist mit der Radeon HD 7690M eine eigenständige Mittelklasse-Grafikkarte verbaut. Zum Stromsparen kann auf den integrierten Intel Grafikchip umgeschaltet werden, um die Akkulaufzeit zu verlängern. Ein weiteres Schlüsselmerkmal ist selbstverständlich der 120 Hz Full-HD-(1920x1080)-Bildschirm und die mitgelieferte aktive Shutter-3D-Brille. Das 3D-Feature unterstützt ASUS 3UR18650F-2-QC-11

via AMD HD3D und TriDef 3D Ignition sowohl Filmwiedergabe als auch Spiele in 3D. ASUS 90-NE51B2000 Anders als das neue Envy 15 bietet das Envy 17 keinen hochwertigen IPS-Bildschirm. Dieses Versäumnis ist verständlich, da 3D-kompatible Bildschirme mit anderer als TN-Technologie immer noch Mangelware sind. Gehäuse Rückseite: Lüfter Vorderseite: LautsprecherDas Envy 17 ist überwiegend aus Aluminium gefertigt. Parallelen zum MacBook Pro findet man hauptsächlich im Unibody-Design, welches Schlüsselteile des Laptops wie Tastatur und Touchpad umgibt. Doch hier enden auch die meisten Ähnlichkeiten. Der Bildschirm scheint aus einer Magnesium-Legierung, ebenso wieder Unterteil der Baseunit, gefertigt zu sein. ASUS 90-NFV6B1000Z Die Gesamtkonstruktion hinterlässt einen überaus hochwertigen

Eindruck und fühlt sich sehr solide an. Zwar fehlt ein Transportverschluss, ASUS 90-NFY6B1000Z der Widerstand der Scharniere reicht jedoch aus, damit der Deckel fest verschlossen bleibt. Der Bildschirmdeckel kann nicht auf 180 Grad geöffnet werden, sondern nur auf ungefähr 120 bis 130 Grad. Ein Nachteil des halbmatten, schwarzen Bildschirmdeckels ist, dass er sich wie ein Magnet für Fingerabdrücke verhält. Kein einziger Teil des Gehäuses weist Mängel wie wackelige Scharniere oder ungleiche Spaltenmaße auf. Da es nur wenig Bauteilstöße gibt, ist dies nicht weiter überraschend. Der Bildschirm lässt sich aber mäßig verwinden, wenn man die beiden Seiten des Bildschirms gegeneinander zu bewegen versucht. Für einen 17.3-Zoll-Desktop-Replacement-Laptop ist das Envy 17 mit 3.34 kg (7.37 Pfund) nicht besonders klobig oder schwer. Es ist unkompliziert, das Envy 17 für Erweiterungen auseinander zu nehmen. Mit einem einzigen Verschluss erhält man sofort Zugriff auf Festplatte(n) und Akku. ASUS 90-NI11B1000

Zum Hauptspeicher und den übrigen ASUS 90NITLILD4SU Komponenten gelangt man nach Lösen von sechs kleinen Schrauben. In unserem Testgerät war eine Festplatte verbaut und Platz für eine weitere. Leider wird aber kein zusätzlicher Festplattenkäfig mitgeliefert. Die beiden RAM-Slots sind mit je einem 4-GB-Modul besetzt. Wenn man auf die maximale Kapazität des Laptops von 16 GB aufrüsten möchte, muss man daher in zwei neue 8-GB-Module investieren. Zum Seitenanfang Ausstattung links: Blu-Ray, 2x USB 3.0, Audio-Buchsen, Kensington Lock rechts: Kartenleser, ASUS 90-NIA1B1000

HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, USB 3.0, USB 2.0, Lautstärkeregler, RJ45, ASUS 90NITLILD4SU1 StromanschlussAlle Schnittstellen befinden sich an den Seitenkanten des Laptops. Links sind neben dem Slot-in-Blu-Ray-Laufwerk zwei USB-3.0-SuperSpeed-Ports, ein Mikrofon-Eingang, zwei Kopfhörerbuchsen und ein Standard Kensington Lock platziert. Die rechte Seite beherbergt einen Gigabit-LAN-Port, einen weiteren USB-3.0-Port, eine USB-2.0-Schittstelle, zwei DisplayPort-Ausgänge in voller Größe, HDMI und einen Speicherkartenleser (SD/MMC). Dies ist ein großzügiges Schnittstellenangebot und es ist erfreulich, dass HP nun drei USB-3.0-Ports und einen USB-2.0-Port anbietet, statt umgekehrt, wie es oft noch üblich ist. Dass die USB-Ports nahe beieinander liegen, ASUS A32-F2

kann problematisch sein, vor allem, ASUS A32-F3 wenn ein Port verwendet wird und man ein Thumb-Drive oder einen Speicherstick im benachbarten Port einstecken möchte. Breitere Stecker als typische USB-Kabel haben nur schwer nebeneinander Platz. Zudem ist es ungünstig, dass die DisplayPorts davor liegen, da die beim Anschluss eines externen Bildschirms herausragenden Kabel nur schwer versteckt werden können. Im Allgemeinen ist eine Positionierung dieser Ports an der Rückseite zu bevorzugen, doch aufgrund des Designs des Envy 17 ist dies nicht möglich. ASUS A32-Z94

Dass zwei DisplayPort-Ausgänge geboten werden, ist sehr interessant und am Markt derzeit einzigartig. ASUS A32-Z96 Durch die Unterstützung von AMD EyeFinity ist es somit einfacher, mehrere externe Monitore an den Laptop anzuschließen. Intel Centrino Ultimate-NKommunikation Beim WLAN-Adapter des Envy 17 handelt es sich um einen Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 mit Dreiband- (3x3) und Dualband- (2.4 GHz und 5 GHz) Fähigkeit. Diese hochwertige Lösung bietet theoretisch eine Datenübertragung von bis zu 450 Mbps. Zudem ist ein Broadcom 20702 Bluetooth 4.0 Adapter verbaut. HP hat also in Bezug auf Netzwerk-Verbindungen im Envy 17 3D nicht gegeizt. Visuelle Kommunikation ist mit der "HP TrueVision HD" Webcam mit 1 ASUS A33-F3

Megapixel Auflösung (bis zu 1280 x 800) möglich. Die Bildqualität ist gut, aber nicht herausragend. ASUS S9N-0362210-CE1 HP liefert auch Basissoftware in Form von CyberLink YouCam 3.5 für die WebCam mit. Das Mikrofon, welches sich unmittelbar vor der Tastatur befindet, zeichnet in unauffälliger Klangqualität auf - es funktioniert, aber wie üblich ist die Verwendung eines Headsets empfehlenswert. aktive Shutter-3D-BrillenZubehör HP verdient Lob, weil es das Envy 17 in einer attraktiven Verpackung ausliefert, die einem Premium-Laptop gerecht wird. Die Schachtel ist sehr elegant und erinnert uns an Apple, obwohl sie schwarz und nicht weiß ist. Der Laptop ist in einen Plüsch-Sleeve mit dem Envy 17 Logo gehüllt. Die 3D-Version des Envy 17 wird mit einer aktiven Shutter-3D-Brille ASUS A2 Akku

von XpanD, welche mit einer 3-V-Lithium-Zellen-Batterie (mitgeliefert) versorgt wird, ausgeliefert. ASUS M2 Akku Installationsmedien werden nicht beigelegt. Diese müssen vom Benutzer selbst erstellt werden oder man gibt sich mit der Recovery-Partition auf der Festplatte zufrieden. Garantie Im Kaufpreis ist eine beschränkte Zweijahresgarantie inkludiert. Diese kann jedoch durch die optionalen HP "Care Pack" Services erweitert werden, die von zwei bis vier Jahre reichen und zwischen U$ 159.99 und U$ 399.99 kosten. In einigen Fällen umfassen sie Vorortservice und deckt auch ungewollte Schäden bei der Handhabung. Zum Seitenanfang Eingabegeräte Tastatur Ebenso wie die Unibody-Konstruktion des Envy 17 erinnert auch das Tastaturlayout an die Apple Tastatur (und an unzählige andere). ASUS M3 Akku

Die Tastatur im Chiclet-Design ist gleichmäßig direkt beleuchtet und bietet isolierte Tasten. ASUS M5 Akku Der Tastaturbereich ist vertieft, sodass die Tasten mit dem umgebenden Gehäuse auf einer Ebene liegen. Die Vertiefung wird mit einem dekorativen roten Streifen ergänzt. Da es sich um ein 17.3-Zoll-Laptop handelt, ist ausreichend Platz für eine Tastatur mit eigenständigem Nummernblock in voller Größe vorhanden. Tippen gestaltet sich ziemlich angenehm, doch benötigt man beim Umstieg von konventionellen Tastaturen etwas Eingewöhnungszeit. Typischerweise klappern Chiclet-Tastaturen etwas. Beim Envy 17 ist dies besonders im linken Tastaturbereich auffällig, was den Eindruck der Gesamtstabilität schmälert. Touchpad Das große Synaptics Touchpad im Envy 17 ist gleichermaßen Segen wie Fluch. ASUS M6 Akku

Es ist sehr komfortabel und unterstützt die gesamte Palette an Gesten, wie Zwei-Finger-Scrollen, ASUS S5 Akku Drei-Finger-Swipe und Pinch-to-Zoom. Sogar Vier-Finger-Swipe steht für Zugriff auf den Desktop und zum Wechseln zwischen offenen Programmen zur Verfügung. Wie beim MacBook Pro kann der gesamte untere Teil des Touchpads geklickt werden. Wenn man die Zusatzfunktionen nicht oder nur teilweise benutzen möchte, so kann dies in der Synaptics Software entsprechend konfiguriert werden. Der größte Nachteil des Touchpads ist seine Rechts-Klick-Funktionalität, ASUS W3V Akku

dies wird etwa in Spielen besonders augenfällig. Die Optik des Touchpads begünstigt Linksklicks, ASUS W5V Akku trotz durchdachtem Design wirken Rechtsklicks anfangs wie eine gesonderte Funktion. Es ist nicht möglich, beide Maustasten gleichzeitig zu drücken. Außer bei Spielen mag dies nicht auffallen, aber dort ist es problematisch. Erfreulicherweise kann das Touchpad durch Doppel-Tapping im oberen linken Eck gänzlich deaktiviert werden. Beim Tippen oder bei Verwendung einer externen Maus kann dies nützlich sein. Tastatur TouchpadZum Seitenanfang Display Beim 17.3-Zoll-Full-HD-Bildschirm handelt es sich um ein TN-Panel und nicht wie beim neuen Envy 15 um ein IPS-Panel. Trotzdem schneidet dieser deutlich besser als durchschnittliche TN-basierte Bildschirme ab. Aufgrund der 3D-Fähigkeiten muss ASUS V6V Akku

die Bildwiederholrate verdoppelt werden - 120 Hz statt 60 Hz. Dies ist für 3D-Ansichten mit aktiven Shutter-Brillen notwendig. ASUS Z3A Akku Der Bildschirm stammt von LG Philips und meldet sich mit dem Modellnamen LG02C4 beim Betriebssystem. Unsere Messungen zeigen, dass der Bildschirm sehr hell ist. Die mittlere Helligkeit von 342 cd/m2 ist eindeutig überdurchschnittlich, jedoch nicht so hoch wie beim Dell XPS 17 3D Konkurrenz-Notebook. Bei 3D-fähigen Bildschirmen ist eine hohe Helligkeit besonders wichtig, da die aktiven Shutter-Brillen die wahrgenommene Helligkeit erheblich verringern. Der Bildschirm des Envy 17 erreicht einen guten Schwarzwert und ein ausgezeichnetes Kontrastverhältnis von 698:1. Zudem ist der Farbraum mit dem glänzenden MacBook Pro 17 P ASUS Z33A Akku

anel vergleichbar und deckt sRGB fast vollständig ab. ASUS Z71V Akku Obwohl die Spezifikation für gewisse Profi-Nutzer nicht gut genug sein könnte, ist sie für die Masse der Nutzer mehr als ausreichend und deutlich besser als ein Billig-Panel, wie man es beispielsweise im Envy 14-2090eo antrifft. AußeneinsatzEin Außeneinsatz ist bei glänzendem Bildschirm immer problematisch. Das Envy 17 3D ist hier keine Ausnahme. Obwohl es dank seiner hohen Helligkeit besser abschneidet, ist ein Außeneinsatz dennoch nicht angenehm. Andererseits ist dieser Laptop aufgrund seiner Größe eher kein Reisebegleiter und wird damit seltener im Freien benutzt werden als ein kleineres Notebook. Das übliche Problem von mangelnder Blickwinkelstabilität von TN-Panels gibt es auch beim Envy 17, je ASUS A1 Akku

• Lenovo 42T4725
• Lenovo 42T4726
• Lenovo 42T4727
• Lenovo 42T4728
• Lenovo 42T4729
• Lenovo 42T4730
• Lenovo 51J0226
• Lenovo 57Y6266
• Lenovo L08L6C02

acer Laptop Akku,Ersatz acer Akku Trotz des relativ geringen Preises schlummert unter der Haube eine dedizierte Grafikkarte. AMDs DirectX 11 fähige Radeon HD 7450M (Codename Seymour) gehört dem Einsteigersegment an und liegt von der Leistung zwischen den beliebten Modellen HD 6470M und HD 6490M. VGP-BPS23/B

Wie ihre älteren Geschwister wird die Grafikkarte im 40-nm-Prozess gefertigt und muss sich mit 160 Shadereinheiten begnügen. Zum Vergleich: Der neue Mittelklasse-Spross Radeon HD 7670M (Packard Bell EasyNote LS11HR-167GE) verfügt über die dreifache Menge an Rechenwerken. Der Takt übertrumpft mit 700 MHz (Kern) respektive 900 MHz (Speicher) derweil manch teureres Modell. VGPBPS23/B

Ihren 1024 MByte großen DDR3-Videospeicher kann die Radeon HD 7450M nur bedingt ausspielen, da das Interface lediglich 64 Bit beträgt. Entsprechend niedrig ist die Speicherbandbreite (14.4 GB/s). Mittelklasse-Grafikkarten sind üblicherweise mit 128 Bit angebunden. VGP-BPL23

Der UVD3 genannte Video-Decoder und der integrierte Audio-Controller können dieses Manko nicht ganz aufwiegen. Den GPU-Treiber ließen wir unangetastet, HP vertraut auf den Catalyst 12.1 (8.900.7.1000). VGPBPL23

Um möglichst viel Power aus dem Multimedia-Notebook herauszuholen, verwendet der Hersteller die CrossFire-Technologie von AMD. Dabei kümmern sich zwei Grafikkarten (in diesem Fall eine integrierte und eine dedizierte) abwechselnd um die Bildberechnung. Was man im High-End-Bereich des öfteren sieht, ist bei Low-End-Geräten bisher kaum verbreitet. VGP-BPS23

Nach unseren Erfahrungen sind Dual-GPU-Systeme allerdings mit zahlreichen Problemen behaftet. Neben dem höheren Energie- respektive Kühlbedarf und der Mikroruckler-Thematik (dazu später mehr), macht sich in der Praxis vor allem die starke Treiberabhängigkeit bemerkbar. So kann es durchaus passieren, dass ein Programm langsamer als mit einer Single-GPU läuft. VGPBPS23

Weiterer Nachteil: Momentan funktioniert der CrossFire-Modus nur bei DirectX-10- und DirectX-11-Titeln richtig. Da die meisten Spiele noch auf DirectX 9 basieren, profitiert man aktuell sehr selten von der Technologie. VGP-BPS23/W

5.9Windows 7 LeistungsindexProzessorBerechnungen pro Sekunde6.7Speicher (RAM)Speichervorgänge pro Sekunde7.4GrafikDesktopleistung für Windows Aero5.9Grafik (Spiele)3D-Business und Gaminggrafikleistung6.5Primäre FestplatteDatentransferrate5.9 VGPBPS23/W
Leistung GPU

apple Laptop Akku,Ersatz apple Akku Wie gerade angesprochen, schwankt die Leistung je nach DirectX-Support enorm. Im 3DMark 11 (1280 x 720, Performance-Preset) kommen die beiden Grafikkarten adäquat zur Geltung. Einen GPU-Score von 952 Punkten erreichen sonst nur Mittelklasse-Modelle. Der CrossFire-Verbund orientiert sich ungefähr am Level der Radeon HD 6550M (990 Punkte @ Acer Aspire 4820TG). VGP-BPS23/P

Der Unigine Heaven 2.1-Benchmark förderte mit 1280 x 1024 Bildpunkten, hohen Details und normaler Tessellation 10.2 fps zutage. Eine Radeon HD 6630M rechnet hier ähnlich „flott“ (10.5 fps @ Dell Vostro 3550). Bei DirectX-9-Benchmarks bricht der 17-Zöller dagegen auf Einsteiger-Niveau ein – andere Low-End-Grafikkarten wie die GeForce GT 520M sind kaum langsamer. VGPBPS23/P

Im Kampf gegen andere Multimedianer würde das HP-Notebook oft als Verlierer vom Platz gehen. Die verhältnismäßig lahme Quad-Core-CPU und das relativ schwache Grafikkarten-Duo führen zu eher dürftigen Benchmark-Resultaten. 4656 Punkte im PCMark Vantage sind beileibe kein Knaller. So manches Office-Gerät heimst da eine höhere Wertung ein (4832 Punkte @ Dell Latitude E5420). Aber hey, der 17-Zöller kostet auch nur rund 500 Euro! VGP-BPS23/G

In unserem Volllasttest erreicht der Prozessor laut dem Programm Hardware Info eine Temperatur von 68 Grad Celsius. Damit liegen die Messungen in einem Temperaturbereich, um den man sich keinerlei Sorgen machen muss - auch wenn es im Sommer mal etwas wärmer werden sollte. Der anschließende 3D Mark 06 Benchmark brachte mit 3814.0 Punkten keine große Abweichung vom Ergebnis im „kalten“ Zustand. Akku DELL Latitude E5420 Akku

Notebook-Lautsprecher in Office- und Business-Notebooks gehören meist nicht zu den besten und genauso ist es auch beim Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E525. Während die Lautstärke in Ordnung ist, kann die Klangqualität nicht überzeugen. Bässe sind nicht vorhanden und insgesamt hört sich der Sound etwas blechern an. Für einen Film unterwegs noch ausreichend, wer aber dauerhaft Musik hören möchte, sollte zu Kopfhörern greifen. Akku DELL Latitude E5520 Akku

Bei den Verbrauchswerten des Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E525 werfen wir zum Vergleich einen kurzen Blick auf das E520 mit Intel Core i3-2310M Prozessor. Im Idle-Modus liegt der AMD Prozessor geringfügig unter dem Intel Prozessor des ThinkPad Edge E520. Akku DELL Latitude E6120 Unter Last liegen die beiden Prozessoren dann nahezu gleich auf. Hier sollte man bedenken, dass es sich bei dem AMD Prozessor um einen Quad-Core handelt, während der Intel Prozessor ein Dual-Core ist. Das 65-Watt-Netzteil hat keinerlei Probleme, das Notebook (auch unter Last) mit Energie zu versorgen.

Mit dem verbauten 6-Zellen-kommt das ThinkPad Edge E525 auf vernünftige Akkulaufzeiten. Akku DELL Latitude E6220 Es entpuppt sich zwar nicht als ein Langläufer, aber es gibt auch vergleichbare Notebooks mit deutlich weniger Akkuleistung. In unserem Idle-Test (Battery Eater Readers Test) kommt das E525 auf eine Laufzeit von 6 Stunden und 24 Minuten. Näher an der Realität liegt da eher unser Test, bei dem wir per W-LAN im Netz surfen. Hier erreicht das Notebook eine Laufzeit von 4 Stunden und 39 Minuten. Akku DELL Latitude E6320 DVDs kann man unterwegs problemlos zu Ende schauen, auch wenn diese Überlänge besitzen. Mit 3 Stunden und 24 Minuten sollte nahezu jeder Film zu schaffen sein. Unter Last (Battery Eater Classic Test) sinkt die Laufzeit auf 1 Stunde und 31 Minuten. Wer etwas mehr Akkulaufzeit für sein Notebook haben will, der sollte sich nach dem größeren 9-Zellen-umsehen. Der nennt sich ThinkPad 25++ (9 Zellen, 51J0500) und ist im Netz für zirka 79 Euro erhältlich. Damit wird sich die Laufzeit des Notebooks noch einmal steigern lassen. Akku DELL Latitude E6520 Akku

Im direkten Vergleich zum ThinkPad Edge E520, gibt es im Leerlauf nur einen sehr geringen Unterschied in der Akkulaufzeit. Beim Surfen über WLAN oder beim Abspielen einer DVD hat das Edge E520 allerdings die Nase vorn. Unter Volllast wiederum, kann das Edge E525 einen leichten Vorteil für sich verbuchen. Akku DELL Latitude E6420 Akku

Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E525Das ThinkPad Edge E525 hinterlässt gemischte Gefühle. Zum einen macht das Notebook stellenweise einen positiven Eindruck, während es in anderen Bereichen nicht sehr zufriedenstellend abschneidet. Akku DELL Latitude E6420 ATG Akku

So kann das Design grundlegend überzeugen, besonders da die verwendeten Materialien nicht so anfällig für Fingerabdrücke und Kratzer zu sein scheinen. Dann stört aber die Lenovo untypische mittelmäßige Verarbeitung. Ein klappernder sollte eigentlich nicht in einem ThinkPad vorkommen. Akku DELL 312-1242

An Tastatur und Mausersatz gibt es nichts zu beanstanden. Hier bekommt man das, was man von einem ThinkPad erwartet. Der Nummernblock und der Trackpoint sind willkommene und vor allem sinnvolle Extras.Das Display hat uns im Test überhaupt nicht überzeugen können. Der einzige Vorteil des Displays ist die matte Oberfläche. Dieser wird aber von einer schlechten und vor allem ungleichmäßigen Ausleuchtung in den Schatten gestellt. Akku DELL M5Y0X

Wie zu erwarten war, reicht die Leistung des Notebooks nicht wirklich für ernsthafteres Spielen aus. Die Anwendungsleistung hingegen ist ordentlich. Wer das Notebook als Business- oder Office-Notebook einsetzt wird, in diesem Bereich sicher keine größeren Probleme mit der Leistung haben. Akku DELL NHXVW

Wiederum sehr erfreulich sind die niedrigen Temperaturen des Notebooks und die geringe Lautstärke. Die Akkulaufzeiten sind zwar nicht überragend, aber durchaus ausreichend und zur Not gibt es im Zubehörshop noch den größeren 9-Zellen-Akku. Akku DELL PRRRF

Alles in allem macht das Lenovo ThinkPad eine Bewertung nicht gerade einfach. Zwar stört die ungleichmäßige Ausleuchtung des Displays, für den Bürobetrieb ist die matte Beschichtung allerdings deutlich wichtiger. Hier besitzen auch Lautstärke und Hitzeentwicklung eine wichtigere Rolle als die Spieleleistung. Es hängt stark von den eigenen Prioritäten ab, ob das ThinkPad Edge E525 für einen selbst attraktiv ist oder nicht. Akku DELL T54F3

Konkurrenz kommt erst einmal aus den eigenen Reihen. Das Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E520 ist ein starker Konkurrent. Zwar etwas teurer als das E525, aber dafür mit Intel Core Prozessor und etwas besserer Anwendungsleistung. Entsprechende Notebooks anderer Hersteller sind das HP ProBook 6560b, das Samsung 200B5B, das Toshiba Tecra R850 oder das Akku DELL Vostro 3550 Notebook. Akku DELL T54FJ

Am falschen Ende gespart? Tablets sind derzeit absolute Verkaufsschlager. Coby möchte mit einer Reihe sehr preisgünstiger Geräte ein Stück vom gewinnbringenden Kuchen abhaben. Geht diese Rechnung mit dem Kyros 7022 auf? Akku DELL X57F1

Wie unsere Gaming-Tabelle unschwer erkennen lässt, hat das Pavilion g7-1353eg an modernen Titeln arg zu knabbern. Maximale Grafikoptionen sind nur in Ausnahmefällen möglich, selbst mit mittleren Details kommt der 17-Zöller gerne ins Straucheln. Einige Games werden sogar mit niedrigen Details nicht flüssig wiedergegeben. VGPBPS23/G

Hohe Auflösungen wie die nativen 1600 x 900 Pixel sind oftmals tabu. Da ist es doppelt ärgerlich, dass der Multimedianer keine 1366 x 768 Bildpunkte unterstützt (1280 x 720 Pixel sorgen für ein extrem verwaschenes Bild). Hinzu kommt, dass der CrossFire-Verbund bisweilen langsamer rechnet als eine einzelne Radeon HD 7450M. Wer manchmal ein Spielchen wagen will, sollte sich den Kauf deshalb genau überlegen. Für 100 Euro mehr erhält man bereits wesentlich schnellere Geräte (z. B. das Acer Aspire 7560G). VGP-BPS23/D

Ein großes Manko von Dual-GPU-Konfigurationen sind die nervigen Mikroruckler. Da sich beide Grafikkarten abwechseln (Alternate Frame Rendering), kann es zu unterschiedlichen Abständen bei der Bildausgabe kommen. VGPBPS23/D Diese sogenannten Mikroruckler sind vor allem im Bereich unter 30 fps wahrnehmbar und zerstören mitunter den Spielfluss. Trotz schlechterer Framerate kann eine einzelne Grafikkarte ein flüssigeres Bild liefern. Tipp: Aktivieren Sie CrossFire nur, wenn ein Spiel auf DirectX 10 oder 11 basiert.

Im Leerlauf-Betrieb ist der 17-Zöller stets hörbar. Während der Lüfter mit entsprechendem Bios-Setting (fan always on/disabled) seine Arbeit temporär einstellt, rauscht die Festplatte ununterbrochen vor sich hin. Zahlreiche Multimedia-Geräte verhalten sich im Idle-Betrieb leiser. Wer statt der HDD ein SSD einbaut, dürfte die Emissionen minimieren können. VGP-BPL18

• Dell F681T
• Dell HC26Y
• Dell M15X6CPRIBABLK
• Dell M15X9CEXIBATLK
• Dell NGPHW
• Dell SQU-722
• Dell SQU-724
• DELL Alienware M17x
• DELL Alienware M17x R3 Akku
• Dell 0C852J

Für diese Einschränkungen kann der Hersteller HP freilich wenig, Asus 70-NSQ1B1200PZ versucht aber dennoch das Beste daraus zu machen. Abhilfe leistet zunächst der beigelegte aktive Stylus, der gleich zwei Aufgaben erfüllt. Zum einen lässt sich mit diesem der Mauszeiger nahezu pixelgenau positionieren, apple Laptop Akku auch Rechtsklicks sind mit Hilfe einer eigenen Taste möglich. Als weitere Funktion können beliebige Eingabefelder mit Hilfe der Handschrifterkennung von Windows befüllt werden, was auch bei schneller Schreibschrift mit erstaunlich geringer Fehlerrate funktioniert. Leider kann der Stylus, ebenso wie bei Fujitsus Q550, nicht im Gerät selbst verstaut werden. Asus 70-NSQ1B1200Z

Als Alternative zur klassischen Bildschirm-Tastatur von Windows 7 hat HP noch ein sogenanntes Swype-Keyboard vorinstalliert. Asus 70-NU51B1000Z Hiermit können Wörter durch ein Überstreichen der Buchstaben mit dem Finger oder Stylus geschrieben werden, anstelle jedes Zeichen mit einem einzelnen Druck eingeben zu müssen - eine Lösung, die viele vielleicht von ihrem Smartphone kennen. Leider wurde der Start von Swype auf unserem Testmodell mit einer Fehlermeldung quittiert, auch ein Update auf die neuste Version konnte das Problem nicht beheben. Asus 70-NU51B2100PZ

Dem Display als zentralem Bestandteil eines jeden Tablets kommt auch im HP Slate 2 besondere Bedeutung zu. Zum Einsatz kommt ein 8,9 Zoll großes Panel mit einer nativen Auflösung von 1024 x 600 Pixeln, was in einer Pixeldichte von 133 dpi resultiert - vergleichbar mit einem iPad 2, welches auf 132 dpi kommt. Asus 70-NU51B2100Z

Da die geringe Zeilenanzahl für einige Anwendungen problematisch sein kann, lässt sich auch eine interpolierte Auflösung von 1024 x 768 Bildpunkten einstellen, welche jedoch naturgemäß mit einer deutlich verringerten Schärfe einhergeht. Zudem kommt es zu starken Verzerrungen, da das Seitenverhältnis von 4:3 nicht zu den Abmaßen des Displays passt. Asus 90-NFU1B1000Y

Die Bildqualität des Panels kann leider nicht mit dem im Tablet-Sektor gewohnten Niveau mithalten. Gerade einmal 121 cd/m² schafft die LED-Hintergrundbeleuchtung, was allenfalls für Innenräume ausreichend ist. Hinzu kommt ein leichtes "Backlight Bleeding", am unteren Rand ist bei dunklen Farben eine ungleichmäßige Helligkeitsverteilung sichtbar. Davon abgesehen ist die Ausleuchtung mit 83 Prozent annehmbar, wenn auch nicht überragend. Asus 90R-NTC2B1000Y

Dank eines guten Schwarzwertes von nur 0,22 cd/m² kann zumindest der Kontrast von 618:1 überzeugen. Das Fujitsu Stylistic Q550 als direkter Konkurrent liegt mit 753:1 in einem ähnlichen Bereich, derzeitiger Spitzenreiter ist jedoch das Asus Transformer Prime mit beeindruckenden 1836:1. Asus A32-F70

Es wird wohl nur wenige Nutzer geben, die auf einem kleinen und leistungsschwachen Tablet professionelle Bildbearbeitung betreiben wollen - denn dafür ist auch das Display das Slate 2 nicht geeignet. Der Farbumfang ist etwas größer als bei Acers Iconia W500 oder dem Q550 von Fujitsu, kann jedoch die Standards AdobeRGB und sRGB nicht vollständig abdecken. Subjektiv kann die Darstellung jedoch überzeugen und sollte für alle üblichen Anwendungsfälle genügen. Asus A32-M70

AußeneinsatzObwohl Samsung in den Spezifikationen von einer anti-glare-Beschichtung des Displays spricht, Asus A41-M70 sind in der Praxis deutliche Spiegelungen erkennbar. In Verbindung mit der geringen maximalen Helligkeit wird die Nutzung im Freien erheblich erschwert und ist auch bei bewölktem Wetter kaum möglich. Gerade für ein mobiles Tablet mit 3G-Unterstützung ist das mehr als ärgerlich, zumal selbst weitaus günstigere Modelle anderer Hersteller zeigen, wie es besser geht. HP sollte schlicht ein deutlich kräftigeres Backlight verbauen, welches eine Leuchtdichte von 300 cd/m² oder mehr erreicht. Asus A42-M70

Blickwinkel HP Slate 2 Wi-Fi + 3G Das Panel des Slate 2 stammt vom Hersteller CMO (N089L6-L03) und basiert auf der TN-Technologie. ASUS A9 Akku Bei einem derart hochpreisigen Gerät sollte ein hochwertiges IPS- oder VA-Panel eigentlich Pflicht sein, insbesondere in einem Tablet. Demzufolge fallen die Blickwinkel eher gering aus, leichte Verfälschungen sind speziell in der Vertikalen bereits bei wenigen Grad Abweichung zu beobachten. Im Gegensatz zu den nochmals schlechteren Displays der meisten Notebooks bleibt der Bildinhalt jedoch über einen recht weiten Bereich zumindest lesbar - ein befriedigendes Ergebnis. ASUS A9C Akku

SystemübersichtSchon das Vorgängermodell Slate 500 war mit seinem 1,86 GHz schnellen Intel Atom Z540 kein Leistungswunder, ASUS A9R Akku der nun verbaute Atom Z670 (Codename Lyncroft) taktet mit 1,50 GHz jedoch noch einmal deutlich niedriger. Grund für den Wechsel war laut HP die geringere Leistungsaufnahme des neuen Modells, welches trotz angestaubter 45-Nanometer-Fertigung eine TDP von lediglich 3 Watt besitzt. Dank SoC-Bauweise der Oak Trail Plattform sind dabei bereits alle Komponenten wie Speichercontroller oder Grafikkarte enthalten, die sich beim Atom Z540 noch im Chipsatz befanden. ASUS A9Rp Akku

Der eigentliche In-Order-Prozessorkern hat sich seit der ersten Atom-Generation von Anfang 2008 kaum verändert. Demzufolge fällt auch die Pro-MHz-Leistung der Single-Core-CPU äußerst gering aus, selbst AMDs C-Series APUs sind bereits erheblich flotter. Die Multithread-Performance wird durch die SMT-Technologie etwas verbessert, das weitere Featureset wirkt mittlerweile allerdings antiquiert: Keine 64-Bit-Unterstützung, SSE lediglich bis Version 3, weder AVX noch AES-NI. ASUS A9Rt Akku

Trotz der Bezeichnung Intel GMA 600 stammt die Grafikeinheit ursprünglich von PowerVR. ASUS A9T Akku Der auf dem CPU-Die integrierte Chip namens SGX 535 bietet in etwa die Rechenleistung von Nvidias Tegra 2 (beide 3,2 GFLOPS), aktuelle High-End-Smartphones oder -Tablets auf ARM-Basis sind jedoch bereits vielfach schneller. Beim Vergleich mit anderen GPUs aus dem Notebook-Bereich fällt die GMA 600 noch weiter zurück, wie wir später anhand von 3D-Benchmarks genauer untersuchen wollen. Der Hersteller verspricht, dass zumindest aktuelle Videocodecs umfassend beschleunigt werden können, unter anderem MPEG4, VC1, H.264 und DivX. ASUS A9W Akku

Mit 2 GByte DDR2-800 und einer 64 GByte fassenden SSD ist das Slate 2 recht großzügig ausgestattet. Beim Vergleich mit Android-Tablets, die in der Regel lediglich 512 bis 1024 MB RAM besitzen, sollte jedoch beachtet werden, dass das Windows-Betriebssystem deutlich speicherhungriger ist und bereits im Leerlauf mehrere hundert Megabyte belegt. ASUS F2 Akku

Der Atom Z670 ist uns bereits aus dem Fujitsu Stylistic Q550 in eher enttäuschender Erinnerung geblieben. ASUS F2F Akku Bei unserem Testkandidaten von HP fallen die Benchmarkergebnisse im Cinebench R10 (32 Bit) allerdings etwas besser aus: 500 Punkte im Single-Rendering-Test, 777 Punkte unter Nutzung von SMT liegen 21 bis 45 Prozent über der Leistung des Konkurrenten. Dennoch kann dies nicht darüber hinwegtäuschen, dass wir uns im absoluten Low-End-Bereich bewegen - schon ein AMD C-60 liefert bis zu doppelt so hohe Werte, ein Einstiegs-Notebook mit Intels Pentium B940 erreicht gar Faktor 5 bis 7. Sony VGP-BPS5

Auf Grund der begrenzten Platzverhältnisse setzt HP auf eine kompakte mSATA-SSD von Samsung (MZMPA064HMDR), welche wir bereits aus dem Samsung 900X1B kennen. Sony VGP-BPL5A An die dort erzielten Übertragungsraten reicht das Slate 2 leider nicht ganz heran, je nach Programm konnten wir zwischen 66 und 161 MB/s beim Lesen und 71 bis 170 MB/s beim Schreiben erreichen. Auch dies sind sehr ordentliche Werte, mit denen der Datenträger in der Praxis nur selten zum Flaschenhals werden sollte. Die Zugriffszeit liegt mit 0,2 Millisekunden auf einem SSD-typisch niedrigen Niveau, was besonders die Bootzeiten beschleunigt: Etwa 30-35 Sekunden sind für die Atom-Plattform recht flink, das Erwachen aus dem Standby mit unter 5 Sekunden ebenfalls angenehm schnell. Sony VGP-BPL5

Bemerkenswert ist die sehr hohe CPU-Auslastung, die bei sequentiellen Operationen über 15 Prozent liegt. Einmal mehr werden hier die begrenzten Leistungsreserven des Atom Z670 deutlich. Sony VGP-BPS3A

Der Prozessor ist ebenfalls die Hauptursache für die schwache Systemleistung des Tablets. Trotz des flotten Flashspeichers ergab der PCMark Vantage lediglich 1146 Punkte, im PCMark 7 standen immerhin 849 Punkte zu Buche - dies ist der typische Leistungsbereich eines Netbooks. Sony VGP-BPS3

Im Alltag sind die Unzulänglichkeiten der Rechenleistung an vielen Stellen spürbar. Sony VGP-BPL2C Bereits das Verschieben eines Fensters auf dem Desktop ist mit einem leichten Ruckeln verbunden, viele Aktionen werden erst nach einer kurzen Gedankensekunde ausgeführt. Von anspruchsvollen Anwendungen müssen wir generell abraten, selbst das Surfen im Internet ist quälend langsam: Große Webseiten laden mehrere Sekunden und Scrollen ist nur selten flüssig möglich - zumindest mit dem vorinstallierten Internet Explorer 9.0. Der Browser hat einen enormen Einfluss auf die Ergebnisse der nachfolgenden Benchmarks, weshalb wir zusätzlich Googles Chrome (Version 16.0) zum Vergleich herangezogen haben. Sony VGP-BPL2

Je nach Programm setzt sich das Slate 2 damit mal vor, teils aber auch deutlich hinter die Konkurrenten unter Android und iOS. Im Peacekeeper-Test von Futurmark erreichten wir 280 beziehungsweise 600 Punkte, im Google V8 Benchmark 514 und 1874 Punkte, der SunSpider JavaScript Benchmark schloss mit 1199 respektive 1770 Millisekunden ab. Sony VGP-BPS2C

Wie man sieht, kann sich Chrome erheblich von seinem Microsoft-Pendant absetzen. Während bei schnellen Notebooks derartige Unterschiede nur selten spürbar sind, sollte auf Netbooks oder Windows-Tablets zwingend ein flotter Browser installiert werden. Subjektiv wirkt das Ansprechverhalten der Atom-Plattform aber selbst dann immer etwas träge, was auch bei der automatischen Drehung des Bildinhaltes auffällt: Es dauert bis zu 4 Sekunden, wenn die Anzeige vom Hoch- ins Querformat oder umgekehrt wechselt. Sony VGP-BPS2B

2.1Windows 7 LeistungsindexProzessorBerechnungen pro Sekunde2.1Speicher (RAM)Speichervorgänge pro Sekunde4.1GrafikDesktopleistung für Windows Aero2.9Grafik (Spiele)3D-Business und Gaminggrafikleistung3Primäre FestplatteDatentransferrate7.3 PCMark Vantage 1146 Punkte Sony VGP-BPS2A

• Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Pi2530 Akku
• Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Pi2550 Akku
• Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Pi3540 Akku
• Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Pi2530 Akku
• Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Pi2450 Akku
• Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Pi2550 Akku
• Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Xi2428 Akku
• Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Xi2528 Akku
• Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Xi2550 Akku

The ProBook 4330s is again equipped all business-like in view of communication options. Besides Gigabit LAN from Realtek, it has the WLAN standards 802.11 b/g/n and Bluetooth 3.0 +HS. HP also installs an in-house Ic2010 mobile broadband adapter, which enables UMTS, in our test sample. Thus, the ProBook 4330s doesn't leave anything to be desired in this point. ( Apple E68043 Battery,Charger )

As usual, the scope of delivery is slim. In addition to the notebook, the power adapter and the corresponding cables, a bit of printed documentation for the first use, as well as a warranty certificate is in the box. There are no recovery or driver CDs. ( Apple M9325 Battery,Charger )

Despite the low price, the notebook still wears the name ProBook - and they have always included extensive security tools and software until now. A fingerprint reader and the software, HP ProtectTools take care of security matters in the 4330s. ( Apple M9756 Battery,Charger )

HP Protect Tools is also included in the scope of delivery of the higher priced models. It is a whole collection of various programs. Face detection, file encryption and file shredding are just as included in the bundle as, for example, notebook localization in case of theft (however a subscription fee is charged for this service). ( Apple A1022 Battery,Charger )

There is also a whole range of useful software besides ProtectTools, such as HP's Power Assistant, which determines the power consumption rates and facilitates energy saving measures. ( Apple A1060 Battery,Charger )

Alike the bigger models, the hardware can be accessed via a large cover on the bottom. It can be opened without any tools and makes it easy for the customer to replace hardware components. The cover enables accessing the processor, hard disk and both RAM slots. ( Apple A1079 Battery,Charger )

Upgrading the RAM isn't a problem. Although one slot is unoccupied, we would recommend replacing the 2 GB bar with a 4 GB bar and inserting an additional 4 GB bar in the empty slot. Cleaning the cooling system might prove to be more difficult because the heat exchanger of the heat pipes is hidden underneath the edge of the chassis. In return, cleaning the fan isn't a problem. ( Apple A1062 Battery,Charger )

Alike its bigger siblings, the HP ProBook comes with a standard warranty of one year. If that isn't sufficient, it's possible to extend the warranty period up to 6 years. But if that makes sense in view of a price of €300 is something everyone has to decide for themselves. ( Apple A1080 Battery,Charger )

A keyboard model with free-standing keys, a so-called chiclet keyboard, is used. There is a narrow rim on both the left and right of the keyboard, thus the keyboard doesn't use the notebook's entire width. Nevertheless, HP has managed to build in keys with a size of 15x15 millimeters. The gap of about 4 millimeters between the keys is also sufficient. A number pad didn't fit into the laptop anymore and the arrow keys have also been reduced considerably (in particular the up and down key). ( Apple M8416 Battery,Charger )

The typing feel convinces right away when working with the HP ProBook 4330s' keyboard. The short key drop and clear pressure point enable fast and pleasant typing, providing that this kind of keyboard is preferred. However, it isn't fully convincing since it has a few minor flaws: First, the keyboard yields, as mentioned in the previous topic. ( Apple M8665 Battery,Charger )

We notice how the keys yield a bit in the area over the optical drive when a slightly firmer pressure is applied. Secondly, the typing noise sounds a bit clattery and doesn't make as a high-end impression as the keyboard's look suggest. ( Apple M8665G Battery,Charger )

The touchpad in the HP ProBook 4330s has a size of 87x43 millimeters (diagonal of 96 millimeters). The surface is smooth and has good gliding traits. Multi-touch is also supported, but there is neither a vertical nor a horizontal scroll bar. They can't be enabled via software, either. ( Apple A1189 Battery,Charger )

But that is only a minor drawback because the multi-touch functions do a good job with scrolling. Both mouse keys beneath the touchpad have a very short key drop and firm pressure point. A clearly audible "click" confirms whether or not the key has been triggered. Overall, the touchpad and both keys are acceptable. ( Apple A1189 Battery,Charger )

As usual for ProBooks, HP relies on a screen model with a matt surface. The used screen has a 13.3 inch size and has an aspect ratio of 16:9. The screen has a resolution of 1366x768 pixels and thus corresponds to the current standard for this screen size. ( Apple MA458 Battery,Charger )

When looking closer at the screen, another cost-cutting measure by HP becomes evident. Although it is a matt screen, it is not a particularly good one. The average brightness of 180.7 cd/m2 is sooner lower average and the maximum brightness of 194 cd/m2 is also rather moderate. In return, the illumination of 87 percent is agreeably homogeneous. Another plus is that the screen's brightness isn't reduced on battery power. ( Apple A1175 Battery,Charger )

HP ProBook 4330s vs. sRGB (t)But then, it doesn't look as good with the black value. We measure 1.34 cd/m2, which is a bit increased. Consequently, not only do black areas look a bit grayish in games and movies, but the contrast is also affected by this rate. The maximum image contrast only results in poor 138:1. ( Apple A1185 Battery,Charger )

There aren't any surprises in terms of color reproduction either. The sRGB color spectrum doesn't come close to being covered. That is usually not a devastating thing for Office users and is only of interest for professional image or video editors. ( Apple MA561 Battery,Charger )

OutdoorsThe notebook benefits from its matt screen outdoors. Although the screen's brightness isn't overly high, working on the HP ProBook 4330s is comfortable outdoors. A higher contrast and a bit more brightness would have nevertheless been appreciated. ( Apple A1280 Battery,Charger )

Viewing angles: HP ProBook 4330s LW759ES The viewing angles from which something can be seen on the screen are good, but not excellent. The field of view is fairly large when the display isn't tilted, like with most contenders. ( Apple PowerBook G4 17inch Battery,Charger )

It's possible to sit in front of the notebook with several people and still have an undistorted image. The content's legibility quickly deteriorates as soon as the screen is tilted back or forth. It's also not as bad when looking down on the screen as when looking up on the display. ( Apple PowerBook G4 15inch Titanium Battery,Charger )

A run with the latest PCMark 7 resulted in a score of 2308 points and lets our test sample surpass the aforementioned contenders. It seems that the additional flash memory can show its strengths better here. Charger for Samsung AA-PBONC4B

The notebook's responsiveness convinces in practical use. Installing and opening programs as well as working with demanding applications work smoothly and without delays. A full-fledged SSD would doubtlessly lead to even better results, but the combination of hard disk and ExpressCache is a good compromise between price, memory capacity and performance. Charger for Samsung AA-PB2NC3B

5.9Windows 7 Experience IndexProcessorCalculations per second6.8Memory (RAM)Memory operations per second7.4GraphicsDesktop performance for Windows Aero5.9Gaming graphics3D business and gaming graphics6.2Primary hard diskDisk data transfer rate5.9 PCMark Vantage 6250 points Charger for Samsung AA-PB2NC6B

Now we'd like to examine to what extent current games can be played with the dedicated entry-level graphics card in the 700Z3A. In particular, the fast GDDR5 VRAM should ensure a comparatively high performance.The installed AMD Radeon HD 6490M is also a compromise. In view of the limited cooling reserves of the compact 14 inch case, faster graphics cards would only be difficult to implement. Charger for Samsung AA-PB4NC6B

3DMark Vantage (performance preset) finishes with a score of 2552 points, which is an improvement of about 60 percent to the processor's HD Graphics 3000. The successor, 3DMark 11, can't start the Intel GPU due to the lack of DirectX 11 support. With 686 points, the HD 6490M has a lead of about 15 percent on the GeForce GT 520M in the LG P420. Charger for Samsung AA-PB6NC6B

Fifa 12As one of the few games until now, the rally simulation Dirt 3 supports DirectX 11, which improves the reproduction of water or snow among other effects. We could determine good 37.3 fps in the built in benchmark with medium settings (1024x768 pixels, medium preset). A maximum of 1366x768 pixels with moderate details settings can be recommended for unlimited playability. Charger for Samsung AA-PB0NC4G

The popular strategy game series, Anno, has accomplished a leap into 2070 with its newest scion. High demand is placed particularly on the graphics performance due to its detail rich looks. While we still achieve 54.4 fps in the lowest presets (1024x768 pixels, low preset), higher resolutions and detail levels quickly overburden the 700Z3A. The settings should be limited to 1024x768 pixels and low to medium details for a smooth gaming experience. Charger for Samsung AA-PL0NC8G

The newest scion from EA's soccer series, Fifa 12, is a bit easier to digest. Our test sample is hardly demanded in lower detail levels. Even high settings (1366x768 pixels, high preset, 2x AA) achieve excellent 57.2 fps. There are also even enough performance reserves to cope with the native screen resolution of 1600x900 pixels without restrictions. Charger for Samsung AA-PB0NC6B

All tested games benefit from the dedicated graphics card and, compared with the processor integrated HD Graphics 3000, are accelerated up to 100 percent in a few cases. As Anno 2070 underlines, even tracks with high requirements aren't a problem for the Charger for Samsung 700Z3A when losses in the display quality can be accepted. Even quality enhancing features, such as antialiasing, can partly be enabled in older games. Charger for Samsung AA-PB1NC6B

The cooling system is faced with a difficult challenge in view of the high performance hardware. Compared to the somewhat thinner ultrabooks, the 700Z3A has to discharge a lot more waste heat.The noise level is quiet, though not absolutely silent, with an average of 32 dB (A) in idle. The fan works permanently, but is constant and has an agreeable frequency. The noise increases to 34.7 dB (A) when playing a DVD, but that can still be drowned out by the movie's soundtrack. Charger for Samsung SSB-Q30LS3

It gets unpleasant when the notebook is put under constant full load. That is countered with up to 41.5 dB (A). Games or very demanding applications can also cause a similarly high noise level. After the device has been heated up, it takes a while before the noise level decreases to the idle level again. Charger for Samsung SSB-X15LS3

Therewith, the Charger for Samsung 700Z3A is in the midfield compared to other models. A few contenders, such as the MacBook Pro 13, are almost silent in idle. In return, they get even louder during load. In view of the dimensions and built-in components, the result is satisfactory. Charger for Samsung SSB-X15LS6

The 700Z3A stays fairly cool in idle and only exceeds 30 degrees Celsius selectively on the top and bottom. This picture changes during full load: In particular the area above the keyboard reaches temperatures of over 40 degrees Celsius. There's almost a risk of burning the thighs with over 50 degrees Celsius. Charger for Samsung SSB-X15LS6S

The temperatures are a lot lower in practical applications or games. Moreover, such high temperatures are only generated in a few places. Thus, using it on the lap is possible without hesitation in a normal case. Charger for Samsung SSB-X10LS3

Inside the case, the Core i5-2430M ranges around a comparatively high 50 degrees Celsius without load. We could determine a maximum rate of up to 95 degrees Celsius during our stress test. Moreover, the CPU throttled slightly to a mere 2200 MHz. We didn't observe this behavior during our benchmarks, with exception of the mentioned restrictions of Turbo mode. Nevertheless, this performance decrease has to be anticipated during practical use in summer-like ambient temperatures. Charger for Samsung SSB-Q20LS

Since the 700Z3A absolutely refused to activate the Radeon HD 6490M when FurMark was started, we used 3DMark 11 in a loop for loading the graphics card. The achieved temperature of 65 degrees Celsius here was in an uncritical range. The notebook's stereo speakers are hidden in an opening in the display hinge. We were very impressed by the maximum volume that the little speakers emitted. Charger for Samsung SSB-Q20LS2

Although the user shouldn't expect a distinct bass range, the brilliant trebles and balanced mids are very impressive. An equalizer with various preconfigured profiles is available for customizing the music to suit personal preferences. Overall, the Charger for Samsung 700Z3A's sound quality is better than that of many other contenders. Charger for Samsung SSB-P30LS

Nevertheless, it would be recommended to connect external speakers for movies, games or music playback. This is possible via the digital HDMI, providing there is a modern AV receiver available. Alternatively, there is also a conventional audio jack (3.5 millimeter). Charger for Samsung AA-PB5NC6W

The high power consumption of 11.9 to 16.3 watts in idle is surprising: Is the dedicated AMD graphics card really completely disabled? The tools GPU-Z and AMD System Monitor indicate that. But we can't say for sure. The latest MacBook Pro 13 does a significantly better job with a minimum power consumption of only 5.4 watts, which is also due to the perfectly optimized OS X. Charger for Samsung AA-PB5NC6B

Our meter records between 53.2 and 61.4 watts during load. Judging by the installed components, these are satisfactory rates, which the similarly equipped LG P420 (Core i5-2410M, GeForce GT 520M) also reached. The previously tested ultrabooks from the 13 inch category are clearly below this and excel with only 30 to 35 watts thanks to the energy-efficient ULV hardware.The included power adapter's capacity of 65 watts is tight, but is still sufficient. A higher capacity could have also sped up the very long charging time of 199 minutes. Charger for Samsung AA-PB2VC6B

Operation OutdoorsOne can say with a clear conscience that the MacBook Pro is completely fit for outdoor usage. The matt non-reflecting display surface (in our review sample, you can also get a reflecting screen optionally) and the excellent brightness ensure a good picture also in the sunshine. Working in sunshine at the pool? - No problem for the MacBook Pro. Samsung R40Battery,Charger

Horizontally, the stability to to the vantage point is good and sufficient. At acute angles there is a loss of contrast. Vertically, the stability to the vantage point is good when looking from top down. Looking from bottom up the display soon darkens. However, displayed text stays passable legible.Samsung R410Battery,Charger

Equipped with a mobile High-End CPU, a Core 2 Duo T7700 processor with 2.4 GHz, and a fast video card, the MacBook sets extremely high standards for comparisons with other multimedia notebooks. This is also proved by benchmark tests. Samsung R45Battery,Charger

The built-in NVIDIA Geforce 8600M GT is responsible for these good results. It provides also sufficient performance for playing up-to-date games in a high resolution. So, performance is one of the MacBook's strengthes, although it is still slightly outperformed by the comparably equipped Asus G1S in the practical test. Samsung R460Battery,Charger

Furthermore, the reviewed notebook was equipped with a total of 2GB main memory (2x 1GB, 667 MHz) and a 160GB 5400 revs/min hard disk. Regarding hard disk there is also a 7200 revs/min hard disk available. Further information about the video card can be found here or in our comparison of mobile video cards. Detailed information about the Core 2 Duo CPU can be found here. Please also look at our benchmark list of mobile processors or at our benchmark list of mobile video cards, in order to compare this notebook to other configurations.Samsung R505Battery,Charger

The measured runtime ranged from about 2 hours under load, and more than 4 during WLan usage to a maximum of 9 hours without load and with optimized energy settings (WLan, Bluetooth, LAN off, minimum brightness, energy saving mode). Lenovo IdeaPad Y530Battery,Charger Overall, the D830 can be called a very mobile notebook. Considering that the D830 can be equipped with a supplement attached to the modular drive, the mobility of the D830 is excellent.

Dell Latitude D830In general the Dell Latitude D830 meets the requirements of a reasonable business notebook. Regarding performance it clearly outperforms the D820, its predecessor. But, this is also a result of the good equipment of the reviewed notebook. Lenovo IdeaPad Y530aBattery,Charger Equipped with an especially robust and durable magnesium case, the Latitude D830 meets the business notebook's demand for an indestructible and persistent case. Also the decent design makes it look business-like.

Another important aspect are of course user-friendly input devices, which allow to work for a long time without problems. Regarding this aspect, the D830 has a keyboard with a clear layout and a user-friendly touch pad. Only the track point did not really convince us. Lenovo IdeaPad Y710Battery,Charger

The display's strengths are a matt and, therefore, non-reflecting surface and the concise WSXGA+ resolution. A weakness is the poor illumination, which is a result of the brightness declining at the top edge. Another pro of the D830 is that you can choose between a number of display version. IdeaPad Y730 Battery,Charger

The Latitude D830's performance is, as for the reviewed notebook, very good, because of a powerful mobile CPU (T7700), 2GB Ram and a fast 120GB hard disk. Considering it is an office notebook, hardly anything is left to be desired. Lenovo IdeaPad Y730aBattery,Charger

At idle, the Fire is cool to the touch as it should be. Under load (heavy web browsing with Flash), the tablet becomes noticeably warmer, but never undesirably hot. It’s worth a mention that the rubber backside can become a couple of degrees warmer on average compared to the front. The side closest to the power button can also become much warmer compared to the opposite end. But overall, system temperatures stay quite low relative to other tablets, especially if compared to the Sony S1.SONY VAIO CB Battery,Charger

The stereo speakers of the Fire are located on the opposite edge of the audio jack and power button. Perhaps surprisingly, the speakers here are quite good and loud considering the size. They give no justice to bass-heavy music, of course, but separate headphones are always recommended for extended music or videos.Sony VGP-BPS10B Battery,Charger

Still, the placement of the stereo speakers on only one side of the tablet makes for an odd audio experience when watching videos in landscape mode. Sound will only be coming from one side of the tablet instead of an even distribution and, depending on how the tablet is being held, the user’s hands may block the emissions.Sony VGP-BPS10A Battery,Charger In contrast, the RIM PlayBook and Sony S1 have their respective stereo speakers located on the left and right sides for more uniform sound distribution.According to Battery Monitor, a 1200mAh Li-ion battery powers the Kindle Fire. Amazon claims up to 8 hours of continuous reading and 7.5 hours of video playback.

For our battery test, we first let the Kindle Fire sit idle on an eBook page at its lowest brightness with deactivated WiFi and no screen timeout. The tablet lasted for 9 hours and 44 minutes. The same test was run again, this time with maximum screen brightness. Runtime was subsequently much lower at 5 hours and 32 minutes. When WiFi was activated, battery life was reduced by only about 10 minutes.Sony VGP-BPS10A/B Battery,Charger

For video, we continuously streamed movies from the Amazon market at maximum brightness. Under these settings, the Fire only lasted for about 4 hours and 54 minutes. At 60 percent brightness with active web surfing and occasional videos, the tablet lasted a bit longer at just over 6 hours. A full charge by the included AC adapter took about 2 hours and 30 minutes.Sony VPC-W21AVJ Battery,Charger

When Amazon.com launched in 1995, the online retailer made a name for itself by selling only novels, hardcovers and books. Now, fast-forward 15 years and that same website has become one of the largest online retailers in the world with more available commodities and merchandise than any brick-and-mortar store could ever wish to hold in inventory. Battery for Dell Inspiron B130

As a result, when Amazon introduced its Kindle family of eReaders back in late 2007, it could be seen as a nod of sorts to the company’s own beginnings. The Kindle Fire continues on that tradition, but with a much wider focus and target market than its Kindle siblings. Instead of just a pure eReader, the Kindle Fire is intended to be a jack-of-all-trades with online browsing, cloud connectivity and video streaming options, to name a few. In that sense, Amazon has positioned the Fire directly against Apple and Google in the tablet market. Battery for Dell Inspiron 1300

While comparisons will unavoidably be made, we can say that after spending some time with the Amazon tablet, the Kindle Fire is nothing like an iOS-based or even an Android-based device. The Fire is, first and foremost, an Amazon-centric device with extremely specialized software and shortcuts designed to easily connect to Amazon services. In this review, we go into detail about how the Amazon tablet performs, what it has to offer and what it ultimately doesn't have to offer. Note: The System Version as reviewed here is 6.2.1., which was the latest official firmware from Amazon at the time of writing.Battery for Dell Inspiron 120L

No creeks or weak spots around cornersIt’s no secret that the Kindle Fire launched for only $199 with no shipping, handling or even tax costs to most U.S. customers. In fact, its low price was what shot the device through the roof in terms of publicity and word-of-mouth. But for under $200, has build quality suffered as a result?Battery for Dell XPS M1330

Fortunately, the Kindle Fire holds up quite well. No corners have been visibly cut and the tablet feels quite solid to hold. The entire front face is covered with Corning’s Gorilla Glass, practically a standard now for modern smartphones and tablets. Otherwise, the front is completely clean and devoid of any buttons or labels save for the barely visible (and not quite useful) ambient light sensor on the top left position.Battery for Dell Inspiron 13

Docking ports, slice option, integrated 3G module, TPM, fingerprint reader or display port aren't available on the Asus Pro P53E. The more expensive HP ProBooks, Battery for Samsung Series 4 & 6 and Lenovo ThinkPad L series would come in question for this. They have, depending on the configuration, a few real pro qualities. The Asus test device is basically a simple consumer in a matt case.Battery for Samsung P460

Enduring worker. Battery for Samsung has equipped its cheap E3520 with a powerful Core i5-2410M and therewith attracts the attention of price conscious buyers. Together with a matte 15.6 inch display and a long life this gives an attractive office notebook.Battery for Samsung P560

In order to stand out among hundreds of competitors, contemporary office notebooks have to be able to provide more than merely solid performance for a fair price. Battery for Samsung has recognized this fact, and brought a notebook onto the market with the E3520, which should prove interesting in many respects.Battery for Samsung Q210

Within the series of models there are currently three different versions available, which distinguish themselves by the included processor, RAM, hard drive, and graphics solution. Our E3520-A01DE at a price of just over 500 Euros includes a Core i5-2410M, 4 Gigabytes of DDR3-RAM, and a 320 Gigabyte hard drive. The entry level version is somewhat more affordable with a Core i3-2330M, but has a larger capacity hard drive, and a dedicated GeForce GT 520M. A good 550 Euros have to be invested for the top of the range model with a Core i5 and an Nvidia graphics solution.Battery for Samsung Q320

With a non-reflective 15.6 inch display, the E3520 has an advantage compared to most of its competitors in cases when the notebooks will be used outdoors, which shouldn't be underestimated. Within the same price range there are only a few models available that also have a matte display, such as the Fujitsu Lifebook A531 or the Acer TravelMate 5760. Nevertheless there are also examples of notebooks we reviewed previously with non-reflective displays, such as the Asus X53E, HP's Pavilion g6-1141sg, the Toshiba Satellite L755, or the A6400 from MSI, which we can compare to the Battery for Samsung candidate.Battery for Samsung R460

Fine structure on the back of the displayDoes an office notebook have to be gray and boring? Definitely not according to Battery for Samsung, who have decorated the E3520 with a thoroughly unconventional design. The black and silver back of the display is covered with fine diagonal lines, which not only give a better grip when holding than a smooth plastic surface, Battery for Samsung R505 but also fulfill practical purposes: The susceptibility to scratches as well as fingerprints is noticeably reduced. When it comes to the chassis, Battery for Samsung unfortunately heads in the opposite direction, and provides a keyboard surrounded by black glossy surfaces. All the other surfaces are made of a matte silver-gray material, which is able to make a convincing dirt resistant and haptically good impression.

In terms of Flash support, the Fire handles Flash-based web content acceptably well; just don’t expect smooth multitasking during the process.Apple A1175 For example, playback of clips from The Daily Show was watchable, although we found that the audio wouldn’t always be in sync with the video. Performing just about any other action on the tablet would pause the active Flash video and leave you with a generally less responsive tablet. Regardless, Flash content for the most part plays without problems (except for Hulu, of course). Even omgpop.com, a rather complicated multiplayer game site built entirely in Flash, loads correctly for the most part.The Kindle Fire contains no major moving parts, if any at all. Since there are no fans or HDDs to speak of, the tablet operates silently no matter the activity.Apple MA458

At idle, the Fire is cool to the touch as it should be. Under load (heavy web browsing with Flash), the tablet becomes noticeably warmer, but never undesirably hot. It’s worth a mention that the rubber backside can become a couple of degrees warmer on average compared to the front. The side closest to the power button can also become much warmer compared to the opposite end. But overall, system temperatures stay quite low relative to other tablets, especially if compared to the Sony S1.Apple A1189

The stereo speakers of the Fire are located on the opposite edge of the audio jack and power button. Perhaps surprisingly, the speakers here are quite good and loud considering the size. They give no justice to bass-heavy music, of course, but separate headphones are always recommended for extended music or videos.Apple M8665G

Still, the placement of the stereo speakers on only one side of the tablet makes for an odd audio experience when watching videos in landscape mode.Apple M8665 Sound will only be coming from one side of the tablet instead of an even distribution and, depending on how the tablet is being held, the user’s hands may block the emissions. In contrast, the RIM PlayBook and Sony S1 have their respective stereo speakers located on the left and right sides for more uniform sound distribution.According to Battery Monitor, a 1200mAh Li-ion battery powers the Kindle Fire. Amazon claims up to 8 hours of continuous reading and 7.5 hours of video playback.Apple M8416

Outdoor use - frontalIt had to happen. The limited brightness is just about made up for by a critical advantage of the Samsung under sunlight: The anti-glare display. This allows for few reflections while surfing under sunlight. But due to the low lighting, we can at times hardly recognize or read what is on the screen. Outdoor use is not totally out of the question, but the user is always forced to look around for a shady place. Vostro 1220n Battery

The viewing angles of the Samsung Mini are good horizontally. Writing remains legible up to around 60 degrees and colors are hardly distorted. The viewers eyes can only move about 20 degrees vertically before the picture begins to darken significantly. At 45 degrees of vertical variation we saw massively inverted colors. Inspiron 1470 Battery

The Samsung N150 Eom is based around the Intel Atom N450 processor (1.66 GHz Pine Trail) with integrated GMA 3150 graphics. The processor has a small L2 Cache of 512 KB. The FSB is 667 MHz. The performance figures are no improvement over the Atom generation preceding it. Inspiron 1470n Battery Intel's Hyper-Threading makes a second, virtual core available for the applications previously mentioned. This way, the single core processor can handle multitasking OS like the installed Windows 7 Starter despite its weak performance. The processor also has available 1.024 MB RAM and a 250 GB hard drive from Hitachi (HTS545025B9A300)

There is hardly any graphic performance to speak of. The DirectX-9 GPU GMA 3150 is integrated in the N450 and delivers just as little performance as the GMA 950 preceding it. The 3DMark2006 test ended for example with 143 points. Beginner gaming notebooks achieve 6.000 to 7.000 points in the same benchmark. Inspiron 14z Battery

Just as weak is the HD support of the GPU. There is in fact none and the Atom processor has to take over the task of decoding of HD videos itself. The result: 720p and 1080p codified videos can not be played smoothly, neither under battery power nor in power adapter operation. Normal DVDs and equally low resolution films don't pose a problem (resolutions smaller than 1.280 x 720 pixels). Inspiron 1570 Battery

2.3Windows 7 Experience IndexProcessorCalculations per second2.3Memory (RAM)Memory operations per second4.5GraphicsDesktop performance for Windows Aero3.1Gaming graphics3D business and gaming graphics3Primary hard diskDisk data transfer rate5.9In terms of the performance of the small, Inspiron 1570n Battery mobile high flyer, we are again faced with reality. We consult the PCMark Vantage to get the system performance as well as that of the components like HDD, CPU, GPY and RAM. The N150 can manage 1.332 PCMark Vantage points. This is extremely low in comparison to a current configuration in the Nvidia Geforce 310M and Intel Core i5-430M. Because the same 2.5" HDD are built into notebooks as in netbooks, the similar scoring of the harddrive performance is not astounding. It should be noted that the Geford 310M belongs to the lower mid-range of Nvidia graphic cores. Inspiron 15z Battery

How is the perceptible application performance in Windows 7? It is not particuarly high. Even in high performance mode and in power adapter operation there is a significant delay when opening folders, files and new programs. It is slowest when programs run simultaneously. Play music while writing emails and having five tabs open in the browser? We quickly loose our patience and set the mouse aside. Latitude Z600 Battery

Whether or not users can get along with the limited performance depends on their demands for compact mobility. There are simply no netbooks at this price and at 10" which offer standard notebook performance. Inspiron 1370 BatteryThe Hitachi harddrive (Type HTS545025B9A300) with a capacity of 250 GB achieved an acceptable data transfer rate in the HD-Tune test. The 61.1 MB/s gotten in the Sequential-Read test are in line with current standards. The HDD is also not audible during activities involving reading and writing.

Highlights of the Samsung N150 Eom: Its low level of system noise. Inspiron 13z Battery The 10 incher emulates its highly rated sister model N220. Noise is just about non-existant. This is even the case when the the N450's processor is on constant computing mode. Though the fan spins continually in the Normal or Speed-Mode (Fn+F8), the 30.4 dB(A) are fast inaudible. If the Samsung Silent-Mode is activated, the fan is off. It is turned on again when the processor is put under stress or the temperature of the processor rises too high for some other reason. In the Samsung Speed- or Normal-Mode, it brings the noise of the small cooling system to a maximum of 30.7 dB(A). That is only one dB(A) above the room ambient level. Inspiron 15 Battery

Waste heat remains low in every type of operation (idle, stress) unless we leave the N150 in Silent-Mode. Here, the fan is deactivated and the heat of the components (RAM, harddrive, CPU, mainboard) builds up in the small case. That is precisely the reason the temperature graphic shows temperatures of up to 42 degrees in the red red range in idle. If the fan is allowed to murmur quietly in the same operating condition (Normal-Mode), then the temperature stays in the blue zone (somewhat less than under load). Inspiron 1525 Battery

Using the Prime95 test we put it under load and measure a maximum of 33 Grad on the left side of the keyboard. The average temperature on the underside was only around 31 degrees celcius during the stress test. Inspiron 1526 BatteryThe loudspeakers of the N150 are found under the palm rests and bombard the table top with sound. The sound quality is effected by volume. Discerning ears will quickly reach for a headset due to the poorly balanced sound. The SRS sound improvements should be actively avoided or else your ears will be rattled. At higher volumes, the small membranes deliver a clean sound again. The 3.5 mm outlet offers a clear level of sound delivery which after our simple listening test seems also to be without any buzzing. Inspiron 1545 BatteryThose who want to listen to music with the Mini will want to go for an external loudspeaker as the integrated ones don't bring much listening pleasure in terms of sound quality.

Battery charging: 2 hoursSpecial attention is payed to the runtimes of netbooks. The manufacturer hit the mark here and gave the machine grandiose times. Even when the N450 processor is continually under load, the radio module on and the luminance on its maximum setting, we still didn't get anything under four hours (261 min.) for the netbook. The practical battery life is tested best when WLAN surfing. The battery is empty after 5:52 hours. During this test, the LED panel was on a middle settling around 130 cd/m². Inspiron 2100 Battery

For these tests, a trail of the runtime during a DVD film is in order. The Lord of the Rings ended after 6:23 hours (282 min.) The DVD was played from a USB-DVD drive with its own power source. The Atom N450 only had to decode the picture signal. As this wasn't HD material, it was only burdened with around 40 percent of the duties. Inspiron 2000 Battery

When all the energy saving options are turned on, the N150 gets 8:22 hours. In these 502 minutes, the netbook was turned on but the radio modules were deactivated and the brightness was on its lowest level (BatteryEater Reader Test). The realistic runtime while surfing, creating word documents, and partly listening to music would be around five to six hours. Inspiron 2800 Battery

The Samsung N150 was certified with a TCO label. The stipulations for such a certification are a low current consumption at idle, in standby and turned off. Our mutlimeter can attest to this as it measures only 0.3 watts (standby) and 0.1 watts (off). The minimal current consumption of 8.3 watt at idle speaks to the good battery life. A processor stress test can raise the energy use up to 15.7 watts. The battery was not hooked in when measuring the current consumption. Latitude LS Battery

The Samsung N150 cleans up in the netbook segment in one point after the other. It does not ascend the throne, however. Worthy of mention are the stable case including the very good display hinges, the good input devices and the low noise emissions. In Silent-Mode, the fan hardly makes a peep. When it does, it is extremely quiet. The same goes for the almost inaudible 250 GB hard drive. Latitude L400 Battery

Users will not be bothered by annoying reflections. The anti-glare WSVGA display is, however, at best only average in terms of brightness. This is actually the only real point of criticism on the Samsung N150. The brightness of the TFT is too low (195 cd/m²) for satisfactory use in the sun and this costs the N150 Eom the netbook throne. Inspiron 2600 Battery

The Samsung N150 with the integrated 3G modem can be had in stores for around 360 Euro. It is thus 80 Euro more expensive than an Asus Eee PC 1005HGo (3G Modem), which does, however, build on the old netbook platform. In comparison to the most current netbook technology with the integrated UMTS, 360 Euro represents a very good value. An Acer Aspire One 532 costs 380 Euro. Inspiron 2650 Battery

The N150 is a good value. Buyers who are on the lookout for an (almost) uncompromised, good netbook with up-to-date technology can hardly go wrong here. The only thing that buyers can't expect is the speed of an Intel Core i3/i5 notebook. The 10 incher is and remains a netbook for mobile ventures into web, checking of emails and listening to music. Latitude X300 Battery

Lenovo IdeaPad S10 UMTS: Can be had with N270 starting at 240 Euro; Asus Eee PC 1005HA-M: starting at 280 Euro with similarly high runtimes. LG Electronics X120-H: 3G starting at 280 Euro but with shorter runtimes. Samsung N310-anyNet: old netbook technology with 3G starting at 290 Euro. Inspiron 300m Battery

Office with a heart for Games. We only review over-priced Apple MacBooks? Wrong. Here is a 535 euro all-rounder that everyone can afford. The 15.6 incher doesn't only have office qualities due to an ATI HD 5470 and a fast hard disk. Inspiron 3700 Battery

Outdoor use - frontalIt had to happen. The limited brightness is just about made up for by a critical advantage of the Samsung under sunlight: The anti-glare display. This allows for few reflections while surfing under sunlight. But due to the low lighting, we can at times hardly recognize or read what is on the screen. Outdoor use is not totally out of the question, but the user is always forced to look around for a shady place. Vostro 1220n Battery

The viewing angles of the Samsung Mini are good horizontally. Writing remains legible up to around 60 degrees and colors are hardly distorted. The viewers eyes can only move about 20 degrees vertically before the picture begins to darken significantly. At 45 degrees of vertical variation we saw massively inverted colors. Inspiron 1470 Battery

The Samsung N150 Eom is based around the Intel Atom N450 processor (1.66 GHz Pine Trail) with integrated GMA 3150 graphics. The processor has a small L2 Cache of 512 KB. The FSB is 667 MHz. The performance figures are no improvement over the Atom generation preceding it. Inspiron 1470n Battery Intel's Hyper-Threading makes a second, virtual core available for the applications previously mentioned. This way, the single core processor can handle multitasking OS like the installed Windows 7 Starter despite its weak performance. The processor also has available 1.024 MB RAM and a 250 GB hard drive from Hitachi (HTS545025B9A300)

There is hardly any graphic performance to speak of. The DirectX-9 GPU GMA 3150 is integrated in the N450 and delivers just as little performance as the GMA 950 preceding it. The 3DMark2006 test ended for example with 143 points. Beginner gaming notebooks achieve 6.000 to 7.000 points in the same benchmark. Inspiron 14z Battery

Just as weak is the HD support of the GPU. There is in fact none and the Atom processor has to take over the task of decoding of HD videos itself. The result: 720p and 1080p codified videos can not be played smoothly, neither under battery power nor in power adapter operation. Normal DVDs and equally low resolution films don't pose a problem (resolutions smaller than 1.280 x 720 pixels). Inspiron 1570 Battery

2.3Windows 7 Experience IndexProcessorCalculations per second2.3Memory (RAM)Memory operations per second4.5GraphicsDesktop performance for Windows Aero3.1Gaming graphics3D business and gaming graphics3Primary hard diskDisk data transfer rate5.9In terms of the performance of the small, Inspiron 1570n Battery mobile high flyer, we are again faced with reality. We consult the PCMark Vantage to get the system performance as well as that of the components like HDD, CPU, GPY and RAM. The N150 can manage 1.332 PCMark Vantage points. This is extremely low in comparison to a current configuration in the Nvidia Geforce 310M and Intel Core i5-430M. Because the same 2.5" HDD are built into notebooks as in netbooks, the similar scoring of the harddrive performance is not astounding. It should be noted that the Geford 310M belongs to the lower mid-range of Nvidia graphic cores. Inspiron 15z Battery

How is the perceptible application performance in Windows 7? It is not particuarly high. Even in high performance mode and in power adapter operation there is a significant delay when opening folders, files and new programs. It is slowest when programs run simultaneously. Play music while writing emails and having five tabs open in the browser? We quickly loose our patience and set the mouse aside. Latitude Z600 Battery

Whether or not users can get along with the limited performance depends on their demands for compact mobility. There are simply no netbooks at this price and at 10" which offer standard notebook performance. Inspiron 1370 BatteryThe Hitachi harddrive (Type HTS545025B9A300) with a capacity of 250 GB achieved an acceptable data transfer rate in the HD-Tune test. The 61.1 MB/s gotten in the Sequential-Read test are in line with current standards. The HDD is also not audible during activities involving reading and writing.

Highlights of the Samsung N150 Eom: Its low level of system noise. Inspiron 13z Battery The 10 incher emulates its highly rated sister model N220. Noise is just about non-existant. This is even the case when the the N450's processor is on constant computing mode. Though the fan spins continually in the Normal or Speed-Mode (Fn+F8), the 30.4 dB(A) are fast inaudible. If the Samsung Silent-Mode is activated, the fan is off. It is turned on again when the processor is put under stress or the temperature of the processor rises too high for some other reason. In the Samsung Speed- or Normal-Mode, it brings the noise of the small cooling system to a maximum of 30.7 dB(A). That is only one dB(A) above the room ambient level. Inspiron 15 Battery

Waste heat remains low in every type of operation (idle, stress) unless we leave the N150 in Silent-Mode. Here, the fan is deactivated and the heat of the components (RAM, harddrive, CPU, mainboard) builds up in the small case. That is precisely the reason the temperature graphic shows temperatures of up to 42 degrees in the red red range in idle. If the fan is allowed to murmur quietly in the same operating condition (Normal-Mode), then the temperature stays in the blue zone (somewhat less than under load). Inspiron 1525 Battery

Using the Prime95 test we put it under load and measure a maximum of 33 Grad on the left side of the keyboard. The average temperature on the underside was only around 31 degrees celcius during the stress test. Inspiron 1526 BatteryThe loudspeakers of the N150 are found under the palm rests and bombard the table top with sound. The sound quality is effected by volume. Discerning ears will quickly reach for a headset due to the poorly balanced sound. The SRS sound improvements should be actively avoided or else your ears will be rattled. At higher volumes, the small membranes deliver a clean sound again. The 3.5 mm outlet offers a clear level of sound delivery which after our simple listening test seems also to be without any buzzing. Inspiron 1545 BatteryThose who want to listen to music with the Mini will want to go for an external loudspeaker as the integrated ones don't bring much listening pleasure in terms of sound quality.

Battery charging: 2 hoursSpecial attention is payed to the runtimes of netbooks. The manufacturer hit the mark here and gave the machine grandiose times. Even when the N450 processor is continually under load, the radio module on and the luminance on its maximum setting, we still didn't get anything under four hours (261 min.) for the netbook. The practical battery life is tested best when WLAN surfing. The battery is empty after 5:52 hours. During this test, the LED panel was on a middle settling around 130 cd/m². Inspiron 2100 Battery

For these tests, a trail of the runtime during a DVD film is in order. The Lord of the Rings ended after 6:23 hours (282 min.) The DVD was played from a USB-DVD drive with its own power source. The Atom N450 only had to decode the picture signal. As this wasn't HD material, it was only burdened with around 40 percent of the duties. Inspiron 2000 Battery

When all the energy saving options are turned on, the N150 gets 8:22 hours. In these 502 minutes, the netbook was turned on but the radio modules were deactivated and the brightness was on its lowest level (BatteryEater Reader Test). The realistic runtime while surfing, creating word documents, and partly listening to music would be around five to six hours. Inspiron 2800 Battery

The Samsung N150 was certified with a TCO label. The stipulations for such a certification are a low current consumption at idle, in standby and turned off. Our mutlimeter can attest to this as it measures only 0.3 watts (standby) and 0.1 watts (off). The minimal current consumption of 8.3 watt at idle speaks to the good battery life. A processor stress test can raise the energy use up to 15.7 watts. The battery was not hooked in when measuring the current consumption. Latitude LS Battery

The Samsung N150 cleans up in the netbook segment in one point after the other. It does not ascend the throne, however. Worthy of mention are the stable case including the very good display hinges, the good input devices and the low noise emissions. In Silent-Mode, the fan hardly makes a peep. When it does, it is extremely quiet. The same goes for the almost inaudible 250 GB hard drive. Latitude L400 Battery

Users will not be bothered by annoying reflections. The anti-glare WSVGA display is, however, at best only average in terms of brightness. This is actually the only real point of criticism on the Samsung N150. The brightness of the TFT is too low (195 cd/m²) for satisfactory use in the sun and this costs the N150 Eom the netbook throne. Inspiron 2600 Battery

The Samsung N150 with the integrated 3G modem can be had in stores for around 360 Euro. It is thus 80 Euro more expensive than an Asus Eee PC 1005HGo (3G Modem), which does, however, build on the old netbook platform. In comparison to the most current netbook technology with the integrated UMTS, 360 Euro represents a very good value. An Acer Aspire One 532 costs 380 Euro. Inspiron 2650 Battery

The N150 is a good value. Buyers who are on the lookout for an (almost) uncompromised, good netbook with up-to-date technology can hardly go wrong here. The only thing that buyers can't expect is the speed of an Intel Core i3/i5 notebook. The 10 incher is and remains a netbook for mobile ventures into web, checking of emails and listening to music. Latitude X300 Battery

Lenovo IdeaPad S10 UMTS: Can be had with N270 starting at 240 Euro; Asus Eee PC 1005HA-M: starting at 280 Euro with similarly high runtimes. LG Electronics X120-H: 3G starting at 280 Euro but with shorter runtimes. Samsung N310-anyNet: old netbook technology with 3G starting at 290 Euro. Inspiron 300m Battery

Office with a heart for Games. We only review over-priced Apple MacBooks? Wrong. Here is a 535 euro all-rounder that everyone can afford. The 15.6 incher doesn't only have office qualities due to an ATI HD 5470 and a fast hard disk. Inspiron 3700 Battery

However, the user still has to fight with certain faults in the laptop, like, for example, the touchpad, which needs getting used to, the clearly audible cooler, and the poor quality of the display.The display shows it strengths, however, in outdoor use, especially, when it is really bright. HP 416996-131 The transflective LED display in the 12.1 inch configuration uses the brightness of its environment to display onscreen material and, thus, strengthens the rather modest brightness level of the display, on average about 150 cd/m², during indoor use.

The Tosiba R500-12P offers a very compact, but still a very well thought out, distribution of the ports. Three USB ports, a connection for a docking port, so as to increase the number of connection available on the laptop during office use, and an extensive communications module, which includes Gigabit LAN, Wireless LAN Draft-N, Bluetooth and UMTS/HSDPA, all together make up the diverse and many resources offered by the Toshiba R500-12P. HP 416996-441

Even the battery life is impressive. The laptop can last between 2 hours and 25 minutes, under heavy CPU usage, and a maximum of 6.5 hours in energy conservation mode with optimal settings. Even in the practical test, using the WLAN, the laptop lasted for a great four hours and six minutes.HP 432974-001

Only, the proud price tag attached to the laptop, of about 3199,- Euro (the recommended retail price from the Toshiba homepage (in German)), mars the otherwise very sturdy and mobile impression exuded by the subnotebook. The R500 will find it hard to compete in today's market, given the current netbook-hype, even if the clientele of the R500 is, admittedly, a different one.HP 434674-001

Recently Samsung launched a number of new notebooks based on the Montevina platform. The Koreans are going to expand and penetrate new markets, foremost the US market. We want to check whether these new laptops are likely to survive in competition with other notebooks. Let's start with the compact and mobile 12 inch notebook, the Samsung Q210.Many thanks to our Polish editor team from notebookcheck.pl, who tested this notebook and kindly provided us with their review.HP 434877-141

Once again Samsung designed a black notebook. This models can be distinguised by a contrasting red stripe in the front part of the top case. Unfortunately most parts of the top case, luckily except of the keyboard, have a glossy finish, which is sensitive to fingerprints.HP 448007-001

If you pick the notebook up and handle it with only one hand, you can sometimes hear a creaking. Nevertheless, the case is rather rigid and does not give, if you do. But, the plastic of the top case gives if you take it between thumb and index finger and press.HP EV087AA

It is easy to move the lid. Maybe it even opens a little too easy - at least this was our first impression. Nevertheless, the hinges hold the screen luffing-free. Still, they can be easily moved by the user even with only one hand.HP EX942AAThe maximum opening angle is 140 degrees, which is sufficient. A magnet prevents the lid from opening by itself, even if the notebook is turned upside down. So, the Samsung Q210 does it without a transport hook.

The keyboard of the Samsung Q210 does not utilize the whole width of the already small laptop. So, the keys are not really big.HP HSTNN-IB34 But unless the user has to type several hours a day, the keyboard is acceptable, especially considering that typing is really comfortable, because the key travel is short and the key feedback is hard, but not too hard. Furthermore, the keyboard is well mounted and does not give.What annoys most is that the keys clatters quite sonorously if you type fast. Thereby, dot, slash and semicolon, and the rather small space bar are the loudest keys.

Although the touchpad is also rather small, it is excellent. Its surface is smooth and moving the finger on it feels nice to the touch. Furthermore, the pointer moves very precisely. Also the mouse buttons gave a positive impression, because they are easy to press and have a short travel. In contrary to the right one, the left button is pleasingly quiet.HP HSTNN-IB40

The 12” screen can be considered as one of the weakest points of the Samsung Q210. But, not because the results of the measurement are bad, but rather because other subnotebooks are often equipped with screens with LED backlight nowadays.On the other hand the native resolution of 1280x800 pixels (WXGA), which equiponderates readability and desktop size, is a clear pro.HP HSTNN-LB33

Samsung Q210 OutdoorThe Brightness of the screen is with an average of more than 180cd/m² acceptable. A weak point is the poor contrast, which amounts to 134:1.The colour appear cold, because a faint blue gradient shows up here and there. The colors are well saturated, but in our opinion less true than for example the colours of the HP Pavilion tx2550's matte screen.HP HSTNN-Q21C

The reviewed model is based on Intel's Montevina (second generation Penryn) platform. Since the Core 2 Duo P7350 hasn’t been announced beforehand, it was a surprise to see it in this notebook. After experiencing the latest Penryn CPUs it seems that it was a wise choice by Samsung. The Core 2 Duo P7350 has low heat emissions (TDP of 25W), and offers sufficient performance to deal with demanding applications. Its clock frequency is 2.0GHz, its FSB is 1066MHz, and the level 2 cache is 3MB large.HP 463306-241

According to our tests the P7350 is slightly faster and consumes less power than its predecessor, the T7300 with 2GHz, 800MHz FSB, and 4MB level 2 cache. Overall the Samsung Q210 showed a similar performance level as a different system with a T8300 and 3GB of DDR2-667 RAM.HP 464120-141

A nVidia GeForce 9200M GS is responsible for all graphics related tasks. Usually GS stands for mediocre performance, similar to the GeForce 8400M GS or the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2400. HP 482262-001However, the 9200M GS is available in two versions, a slower one with GDDR2 VRAM and a faster one with GDDR3 VRAM, which is built into the Samsung Q210. Although it is even with GDDR2 VRAM still not a high-end card, it is at least on par with cards like the ATI Mobility HD 2400XT or X1600. Considering that about two years ago cheaper mainstream gaming notebooks were using these cards, the GeForce 9200M GS is more than fast enough for a subnotebook.HP 482263-001

The Samsung Q210 is very quiet with only 32dB in idle mode, caused by a faint hum of the mechanical hard drive. It probably could have joined Samsung's range of virtually silent notebooks with a solid state disc, but even 32dB is almost inaudible.HP 484783-001

The noise level rises under light load to 32.5dB and to 33dB under stress, because the (quiet) fan starts to spin up. In reality these results mean the notebook keeps very quiet, no matter how hard it has to work. Regarding noise the Samsung Q210 is probably quieter than any other notebook with discreet graphics card.HP HSTNN-DB63

The warming up of the chassis is not a big issue even not in summer. But the Samsung Q210 does warm up a bit even during light use, so the user cannot feel fully comfortable when keeping the notebook on the lap. However, this is only a slight inconvenience.Temperatures do not change much when working with demanding applications too: On the top and bottom parts of the base unit the temperatures only slightly exceed 40°Celsius.HP HSTNN-IB64Although the Samsung Q210 has two speakers they are feeble and have a very poor maximum volume. They cannot even a little bit compete with the quality of the HP Pavilion tx2550 speakers (made by Altec Lansing).

Samsung used a 6-cell battery with a capacity of 5200mAh (57.7Wh), which is quite a lot considering the fact that the same battery is being used in the larger and more powerful Samsung R560 notebook. The recorded times ranged from almost two to about six hours. With normal usage and activated WLAN connection, it will last for about three and a half hours. So although the battery life is not outstanding, it is sufficient long for proper mobile usage.HP KU528AA

What stands out is that the Samsung Q210 can operate in a really quiet manner. This valuable characteristic outshines other attributes of this subnotebook with 12-screen and dedicated GeForce 9200M GS graphics card. If you need a small laptop that is hardly audible, we can highly recommend this one.HP 440264-ABC

The main disadvantages of this notebook, which might discourage some from buying it, is the glossy coating of the lid and the top case, which are very sensitive to fingerprints. The case of the Samsung Q210 is not the most solid of all: It is satisfactorily rigid, but creaks in many areas.HP 440265-ABC

The screen is inferior to the one in some other small notebooks, but the difference is not at all that significant. In contrast the loudspeakers are really poor and will not be able to impress anyone.HP 440266-ABCThe Samsung Q210 has a pretty good battery life and manages three to four hours on battery. It is also one of the very few small notebooks that offer a dedicated graphics card, which proved to be better than our modest expectations by far, because it uses GDDR3 memory.

Almost every manufacturer has them in their series. 10 inch netbooks at an absolutely attractive starting price. LG sends the X110 into the race, a chic mini-notebook with the usual hardware equipment. In the following editorial, you can discover where its strengths - but also its weak points are.HP 440268-ABC

The X110 is currently the only netbook offered from LG. The manufacturer offers a total of four variations: The X110-L A7SAG or the X110-L A7SBG which define the start variants and only differ in their coloring (black-white, solely white). Both designs are also available with an integrated, wireless broadband under the product number: X110-L A7HAG or X110-L A7HBG. HP 440704-001

In regards to the measurements of all 10" netbooks, you might think that all cases come from one and the same factory (who knows…?), because the LG X110 also corresponds with a case breadth of 261 millimeters to its netbook colleagues, Eee PC 1000H from Asus or even the Samsung NC10 being almost cut of the same cloth.HP 441674-001

LG sets on design of the above mentioned variations. On the one hand, a model with a black and white color combination is offered, reminding somewhat of a sandwich and on the other, there's the design variation clad completely in white, for the innocent of the netbook customers.HP 443063-001

We were allowed to take a closer look at the sandwich alternative in the test. The display lid is covered with a black high gloss finish on its outside. But that's not enough. LG tops that, because as one of the first net/notebooks in our hands the manufacturer actually dared to make the bottom side of the device in a high gloss optic, too. HP HSTNN-FB40

Already after taking of the protecting cover for the test, countless fingerprints were collected fast on the outer sides of the device. That's the first point of critique for the X110 in this regard: Where, please, is the obligatory microfiber cloth in the range of delivery, with which you can at least try to strife this problem?HP HSTNN-IB44

In any case, the stability of the base unit is o.k. LG most likely falls back onto a magnesium alloy, too. The case puts away applied pressure very sufficiently with exception of the bottom side in the area of the louver. This applies to the display, as well, which offers an even as good protection for the sensitive display.HP HSTNN-IB45

Notebook computers generally allow you to attach, via cable, a CD ROM drive. Since the drive is not built into the unit, notebooks are smaller and lighter than laptops. These units are commonly known as "Ultra Portables". Hence, a notebook is an ultra small laptop. Another way to look at it is a notebook is about the size (or a little larger than) of a real [binder] notebook.Samsung R45 Battery

Samsung R505 Battery Deskbook computers often refer to mobile computers that can be considered as desktop replacement units. Deskbooks tend to be larger and heavier than average notebook/laptop computers. Generally the display units are 15 inches or larger. They tend to draw down battery power relatively quickly due to their powerful, but power-hungry, processors. Deskbooks often will contain the same processor found in desktop computers. If you are looking for the power of a desktop unit, with the freedom of mobility, then a deskbook may fit the bill.Samsung R460 Battery

Tablet PCs are mobile computers with a twist. That is, you can literally twist the monitor. Tablet display screens will swivel on its base - usually 360 degrees. They generally allow you to capture handwriting, via a special stylus pen, and store it on the computer. Table PC software automatically turns your handwriting to text. Tablets are no more, or less, mobile than any other laptop or notebook.Samsung R510 Battery

Processor types play a major role in the type of mobile computer used. The grid below will help you discern the differences. Note that the processor names are closely named and are easily confused. Samsung R60 Battery

Elegant all-rounder.VGP-BPS9 battery Samsung has big plans with the Chronos 700Z5A: Besides gaming capable midrange hardware, a strong battery that is to ensure a runtime of up to nine hours rests in the compact case. Find out in this review if Samsung is manufacturing a new multimedia reference.

Samsung addresses several buyer groups at the same time with the 15 inch Chronos 700ZSA. While the matt HD+ screen primarily aims at office users, the powerful midrange components are to make entertainment fans curious. Users who are frequently on the move and thus rely on a long battery life will be happy about the medium case dimensions and the strong 8 cell battery.

VGP-BPS9A/B battery

Currently, there are two different versions of the versatile notebook available in Germany. The 700Z5A-S01DE, which we reviewed here, is sold for about 1000€ and is equipped with a six GB DDR3 RAM, a 750 GB HDD and a cutting edge dual core CPU from Intel (Core i5-2430M @ 2.4-3.0 GHz).Sony VGP-BPS9A/S

The approximately 400€ more expensive 700Z5A-S03DE is only worthwhile for users who absolutely want to have a quad core processor. Intel's brand new Core i7-2675QM clocks with 2.2 to 3.1 GHz under load. Moreover, the RAM has a capacity of eight rather than six GB. Both have the graphics card in common: The Radeon HD 6750M is a DirectX 11 capable midrange model from AMD. A conventional DVD burner is used as the optical drive (slot-in) in both devices.Sony VGP-BPS13A/B

Matt surfacesWe think a great job has been done with the Chronos 700Z5A's looks. Design and shape make a simple yet elegant impression. The silver-gray surfaces give the 15 inch laptop a fresh appearance. The case hardly smudges due to the matt finish; in contrast to glossy representatives, it isn't permanently covered by dust and fingerprints. The device isn't as scratch-sensitive either.Sony VGP-BPS13

Since the display lid and keyboard area are made of aluminum, the material looks good despite the numerous plastic parts (bottom & wrist rest). Looking closer, the case proves to have a few weaknesses after all. For example, the workmanship is overall above-average, but the screen shone through at the outer edge of the display frame.Sony VGP-BPS13A/Q

The biggest point of critique is the mediocre stability. The top not only evidently yields in the drive and touchpad area, but also towards the center under strong pressure. Furthermore, the lid can be severely warped. It's probably easy to break the screen with enough force. Merely the bottom proved to be fairly rigid.Sony VGP-BPS13/B

Another flaw is the wobbly hinge that doesn't keep the screen in position properly on vibrating surfaces. However, the compact dimensions can reassure us again: 362 x 238 mm sooner remind of a 14 inch device. A height of 25 millimeters also earns appreciation in view of the installed components. Additionally, there is the moderate weight of 2.4 kilograms.Sony VGP-BPS13B/B

The notebook is well suitable as a travel or university companion - the slim case will attract many envious glances. Nevertheless, it is not the equal of a MacBook rival. The Apple products play in a different quality league, though certain case parts of the Chronos strongly remind of them.Sony VGP-BPS13B/Q

The scope of interfaces can't exactly be seen as a chart breaker. Unfortunately, there is no FireWire or eSATA port installed. Three USB ports are also a bit scanty, whereby Samsung has at least built-in 2 USB 3.0 ports. A Kensington Lock, a HDMI out and a card reader (four formats) are standard in notebooks anyway.Sony VGP-BPS13A/S

By the way, the RJ45 Gigabit LAN port has a cover due to the slim build. Also nice: External monitors can be optionally connected via VGA with the included adapter. The microphone and headphone (unfortunately) have to share a jack; the user doesn't have the option of using a surround system.Sony VGP-BPS13/Q

On the other hand, there's no reason for complaint in terms of interface positioning. Since most ports are in the left rear area, the use of a mouse isn't obstructed.Naturally, it's possible to go on the Internet wirelessly. The Chronos 700Z5A supports WLAN b/g/n and Bluetooth 3.0.Left: Kensington Lock, power in, HDMI, RJ45, Gigabit LAN, 2 USB 3.0, VGA adapter connector, audioSony VGP-BPS8

Sony VGP-BPS10 Samsung has opted for the 64 bit version of Windows 7 Home Premium as the operating system. In comparison to other manufacturers, the laptop isn't "stuffed" with software - unnecessary ballast is kept within limits.A tool called "Easy Settings" is worth mentioning. It can be conveniently enabled with a key combination (FN + F1) and allows direct access on various features, such as the USB charger or the "Battery Life Extender" (battery is charged to a maximum of 80%). Picture, sound, network and energy profile can also be configured there.Sony VGP-BPS8A

The scope of delivery is very impressive. In addition to a small 90 watt adapter (light 344 grams) and the aforementioned VGA adapter, Samsung also includes a manual and a quick start guide in the box. The manufacturer has even remembered to add a recovery DVD - great.Unsurprisingly, the warranty period is 24 months (can be extended to 36 or 48 months within the first 90 days).Sony VGP-BPS2

HP 462889-121 , HP 462889-421 , HP 462890-151 , HP 462890-161 , HP 462890-251 , HP 462890-541 , HP 462890-751 , HP 462890-761 , HP 482186-003 , HP 484170-001 ,HP 484170-002 ,

DPC Latency Checker In comparison to the L412, the M11 scores significantly better. It achieves ca. 400 points more in 3DMark06. The Tecra is also superior by 100 points in the productivity benchmark, PCMark Vantage. And that despite an identical CPU and GPU. The reason for this could be the M11's twice as large RAM, which is also beneficial for the graphics card.Stylistic ST4000P Battery

Latency Checker doesn't show any irregularities during real-time data processing. Occasional latencies only turn up during data processing with enabled WLAN. They usually remain unnoticed in office routine, though. Stylistic ST4110 Battery

4.6Windows 7 Experience IndexProcessorCalculations per second6.2Memory (RAM)Memory operations per second5.9GraphicsDesktop performance for Windows Aero4.6Gaming graphics3D business and gaming graphics5.2Primary hard diskDisk data transfer rate5.8 CB10 Rendering Single 32Bit 2284 points Stylistic ST4110P Battery

Gaming performance is non-exixtent. The integrated HD graphics only bids sufficient support for HD contents. There is no Blu-Ray drive and wouldn't be suitable for the intended application field, either. The HD graphics can render up to 2048x1536 pixels via display port. Thus, it's also suitable for HD laptop projectors.Stylistic ST4120 Battery

Crystal Diskmark ratesThe used hard disk (5400 rpm) serves its purpose satisfactorily. Both transfer rates, as well as access rates are within the usual range of notebook hard disks. More hard disk memory is only available as USB/eSATA option or in larger M11 models (320 GB). The use of an SSD, instead of hard disk, could improve the processing speed. But this option is regrettably not available and would have to be implemented by the user himself.Stylistic ST4120P Battery

How much sense the use of a double layer DVD burner makes is a matter of opinion. DL media is currently still unsuitable for data backup. Both the device's burning quality as well as the durability of media is very unreliable. Thus, it's recommendable to use an external drive for data backup.Stylistic ST4121 Battery

The Tecra stays within the expected rates in terms of system noise. It's hardly audible in office routine (30.8 dB). The initial drive noise (35.8 dB) also sinks to this rate after a short time. Depending on the additional load, the fan increases its speed in several steps and achieves 41.4 dB(A) under full load. That creates a considerable soundscape.Stylistic ST4121P Battery

The adapter can also get noisy. It emits a high-pitched whistling noise when under low load. This noise wasn't heard when the battery was being charged or when the notebook needed a higher amount of power.Stylistic ST5010 Battery

Extraordinary. The Inspiron 14z has an unconventional design along with a lot of interesting features. Whether or not this 14 inch notebook with a 13" format powered by an Intel Core i5 2430M could be a success, can be discovered in this review.Stylistic ST5010D Battery

Stylistic ST5011D Battery The Inspiron 14z is touted by Dell for being especially thin and light, while also having a lot of processing power. It belongs to the consumer series Inspiron, which provides entry level and mid-range notebooks with colorful designs. Dell describes its especially thin models with the abbreviation 'z', such as for example the thin XPS 15z. Although the latter is considerably more expensive, and has a lot more processing power than the Inspiron. The price in the Dell online shop currently starts from 600 Euros.Stylistic ST5011 Battery

From a construction standpoint the Inspiron 14z has the most in common with the Vostro V131, Stylistic ST5020 Battery with which it shares the same keyboard, battery, and AC adapter. The Vostro V131 belongs to the entry level business series from Dell, and has slightly smaller dimensions, while also being lifted upwards at the back by the battery. The Vostro V131 however only has a 13.3 inch display, and in this instance a feature that is not explicitly advertised by Dell becomes obvious: The Inspiron 14z has a relatively narrow display frame, and can be classified as a 13 inch device due to its display dimensions. Therefore anyone who is currently looking for a subnotebook, could also take the Inspiron 14z into consideration.Stylistic ST5020D Battery

The Dell Inspiron 14z has an extraordinary design.Stylistic ST5021 Battery Similarly to newer Vostro notebooks from Dell, the display has been brought forward, and has a bulge behind it which primarily contains the battery. Contrary to the older business series from Dell, which had more pronounced edges, the Inspiron 14z has more rounded edges and corners. The display folds into the back of the base unit, which engulfs the base of the display. Towards the front the display gets wider and closes flush with the base unit.Stylistic ST5021D Battery

With a maximum thickness of 27 mm the notebook is relatively thin, and is lifted upwards by about one centimeter when the 6 cell battery is attached. When the 4 cell battery is attached the notebook lies flat, and makes a considerably thinner impression. There are currently two colors available: 'Fire Red' and 'Espresso Black'. The latter of which is the color of the device reviewed by us. The display lid and the top surface of the base unit are covered with a dark brown varnished aluminum. The bottom and the frame around the display are made of a matt black plastic.Stylistic ST5022 Battery

The manufacturing quality of the notebook is mediocre. Although it may be relatively stable, and can only be dented marginally around the optical drive and in the middle of the keyboard, the seams and gaps between different materials are not always completely even. The base unit and the display can be twisted with a bit of force. The hinges for the display are relatively rigid, and hardly wobble at all. In order to do this the base unit has to be held down when opening the display though.Stylistic ST5022D Battery

When it comes to the interfaces on the Inspiron 14z, Stylistic ST5030 Battery Dell has opted for an unconventional feature: All ports except for the power input are behind plastic covers. Such that it is first necessary to lift a panel downwards or to the side in order to access the interface. This less common practice protects the interfaces from dirt and sharp objects. In addition the notebook has the appearance of being constructed out of a single element, since the sides of the notebook are not interrupted by any gaps. Whether or not this protective measure will have a tangible benefit remains to be seen. Stylistic ST5030D Battery

Looking at the selection of available interfaces, Dell surprises with the omission of a VGA port, which has been replaced by a Mini DisplayPort. Also on the left side towards the back is one HDMI, and one USB 2.0 port that has charging functionality when the notebook is switched off. Above the air vent there is a card reader for SD, MS, and MMC cards. The back contains the power input, and a Gigabit LAN port. The right side contains the DVD burner, behind which is the combined audio port for headphones or a microphone, followed by two USB 3.0 ports.Stylistic ST5031 Battery

HP 484171-001 , HP 485041-001 , HP 485041-003 , HP 487296-001 , HP 487354-001 , HP 497694-001 , HP 498482-001 , HP EV06055 , HP HSTNN-CB72 , HP HSTNN-CB73 , HP HSTNN-DB72 , HP HSTNN-DB73 , HP HSTNN-IB72 , HP HSTNN-IB73 , HP HSTNN-LB72 , HP HSTNN-LB73 , HP HSTNN-UB72 , HP HSTNN-UB73 , HP HSTNN-XB72 , HP HSTNN-XB73 , HP KS524AA ,

And really,Inspiron 1320 Battery the M11 limits itself to the essentials for its intended job. Aside from a Core i3-330M CPU (incl. HD graphics), 4 GB of RAM and a 250 GB hard disk, there aren't any breathtaking core components found inside the laptop. That's not necessary, anyway. The modern business man or business woman doesn't usually need pure computing power. Reliability, connectivity and durability are priority. You can get the M11-104's little brother with more CPU and GPU power. Besides that, Inspiron 1320n Battery they have a better connectivity for on the go thanks to UMTS. The fact that Toshiba does not make use of the Intel v-Pro platform could be a drawback. It was especially developed for business use and also has the necessary maintenance functions for larger IT assets, which the "standard" components don't. There is also the longer availability of spare parts.Inspiron 11z Battery

Toshiba tries to implement ergonomic requirements by using a bright and anti-glare 14 inch LED display, Inspiron Mini 10 Battery a well-sized keyboard and a docking station port.The resemblance of the M11 to a well-known representative of the business sector is instantly apparent. The Tecra series doesn't only seem to have an affinity for Lenovo's Thinkpad range. A few inner values are also identical. Therefore, we will compare the M11 to the Thinkpad L412 that we have reviewed in the relevant section.Inspiron Mini 1011 Battery

The notebook's dimensions of 349 mm width, Pavilion dm4 Battery 242 mm depth and 36.5 mm rear height (32.8 mm in the front) are within the usual range for a 14 inch notebook."Panther black with a textured surface design" is the description found under the subtitle case color in the Tecra's specifications. That sounds spectacular, but is rather plain in reality. The surface structure proves to be resistant against stains left by greasy fingers. It has been applied to the entire notebook, with exception of the device's bottom and the inside display bezel. The fact that the M11 is completely black, with exception of the touchpad keys and the logo (chrome color) is absolutely striking. Even the keyboard presents itself in mourning dress. That may seem quite dull at first sight. But this case color has been found to be resistant to scratches.Pavilion dm3 Battery

With the Tecra's exterior,Pavilion dm3t Battery it makes a solid first impression. We don't notice any deformation when we pick it up at the front. The plastic even defies our twisting tries. However, the more we press around on the notebook, the more typical weak points are noticed on the case. Over the keyboard, where the hotkeys are found, Pavilion dm3z Battery over the optical drive and the display lid's center. The latter stands out positively from other devices of the same category (e.g. Fujitsu S760), though. The display is fairly solid and rigid and even the hinges have enough resistance. If we press against the lower display edge, or against the display itself, a further manufacturing flaw becomes obvious. A gap of up to 5 mm is created between screen and case. Lenovo has done a better job with this. The display really fits tight in its frame.Presario CQ20 Battery

Moreover, Compaq 2230s Battery both devices don't have a display latch. However, it's not tragical in the Thinkpad due to its clamshell design. That provides for a very good closure of the display to the base unit. But it could get really aggravating with the Tecra. For example when loose paperclips scratch the display, because there is a gap large enough for such objects to slip in. They could also slip into the installed cardreader without ado, as it doesn't have a cover. Thus, the contacts can grime very quickly and cards might not be read anymore. 4410t Mobile Thin Client Battery

The Tecra M11-104 supplies a basic array of connections.ProBook 4405 Battery Three USB 2.0 ports, one of which is a combined eSATA port, are given. Connecting a USB stick to this combo port requires both sensitivity as well as force. In any case, care is needed to not break something off the stick or port. The port's charging function is advantageous. The laptop doesn't have to be turned on for that. But caution: too excessive use of this function, when the notebook isn't connected to the mains, taxes the battery. All ports and interfaces are extremely close to each other. Thus, it will be difficult to find a fitting port on the notebook for the one or other USB stick (UMTS, memory, etc).ProBook 4405s Battery

A mini display port as a digital video out is rather unusual and rare on external LCD displays. It may supply a laptop projector with a suitable connection, but that's not always the case. Thus, there is only the VGA-out left for the presentation. There are adapters for the mini display port (display port, DVI, HDMI), but they are potential small parts that, according to Murphy's Law, disappear in the depths of laptop cases, when you need them urgently.ProBook 4406 Battery

The 34 mm ExpressCard slot bids numerous expansion options. However, some expansions require a 54 mm slot (e.g. chip card reader). The Thinkpad L412 doesn't include such a reader, but its big brother from the T range does.ProBook 4406s Battery

The optionally available docking station has the meanwhile rare connection options "serial" and "parallel". There are still many devices that can only be addressed by such interfaces, particularly in the industrial field.The Tecra shows itself communicative with an HD webcam (720p) and built-in microphone. However, it is doubtful if such high-resolution data streams can be transmitted on the go. UMTS is first available in a superior configuration.ProBook 4410s Battery

The multi cardreader installed on the front supports SD cards of up to 32 GB, memory sticks of up to 256 MB, Memory Stick Pro of up to 4 GB, multimedia cards of up to 2 GB and xD picture cards of up to 2 GB. We have already mentioned the problem of the missing cover for the large opening above. There is a slider for WLAN and Bluetooth directly beside the cardreaderProBook 4411 Battery

The hard disk sensor is supposed to provide special protection.ProBook 4411s Battery In addition to vibrations, it recognizes the laptop's hard disk position. This is supposed to reliably protect the hard disk against head crashes should the notebook fall down or too strong vibrations threaten the data in a train. This technology has been developed in cooperation with IBM and is thus found in many devices of the Thinkpad range. A feasible and sensible feature that really belongs in every mobile device with a hard disk. It has even convinced Apple and is installed in the MacBooks. For even more security, there is a fingerprint sensor and splash water proof keyboard, aside a TPM module.ProBook 4412 Battery

Apart from the aforementioned mini display port adapters and the docking station, ProBook 4412s Battery the list of supplies also include a car charger, an additional battery with the same capacity, RAM extensions and various notebook cases.The lack of a removeable multi-functional bay is disappointing. It would allow the use of a second hard disk or second battery instead of the optical drive. The latter would be sensible for a longer battery life, because there is no larger battery optionally available.ProBook 4413 Battery

HP COMPAQ 361909-001 , HP COMPAQ 361909-002 , HP COMPAQ 372771-001 , HP COMPAQ 381374-001 , HP COMPAQ 395794-001 , HP COMPAQ 395794-002 , HP COMPAQ 395794-261 , HP COMPAQ 398875-001 , HP COMPAQ 398876-001 , HP COMPAQ HSTNN-DB06 , HP COMPAQ HSTNN-DB11 , HP COMPAQ HSTNN-DB29 , HP COMPAQ HSTNN-I04C , 

We found out in this review whether or not the dv3-2390eg can operate other facets of a notebook. What about the mobile aspects and the input devices? Is a lame office box hidden beneath the pretty glossy design, or rather a high-performing, of a handy 13.3 incher? All the relevant information will be revealed in this review.HP 482186-003

The HP dv3-2030rg comes on stage as a typical representative of the Pavilion-Designs. HP 484170-001 The design is the same as its big brother’s, the dv6 and dv7 (16 or 17 inch). The chrome-colored plastic of the sides surrounds the 13.3-incher and highlights the connection ports. Most notebooks tend to have simple black plastic here, as they aim to minimize the visual emphasis on the open spaces of the ports as much as possible. The Pavilion on the other hand has no problem with this and proudly shows off what it offers. The high-gloss finish might not be to everyone’s taste. Fingerprints and, after a while, dust become visible across the entire surface, even on the slightly shiny keys. The included polishing rag is therefore of utmost importance.HP 484170-002

The roundish impression suggests great stability, and this impression is confirmed. We could very slightly bend the base unit by holding the corners of the palm rest with both hands. However, the palm rest sits securely and we couldn't dent the surface at any point. The lid is very thick (14mm). The strong frame provides high torsonal rigidity.HP 484171-001

By adding pressure, we could only dent the surface of the lid a bit in the middle. The very firm hinges carry on this good impression. They hold the heavy lid firmly in place, which is especially desirable considering the touch feature. When typing normally on the touch screen, the lid doesn’t open any further than is desired.HP 485041-001

The imprint finish on the lid and the palm rest has style and the moulded screened sheet above the keypad gives a high-quality impression. The screened sheet founds off the back of the dv3 (including the stereo loud speakers).HP 485041-003

In terms of connection ports, HP 487296-001 HP did things right and invested in everything which could possibly fit into the limited space. In addition to three USB 2.0 ports, one of which is combined with eSATA, we found the bulk of connections on the right side of the case. The eSATA USB combo port is suitable for fast external hard drives. Those looking for more ports can use the ExpressCard34 extension port to upgrade with audio, tv or controller cards. This is not a given on every 13.3 incher. A card reader is also included, as well as HDMI and VGA. It also supports xD-Picture Cards.HP 487354-001 

The network connection via cable or radio is modern, but nothing really special. The Realtek PCI Express GBE Family Controller (Gigabit LAN) and the Intel WiFi Link 1000 BGN (DraftN) send and receive at the fastest standard rate. Though the manufacturer left out Bluetooth, this is compensated somewhat by a small infrared remote control. It can be housed in the ExpressCard/34 slot, but note recharged there.HP 497694-001

HP included no data storage devices such as a driver/Software Recovery DVD. The box contains a remote control CIR (Consumer Infrared), the guarantee card, information on the hybrid graphics card and a quick-start guide. Users have to burn the recovery disk (Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit) themselves via the HP Recovery Manager (Tool for DVD creation).HP 498482-001

The user can expect to find a variety of full versions included on the harddrive. These include the EasyBits Magic Desktop (for children), Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 and the CyberLink DVD Suite. Those who want to jump right into using the Touchpanel will surely play around a while with Bumptop, DigiFish Dolphin and the MegaTouch game package.HP EV06055

Unlike the cheapest HP models (625 HP in the test, 12 months carry-in), HP HSTNN-CB72 the Pavilion offers a 24 months collect & return guarantee.Writing with the keyboard is halfway pleasant. It sits firmly and bends only under excessive pressure over the optical drive. The keys have a clear pressure point, a good hub and a solid but slightly dull stroke. The typing feel is purposeful thanks to the generous keyboard layout and the pressure points give good feedback. Even the much criticized arrow keys on notebooks seem very large. The only drawback in typing is posed by the smooth surface of the keys. Over time, an ugly grease forms here which certainly isn't consistent with the overall look.HP HSTNN-CB73 

The mouse control on the smooth mousepad works quite accurately,HP HSTNN-DB72 but the feel isn’t for everyone. Because the silver, patterned surface is mirror smooth, the surface gets quite greasy. If one exaggerates a bit, you get the impression that a tub of Nivea has been smeared all over it. Unfortunately, the equally smooth and shiny buttons continue this trend. They also give a loud, annoying click, as the key hub has been kept exceptionally taut. On the whole, this gives the keys pretty poor feedback.HP HSTNN-DB73

We quickly came to terms with the finger input function and not even a fine-tuning (sensitivity, accuracy) was necessary. Even a very delicate touch of the buttons or a light double tap is enough to perform click/double-clicking. Whoever might want to use a Stylus Pen or a blunt pencil for input will be disappointed. The panel responds only to skin contact, even a finger nail or a pencil eraser has no effect.HP HSTNN-IB72

We were able to install and carry out all the benchmarks and analysis tools using finger touch (except for games). HP HSTNN-IB73 Text input appeared on the screen. This is handled by Windows 7 with the onscreen keyboard. As soon as a box is touched, for example, the URL bar in the browser will open a small key icon which then opens the on-screen input function. Of course keyboard shortcuts such as Ctrl + C or Str + P can be initiated. How does a finger replace the right mouse key? When the finger touches the screen for a half second, a circle appears, and after lifting the finger, the context menu.HP HSTNN-LB72

The so-called multi-touch, as we know it from smart phones or laptop touch pad, is also available on the panel. Now, two or even three fingers can be used. In the image viewer, we can zoom in by pulling or pushing two fingers. The rotation of two fingers turns a photo around. A wiping motion switches to the next screen, or scrolls down a Web site. With practice, highlighting specific texts is possible. HP HSTNN-LB73

All this is known from the current smartphones like the iPhone and aren’t novelties anymore. HP HSTNN-UB72 Input on the screen works, there is no question about that. There is also no doubt that this type of input is the best input option for tablet PCs/convertibles and smartphones. The question of whether the touch option is most useful in the notebook form factor (without being a convertible) is one potential buyers will have to pose themselves. Still, it is less of a question of price as similarly configured 13.3 inchers without a touch panel cost at most 100 Euro less and go by names like Acer Aspire TimelineX 3820TG or Lenovo IdeaPad Z360 (soon to be in review). HP HSTNN-UB73

HP 462889-121 , HP 462889-421 , HP 462890-151 , HP 462890-161 , HP 462890-251 , HP 462890-541 , HP 462890-751 , HP 462890-761 , HP 482186-003 , HP 484170-001 ,HP 484170-002 ,

Both our machines rely on the Nvidia Geforce GT 520M for their graphics handling; it uses Optimus to automatically switch to the HD Graphics 3000 unit integrated into the processor, in an attempt to find the best possible configuration for each application situation. In the lowest priced Dell XPS 14z, the dedicated graphics card has been left out, with the integrated Intel graphics covering everything.HP ProBook 4326s Battery

And this is completely sufficient if the notebook is used predominantly for office tasks.HP ProBook 4326s Battery In fact the GT 520M can only top the integrated Intel solution by a small margin in terms of power. But the advantage of having the Nvidia graphics is the broad range of built-in features which really are a plus when it comes to multimedia uses (audio and video). As for computer games, the GT 520M only gives you a noticeable advantage in a few individual games; more on that later. The Nvidia driver support also still counts as an advantage of the GT 520M. HP ProBook 4325s Battery

old Nvidia driverOn the subject of drivers: our series model of the XPS 15z had the comparatively old 268.86 drivers pre-installed. Our attempt to install the latest Nvidia 280.26 was a definite failure. According to information from Dell, however, the 14z should be supported by the Nvidia Verde drivers in future. HP ProBook 4321s Battery

In the course of our testing we also noticed that the latencies, which we observed using the DPC Latency Checker, kept shooting briefly outside of the green zone when WLAN was activated. Without WLAN, they always remain in the green zone. This could be of interest to users who work with audio and video streaming. HP ProBook 4320s Battery

To start with, we had a go at several potentially practical but demanding areas of usage, like Photoshop CS 5.1 for example. Handling RAW photos from a DSLR camera was pleasantly quick (filter) and without long wait times. The traditional hard disk turned out to be more of a limiting factor than the CPU. The processor hardly ever reached the 100% usage mark during our testing; but the conventional HDD did, despite being one of the faster 7,200 rpm models. HP 625 Battery

Likewise with Premiere Elements (video editing) we could edit and add transitions to Big Buck Bunny in 1080p without any problems. We didn’t notice any annoying wait times. And it was also true here, that loading data and clips was a burden on the hard drive, but not the CPU; even the entry-level i5-2430M (tested with the 2410M) had enough power for these applications.HP 620 Battery

Overall it is a shame that Dell does not offer a faster solid state drive, at least as a configuration option; it would have fitted perfectly with the high-performance concept of the XPS series. Users who want one will have to take matters into their own hands.HP Pavilion dm4 Battery

In the system benchmarks that we carried out, Compaq Presario CQ72 Battery our XPS 14z pre-sample (2410M, GT520M) achieved good results, positioning itself in the higher mid-league of laptops with similar hardware. And our XPS 14z retail model with the top specs was able to do even better; with 8010 points in the PCMark Vantage, the top-spec notebook sits at a similar level to the HP Elitebook 8560p for example (2540M, HD 6470M). In the entry-level configuration, our pre-sample was not that far behind with 7604 points.Compaq Presario CQ62 Battery

The result in the PCMark 7 test was similar: achieving a range from 2010 points (2410M pre-sample) up to 2236 points (2640M, high-end), the result is equally impressive, placing it roughly on the level of an HP Elitebook 6460b (2520M/HD 3000) or on a par with the Dell Inspiron 14z (2430M/HD 3000) which was just recently reviewed. Compaq Presario CQ32 Battery

If an SSD had been used, these scores would have looked different, and the boot time would have been noticeably accelerated, along with the time it takes programs to start up and various documents to load; although the 7200 rpm HDD used here does give some slight advantages over a standard 5400 rpm drive. The disadvantage: faster HDDs are also substantially louder than their colleagues that spin at a more leisurely pace.Compaq Presario CQ42 Battery

HD video playback is easy for the combination of Core i5 and GeForce GT 520M. H.264 coded material in 1080p resolution could be played smoothly using Windows Media Player and GeForce support with 8% CPU usage and 24% video engine usage. 2K videos and reproduction without GPU support via VLC could also only burden the CPU with a maximum of 20% usage.HP Envy 17 Battery

The system only starts to reach its limits with 4K resolution and YouTube Flash videos. Internet Explorer 9 played the 4K video ‘Life in the Garden’ but only with heavy stuttering and masses of dropped frames. However, Google Chrome managed to play it smoothly after some stuttering at the start, although it did require about 90% CPU usage. In 1080p, both browsers had no problems at all, at 23% CPU usage.Pavilion dv3 Battery

We did observe some CPU throttling when testing the machine with the top hardware configuration at full system load (room temperature 23°C). In the stress test the CPU temperature rose to around 95°C, with the GPU heating up to 94°C, and then the 2640M throttled to 800 MHz, causing the core temperatures of both chips to fall to around 80°C and the CPU speed to return to its maximum of 2.8 GHz. This sequence then repeated itself.HP Pavilion HDX16t Battery

In our basic configuration the GPU and CPU reached a temperature just below their limit of 99°C without throttling (room temperature 21°C). But even a small obstruction next to the air vent was enough to tip the system over, and then the CPU throttled here too.HP Pavilion dv6z Battery

Overall the cooling system could be operating more or less at its limit with the 35W CPU and the roughly 17W TDP of the GT520M graphics card. On hot summer days this could become a problem. In realistic usage scenarios we could not observe any limitations arising as a result of throttling. In the Cinebench benchmarking tests (R10 single core) the Turbo bandwidth of the 2640M CPU was exploited to its full potential at 3.3 - 3.4 GHz for example. HP Pavilion dv6t-1100 Battery

The Nvidia GT 520M used here is a entry-level dedicated graphics card.HP Pavilion dv6t-1000 Battery It may not pull ahead noticeably from the Intel HD 3000 (integrated into the CPU) in all applications, but individual games can benefit from the graphics card because of the better driver customization, while various multimedia application scenarios can benefit as a result of special features (Pure Video HD, CUDA, DirectCompute 2.1, ObenCL...). However, fans of computer games should steer clear of this GPU. For them, the Geforce GT 540M should be the lowest rung on the ladder when making their choice of product. Hp Pavilion dv6t Battery

We tested the performance of the graphics cards using the latest Futuremark 3D Mark tests amongst others.HP Pavilion dv6 Battery In the 3D Mark Vantage, the entry-level set-up of our pre-sample scored 2277 points (PhysX off), placing it inconspicuously amongst other similarly equipped machines (Asus U30D 2410M/GT520M: 2281 points). Our top set-up with the 2640M CPU only managed a slightly better 2332 points here, moving itself closer to the Asus P43SJ (2410M/GT520M) for example. To compare: machines with Intel HD Graphics 3000 sit only a short way behind in this test, with scores of up to 2000 points.HP Pavilion dv5z Battery

In the most recent 3DMark 11 test, we reached a range of 450 points (2410M) to 566 points (2640M). These results too fit perfectly into the picture that we expected from the GT 520M. On a similar level or slightly above is AMD's Radeon 6470M for instance.HP Pavilion dv5t-1000 Battery

Asus 07G016DH1875 battery ,Asus 70-NY81B1000Z battery ,Asus 90-NY81B1000Y battery , ASUS G73 battery ,ASUS G73J battery ,ASUS G73JH ASUS G73JH-A1 battery ,ASUS G73JH-A2 battery ,ASUS G73JH-RBBX05 ASUS G73JH-X1 battery ,ASUS G73JH-X2 battery ,Asus A31-U53 battery ,Asus A32-U53 battery ,Asus A41-U53 battery ,Asus A42-U53 battery , ASUS U33 battery ,ASUS U33J battery ,ASUS U33JC battery ,ASUS U33JT battery ,ASUS U43 battery ,ASUS U43F battery ,ASUS U43J battery ,ASUS U43JC battery ,ASUS U52F battery ,ASUS U53 battery ,ASUS U53F battery ,ASUS U53J battery ,ASUS U53JC battery ,

For example, the Aspire S3 scored 4075 points in the OpenGL Cinebench R10 64bit test, but only 3636 points when on batteries. The same trend was seen when running Cinebench R11 64bit, with 7.53fps on batteries vs. 8.01fps with the AC adapter. The same High Performance profile settings were used for these tests. An overview of how this may affect gaming is detailed in the Gaming Performance section below.HP G70 Battery

Instead of a pure 64GB or 128GB SSD storage solution, Acer includes both a 20GB SSD and a 320GB SATA II HDD (Hitachi HTS543232A7A) in order to cut costs and keep the notebook more accessible to customers. This is one of the major differences between the Acer Ultrabook and the 2011 MacBook Air, Samsung Series 9 or Asus UX21/UX31, as these other ultrathin notebooks rely solely on SSDs with no HDD options.HP G71 Battery

Regardless, the 20GB SSD is responsible for saving current memory to the drive. This means wake-up and resume times out of hibernation are almost instantaneous, which Acer calls Green Instant On. All components of the Windows OS are still located on the mechanical drive, however, so cold boot times see no benefit. HP Pavilion dv4 Battery

Keep in mind that the SSD cannot be accessed by normal means as it does not show up as a letter drive on Windows. Indeed, it is a bit upsetting that the user is not allowed to directly and easily use the SSD as if it were a normal partition from the get-go. It can, however, be seen on the Windows Computer Management screen with the label “Hibernation Partition”. HP Pavilion dm4 Battery

Although the mechanical drive can be replaced by the user, Acer does not appear to recommend it due to the steps involved. Twelve screws from the bottom base must first be removed before the hard drive can be meticulously detached. The polymer battery is exposed here as well, but has been integrated to discourage the end-user from tinkering with it. HP Pavilion dm3 Battery

With HDTune, the 5400RPM Hitachi drive shows an average transfer rate of about 57.7MB/sec. This is quite disappointing as even budget 11.6-inch netbooks such as the Lenovo X121e and Acer Travelmate 8172T have higher average transfer rates of about 86.8MB/sec and 67.8MB/sec, respectively. And of course, the drive is no match for the SSDs in the MacBook Air and Samsung Series 9 with an average of roughly 150MB/sec each. HP Pavilion dm3t Battery

Oddly enough, HDTune recognizes the 20GB SSD, but CrystalDiskMark only sees the HDD. Although the SSD here recorded an average transfer rate of 173.7MB/sec, it ultimately does not help as much as the user would like since programs are going to be installed on the 5400RPM hard drive. HP Pavilion dm3z Battery

DPC Latency CheckerWith the DPC Latency Checker, no recurring high latency peaks were detected, even with wireless radios active.We tested the latest FIFA game with the Aspire S3 as the game has been known to work well with notebooks without dedicated GPUs.Compaq Presario CQ20 Battery

The results below were recorded with FRAPS with the AC adapter. When on battery power, frame rates dipped slightly by about 3 and 6 frames on average under high and low graphics settings, respectively.Sony VGP-BPS13B/S

We kept a close eye on the GPU speed with HWiNFO.Sony VGP-BPS13S If running on batteries, the graphics chip stabilizes at around 700MHz to 850MHz and almost never any higher. Plug in the AC adapter, however, and the GPU will stabilize at about 950MHz to 1000MHz with the occasional 1150MHz Turbo Boost maximum; Any dips below 900MHz were rare. The voltage through the processor will apparently scale accordingly depending on the power source. In other words, everyday mundane tasks should perform just fine on battery, but running games or other graphic intensive workloads are best done with a wall outlet close by.Sony VGP-BPS13/S

The Acer Ultrabook stays almost completely silent when idle or even when surfing the net or watching videos. A slight hum is noticeable during high definition videos, but nothing distracting.When stressed and at maximum fan speeds, the notebook can get somewhat loud in quiet areas, but still within reasonable levels. It should be more than capable for use in classroom or library circumstances. Sony VGP-BPS13AS

The ULV processor inside the Aspire S3 should provide for a relatively cool experience regardless of workload. When idle, the notebook is quite cool overall, although it is a noticeably warmer towards the left side. sony vgp-bps22

Under load stress, sony vgp-bps22a the notebook temperature rose about 4 and 5 degrees C on average on the top and underside, respectively. Again, the hottest spots are on the bottom closest to the fan, which could be 10 degrees C warmer than the spots farthest from the fan. This is definitely noticeable and can be a little too warm, but unless you like to run heavy programs for an extended period of time on your lap, then the temperature shouldn’t be a significant problem. The system fan works through the keyboard as well, so the user can feel a small vortex of air near the top left portion of the keys when the fan is at maximum speed. sony vgp-bps21a/b

With HWiNFO,sony vgp-bps21/s no throttling was observed when running FurMark and Prime95 simultaneously. The Turbo Boost was in effect for only the first minute or so, but both cores eventually settled at 1.595GHz and never anything less or more. Likewise, the integrated Intel HD 3000 maxed out at 1150MHz with Turbo Boost, but quickly settled at 700MHz to 750MHz. No throttling was observed on the GPU side. Indeed, the 3DMark 06 CPU score following the stress was extremely close to the original score at 2409 points. sony vgp-bps21b

As for temperatures, the cores were stable at around 75 degrees C each when under maximum load. Ambient temperature during this stress test was 20 degrees C. Acer includes “professionally-tuned Dolby® Home Theater® v4” surround sound speakers with each Aspire S3. The two speakers are on the bottom of the notebook -- one on the left and one on the right -- so they are not exactly directed toward the user. sony vgp-bps21

Still, we found sound quality to be good, especially from a 13.3-inch notebook. Volume can be sufficiently loud to fill a small conference room, but external 3.5mm solutions are always recommended for extended use or when more bass and fidelity are needed. sony vgp-bps21a

Classic TestThe Aspire S3 includes a built-in 3-cell lithium-polymer for 10.8V of power. With a more power-draining mechanical drive and only half the number of cells as the 13.3-inch Samsung Series 9, we half-expected the Acer to underperform in comparison to other ultrathin offerings with regards to battery life.Sony VGP-BPS13

The BatteryEater tests confirm our initial predictions. With BatterEater Classic, the Acer Ultrabook clocked in at 96 minutes before finally shutting down. This minimum battery life test had the notebook at the High Performance profile with maximum brightness and WLAN enabled. In comparison, the 13.3-inch Samsung Series 9 and 13.3-inch 2011 MacBook Air lasted 181 and 120 minutes at maximum load, respectively, before shutting down.Sony VGP-BPS13A/Q

HP 416996-131 , HP 416996-441 , HP 432974-001 , HP 434674-001 , HP 434877-141 , HP 448007-001 , HP EV087AA , HP EX942AA , HP HSTNN-IB34 , HP HSTNN-IB40 , HP HSTNN-LB33 , 

Most modern 3D games come close to being playable in the lowest settings, at best. Practical gaming tests haven't been executed since there is sufficient test data with a GMA HD in our data base. Regardless of that, the Satellite R630 is designed more for office and internet applications. Undemanding, casual games in between should also be possible with the R630 at hand.DELL Studio 1450n Battery

The Satellite's restless fan already attracts negative attention in use with low load. However, the maximum noise level of 34.2 dB(A) is still tolerable. The noise intensifies quickly with increasing load. The sound is similar to that of an airplane that has its turbines warming up for takeoff. It is rather high-pitched and basically fluctuates between two levels during 3D intensive programs, such as the 3DMark benchmarks. An average volume of a very audible 43.7 dB(A) is reached here.DELL Studio 1450R Battery

During the stress test of several hours with Furmark and Prime 95, where both GPU and CPU are loaded to 100%, the volume ultimately increases to its maximum of 52.6 dB(A) after a few minutes. The fan also occasionally turns down to a lower speed here, only to turn up again a bit later.DELL Vostro V13 Battery

The temperature development stays within an acceptable range on all measuring points in idle mode. Thus, you don't have to count with any unfavorable temperatures in undemanding office use, either.Unlike use under load where especially the rear left heats up considerably. The temperatures at least stay within limits on the wrist-rest on the upper side.DELL Vostro 3350 Battery

The CPU gets very warm, with over 90 degrees Celsius, during the 100% GPU and CPU load of several hours. Although such a scenario will hardly ever occur in practical use, it is an indication for an especially stressed cooling system.DELL Vostro V130 Battery

Both loudspeakers are located above the keyboard's left and right. Its sound is treble prone, lacks bass and rather thin. Speech sounds fairly decent, but the use of external loudspeakers or high-quality headphones is highly recommendable. The test of the 3.5 mm loudspeaker sockets didn't show any irregularities.Dell Inspiron Mini 1018 Battery

A lithium ion battery, with a capacity of 66 Wh, is available as the mobile power supply. Dell Inspiron M101 Battery We could just only work between about one and a half hours and up to almost six hours without interruption with the battery. Both rates were determined with the BatteryEater tool. The minimum rate is assessed with the Classic Test in maximum brightness, enabled Wi-Fi modules and high performance profile. In return, we use the Reader's Test to evaluate the maximum possible battery life, with minimum brightness, disabled wireless functions and energy savings mode.Dell Inspiron M101z Battery

Ultimately, both practical tests result in useable runtimes, in accordance with the configuration. Our movie ran for 182 minutes, so a bit more than three hours, in the DVD test. We selected the high performance profile and maximum brightness for this. The Wi-Fi modules were disabled in this test.We could do internet research for 235 minutes in the WLAN test, a bit less than four hours, also with maximum brightness, but enabled energy savings options.DELL Vostro 3450 Battery

Our test candidate scores significantly better than the Vostro 3300 (same CPU and GPU) with only a 40 Wh battery. The Fujitsu Lifebook S760 (Core i7 620M, GMA HD) also had a slightly smaller 62.64 Wh battery and thus also can't quite keep up with the Satellite R630.DELL Vostro 3550 Battery

However, the Satellite R630 has a slight lead on Dell's Vostro 3300 (Core i5 450M, GMA HD), which can score with a faster hard disk, and Fujitsu's Lifebook S760 (Core i7 620M, GMA HD) with a stronger processor.DELL Vostro 3750 Battery

Slim, thin, elegant and robust: The Toshiba Satellite R630 lives up quite well to these claims. That a slim design doesn't only have advantages can ultimately be seen in the emissions. Our test device can get quite warm under load. Additionally, the restless fan management and fan's noise characteristics even in office use make a negative impression.Dell Studio 1735 Battery

In return, the test candidate scores with a good application performance.Dell Studio 1737 Battery However, you shouldn't expect too much from the integrated GMA graphis chip. Its main task is to support the CPU in HD video decoding.The user can look forward to a matt display, which also prevents annoying reflections in unfavorable light conditions. Nevertheless, the display could be a bit richer in contrast and more evenly illuminated. There's nothing standing in the way of outdoor use, at least in the shade. The fairly good battery life also contributes to the Satellite R630's mobility.Dell Studio 17 Battery

Toshiba wants to especially address private users with the Satellite R630. In consideration of the given performance, it is clearly designed for internet and office tasks and not for multimedia, or even computer games. In return, the private user is treated to features that are often not available in devices for the consumer market. In particular an antiglare screen and a robust magnesium case have to be named here. Thus, we find comparable devices especially in the starter business field.Dell Studio 1535 Battery

According to Toshiba, conventional business clients should find the according hardware in the Portégé R700. The otherwise identical to the R630 device, apart from the docking port, is also available with stronger components.Dell Studio 1536 Battery

Slim and sexy.Dell Studio 1537 Battery Though it's not the manufacturer's ultrabook, it convinces with its slim silhouette, its velvety yet hard aluminum case, its battery life and, above all, its swiftness via SSD.13.3 inch Asus U36SD with an Intel SSD 320 Series 160GBAt the beginning of 2011, the Asus U36JC-RX081V (silver) went through our tests and finished with a "GOOD" of 86%. Dell Studio 1555 BatteryNow its successor stands in our editorial office, namely the US36SD-RX114V in black. The 13.3 inch device doesn't eliminate all of its predecessor's shortcomings, but it once again shows us the prior strengths and, owing to Intel's SSD Series 320 (160 GB), the performance has increased considerably.Dell Studio 1557 Battery

The 2010 Intel Core configuration (i5-480) has been exchanged for an i5-2410M from the succeeding Sandy Bridge generation. In the course of technical progression, the less attractive Geforce 310M has been jettisoned and replaced by a DirectX 11 entry level GPU, the GeForce GT 520M. Combined with four gigabyte of working memory, we face a strong, 1.67 kilogram heavy subnotebook for 1100€. Dell Studio 15 Battery

HP Compaq 395791-001 , HP Compaq 395791-002 , HP Compaq 395791-003 , HP Compaq 395791-132 , HP Compaq 395791-142 , HP Compaq 395791-251 , HP Compaq 395791-261 , HP Compaq 395791-661 , HP Compaq 395791-741 , HP Compaq 396751-001 , HP Compaq 397809-001 , HP Compaq 397809-003 , HP Compaq 397809-242 , HP Compaq 398650-001 , HP Compaq 398680-001 , HP Compaq 398854-001 , HP Compaq 398874-001 , HP Compaq 408545-001 , HP Compaq 408545-141 , HP Compaq 408545-142 , HP Compaq 408545-241

Among in the interfaces on the case of the Satellite R630 is a docking port, HP HSTNN-DB10 which is obligatory in the business branch. A compatible docking station facilitates easy connection of the machine into the existing working area. The Hi Speed Port Replicator (model nr.: PA3838E-1PRP) compliments the assortment of interfaces on the case including two USB 3.0, four USB 2.0, RGB, HDMI, microphone, line-out, RJ 45 and a serial interface. HP HSTNN-DB17

The interface equipment on the case corresponds to the Satellite R630 and includes HDMI for digital picture and tone transference and an eSATA/USB combo connection. Together with these, there are on board a total of three USB 2.0 interfaces, VGA, LAN (RJ45), a mutli-in-1 card reader and the usual audio interfaces. HP HSTNN-IB09

Depending on how occupied the area is, the arrangement of interfaces is not optimal for left-handers as many connection options are found in the middle and up to the front area of the left side edge. Right-handed users are clearly at an advantage on the Portege R700. HP HSTNN-IB10

The communication equipment is extensive. In addition to Gigabit Ethernet (Intel 82577LM Gigabit) and WLAN (Centrino Advanced-N 6200 AGN (abgn), a broadband modem is also in place. More specifically, it is an Ericsson F3607gw Mobile Broadband Network Adapter. The corresponding SIM slot is found in the battery tray. Using the built-in Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR module, the laptop can communicate with small mobile devices like PDA or mobile telephones.HP HSTNN-IB17

In addition to video conferences, the integrated VGA webcam can also be used for face recognition with help of Toshiba Face Recognition. The picture quality isn't outstanding but certainly sufficient for video conferencing. Some might miss a SmartCard reader or a TPM module, but a fingerprint reader and a Kensington lock are included. HP HSTNN-LB09

Recovery media for the operating system must be set up by the user via Toshiba Tools. There is also the option of restoring the as-delivered status of plugged in harddrive partitions. On our tester, Windows 7 Professional in the 64 bit version was pre-installed, with which the eight gigabyte RAM installed can also be addressed. Included in the package is a printed handbook and a quick guide. In addition to diverse Toshiba tools, the pre-installed software also contains useful programs like Nero 9HP HSTNN-LB17

The length of the warranty is 24 months ex factory (on-sight pickup service in Germany and Austria after registering the repairs on the Toshiba notebook hotline.)The keyboard and touchpad apparently are also constructed the same as on the Satellite R630. The only difference lies in the touchpad's buttons, which have shrunken in order to make room for the fingerprint reader. HP HSTNN-MB09

In short, a splash-proof keyboard has good mechanical attributes and standard layout, these are the most important features of the black chliclet keyboard with 87 keys. The key's faces are themselves sufficiently large and totally level, the noise of the strokes remains within reason. HP HSTNN-MB10

But the sub-construction does allow some slight deflection of the keyboard unit during energetic typing. The two hotkeys to the right and above the keyboard start the Toshiba Eco Utility and offer the normal possibilities for hooking up an external display. HP HSTNN-OB17

We are also already familiar with the Synaptics touchpad V7.4 from the Satellite R630. It supports multi-touch manoeuvres and is fully configurable. Its roughed surface is pleasant to the touch and has good gliding characteristics. HP HSTNN-UB09

The chrome-coloured touchpad keys have a relatively short stroke distance and respond well and evenly across the entire surface. The clicking noise could, however, be a bit quieter. Also in terms of the display, things are by and large the same when compared to the Satellite R630. The manufacturers own matte screen (TOS5091) offers a maximum resolution of 1366x768 pixels, or in other words, a 16:9 format. HP HSTNN-UB17

In our measurement of brightness, the display achieved a maximum value of 213 cd/m² in the middle of the picture segment. Unfortunately, the brightness falls rather significantly along the edges, which reduces the illumination to 79%. The black level is also quite high at 1.59 cd/m², meaning that it only achieved a disappointing maximum contrast of 134:1. HP PF723A

The small educible color space is in line with the bulk of current notebook displays meaning that Adobe RGB and sRGB are only covered to a limited extent. Displays with expanded color spaces (MacBook Pro 13) are clearly far ahead of the Portégé R700 in terms of diagram. PM579A

R700 vs. Apple Macbook Pro 13 (t)The subjective quality of the colour rendering suffers somewhat from the limited contrasts. But so long as users aren't specializing specifically in picture editing, they will be equipped well enough, especially for the typical office applications. HP 267747-001

With an anti-glare display screen and suitable brightness, one is well equipped for work outdoors. However, a brighter display would be preferable for working under direct sunlight. HP 278418-B24

In the sunlightThere is also room for improvement in terms of viewing angle stability. The built-in display shows some weaknesses, especially in the vertical viewing area. Any alteration of the display's inclination quickly results in an outshining or dimming of the picture. HP 278418-B25


The Portégé R700 is based on the QM57 chipset from Intel (-> manufacturer's information) and uses an Arrandale processor. Built in to our tester was more specifically an Intel Core i7 620M. This offers the advantage of an automatic overclocking function (Turbo Boost), whereby the processor can itself overclock when using only a single core, thereby dynamically adjusting the performance of the chip to the given application. With help of Hyperthreading technology, the dual-core processor can also command up to four threads simultaneously.HP 279665-001

Overall, one is well equipped for just about all computing tasks imaginable with the Intel Core i7-620M CPU, and we are dealing here with one of the higher-performing mobile dual-cores currently available. The processor should also be capable of tackling complex computations and virtualizations. HP 280206-001

The memory controller can command up to a maximum of eight gigabyte of working memory. Our tester takes full advantage of this possibility and offers eight gigabytes RAM in the form of two four-gigabyte bars. HP 280207-001

All model variations of the Satellite R630 use the GMA HD graphics chip integrated in the Arrandale CPU. As the name suggest, this offers support for HD video decoding (MPEG-2, VC-1 and AVC) and thus can in this case unburden the CPU; this and the rendering of Windows Aero effects would also be the most important type of tasks for the graphic chip. The GMA HD offers too little performance for demanding 3D applications such as games or even CAD. More detailed information about which games are in fact possible can be found in our play list.HP 280611-001

The big Roccat Kone [+] has been kept entirely in black. The design is dominated by curved lines and especially the two LED light bars catch your eyes right away. The Roccat logo is printed in a subtle gray and looks classy. On the whole, we were quite pleased with the use of forms and the choice of color for the gaming mouse.HP 436281-361 

They have done a good job with the choice of material. The soft-touch plastic surfaces are pleasant to the touch and showed no signs of wear during the whole test period. The finish is also flawless. The only negatives are the fact that the compartment holding the weights on the bottom can be a bit tricky to open and, above all, that the weights can only be removed with a great deal of effort. The Logitech G5 can do this much better for example.HP 436281-422 

It is the extensive driver for Windows in particular which gives the Roccat Kone + an impressive range of features. You cannot only freely define the function of each key. In addition the Easy Shift [+], already known from the Roccat Pryra, allows to define almost twice as many functions by specifying a "shift" key. HP 440772-001

Furthermore, using profiles and the macro manager, the mouse can be adjusted and can also do difficult commands. It not only allows for all the keys to be engaged freely, it also allows the Easyshift[+] to be activated so that twice as many functions can be used (by pressing a “Shift” key). One can also further adjust the mouse and call up complex commands via the profiles and macro-manager.HP 441243-141

Sound feedback is also integrated in the driver and can for instance indicate when changing the DPI levels.

The two photo-luminescent strips, which are actuated through 4 multi-colored LEDs, can also be configured in detail from the driver menu. This allows the appearance to be personalized and also enhanced with several effects (such as pulsation). The color effects were impressive in the test, although the animations weren’t quite so elegantly implemented.HP 441425-001 

The "Tracking Control Unit" and "Distance Control Unit" can also be configured allowing the user to have a say in terms of the laser settings.

Unfortunately, all of these extensive driver features are only available for the Microsoft Windows operating systems (XP 32bit, Vista and Windows 7 32 and 64). There are currently no dedicated drivers for Linux and Mac OS X. However, the Kone+ worked flawlessly with both operating systems (Ubuntu 10.10 and OS X 10.6.4) in our test.HP 441462-251

As is typical for high-end gaming mice, the weight of the Kone + can be adjusted with four 5-gram units. However, the system isn’t suited for frequent adjustments due to the awkward handling.

6000 DPI laser sensorIn spite of its large construction, the Kone [+] fits comfortably in the hands of even our smaller-handed testers and allowed for effortless use. However, the design is only suitable for right-handed users as these can very easily reach almost all the built-in keys. In testing, only the special key sitting in front of the mouse wheel could not be pressed without reaching around. HP 441611-001

At the heart of the Kone [+] is the 6000 DPI resolution Pro-Aim laser sensor with an integrated Tracking Distance Unit (TDCU).HP 446507-001 In practical gaming tests as well as in the normal daily applications, the combination provides the input device with impressive precision. However, the TDCU function of the mouse didn’t provide any noticeable improvement on our old Func Surface 1030 mouse pad. The TDCU could potentially help on problematic surfaces. Glass was the only surface on which the laser sensor generally did not function. The only thing which could help here would be a Darkfield sensor such as for example the Anywhere MX Mouse.HP 454931-001

The three built-in glide surfaces provide the Kone with very good gliding characteristics in spite of its heavy weight.

The Roccat Kone [+] is an outstanding gaming mouse. Thanks to configurable light effects and a stylish design, it is ideally suited for large gaming notebooks like the Asus G73JW or an Alienware M17x. In addition to the nice design, we were also impressed by the chosen materials and the fit of the Kone Plus.HP 455804-001 

The precise gaming sensor can be extensively configured (using Windows) and its high precision impressed in the gaming test. Overall, the driver is certainly the main advantage of the Roccat Kone + as it can be adjusted in just about any way imaginable, from color effects to profiles to the extensive mouse key configuration. HP 460143-001

The only noticeable drawbacks are the awkward changing of weights and the fact that there is no driver for Linux and Mac OS X.

13.3 inch All-Rounder. Lenovo reinforces its z Series with a representative in the 13 inch division with the Z360. The IdeaPad Z360 is small and light enough to be taken along everywhere with a weight of a bit over two kilos. Find out if it's really worth buying in the following review. HP 462337-001

Despite its low weight and size there is a lot of mobile computing performance in the 13.3 inch case, due to a Core i5 processor. The Lenovo IdeaPad Z360 is rounded off with a four GB RAM, a 500 GB sized hard disk from Hitachi and a reflective HD Vibrant View Glossy TFT display with LED backlight technology. The maximum resolution is 1366x768 pixels with a widescreen aspect ratio of 16:9. Both an onboard graphics, Intel GMA HD, as well as Nvidia's Geforce 310M is used as the graphics solution (Optimus) - but more about that later.EV088AA

Lenovo IdeaPad Z360Lenovo's IdeaPad Z360 makes a very good optical impression. As in many notebooks today, our test candidate has a high-gloss display back. The display bezel is also made in a black high-gloss look. As usual, fingerprints are left very quickly and easily on these sensitive surfaces. Thus, regular care and cleaning are required to maintain the chic high-gloss looks.EV089AA

The wrist-rest has been given a brushed metal look and blends in very well with the overall concept. We hardly have anything to complain about in terms of stability. Merely the right wrist-rest side yields visibly under pressure. The reason for this is likely the cavity beneath the DVD drive. Otherwise, the IdeaPad Z360 makes a very solid and stable impression.EX940AA
Lenovo could even convince us with the IdeaPad Z360's workmanship. The single parts have been assembled precisely so that there are no sharp edges. The 13.3 inch display is held in place with two, rather under dimensioned, hinges located on both sides. The display teeters clearly and obviously when the opening angle is altered.
Opening and closing the display is easy and without disturbing noises. The IdeaPad Z360 doesn't have a closing mechanism.EX941AA

WLAN/Bluetooth slider, 5-in-1 cardreader on the frontObviously, they weren't stingy with the interfaces. Thus, the IdeaPad Z360 shows itself from its best side in terms of interface supply. Standard ports, such as USB 2.0, audio out and in and a LAN port, are part of the team. However, there are more modern sockets, like e.g. HDMI or eSATA, found on our test device.HP HSTNN-C17C

Unfortunately, the port distribution is mainly limited to the sides. The Kensington lock, analog VGA out, LAN, HDMI, USB, USB/eSATA combo port are all found just on the left side. Thus, it looks very crowded and could have a negative effect on mouse use for lefties.HP HSTNN-DB31

In return, the right looks very well arranged because the largest part is reserved for the optical drive (Optiarc DVD RW AD-7700H) on this side. Otherwise, only both audio sockets and a USB 2.0 interface are found here.
Found on the back: the battery and power socket. Merely the 5-in-1 cardreader is located on the front.

Further equipment of the IdeaPad Z360 is a webcam located in the upper display bezel region - just like its array microphone.HP HSTNN-DB32

The test device has two possibilities for communicating with networks or the internet. First, a somewhat outdated, wired variation via the LAN port (Atheros AR8152 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller). Secondly, a wireless variation via the installed WLAN adapter (Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter), which can be turned off and on with a mechanical slider on the front. Alternately to the slider, it's also possible to disable the WLAN module with a key combination.HP HSTNN-IB31

Additionally, Lenovo treats the 13.3 inch newcomer to a Bluetooth 2.1 adapter (Broadcom BCM2070 Bluetooth 2.1+EDR USB device) for communicating with small appliances, such as mobiles or Bluetooth enabled headsets.HP HSTNN-IB32

HP Pavilion dv3500 Battery , HP Pavilion dv3500t Battery , Compaq Presario CQ40 Battery , Compaq Presario CQ41 Battery , Compaq Presario CQ45 Battery , Compaq Presario CQ50 Battery , Compaq Presario CQ60 Battery , Compaq Presario CQ60z Battery , Compaq Presario CQ61 Battery , Compaq Presario CQ70 Battery , Compaq Presario CQ71 Battery , HP G50 Battery , HP G60 Battery , 

The big Roccat Kone [+] has been kept entirely in black. The design is dominated by curved lines and especially the two LED light bars catch your eyes right away. The Roccat logo is printed in a subtle gray and looks classy. On the whole, we were quite pleased with the use of forms and the choice of color for the gaming mouse.HP 436281-361 

They have done a good job with the choice of material. The soft-touch plastic surfaces are pleasant to the touch and showed no signs of wear during the whole test period. The finish is also flawless. The only negatives are the fact that the compartment holding the weights on the bottom can be a bit tricky to open and, above all, that the weights can only be removed with a great deal of effort. The Logitech G5 can do this much better for example.HP 436281-422 

It is the extensive driver for Windows in particular which gives the Roccat Kone + an impressive range of features. You cannot only freely define the function of each key. In addition the Easy Shift [+], already known from the Roccat Pryra, allows to define almost twice as many functions by specifying a "shift" key. HP 440772-001

Furthermore, using profiles and the macro manager, the mouse can be adjusted and can also do difficult commands. It not only allows for all the keys to be engaged freely, it also allows the Easyshift[+] to be activated so that twice as many functions can be used (by pressing a “Shift” key). One can also further adjust the mouse and call up complex commands via the profiles and macro-manager.HP 441243-141

Sound feedback is also integrated in the driver and can for instance indicate when changing the DPI levels.

The two photo-luminescent strips, which are actuated through 4 multi-colored LEDs, can also be configured in detail from the driver menu. This allows the appearance to be personalized and also enhanced with several effects (such as pulsation). The color effects were impressive in the test, although the animations weren’t quite so elegantly implemented.HP 441425-001 

The "Tracking Control Unit" and "Distance Control Unit" can also be configured allowing the user to have a say in terms of the laser settings.

Unfortunately, all of these extensive driver features are only available for the Microsoft Windows operating systems (XP 32bit, Vista and Windows 7 32 and 64). There are currently no dedicated drivers for Linux and Mac OS X. However, the Kone+ worked flawlessly with both operating systems (Ubuntu 10.10 and OS X 10.6.4) in our test.HP 441462-251

As is typical for high-end gaming mice, the weight of the Kone + can be adjusted with four 5-gram units. However, the system isn’t suited for frequent adjustments due to the awkward handling.

6000 DPI laser sensorIn spite of its large construction, the Kone [+] fits comfortably in the hands of even our smaller-handed testers and allowed for effortless use. However, the design is only suitable for right-handed users as these can very easily reach almost all the built-in keys. In testing, only the special key sitting in front of the mouse wheel could not be pressed without reaching around. HP 441611-001

At the heart of the Kone [+] is the 6000 DPI resolution Pro-Aim laser sensor with an integrated Tracking Distance Unit (TDCU).HP 446507-001 In practical gaming tests as well as in the normal daily applications, the combination provides the input device with impressive precision. However, the TDCU function of the mouse didn’t provide any noticeable improvement on our old Func Surface 1030 mouse pad. The TDCU could potentially help on problematic surfaces. Glass was the only surface on which the laser sensor generally did not function. The only thing which could help here would be a Darkfield sensor such as for example the Anywhere MX Mouse.HP 454931-001

The three built-in glide surfaces provide the Kone with very good gliding characteristics in spite of its heavy weight.

The Roccat Kone [+] is an outstanding gaming mouse. Thanks to configurable light effects and a stylish design, it is ideally suited for large gaming notebooks like the Asus G73JW or an Alienware M17x. In addition to the nice design, we were also impressed by the chosen materials and the fit of the Kone Plus.HP 455804-001 

The precise gaming sensor can be extensively configured (using Windows) and its high precision impressed in the gaming test. Overall, the driver is certainly the main advantage of the Roccat Kone + as it can be adjusted in just about any way imaginable, from color effects to profiles to the extensive mouse key configuration. HP 460143-001

The only noticeable drawbacks are the awkward changing of weights and the fact that there is no driver for Linux and Mac OS X.

13.3 inch All-Rounder. Lenovo reinforces its z Series with a representative in the 13 inch division with the Z360. The IdeaPad Z360 is small and light enough to be taken along everywhere with a weight of a bit over two kilos. Find out if it's really worth buying in the following review. HP 462337-001

Despite its low weight and size there is a lot of mobile computing performance in the 13.3 inch case, due to a Core i5 processor. The Lenovo IdeaPad Z360 is rounded off with a four GB RAM, a 500 GB sized hard disk from Hitachi and a reflective HD Vibrant View Glossy TFT display with LED backlight technology. The maximum resolution is 1366x768 pixels with a widescreen aspect ratio of 16:9. Both an onboard graphics, Intel GMA HD, as well as Nvidia's Geforce 310M is used as the graphics solution (Optimus) - but more about that later.EV088AA

Lenovo IdeaPad Z360Lenovo's IdeaPad Z360 makes a very good optical impression. As in many notebooks today, our test candidate has a high-gloss display back. The display bezel is also made in a black high-gloss look. As usual, fingerprints are left very quickly and easily on these sensitive surfaces. Thus, regular care and cleaning are required to maintain the chic high-gloss looks.EV089AA

The wrist-rest has been given a brushed metal look and blends in very well with the overall concept. We hardly have anything to complain about in terms of stability. Merely the right wrist-rest side yields visibly under pressure. The reason for this is likely the cavity beneath the DVD drive. Otherwise, the IdeaPad Z360 makes a very solid and stable impression.EX940AA
Lenovo could even convince us with the IdeaPad Z360's workmanship. The single parts have been assembled precisely so that there are no sharp edges. The 13.3 inch display is held in place with two, rather under dimensioned, hinges located on both sides. The display teeters clearly and obviously when the opening angle is altered.
Opening and closing the display is easy and without disturbing noises. The IdeaPad Z360 doesn't have a closing mechanism.EX941AA

WLAN/Bluetooth slider, 5-in-1 cardreader on the frontObviously, they weren't stingy with the interfaces. Thus, the IdeaPad Z360 shows itself from its best side in terms of interface supply. Standard ports, such as USB 2.0, audio out and in and a LAN port, are part of the team. However, there are more modern sockets, like e.g. HDMI or eSATA, found on our test device.HP HSTNN-C17C

Unfortunately, the port distribution is mainly limited to the sides. The Kensington lock, analog VGA out, LAN, HDMI, USB, USB/eSATA combo port are all found just on the left side. Thus, it looks very crowded and could have a negative effect on mouse use for lefties.HP HSTNN-DB31

In return, the right looks very well arranged because the largest part is reserved for the optical drive (Optiarc DVD RW AD-7700H) on this side. Otherwise, only both audio sockets and a USB 2.0 interface are found here.
Found on the back: the battery and power socket. Merely the 5-in-1 cardreader is located on the front.

Further equipment of the IdeaPad Z360 is a webcam located in the upper display bezel region - just like its array microphone.HP HSTNN-DB32

The test device has two possibilities for communicating with networks or the internet. First, a somewhat outdated, wired variation via the LAN port (Atheros AR8152 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller). Secondly, a wireless variation via the installed WLAN adapter (Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter), which can be turned off and on with a mechanical slider on the front. Alternately to the slider, it's also possible to disable the WLAN module with a key combination.HP HSTNN-IB31

Additionally, Lenovo treats the 13.3 inch newcomer to a Bluetooth 2.1 adapter (Broadcom BCM2070 Bluetooth 2.1+EDR USB device) for communicating with small appliances, such as mobiles or Bluetooth enabled headsets.HP HSTNN-IB32

HP Pavilion dv3500 Battery , HP Pavilion dv3500t Battery , Compaq Presario CQ40 Battery , Compaq Presario CQ41 Battery , Compaq Presario CQ45 Battery , Compaq Presario CQ50 Battery , Compaq Presario CQ60 Battery , Compaq Presario CQ60z Battery , Compaq Presario CQ61 Battery , Compaq Presario CQ70 Battery , Compaq Presario CQ71 Battery , HP G50 Battery , HP G60 Battery , 

Geforce 310M – If you are even just considering current games, you should better leave your hands off it. It should at least be an ATI HD 5650 or an Nvidia GT 330M in case of a tight budget. Gamers have to live with major cutbacks in details and resolutions with the 310M in Samsung's SF510. Gaming fun will only evolve with older games. Our data about the GeForce 310M has a chart with suitable PC games.HP 383965-001

Samsung laptops have very often set ergonomic top rates in the past. This is once again the case. If you relax listening to music and convert videos for your smartphone at the same time, you won't be bothered by a loud fan. We just only measured 33.3 dB(A) during a 3DMark2006 (GPU load). Not Samsung's Silent Mode was enabled here, but rather the Speed Mode. However, it didn't show any effect on the GPU's and CPU's clock rate.HP 383968-001

We even believed that the active fan shut down occasionally in idle. But that wasn't the case. It rotates with the slowest speed and emits a just still measurable level of 30.4 to 31.1 dB(A). The reason for the low level is the air discharge on the notebook's rear.HP DP390A

The SF510 even copes successfully with the stress test, where the processor and graphics card are equally loaded to full: maximum 37.9 dB(A). The fan doesn't remain permanently loud, but turns down to 33.3 dB(A) every 5 to 7 minutes (for about 5 minutes).HP DP399A

The waste heat follows the good example of the low system noise. The bottom's average temperature is 25 degrees Celsius while surfing on the web and word processing, so low load. The wrist-rest area stays very cool with only a few degrees more than room temperature.HP HSTNN-DB02

We determine the waste heat temperature under stress (Furmark & Prime95 simultaneously) in Samsung's Speed Mode (FN+F8). The measurement determined a maximum of 36 degrees under highest CPU/GPU load on the upper side. The wrist-rest however hardly gets any warmer than in idle mode. The bottom reaches 42 or 38 degrees selectively in the center. However, the average is only 27 degrees due to the low waste heat in the surrounding areas.HP HSTNN-DB03

Pithy statements about "3D SRS Premium Sound", which "provides enhanced bass, crystal clear dialog and better definition control", give hope for a little musician. In fact, the sound is worth hearing with a balanced spectrum of midranges and trebles. The stereo loudspeakers are located in the base plate's rear area. They emit their sound directly onto the table top, which act as a resonator. As soon as the 15.6 incher is picked up, the sound looses volume and sounds thinner.HP HSTNN-DB04

Hi-fi fans won't be jumping for joy in view of non-existent basses (no subwoofer). "Natural and realistic 3D sound" that the manufacturer speaks of, simply sound different. At least the sound is clear and undistorted even in high volumes. A movie night with friends will only be a grand success with external loudspeakers. We've had true masters of acoustic in our tests: Asus' N71JV (SonicMaster), Toshiba's Qosmio X500 (Harman/Kardon) or also MSI's FX600 (four loudspeakers).HP HSTNN-DB14

The SRS sound enhancements in loudspeaker properties should be left enabled because the sound turns thin without them. We experience static-free music with a high output level with external speakers.HP HSTNN-IB04

Samsung aims for a battery life of up to 7.5 hours with the installed lithium polymer battery with its SF510. This runtime is realistic in view of the battery's high capacity of 6100 mAh (76 Wh). Nvidia Optimus turns the dedicated Nvidia GPU off in battery mode. Therefore, only the Intel HD incorporated in the processor was active for measuring the battery life.HP HSTNN-UB02

The SF510 achieves almost four hours (234 minutes) in an internet surf session with enabled WLAN. The Samsung SF510 thus leaves cheap office competitors, such as HP's 625 WS835EA, with not quite three hours, far behind. The DVD test is similar to the WLAN test. The movie comes to an end after 3:55 hours (235 minutes). We played it in a low brightness of 100 cd/m2. However, a proud 2:48 hours pass until the movie session can be continued (charge time: 169 minutes).HP HSTNN-YB02

Samsung SF510's maximum battery life (idle) is 7:48 hours (468 minutes). We have thus achieved the manufacturer's declaration. This enormous battery life is unrealistic though, because no one will use the notebook with the lowest brightness and CPU/GPU idle. HP 367759-001

The multimeter indicates that the SF510 is an economical notebook. The idle power consumption is merely 10.1 watts. It can however be as much as 14.7 watts in idle when not all energy saving options are used.HP 382552-001

The effective power climbs to 45.1 watts when the Nvidia GPU calculates during a computer game (3DMark2006). We determine the maximum energy requirement with the stress test made up of Prime 95 and Furmark. The multimeter indicates 64.4 watts. The small 60 watt adapter appears to be undersized for this amount. However, its waste heat is still just alright with 46.5 degrees during the stress test. Because a stress test represents an exception in notebook use, you shouldn't overrate the seemingly too small size.HP 383493-001

Samsung SF510, starting at 890 euroSamsung brings an impressive device into the living room at a market price of 890 euro. The Samsung SF510-S02DE makes a lasting impression with its wavy design and ivory look. The impression however isn't sustainable because the flexible construction (lid, base unit) doesn't match to the high-end looking materials.HP 391883-001

Technically, we are dealing with a high clocked Core i3-370M (2.40 GHz) that computes fast enough for common, mainstream applications. It comes close to the performance of single core Core i5-CPUs (430M, 450M) that are at home in this price category. However, potential buyers shouldn't have gaming ambitions. The GeForce 310M from the Optimus network is two numbers too weak for that (3274 3DMarks2006).HP 395751-321

The SF510 won't meet multimedia demands for the lack of interfaces (no eSATA, no USB 3.0, no ExpressCard, no FireWire) and the display's poor contrast. Especially movie nights with friends will suffer under the Samsung display's restricted viewing angles.HP 396600-001

The battery life of four hours in WLAN surfing or watching a DVD is remarkable in the 15.6 inch multimedia division. The strong 76 Wh battery can't be removed. It is installed into the case. The loudspeakers render an attractive, and in the mid and high pitches, balanced sound. Nevertheless, as so often, there aren't any basses.HP 396601-001

In return, the ergonomics are perfect: The SF510 hardly makes a sound in undemanding use. And when the CPU has to compute, the 15.6 incher doesn't get any louder than 33.3 dB(A) either. The optical drive is agreeably quiet for movie nights (DVD multi-burner). A perpetual gently whirring fan keeps the base unit cool at all times. The average rates are below 30 degrees even under load.HP 398065-001

The input devices are convincing with a firm stroke and a good pressure point (keyboard and mouse). You have to accept the squeezed in arrow keys in return.

The Third Dimension. Next to the Asus G51J and the Asus G53JW, the Acer Aspire 5745DG is among the first notebooks with a 120 Hz display and Nvidia's 3D Vision technology. But can the GeForce GT 425M stand the test of demanding 3D-picture rendering? You'll find out in the following review.HP 398752-001

Acer Aspire 5745DG 3D NotebookThe Aspire 5745 currently exists in three different versions. While the Aspire 5745G is your run-of-the-mill notebook without any special features, the Aspire 5745PG comes equipped with a touchscreen display. Recently, the addition of the Aspire 5745DG onto the market means that consumers can now purchase this model with a 120 Hz display and support for Nvidia's 3D technology, "3D Vision".HP 398832-001

HP 346970-001 , HP 350836-001 , HP 371913-001 , HP 371914-001 , HP 378858-001 , HP 378859-001 , HP 383965-001 , HP 383968-001 , HP DP390A , HP DP399A , HP HSTNN-DB02 , HP HSTNN-DB03 , HP HSTNN-DB04 , HP HSTNN-DB14 , HP HSTNN-IB04 , HP HSTNN-UB02 , HP HSTNN-YB02 ,

The i7-720QM provides a very good performance. Nevertheless, our data base shows that even a 13.3 incher, like the Acer Aspire 3820TG, can be stronger. The little subnotebook can accomplish 6001 PCMark Vantage points with its i5-460M, an HD 5650 and a 5400 rpm HDD (75 MB/s sequential read). It's the speedy hard disk that supplies the decisive boost.Samsung R505 battery

The 500 GB hard disk from Seagate (ST9500325AS) has a share in the average PCMark Vantage rating (in relation to 720QM systems). The HDD score is 3251 points (average for 5200 rpm disks). The data throughput in read, determined with HD Tune, is 62.8 MB/s. First fast rotating 7200 rpm HDDs achieve higher throughputs (about 75 MB/s), which can result in, for example, a HDD score of 4077 points (HP G62-130EG) (see CDM chart).Samsung R507 battery

An Nvidia GeForce GT 335M with a 1024 MB DDR3 memory is installed as the GPU. GPU-Z indicates GDDR3, but graphic card manufacturers typically use the cheaper DDR3. The GPU core has a clock rate of 450 MHz, the memory 790 MHz. It is a DirectX 10.1, shader 4.1 and PhysX supporting GPU that represents a leaner GTS 250M (GT215 core, fewer cores (72) and no GDDR5 support).Samsung R510 battery

The name implies a fast midrange graphics of the previous Nvidia generation. In fact, the GT 335M has been known to be an equal of the ATI HD 5650. However, only few manufacturers have opted for using it in their notebooks. We had it in review in the Alienware M11x subnotebook. Asus still installs the GPU in NX90JQ, K42JV-X1 and N73JN.Samsung R517 battery

3DMark2006 finishes with 6938 points. That is more than a GT 330M (e.g. Samsung R580 Hawk with a Core i5-520M) can stem: 6412 3DMarks. 3DMark2006 is an indication, but will it show us the i7-720QM and GT 335M combination's real gaming power? We've executed two gaming tests.Samsung R518 battery

The real-time strategy game is famous for its requirement of a good multi core processor. The GPU support however shouldn't be too weak, either. The combination at hand appears to be just right for playing smoothly with 30.6 fps in high details (1360x768). A strong HD 5650 system (Aspire 3820TG, i5-460M) reaches 29 fps.Samsung R519 battery

The N82JQ only supplies an unplayable 16 fps in maximum details and Full HD (external TFT). The Aspire 3820TG equipped with an i5-460M (13.3 inch, HD 5650) achieves 17 fps. The comparison with the 3820TG proves that it's not absolutely necessary to have a quad core processor for perfect game play.Samsung R522 battery

The football game has only recently found its way into the gaming benchmarksSamsung R540 battery. It's suitable for weak graphic solutions, the like of HD 5470, due to its low hardware requirements. The installed GT 335M thus supplies a perfectly smooth 98 fps even in high details (1360x768). This even has enough elbowroom for an externally connected Full HD TFT. An ATI HD 5650 is 27% slower than the present N82JQ in average of all test systems. The TravelMate 7740G-434G50Mnss (i5-430M) for example achieves 80 fps.Samsung R560 battery

The Nvidia GT 335M achieves exactly that in the games, what we miss time and again in the mainstream model, GT 330M: The popular ATI HD 5650's performance level is met. Even the one or other additional frame in some games could be extracted due to the quad core processor's influence (Fifa 2011). However, StarCraft 2 proves that an Intel quad core CPU isn't absolutely necessary for perfect game play.Samsung R610 battery

Ergonomics aren't one of the N82JQ's special strengths. But not its major weakness, either. The fan's noise is always existent, no matter if in idle or under load. The fan never turns itself off. It whirs constantly and its level never sinks below 33.2 dB(A). Therefore it drowns out the hard disk's quiet clacking without ado.Samsung R700 battery

Based on an already idle level, sporadic processing tasks (internet surfing, moving small documents, opening Excel) cause the fan speed to increase to about 35 dB(A). When the processor has to calculate with all eight threads (multi core, Prime95), the fan rises to a very audible 40.7 dB(A). If a FurMark is added at the same time (100% GPU capacity) the N82JQ extracts everything out of the revolutions: 48.4 dB(A). This varying volume that is reached reminds us of gaming laptops. The highest speed isn't constant. It's only kept upright for 30 seconds, fluctuating as of 42.4 dB(A).Samsung R710 battery

The measurement under high load (stress test) determined up to 44 degrees on the top. This provides warm fingers on the keyboard's left half. The center bottom reached 40.5 degrees. The bottom reaches an average temperature of 32 degrees during a scenario of word processing and web surfing. The wrist-rest stays in an acceptable range of about 27 to 33 degrees.Samsung R718 battery

The CPU temperature increased to a maximum of 90 degrees during the stress test. The GPU settled to 82 degrees. Due to Prime95's activity, all eight threads ran with 1.63 GHz (hardly any fluctuations).Samsung R720 battery

The stereo speakers are located underneath the wrist-rest. They emit their sound towards the table top and hands on the laptop impair the sound. Hi-fi fans will find the sound to be an insult for the ears and grab headphones strickenly. Samsung R780 battery

The manufacturer heralds "Splendid Super Sonic Multimedia Enjoyment" on its website. Super Sonic stands for acoustic high-performance by Asus. SonicMaster models, such as Asus' N71JV, N53JF (Nvidia 415M) or N73JG (Nvidia 425M), have proven to have a very good sound. But, the N82JQ in front of us definitely doesn't belong to them.Samsung P210 battery

The sound is adequate for office, but not more. The speakers extremely emphasizes the trebles and only captures a part of the midranges. Low pitches are completely neglected. Thus, the sound is very thin and not recommendable for listening to music. Samsung P460 battery

The maximum volume is adequate, but not particularly strong. Demanding users will connect an external solution in any event. We test the 3.5mm audio jack with two Yamaha speakers (YST-M20SDP). The volume tethered to the notebook doesn't emit an audible static noise (audio test only, no measurement).Samsung P560 battery

How much battery life is appropriate for a quad core 14 incher? Dell's Studio 1557 (164 minutes, 56 Wh, 15.6 inch) and Toshiba's Qosmio X500-121 (168 minutes, 87 Wh, 18.4 inch) prove that three hours are Utopian with a 45 watt CPU (TDP).Samsung Q210 battery

However, that our N82JQ only manages two hours with its 63 Wh battery (4400 mAh) is upsetting (WLAN test, 125 minutes). We reduced the brightness to 100 cd/m2 and selected the energy mode, Battery Saving.Dell Vostro 1520 Battery

The high idle energy requirement is shown in the idle test: It's as dead as stone after only 195 minutes (3:15 hours). This time is however unrealistic in real-life (lowest brightness, disabled wireless modules, CPU idle). The short battery life only grants enough movie entertainment time for a short movie on the train. DVD playback comes to an end after 1:48 hours (108 minutes). DELL Vostro 3500 Battery

The short battery runtimes nourish the suspicion of a high power consumption. The mulitmeter confirms this. The N82JQ needs a minimum of 19.1 watts (idle, maximum energy savings). The CPU doesn't downclock when the energy settings are on "High Performance" (wireless modules enabled, maximum brightness) in idle. Thus, the power consumption climbs to a steep 31.2 watts.DELL Vostro 3700 Battery

HP HSTNN-IB0X , HP HSTNN-OB0X , HP HSTNN-YB0X , HP 586006-361 ,HP 586006-321 , HP 593554-001 , HP HSTNN-Q61C , HP GSTNN-Q62C , HP WD548AA , HP WD549AA , HP HSTNN-CB0X , HP HSTNN-CBOW , HP MU06 , HP MU09 , HP HSTNN-CBOW , HP HSTNN-CBOX , HP NBP6A174B1 , HP HSTNN-OBOX , HP HSTNN-I79C , HP HSTNN-I81C , HP HSTNN-IBOX , HP HSTNN-LB0W , HP HSTNN-LBoW

Sony VGP-BPS22The GX660R is also equipped with two hard disks from Western Digital with 500 GB each as well as 4 GB of RAM. The MSI GX660R has a total of three slots for RAM. Two of those slots are found at the back of the notebook, while the third is located underneath the keyboard. Almost all the hardware is accessible through a large opening located at the bottom of the base unit, so that—other than a few screws—there's nothing in the way of a memory upgrade later on or a switch to an SSD. Sony VGP-BPS22A

5.9Windows 7 Experience IndexProcessorCalculations per second7.1Memory (RAM)Memory operations per second7.3GraphicsDesktop performance for Windows Aero7.2Gaming graphics3D business and gaming graphics7.2Primary hard diskDisk data transfer rate5.9 CB10 Rendering Single 32Bit 3176 points Sony VGP-BPS13AS

According to the Windows 7 Performance Index, all the components other than the hard drive perform exceptionally well. The hard drive is rated the slowest of the hardware at 5.9 points, but it's still very good compared to other previously reviewed conventional hard disks. All the other hardware ranks in above the 7.0 mark and goes to show what a powerful notebook the MSI GX660R really is. Sony VGP-BPS13S

We used Cinebench versions R10 and R11.5 to test the strength of the CPU.Sony VGP-BPS13/S In these test, the MSI GX660R earned some outstanding scores. Especially with its 64 bit support, the quad-core processor really demonstrates its power. The GPU also does an excellent job in the Cinebench tests. The GX660R with the HD5870 GPU now leads the rankings board for the Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit Test and the Cinebench R10 Shading (64 bit) Test.Sony VGP-BPS13B/S

In order to test the DirectX 11 capability of the graphics card, we used the Unigine Heaven 2.1 benchmark. The notebook achieved an average of 23.1 frames per second, thereby just barely falling short the 24 fps mark. Beyond 24 fps, the human eye no longer perceives moving pictures, promoting the illusion of perfectly smooth motion.Sony VGP-BPS21A/B

In the 3D Mark benchmarks our notebook with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 ranks in quite well but doesn't manage to break any records here. Our in-review ATI graphics card is sadly defeated by the Nvidia GeForce GTX460M and the 480M. In the 3D Mark 06 benchmark, the GX660R makes it into the upper third with 13534 points and finds itself just behind comparable models like the Asus G73. Sony VGP-BPS21

The MSI GX660R is unencumbered by the demands of rendering HD video, playing HD-ready (720p) or full-HD (1080p) with no problem at all regardless whether it's off the hard drive or streamed off the internet.Sony VGP-BPS21A

the HD Tune test on multiple hard disks in our sample notebook yielded some fair results. The average transfer rate of 112.6 MB/s demonstrates the HDD's good performance. The access time of 18.2 milliseconds is, however, a good deal higher than with other models. Sony VGP-BPS21/S

All the games we tested ran smoothly on the MSI GX660R. You can safely assume, therefore, that the notebook is well suited for upcoming releases. We used the turbo mode when running the games, thus increasing the processor's clock rate to over 3.0 GHz and triggering the cooling system to turn on earlier—which then runs much more efficiently, albeit very loudly. Sony VGP-BPS21/B

Starcraft 2 cannot be left out of current gaming benchmarks. The very popular real-time strategy game is run flawlessly by the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870. With the lowest detail settings on and a resolution of 1,024x768 pixels, the GX660R reaches a frame rate of 166 fps. Sony VGP-BPS10

With high detail settings on and a resolution of 1,360x768—displayed in 1080p—the GX660R manages a still very good 56 fps. The GX660R thus does not fall into anonymity among countless other notebooks of similar performance but rather takes its place as a leader in our rankings. Sony VGP-BPS10/B

The GX660R's performance is on par with the Deviltech HellMachine 720QM/ ATI HD5870), which also managed 56 fps. Our MSI test notebook however trails behind notebooks with a Nvidia GTX 460M graphics card like the Toshiba Qosmio X500-TZ1V (57 fps) and the Asus G73JW (GTX 460M - 68 fps).Sony VGP-BPS10A

The action-packed shooter, FarCry 2 doesn't present any problem to the GX660R's combination of an ATI graphics card and quad-core CPU. 122 fps with the lowest detail settings and 58 fps with the highest settings makes FarCry 2 playable with any graphics settings on. Sony VGP-BPS10A/B

In the rankings for FarCry 2, the GX660R also manages to snag one of the top spots in our rankings. As before, the MSI notebook ranks in alongside the Deviltech HellMachine (ATI HD 5870 without Crossfire). But even the Crossfire version of the Deviltech HellMachine outshines its counterpart by a mere 10 fps. Sony VGP-BPS10/S

HP 346970-001 , HP 350836-001 , HP 371913-001 , HP 371914-001 , HP 378858-001 , HP 378859-001 , HP 383965-001 , HP 383968-001 , HP DP390A , HP DP399A , HP HSTNN-DB02 , HP HSTNN-DB03 , HP HSTNN-DB04 , HP HSTNN-DB14 , HP HSTNN-IB04 , HP HSTNN-UB02 , HP HSTNN-YB02 ,

The used laptop is checked, fixed and cleaned by the manufacturer, shop, or service technician. This includes the cleaning of the fan and replacement of any worn input devices. Expensive repairs such as a new display are not usually performed. DELL Studio 1450 Battery

The units do not receive any performance upgrades. The two year old ThinkPad will remain as it did the year it was bought. Parts which are subject to wear and tear are generally not replaced either. This includes the hinges, hard drive, DVD player and battery. An exception is made for the input devices if they show signs of heavy use. DELL Studio 1450n Battery

Large and medium sized companies that have many laptops in circulation generally don’t use them for many years. As soon as the leasing period is up (e.g. two years), or they have been written off (taxes), they either go back to the manufacturer/supplier or a re-sale agent. DELL Studio 1450R Battery

Refurbishing usually applies to business laptops from Dell, Fujitsu, Lenovo or HP. Consumer laptops aren’t usually considered. There are two reasons for this. Firstly business units have a sturdier construction. DELL Vostro V13 Battery

It is because of this, that they are still functional after 2-3 years of use. In addition there are also more sales routes and higher volumes from large customers and leasing companies. A company simply won’t buy 150 identical Acer Aspire or MSI-Laptops. The large numbers make it possible for retailers to purchase used laptops in bulk. DELL Vostro 3350 Battery

Demo units are not refurbished. They are significantly newer and are up to date from a technological point of view. These laptops are usually from the demo pool of the manufacturer and were only in circulation for a few months while being used for demonstration and training purposes. DELL Vostro V130 Battery

We have to make a distinction between guaranties and warranties. New units have a manufacturer’s guaranty of 12 or 24 months (depending on the manufacturer with bring-in, pick-up, next business day). Used units will only have a 12 month warranty from the retailer. Dell Inspiron Mini 1018 Battery

If there is a manufacturer’s guaranty, it will only be valid until its original expiration date. The warranty is a necessity which occurs due to the official proof of sale with the private individual who is purchasing the product. In this instance it does not matter whether the items are new or used.Dell Inspiron M101 Battery

If the product is not delivered as advertised, (e.g. keyboard is worn even though „new keyboard“ was indicated), the customer can get a refund as this is considered a defect. If one is not satisfied, one can return any online purchase within 14 days.Dell Inspiron M101z Battery

We ordered our refurbished units from the online retailer “notebooksbilliger.de”. The 14.1“ Lenovo ThinkPad T61 (made in 05/2008), costs around 463 Euro and the 15.4” Dell Latitude D830 (made in 12/2007), was 332 Euro (incl. VAT). The units have new Windows XP Professional licenses (new sticker underneath) and include a recovery CD. DELL Vostro 3450 Battery
Lenovo ThinkPad T61 – 14.1", Core 2 Duo T8100

We were interested in the ThinkPad T61 as it comes with a matt display with a resolution of 1440 x 900 Pixels. It also comes with a lot of interfaces (docking port, modem, FireWire, ExpressCard54) and an integrated SmartCard reader. The price of 463 Euro (incl. VAT), is roughly one third of its original value.DELL Vostro 3550 Battery

The T61 appeared to be in very good shape. The only areas that showed some wear were the corners (rubber coating worn down), the lid (small scratches), and the battery (scratches). The keyboard and touchpad had been replaced with new items. DELL Vostro 3750 Battery

During the idle test, the 56 Watt 6 cell battery managed 164 minutes (2:44 hours). When we did same test when the laptop was new, it managed 3:55 hours. Admittedly, with its Core 2 Duo T8100 (2 x 2.0 GHz) it is no longer on the cutting edge of technology. Dell Studio 1735 Battery

Even the Core i3-330M (smallest Arrandale processor), is faster than this. But the temperatures are stable and the T61 and it rarely gets loud. During the stress test (Prime95 and Furmark), which lasts for several hours, the process reached a maximum of 82 degrees and the fan runs smoothly. Temperatures normalize within seconds of ending the test. Dell Studio 1737 Battery

Our T61 even had some of its original manufacturers guaranty left. (on-site guaranty until 05/2011). This is quite rare however and one should not assume that this is usually not the case.Dell Studio 17 Battery

The D830 caught our attention because of its low price 332 Euro (incl. VAT).Dell Studio 1535 Battery For those who place an emphasis on mobility, this 3 kg heavy weight might not be ideal. But it is ideal if you are looking for something that is very solid, will mostly stay at home and has all the interfaces you could might. Interfaces such as the serial Port, S-Video, Firewire, PC-Card Type I/II and the ExpressCard have become pretty hard to find these days. In addition, the D830 has a docking option. Dell Studio 1536 Battery

This solidly built unit is almost 3 years old (12/2007). The Dell Service Tag provides us with the details concerning the status of the guaranty. It has 3 years Next Business Day (from 9.12.2007), which means we still have 40 days left.Dell Studio 1537 Battery

This 15.4“ laptop had more noticeable signs of use. It had signs of wear on the keyboard and corners of the casing. The keyboard obviously wasn’t replaced, but we think that is acceptable. The touchpad looked like new, but apparently this was not changed either. Dell Studio 1555 Battery

There was a noticeable level of play in the hinges however. The display would move by roughly 5 degrees no matter which position it was in. Other than the movement, it is held firmly in position. The overall impression was very good however. There was only one scratch on the lid and the underside looked like new.Dell Studio 1557 Battery

HP HSTNN-IB0X , HP HSTNN-OB0X , HP HSTNN-YB0X , HP 586006-361 ,HP 586006-321 , HP 593554-001 , HP HSTNN-Q61C , HP GSTNN-Q62C , HP WD548AA , HP WD549AA , HP HSTNN-CB0X , HP HSTNN-CBOW , HP MU06 , HP MU09 , HP HSTNN-CBOW , HP HSTNN-CBOX , HP NBP6A174B1 , HP HSTNN-OBOX , HP HSTNN-I79C , HP HSTNN-I81C , HP HSTNN-IBOX , HP HSTNN-LB0W , HP HSTNN-LBoW 

11.6" models with similar hardware configuration can be found about the Acer Travelmate 8172T, Lenovo IdeaPad U160, Acer Aspire 1830T.DELL XPS L401x battery

Mobile phone in netbook size. ...or is it a netbook with mobile phone technology? Toshiba calls its AC100 a "mobile internet device" and equips it with Nvidia's ARM processor, Tegra 250, and Google's Android 2.1 operating system. We checked where this combination will place itself among netbooks and smartphones. DELL XPS L501x battery

After Toshiba had obviously well and truly missed out on the netbook hype,DELL XPS L701x battery and only could win an extremely small market share, it now belongs to one of the first manufacturers to place an ARM based notebook system on the market. Advantages are hoped for by developing especially consistent products with energy efficient technologies on the one hand. On the other, by distancing itself from the big manufacturers, Intel and Microsoft. Competition keeps the market alive.FUJITSU LifeBook T4220 Battery

Toshiba currently offers two different AC100 alternatives. The entry level model (AC100-10K) without UMTS modem starts at about 280 euro and the version with a WWAN module (AC100-10V) costs about 340 euro. We can't exactly explain why Toshiba offers the entry model with this equipment. This configuration makes a mockery of the basic idea and the AC100 is cheated of the basic core qualities. Acer Aspire Timeline 3810T Battery

Dell Inspiron N3010R Battery The Toshiba AC100 found at the lower end of the netbook competition in terms of price and thus belongs to the cheaper alternatives. Nevertheless, you are undercut by the one or other model, no matter if with or without UMTS, by 20.00 to 30.00 euro. The Acer Aspire One, for example, is already available for about 250 euro and the Asus Eee PC 1001P with UMTS is priced at around 300 euro and thus 10% cheaper than the Toshiba AC100-10V Internet Device.Dell Inspiron N4010D Battery

Dell Inspiron N4010R Battery The advertising message on Toshiba's German product site says the AC100 is "As versatile as a smartphone, as easy to use as a netbook". The fact that it can't be used as a phone, like Samsung's Galaxy Tab or Dell's Streak, is especially striking. This point seems to be only aimed at the hardware configuration and not as much on the real qualities. We were provided with the AC100-10K for our review, which also can't build up a mobile broadband connection.Dell Inspiron N5010D Battery

With a weight of 860 gr. and a size of 24 mm x 264 mm x 191 mm, you again come closer to the archetypal netbook concept than it has been the case for the competition. In particular the very low weight and the ultra slim case are impressive right away.
Dell Inspiron N5010R Battery

Nevertheless, you don't have to forgo on a 10.1" display and a pleasantly sized keyboard. The case, made completely of black and brown plastic, has a diamond shaped surface structure on the display lid and around the keyboard. It bestows the case pleasant and non-slip haptics. However, it can't prevent a cheap looking impression. The same material, in a smoother variant, is found around the display and on the bottom.Dell Inspiron N7010D Battery

Slim but solid: AC100The case's torsional stiffness is overall quite good, despite the thin components. It only allows slight twisting, combined with a quiet "creaking", in the wrist-rest area, ca. 0.4-0.8 mm thin, when picked up at the outer corners with one hand. Asus 90-NY81B1000Y Battery 

The further manufacturing is good. Gaps are even and components are mounted flush. The sparingly applied orange decorative elements pleasantly loosen up the design without appearing obtrusive. The display is kept perfectly in position by two hinges, which also do their job well in a closed state. For this reason, and because the weight distribution on the bottom, single-handed opening isn't possible.Toshiba PA3534U-1BRS Battery  

The maximum opening angle is limited due to the hinge construction and, depending on the seating position, could lead to problems when used on the lap. This normally shouldn't be a problem, though. The battery fits tight. Two latches prevent an accidental removal. The stance isn't affected without battery because four rubber feet are fixed tight on the case.Fujitsu FPCBP165AP Battery

Comparison of USB 2.0 performanceActually the Toshiba AC100 should be focused on wireless interfaces in view of the concept. Nevertheless, you find convenient ports that open a lot of application possibilities. The HDMI port is the highlight here.
Sony VAIO VGN-SZ Series Battery

It is supposed to allow the connection of external monitors and flat screens. VGP-BPS9/S battery We've tested this with a Toshiba WLG 66, 32" TV and a NEC 19" monitor (DVI with HDMI adapter) and didn't determine any problems. Even the audio transmission to the TV worked via HDMI. Moreover, you'll find 1 USB 2.0, 1 mini USB, a cardreader (SD, SDHC, MMC), an audio socket (combined in/out) and a 1.3 MP webcam with microphone.VGP-BPS9 battery

The usual peripherals can be used via the "normal" USB. The mini USB port is for connecting the AC100 to a desktop PC or a notebook. The 8 GB SSD is listed as an external drive and can easily be filled. We moved a few files back and forth and determined transfer rates of up to 14.8 MB/s. VGP-BPS9A/B battery

The smaller the files, the longer you have to wait. We tested various mice, memory sticks and hard disks on the regular USB 2.0 port. An OCZ ATV 4GB stick was shown as faulty, otherwise the connected devices worked without problems after detection.VGP-BPS9A/S battery

The installed 1.3 MP webcam presented a milky and slightly unfocused picture and is thus only suitable for undemanding video telephony.
An internet connection is, as already mentioned, only via WLAN possible on our test model. WWAN or a network connection isn't available as a possible alternative. Even Bluetooth has been economized. VGP-BPS13A/B battery

Currently, there are neither drivers nor software components / updates to be found on the manufacturer's site. Merely the manual, which is already on the netbook, can be downloaded. The other included supplies are rather Spartan, with an adapter and a 12 month warranty. But it's not very surprising in view of the low price. Toshiba doesn't offer further accessories VGP-BPS13 battery

The keyboard is extended over the entire case width and has mostly normal sized keys. The otherwise common F keys don't exist. Instead you'll find keys that only address special functions, such as multimedia control, display brightness or direct access on email, webcam, etc. Sony VGP-BPS13A/Q battery

The entire base unit looks like a solid, invulnerable block, which we can readily attest a long life. The edge to edge display, with a kind of Plexiglas plate in front of the screen, not only supplies a homogeneous look, but also prevents dust collecting in the display bezel's corners and edges. Additionally, the plate provides for stability.HP Compaq HSTNN-XB11

The hinges are constructed massively and fit tight in place. They are pulled very tightly. Nevertheless, we only need one hand for opening due to the base unit's high weight. A firm stop only allows a maximum opening angle of about 125 degrees. This opening angle is just sufficient for a use on the lap.Compaq HSTNN-XB18

The base plate, made of simple plastic, can't be dented anywhere - not even on the few vents. A large maintenance cover permits exchanging the hard disks (2x500GB), RAM (2 modules) or WLAN module. An extent of screws underneath the keyboard first has to be removed in order to release the cover. Underneath this, you'll find the third RAM slot (not occupied in the 4GB version).Compaq HSTNN-XB28

High praise? Not quite. We find a serious and single flaw on the key surface. It coils obviously over its entire width.

Compaq PB994 The entertainer has almost everything that users might need on their desk nowadays. First thing to mention is a USB 3.0 controller that is allegedly 10 times faster than USB 2.0. Apart from that, the current amplitude is higher (900 mAh instead of 500 mAh), which could be beneficial for charging via USB. There is only one blue USB 3.0 port on the N73JQ. The other three are common USB 2.0 ports, whereas on is combined with eSATA.PB994A

If you want to connect an external monitor or flat screen despite Full HD, you'll use HDMI (v1.4, maximum 3840x2160p) or the analog VGA interface. Due to the lack of an ExpressCard54 slot, retrofitting ports, e.g. i.LINK controller card, isn't possible.PB994ET

In our opinion, the interface positioning (right & rear) makes sense. The left only provides the optical drive. In return, the right occupies the other ports in addition to LAN and 2 USBs. Therefore, plugged in cables, such as HDMI and eSATA, fill out at least one side of the desk. Worthy of praise, even if improvements are possible, are both USB 2.0 ports and the RJ45 port (LAN) on the rear.PQ457AV

If you intend to connect external speakers to the 3.5 mm audio out despite the Sonic Master Audio System, you'll experience static free music. The analog output is combined with the optical S/PDIF. COMPAQ 510 Battery 

Hi-fi fans will choose the latter anyway because the transmission quality is the best here. The volume tethered to the notebook can be reduced freely. Static doesn't even turn up even in low volume levels with external loudspeakers. The 11 watt amplifier isn't noticed over the analog out. The level isn't any stronger than in other notebooks.COMPAQ 511 Battery 

COMPAQ 610 Battery The Atheros AR9285 supports WLAN in the current draft-n standard. In order to exploit this standard, a draft-n router has to be available. There is even an installed Bluetooth module (2.1 + EDR). However, it doesn't support the 3.0 standard. If you want to connect the 17.3 incher with the gigabit switch at home, you will find the matching LAN card in the AR8131 PCI-E Gigabit Adapter. Anything else wouldn't be suitable for a multimedia laptop of this price class.COMPAQ 615 Battery 

There are no recovery data carriers for Windows 7 Home Premium (64 bit) included. Thus, N73JQ buyers have to create an according data carrier with the AI Recovery Burner. The LifeFrame software, a tool for taking pictures or videos with the webcam, is worth mentioning. HP 550 Battery

The latter can take pictures in 1600x1200 pixels. However, the webcam is faint in this resolution and needs an extremely long exposure time for relatively focused pictures. The same applies to videos that are recorded with 768 Kbps. Image noise and streaks are very intense. These results are considerably improved by daylight.HP COMPAQ 6720s Battery

PowerDVD9 (creator) PowerDirector v8 (editor), MediaShow Espresso (converter) and Asus Video Magic (creator and burner) belong to the preinstalled software. They are full versions and the user can start with video editing right away without any additional costs.HP COMPAQ 6730s Battery

Asus grants a 24 month pickup & return warranty (1 year on battery). The warranty extension by a year, from 2 years to 3 years, is available for 80 euro. The warranty extension has to be activated within 90 days.HP COMPAQ 6735s Battery

Asus doesn't use separate keys, instead those that lie very tight next to each other. The stroke coils and is soft, which is a result of the yielding key surface. The keys have a clear pressure point and a spongy pressure point. HP COMPAQ 6820s Battery

The number pad's reduced keys have been squeezed in unnecessarily. The finger could frequently hit the number "1" key or shift during computer games or even in Word or Excel. We can't recommend the keyboard to prolific typists due to it poor feedback.HP COMPAQ 6830s  Battery

The multimedia control,Lenovo ideapad s10 battery on the keyboard's left, waits for inputs. Aside from the usual play/stop/forward/rewind, it also controls, respectively deactivates, the volume. These aren't soft touch keys, but rather click keys that either flare up or only dim weakly depending on the state. Both volume up/down keys aren't illuminated when the sound is disabled. A button above the hot keys switches amongst Asus' energy modes (Silent Office, etc.).Lenovo 3000 v100 battery

The mouse replacement has been submerged slightly into the wrist-rest. Users clearly feel the difference because the surrounding wrist-rest is metallic and cool. In return, the pad is made of hard, slightly textured plastic. The surface is touch-sensitive up to its edges.Lenovo 3000 v200 battery

The touch surface doesn't have a vertical and horizontal scroll bar. It can't be enabled in the Elan SmartPad software (V5.1) either. The scroll areas aren't any longer needed due of multi-finger gestures. The user can scroll vertically and horizontally with two fingers. Lenovo 3000 c200 battery

Lenovo IdeaPad S10  Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad S10 20015  Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad S10 4231  Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad S10C  Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad S10e  Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad S10e 4068  Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad S10e 4187  Battery,Lenovo IdeaPad S10-2 Battery , Lenovo IdeaPad S12  Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad S12 20021  Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad S12 2959  Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad S9  Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad S9e  Battery, Lenovo IdeaPad S9e 4187  Battery,

For the processing of displayed images Dell provides a choice of three dedicated graphics chips: ATI FirePro M5950, Nvidia Quadro 1000M and Nvidia Quadro 2000M. The latter is included in the reviewed model, and represents the most expensive and thus also the most powerful variant. The ATI solution is not compatible with the IPS RGB Full HD display though.HP COMPAQ nw8440 Mobile Workstation  Battery

The GPU benchmark results are convincing, and rank more or less between those from an AMD Radeon HD 5850 and Nvidia GTX 460M. 6659 points with 3D Mark Vantage, 1421 points with 3D Mark 11, and 38.44 points with Cinebench R11 OpenGL shading speak for good performance capabilities.HP COMPAQ nw9440  Battery

HP COMPAQ nw9440 Mobile Workstation  Battery The performance only varies marginally depending on whether the notebook is used with the power connected and the battery attached, or with the power connected without the battery attached. A few points more or less here or there are also scored following successive iterations of benchmarks under identical conditions. A clearly noticeable performance reduction when battery powered becomes apparent when it comes to the graphics performance though.  HP COMPAQ nx7300  Battery

Under these conditions the GPU clock speed reduces to a mere 202 MHz,HP COMPAQ nx7400  Battery and provides up to 70% less performance with graphics intensive applications. The setting 'prefer maximum performance' in the Nvidia graphics driver doesn't improve this either. When it comes to the CPU performance we weren't able to detect a similar behavior. In addition there was no CPU throttling during the test. The AC adapter is sufficiently rated, and the good ventilation prevents any potential thermal problems. HP COMPAQ nx8200  Battery

6.9Windows 7 Experience IndexProcessorCalculations per second7.5Memory (RAM)Memory operations per second7.7GraphicsDesktop performance for Windows Aero6.9Gaming graphics3D business and gaming graphics6.9Primary hard diskDisk data transfer rate7.9 PCMark Vantage 18751 pointsHP COMPAQ nx8220  Battery

HP COMPAQ nx8420  Battery Thanks to the activated Intel graphics chip the Dell Precision M4600 provides a large selection of conversion possibilities. For pure CPU conversion, Intel's Core i7-2920XM processor may provide a relatively large amount of processing power, but also almost completely utilizes the whole system (89% CPU load). Running other tasks at the same time is only possible within limits. Significantly less system load is required by Intel's Quick Sync technology, or Nvidia's CUDA processors. HP COMPAQ nx9420  Battery

COMPAQ 361909-001 Many current programs already support one of these GPU conversion options, and reduce the processing load significantly with a simultaneously high performance (11-29%). We tested the Cyberlinks Media Espresso. This program supports all three conversion types, and thus allows for comparisons to be made. We converted a video in the m4v format (698x322) into an iPhone 4 compatible mp4 format (640x360). Quick Sync required the least time for this task (219 s) meanwhile using the same low processor load (about 11%).COMPAQ 361909-002

The CAD capabilities were tested by us using the benchmark SPECViewPerf 11. With this different sequences of popular CAD programs are carried out. In this case the combination of the Quadro 2000M and the Intel Core i7-2920XM is able to achieve very good results. COMPAQ 372771-001

The frame rates lie almost on the same level with those from the Lenovo ThinkPad W520 (Quadro 2000M, COMPAQ 381374-001 Core i7-2820QM) and thus provide a good performance in the CAD domain. Special performance drivers, such as for AutoCad or 3ds Max for example, are not available for the Nvidia Quadro 2000M at present. Even more performance is therefore only provided by the bigger 17" workstations, with which even more powerful graphics chips (Quadro 3000M, Quadro 4000M, Quadro 5010M) can be used.COMPAQ 395794-001 

HD TuneConventional hard drives are available with a capacity of up to 750 GB,HP COMPAQ 395794-001 and Solid State Drives with a capacity of up to 256 GB. Available are a conventional hard drive shaft, and an mSATA socket. A second drive is optionally configurable, although one of the mass storage drives has to be an mSATA SSD in this scenario. A second regular hard drive shaft is not available. Conventional hard drives can therefore only be combined with an SSD, and RAID is exclusively possible with mSATA SSD + SSD.COMPAQ 395794-002

Our reviewed device includes a 256 GB capacity SATA III Solid State Drive made by LiteOn. This provides peak transfer rates of up to 340 MB/s, and a good 240 MB/s on average according to HD Tune. The determined access time of 0.3 ms is relatively long for SSD standards though. HP COMPAQ 395794-261

In return about 400 MB/s are achieved during sequential reading, and 300 MB/s during writing. The subjective impression of the mass storage device is very fast, and the noise generated during times of utilization is only noticeable faintly in the background. The additional cost in the Dell configuration of 500 Euros seems a little high though, since similarly good SSDs are currently available for about 300 Euros.COMPAQ 398875-001 

The performance capabilities in the gaming area can also be classified as good with the professional graphics provided by the Nvidia Quadro 2000M.398876-001 Demanding games may not always be playable with the full resolution and/or the best quality, but this is still likely to be sufficient for a quick relaxing game in between. After all a workstation is meant to be used for working. Compatibility problems, which could be a potential problem due to the special Quadro driver didn't emerge during the testing.COMPAQ HSTNN-DB06

HP COMPAQ nw8440 Mobile Workstation  Battery, HP COMPAQ nw9440  Battery, HP COMPAQ nw9440 Mobile Workstation  Battery, HP COMPAQ nx7300  Battery,HP COMPAQ nx7400  Batter, HP COMPAQ nx8200  Battery, HP COMPAQ nx8220  Battery, HP COMPAQ nx8420  Battery, HP COMPAQ nx9420  Battery, HP COMPAQ 361909-001 , HP COMPAQ 361909-002 , HP COMPAQ 372771-001 , HP COMPAQ 381374-001 , HP COMPAQ 395794-001 , HP COMPAQ 395794-002 , HP COMPAQ 395794-261 , HP COMPAQ 398875-001 , HP COMPAQ 398876-001 , HP COMPAQ HSTNN-DB06 ,

The measured brightness rates are very tight and there aren't any significant fluctuations. This results in an illumination of 89 percent. The black reproduction is blemished by a slightly increased black value (0.63 cd/m2) and there is a gray cast. A contrast of 233:1 is acceptable for a glare-type screen, but it is nevertheless in the broad midfield of average displays.HP 432306-001 

The reproducible color spectrum can be determined by a special tool (hardware and software), which is called X-Rite i1Display 2 in this case. Asus Eee PC 1215T's ICC profile shows that it's not suitable for professional use. At least the sRGB color space should be covered for this intention. The Eee PC does well in comparison to the MSI CX620MX multimedia notebook.HP 436281-141

Eee PC 1215T vs. CX620 (t)Outdoor use is limited because of the glossy display surface. Working outdoors in direct sunlight isn't possible due to average display rates. The surroundings are clearly reflected and the content is hardly legible. Working in indirect light is very possible, whereas you have to accept a few losses in comfort. A stronger backlight could have partly compensated this weakness.HP 436281-251

The viewing angle stability isn't surprising and can only convince to a part. The horizontal reproduction remains stable even in narrow angles and colors don't falsify. In comparison, problems turn up quicker on the vertical plane. A slight deviation suffices to invert the image. This characteristic creates the impression of a negative.HP 436281-361

The Asus Eee PC 1215T is the second netbook from Asus with a 12 inch display and AMD hardware. The predecessor, Eee PC 1201T was equipped with a weaker AMD MV-40 and wasn't really impressive. Asus relies on a stronger AMD Athlon II Neo K125 with 1.7 GHz in one core (single core, 1 thread) in the second try. HP 436281-422

This entry level CPU is especially a competitor for the single core Atom processors because they usually work with an incorporated Intel GMA 3150. Unfortunately, the power consumption is the AMD component's drawback. The nominal power dissipation (TDP) is a maximum of 12 watt and that is about 5.5 watt more than the comparable Intel Atom N455 with an incorporated graphics unit.HP 440772-001

The ATI Radeon HD 4250 integrated into the chipset (AMD RS880M) is still responsible for the graphics. It clearly stands out from Intel's processor graphics (GMA 3150) with a core rate of 500 MHz. Current 3D games can be executed due to DirectX 10.1 and Shader 4.0, but smooth gaming is only possible with minimum graphics settings. HD rendering is taken care of by the incorporated UVD 2 video decoder.HP 441243-141

Inside, beside the processor and graphics unit,HP 441425-001 there is a 2.5 inch drive from Western Digital with a capacity of 250 GB and a 2 GB DDR3 10600S RAM. The stronger Asus Eee PC 1215N bids the option of upgrading the RAM to 4 GBs due to two slots. However, the new AMD model doesn't have a second RAM bank. It's already equipped with 2 GB ex-factory and the maximum is thus exhausted. The user can't access the installed hard disk. Replacing it is very difficult if not impossible.HP 441462-251

A good basis for comparison is created after numerous current and also older benchmarks. The application performance has increased significantly in comparison to the AMD predecessor (Eee PC 1201T, 1409 points). HP 441611-001

It is within an acceptable range for a netbook with 1760 points in the latest PCMark Vantage.HP 446507-001 The AMD Eee also convincing in comparison to the Asus Eee PC 1215N with ION 2 graphics. However, you have to consider that the AMD Athlon II Neo K125 only has one thread and multitasking isn't its ideal hunting grounds. Another device in its immediate vicinity is the Acer Aspire One 521 netbook with a 10.1 inch displayHP 454931-001

3Windows 7 Experience IndexProcessorCalculations per second3.6Memory (RAM)Memory operations per second4.9GraphicsDesktop performance for Windows Aero3Gaming graphics3D business and gaming graphics4.8Primary hard diskDisk data transfer rate7.2The synthetic gaming benchmarks from Futuremark certify the expected rates in the entry level. 455804-001


Thus 460143-001 you shouldn't expect too much from the installed graphics card. 3DMark06 rewards 1016 points in a resolution of 1280x1024 pixels. Devices with similar AMD hardware, such as Acer's Aspire 1551 subnotebook or Lenovo's IdeaPad U160 with an Intel Core i5-520UM and Intel GMA HD graphics, are on par. The Asus Eee PC 1215N with a dedicated graphics unit stands out clearly from these configurations with 2409 points.462337-001

BenchmarkAsus uses a Western Digital Scorpio Blue (model: WD2500BEVT-80A23T0) for the hard disk. EV088AA This drive has a capacity of 250 GB and rotates with a maximum of 5400 revolutions per minute. The HDTune Pro 4.6 benchmark determines a maximum transfer rate of 77.5 MB per second (read). The Scorpio Blue, alike a few other drives, has proven itself for netbook use because the performance is sufficient for routine applications. Replacing it for a faster drive or a solid state drive is hardly possible due to the closed case.EV089AA

The fact that the weak processor with one thread is compensated by the ATI Radeon HD 4250's performance is surprising. Because of this fact, HD rendering is made possible, even if only just. Local rendering of a 1080p video (H.264) isn't a problem and the processor's capacity is 5%. EX940AA


The latest HD movie trailer from "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" on YouTube is possible in 1080p (1920x796 pixels, 448 kbps), but the hardware meets its limits (frame drops). The processor is loaded to 78 percent on average and there aren't any reserves left for additional applications (multitasking).EX941AA

The pure gaming performance is acceptable if you start current games, HSTNN-C17C such as Starcraft II - Wings of Liberty, in minimum resolution and low details. You also have to select the minimum settings for the popular MMORPG, World of Warcraft, from Blizzard. You should prefer devices with a dedicated graphics unit for longer excursions. The Alienware M11x subnotebook of the second generation is a prime example in this field. However, it blows the budget with 1600 euro. HSTNN-DB31 

HP 411462-141 , HP 411462-261 , HP 411462-321 , HP 411462-421 , HP 411462-442 , HP 411463-251 , HP 417066-001 , HP 432306-001 , HP 436281-141 , HP 436281-251 ,HP 436281-361 , HP 436281-422 , HP 440772-001 , HP 441243-141 , HP 441425-001 , HP 441462-251

We'll start of with Bad Company 2, which has made a name for itself with its appealing multi-player mode. The Sony notebook's HD5650 and the GT 435M are just about evenly matched here. With high detail settings on, they run quite smoothly at a fully playable 29.2 fps.ASUS Eee PC 1101HA-M Battery

Modern Warfare 2 proves itself to be a bit more resource-demanding than BC2. Playing part of the single-player campaign with high detail settings on (1280x800, all on, high, 4xAA) yields a more-than-playable 35.2 fps. With maximum graphics settings on (1920x1080, all on, max, 4xAA), the refresh rate drops to 21.3 fps. With high-detail settings, the HD 5650 outdoes the GT 435M with a refresh rate of 37.9 fps.ASUS Eee PC 1101HA-MU1X Battery

The gangster epic, Mafia 2 can run on the GT 435M in high-detail settings with no problem at all. Raising the graphics settings to the max does, however, bring the refresh rate down to 25.5 fps, where occasional frame-skipping tarnishes the otherwise smooth gameplay. Depending on the particular hardware configuration of the notebook, the HD5650 can reach a marginally higher frame rate. On average, however, the HD5650 runs Mafia 2 a bit slower on high detail settings at 32 fps.ASUS Eee PC 1101HGO Battery

ASUS Eee PC 1101HA-MU1X-WTThis real-time strategy game requires powerful GPU support and a speedy multi-core processor in high and highest graphics settings (for controlling many individual AI units). The GPU in our test notebook does better here than the HD 5650 on average. With high-detail settings, the GT435M exceeds the playability requirements at 32 fps, whereas the HD5650 reaches 27 fps on average, a value that can make the game appear rather choppy at times. Neither of the graphics cards can manage the Ultra graphics settings.ASUS Eee PC 1101HA-MU1X-BK Battery

This fantasy adventure game barely runs smoothly in high-detail settings at a resolution of 1280x800. In order to avoid frame-skipping, you'll have to do away one of the graphics-enhancing setting. We have 8 recordings for the different devices containing the HD5650 in our database, the average refresh rate coming to 22 fps at a 1366x768 pixel resolution with otherwise identical settings.ASUS Eee PC 1005H

The racing game, Dirt 2 runs fairly smoothly at an average of 30 fps on our GT 435M in high-detail settings. Set to the native resolution, you'd have to skimp on the graphics to keep the game playable. The four recorded values for the HD 5650 in our database lag a bit behind between 22 and 29 fps, 25 fps on average.ASUS Eee PC 1005HA

A interesting characteristic of the current Fifa game is its low hardware requirements. It's the only game we tested that still runs smoothly even in the native full-HD resolution and highest graphics settings. The average for the HD 5650 is 43 fps (2 entries).Vostro 1520 Battery

In the native full-HD resolution, the tested 3D games are only playable with reduced graphics settings—with the exception of the not-very-demanding Fifa 11. The GT can run games fairly smoothly in most cases with high graphics settings at a resolution of 1280x800. Compared to notebooks fitted with the HD 5650 (high graphics settings, 1366x768) both graphics cards are more or less evenly matched.Vostro 3500 Battery

With such powerful hardware inside this notebook, we're not exactly expecting something whisper soft. The noise during somewhat heavy use teeters between 33.4 dB(A) and 37.3 dB(A). The fan starts spinning at the first sign of use. Under heavy use, the laptop becomes a good deal louder, getting up to a clearly audible 46.3 dB(A) during the several-hour-long stress test. The noise can be characterized as a relatively constant hum neither very low nor high in pitch, making it rather bearable. Vostro 3700 Battery

Under light use, the temperature stays perfectly reasonable. The palm rest and keyboard area remain comfortably cool, the bottom of the case not exceeding body temperature. XPS 14 Battery

Under heavy use, the case warms up quite a bit, but, remains within reasonable bounds during the use of typical 3D applications. During the several-hour-long stress test, however, temperatures reach a maximum of 50.8ºC and 43.7ºC for the bottom and top of the base unit respectively. Here, only the left side remains comfortably cool. On the inside, the graphics card and CPU reach a maximum temperature of 95ºC. DELL XPS 15 Battery

After completing the stress test, there is still no evidence of slowed performance. The result of the 3DMark06 benchmark performed directly after the stress test was only negligibly different from the result measured before the stress test. It's also worth noting that the scenario under the stress test—in which the CPU and GPU load is 100%—rarely comes up in real-world use.DELL XPS 17 Battery

The speakers from JBL are well-placed at either side of the keyboard with the subwoofer at the bottom of the base unit. The speakers present a clean and full sound with the effect of the subwoofer remaining quite noticeable throughout testing. Even at full blast, the sound quality remained nice and undistorted.DELL XPS L401x Battery

The 56 Wh lithium-ion battery provided does not yield a very long battery life on account of the XPS 15's powerful hardware.DELL XPS L501x Battery

The maximum battery life remains quite low at about 3 hours. This value was measured using the Reader's Test from Battery Eater in power-saver mode with minimum screen brightness and wireless functions off.DELL XPS L701x Battery

Using the internet via WiFi at a decent screen brightness in power-saver mode yields a battery life of about 2 hours. Watching a DVD with "balanced" energy-saving settings and maximum screen brightness allows the notebook to run unplugged for approximately 1.5 hours.DELL Inspiron 17R Battery

The Battery Eater Classic Test measures the minimum battery life for the XPS 15 to be even less than an hour. In this test all wireless functions are on, best performance settings activated and screen brightness set to max.DELL Inspiron N7010 Battery

An on-average 61% longer battery life can be achieved with the optional 9-cell battery running for 90 Wh. This option comes at the additional cost of 70 Euro in Dell's online store.Dell Inspiron 13R Battery

On the inside, the CPU runs at a TDP of 45 watts and the word is that the GeForce GT 435 dedicated graphics card should supposedly consume the same amount of power. When idle, the graphics card automatically gets downsampled to 50/100/135 MHz (chip / shader / memory) in 2D mode and 200/400/320 MHz in 3D mode in order to save energy. Dell Inspiron N3010 Battery

HP 462889-121 , HP 462889-421 , HP 462890-151 , HP 462890-161 , HP 462890-251 , HP 462890-541 , HP 462890-751 , HP 462890-761 , HP 482186-003 , HP 484170-001 ,HP 484170-002 ,HP 484171-001 , HP 485041-001 , HP 485041-003 , HP 487296-001 , HP 487354-001 , HP 497694-001 , HP 498482-001 , HP EV06055 , HP HSTNN-CB72 , HP HSTNN-CB73 , HP HSTNN-DB72 , HP HSTNN-DB73 , HP HSTNN-IB72 , HP HSTNN-IB73 , HP HSTNN-LB72 , HP HSTNN-LB73 , HP HSTNN-UB72 , HP HSTNN-UB73 , HP HSTNN-XB72 , HP HSTNN-XB73 , HP KS524AA ,

Hewlett Packard (HP) uses hardware from AMD and ATI for its cheapest entry notebook, aligned for office applications. The processing center consists of an AMD Athlon II P320 with a clock rate of 2.1 GHz in two cores (dual core). Beside these two core, only two threads are used. Compaq Presario CQ40 Battery

Thus, the multi-tasking performance is narrowed. Another drawback of this CPU is the power dissipation (TDP) of 25 watts. In comparison to current Intel Core processors from 2010, this AMD processor doesn't have an incorporated graphics in the processor.Compaq Presario CQ41 Battery

Compaq Presario CQ45 Battery Graphics issues are taken care of via ATI Radeon HD 4250 integrated in the chipset (AMD RS880M). This chip has a clock rate of 500 MHz and supports DirectX 10.1 and Shader 4.0. The successor consumes less energy in comparison to the older ATI Radeon HD 4200, but isn't faster due to the same clock rate. HD videos are made possible by UVD 2 and thus the graphics is almost on par with Intel's GMA HD.Compaq Presario CQ50 Battery

3 GB of DDR3 RAM from ElpidaCompaq Presario CQ60 Battery (2 GB) and Samsung (1 GB) (1066 MHz, DDR3-10600S) and a 2.5 inch hard disk with 320 GB also belong to the HP Compaq Presario CQ62-A04sg's configuration. Replacing these components is made easy by two large maintenance covers. The RAM is limited to a maximum of 8 GB on two banks. All standard 2.5 inch drives (hard disk or solid state drive) with a construction height of 9.5 millimeters can be used for the hard disk. You can't access the other components directly.Compaq Presario CQ61 Battery

To create a basis for comparison, we sent the notebook through our test parkour. For this, Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium's high performance profile was enabled, all energy saving functions disabled and the device was powered. Overclocking the hardware isn't possible in our case.Compaq Presario CQ70 Battery

The application performance is valid. Our test device achieved 1790 (32bit), respectively 2056 points (64 bit) in Cinebench R10's single core rendering and is thus in a good midfield for an office notebook. The latest PCMark Vantage also certifies a good result with a total score of 3567 points. The new Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 11 with an Intel Core i3-380UM and Intel GMA HD or the HP 625 notebook with almost the same equipment is in the immediate performance vicinity.Compaq Presario CQ71 Battery

4.1Windows 7 Experience IndexProcessorCalculations per second5.1Memory (RAM)Memory operations per second5.5GraphicsDesktop performance for Windows Aero4.1Gaming graphics3D business and gaming graphics5.3Primary hard diskDisk data transfer rate5.9As expected, the installed graphics chip set in the Presario isn't astronomically strong and places itself in the entry division. HP G50 Battery

An acceptable 1435 points (3DMarks) are achieved in 3DMark06 in a resolution of 1280x1024 pixels. HP's EliteBook 2740p with an Intel Core i5-540M and Intel GMA HD or Asus' U50VG with an older Intel Core 2 Duo T6500 and Nvidia GeForce G105M is on a similar level.HP G60 Battery

BenchmarkHP uses a Hitachi Travelstar 7K500 (type: HTS725032A9A) with a gross capacity of 250 GB for the hard disk. HP G61 Battery The speed rates increase due to a maximum of 7200 revolutions per minute. HD Tune Pro 4.6 determined a maximum transfer rate (read) of 95.7 MB per second. Overall, a fast 2.5 inch drive that can stand out in the broad mass. Despite the good transfer rates, the response time of 18 milliseconds is the system's bottleneck. A cutting edge solid state drive (SSD) especially scores in this field.HP G70 Battery

HD videos on the internet or stored locally, on the computer, are becoming more and more popular. The Presario CQ62 doesn't have any problems rendering smoothly in 480, 720 and 1080p due to the ATI graphics unit. We looked at a current HD cinema trailer and a locally stored H.264 video in the three resolutions for a quick check.HP G71 Battery

Even smaller excursions in the world of games are possible with this device. However, you should consider that a smooth game play is only possible with low resolutions and minimum details. For sophisticated 3D gaming ambitions, you should take a more expensive multimedia notebook with stronger hardware.HP Pavilion dv4 Battery

The fan characteristic is important because a perpetually running and loud fan would be unpleasant in the long run. HP Pavilion dm4 Battery The CQ62 is convincing with a maximum of 31.4 dB(A) in ideal mode. This rate is inconspicuous and the fan hardly has to work. The installed 2.5 inch memory medium isn't quite as quiet with 34.3 dB(A). The higher measured rate is particularly due to the maximum revolution speed of 7200 per minute. The drive doesn't create vibrations or unusual noises.HP Pavilion dm3 Battery

Use under load is accompanied by an increased noise level. The notebook is audible with a rate of 35.4 dB(A), but still far from having a disturbing level. Overall, a good presentation for a 15.6 inch device with this configuration.HP Pavilion dm3t Battery

A small fan works inside the CQ62 beside a copper cooling unit. The fan doesn't only do its job quietly, but also efficiently. All temperatures are within the green, respectively blue range of our chart during normal use. A noticeable surface heating can't be determined with a maximum of 29.2 degrees Celsius and the ergonomics isn't impaired.HP Pavilion dm3z Battery

The fan is needed more frequently under load and the maximum rate increases to 35.2 degrees Celsius. This increased rate has an impact on the case's exterior temperature. A slight heating is now felt on the bottom, whereas the wrist-rest on the top isn't affected. The included adapter doesn't show any irregularities with 40.6 degrees Celsius and the rates are acceptable.Compaq Presario CQ20 Battery

HP 411462-141 , HP 411462-261 , HP 411462-321 , HP 411462-421 , HP 411462-442 , HP 411463-251 , HP 417066-001 , HP 432306-001 , HP 436281-141 , HP 436281-251 ,HP 436281-361 , HP 436281-422 , HP 440772-001 , HP 441243-141 , HP 441425-001 , HP 441462-251 , HP 441611-001 , HP 446507-001 , HP 454931-001 , HP 455804-001 , HP 460143-001 , HP 462337-001 , HP EV088AA , HP EV089AA , HP EX940AA , HP EX941AA , HP HSTNN-C17C , HP HSTNN-DB31 , HP HSTNN-DB32 , HP HSTNN-IB31 , HP HSTNN-IB32 , HP HSTNN-IB42 , HP HSTNN-LB31 , HP HSTNN-LB42 , HP HSTNN-OB31 , HP HSTNN-OB42 , HP NBP6A48A1 ,

Although intense reflections are prevented, annoying reflections can turn up in unfavorable lighting conditions anyway. This is because the surface has a fairly smooth surface, even if not glossy. Under consideration of image quality and ergonomics, we believe this is a good solution.N4010D-158 Battery

A glance at the model range's specifications shows what the 8740w series has been made for:N4010R Battery Pure performance. Intel's dual and quad core chips up to the newest, high-performance mobile processing unit, the i7-940XM CPU, are named as possible processors. More performance can only be accomplished with desktop processors in notebooks, which however has a severe, adverse impact on mobility. The 820QM CPU installed in our test device is a notch lower, but could almost be boosted to the previous 920XM high-end CPU's level with Intel's Clarksfield Refresh (840QM).15R Battery

The 8740QM doesn't have to hide in terms of pixel output calculation (and now also much more…) either. There are three potent solutions with Nvidia's Quadro FX 2800M, 3800M and ATI's FirePro M7820 as an option. The customer can only rejoice about this, since ATI and Nvidia have shown their special qualities in the single fields. The buyer can configure the most appropriate solution for his personal requirements. N5010 Battery

If you look around on various price comparison sites, you find the most different configurations in regards to CPU. Interestingly, the i7-820QM installed in our sample can't be discovered, but devices with an updated 840QM CPU and a slightly weaker 740QM CPU. N5010D Battery

Basically, the buyer has to decide between a dual core and quad core, so a native two, respectively four core alternative. As so often, the workstation's intended application field will be decisive for the purchase. You are best off with a dual core CPU for standard office applications. However, special software can also benefit from the multi core architecture of cutting edge processors. N5010D-148 Battery

Classic application fields would be,N5010D-168 Battery for example, various programs for video editing or also rendering tasks in professional CAD software. When in doubt if a quad core is really needed, you should check with the software provider if a quad core is really a benefit. This problem is complicated even more by the graphics card's capability of supporting the CPU in calculations (CUDA). In this case the GPU provides 96 shader pipelines for calculations and can thus simultaneously process a lot more tasks than the CPU.N5010R Battery

The Intel Core i7-820QM, just like all other chips of the latest Clarksfield range, achieves this with up to 8 threads at the same time (4 cores + Hyperthreading). In return, the dual core range (Arrandale) can process up to 4 tasks simultaneously (2+2).Dell Inspiron M501 Battery

HP's listed compatible CPU models range from 35 W in i5 and i7 dual cores, over 45W in the i7 quad cores, up to 55W in the available extreme models, 920XM and 940XM in terms of their required cooling performance (TDP). Thus, the 8740w's cooling has to be designed accordingly.Dell Inspiron M501R Battery

Among others, the CPU-biased calculations of Cinebench benchmark tests are apt to find out more about the processor's performance management. In Cinebench R10 (64bit) test, our test device achieved 3709 points in the single core test (computing with only one thread). Dell Inspiron M5010 Battery

Entries of the 720QM CPU, as well as the i5-540M and 520M processors are in the immediate vicinity of this in our data base. Thus, the installed 820M CPU scores a bit less than we would have expected. Results of notebooks with the same CPU reach about 3900 points (Thinkpad W510).Dell Inspiron M5010R Battery

The 8740w achieves 10252 points in the multi core test. Processors, alike the 720QM, with a better performance are also found here. Even the refreshed 740M CPU can place itself before the 820QM. Merely the upgraded 840QM version can restore the order and with up to 12000 points, places itself behind the 920XM (about 13300) and 940XM chip (about 14100 points).Dell Inspiron M5030 Battery

The score looks similar in Cinebench R11.5 (64bit). The 8740w is in the area of devices with a 720QM/740QM processor with 2.95 points. Previously tested 820QM notebooks only have an insignificant lead (Thinkpad W701ds).Dell Inspiron M5030R Battery

Dell Inspiron N7010 Battery Although our test device has a throughout very strong graphics card in the way of an Nvidia Quadro FX 2800M, it isn't the strongest available alternative (Quadro FX 3800M). The 2800M is about on par with the 9800M GT consumer graphics solution from Nvidia and is also comparable in terms of architecture. The ATI Radeon HD5850 or the Nvidia Geforce GTX 260M, respectively the GT 445M are on about the same performance level.Dell Inspiron 17R Battery

The Quadro FX 2800M is optimized for professional applications (CAD, visualizations, etc.)Dell Inspiron N7010D Battery due to specially modified and certified drivers. It supports DirectX 10 and OpenGL 2.1 because of its older architecture. Beyond that, the GPU can address external displays with a resolution of up to 2500x1600 pixels via the display port. This, for example, allows the 8740w to be used with large screens or with multi-monitor setups (see above).Dell Inspiron N7010R Battery

The most important parameter for the graphics card's performance capabilities of professional applications is its OpenGL performance. The performance reserves can also be deduced via the OpenGL Shading Test from Cinebench R10 and R11.5. Dell Inspiron Mini 1012 Battery

The USB dongle can be magnetically attached to the bottom surface.For day to day use we took a particular liking to the scrollbarHSTNN-OB31. These make surfing long websites much easier thanks to the inertial scrolling. The feedback from the integrated motor is also a useful feature, although we did wish for an option to deactivate this. The precision was very good in our tested device. The turning of pages by touching the ends of the scrollbar did not always work perfectly, since it is often missed when used without looking. The middle double click as has to felt first, or looked at in order to hit it correctly. HSTNN-OB42 ,

We were a little disappointed with the BlueTrack sensor in our tested model.NBP6A48A1 The current gaming mice from Roccat Kone[+] for example offer a far better precision. Above all when playing 3D shooters we had to reduce the cursor speed significantly in order to be able to "work" with accuracy. In Windows itself a comfortable working was possible with a setting of 3 / 11. The Anywhere MX and other mice are usually used with a setting of 6 /11 by us. Also when it came to the working surfaces the BlueTrack sensor could not convince us completely, and for example did not work on a glass table with a thin film covering. Presario A900 Battery 

The 2.4 GHz wireless connection worked in our test without disturbances up to a distance of 8 meters. This should be also be sufficient as a remote control for an HTPC.Presario C700 Battery

The bent shape might lie well in the hand, but doesn't provide for a place to put the little finger. Due to this we tired relatively quickly after longer use of the mouse, and reached back for a full sized desktop mouse. For short term mobile use this should not prove to be an obstacle though.Presario F500 Battery

The gliding properties of the two long pads are also only average, and also the two dedicated mouse buttons couldn't convince us completely. These only work in the front area, and cannot quite keep up with the high quality scroll surface.Presario F700 Battery

The already mentioned Anywhere MX offers an optional scroll wheel which allows for just as easy and fast scrolling. It is however a little more heavy also takes up more space in a bag. The sensor performance and the tireless use clearly speak in favor of the Anywhere MX though. Presario V3000 Battery

The bigger competition comes from the manufacturer Speedlink with the Cue. A mouse with the addition of a multi-touch touchpad. This is also very mobile thanks to its small size and light weight. The driver however does not provide for inertial scrolling, which provides for much improved web surfing.Presario V3100 Battery

The Roccat Pyra and the Speedlink Ferret are also small mice, both of which score with their high level of accuracy. Presario V6100 Battery

The Microsoft Arc Touch offers an exciting concept. The mouse is simply folded open for use, and can thus find space in any bag without problems for transportation. The folding mechanism makes a robust impression and should also attract some interested glances from the neighbors.Presario V6200 Battery 

The second highlight is clearly the touch sensor for the effortless scrolling, especially for particularly long websites. The haptical feedback from the integrated motor will soon not want to be missed again. Unfortunately it cannot be switched off, and could be a little disturbing in quiet surroundings.Presario V6300 Battery 

The biggest weak point of our tested device was the mediocre precision of the integrated BlueTrack sensor. Fast 3D shooters were only playable with low cursor speeds, and also the use in Windows 7 for working required us to throttle the cursor speed to a setting of 3 / 11. In this configuration the Arc Touch was well usable.Presario V6400 Battery

Altogether a for Windows new and well adapted scroll concept meets a very mobile Notebook mouse. Due to the mediocre sensor performance we were however unable to offer an unrestricted buy recommendation.Presario V6500 Battery

ab 38,62 €Preise werden geladen..* Preis inkl. MwSt., zzgl. VersandPreise können sich bereits geändert habenMehr AngeboteProduktinformationenTests und MeinungenPowered by eVendi + Clever scrollbar with feelable and hearable feedbackPresario V6500z Battery

Watching television with iPad and Co.? Equinux makes it possible with the external tizi box over WLAN. Whats special: The receiver is mobile thanks to its integrated battery. How well this works was tested by us.Presario V6600 Battery 

Picture: EquinuxIPad,Presario V6700 Battery iPhone (from 3GS) and iPod touch (from 3. gen., 32 GB) can use the mobile DVB-T television receiver from iOs4, and offers another usage area with its addition. A lot of freedom is offered for this by the integrated battery, which should provide for run times of up to 3.5 hours, Presario V6700TX Battery and also provides for use at pick-nicks, in the garden, and when camping etc., on top of the more common use at home. The DVB-T receiver box from Equinux is currently available from about 140 Euros, and therewith placed in the absolute premium sector. Further information is available from the Equinux homepage.Presario V3600 Battery 

Starting at 430 Euro, you get an entry-level notebook perfectly suited for office work with a good keyboard, bright screen and particularly low level of system noise—which won it a lot of points. The case is remarkably sturdy for this price range and the battery life of 3-4 hours is also quite nice.Presario CQ40 Battery

It has few features but is still a good notebook. The excellent keyboard, the durable case and the decent processing power at an attractive price.Compaq Presario CQ41 Battery

An anti-glare display would have turned the R530 Nolan into a perfect office notebook.The experimental yet appropriate case surface. This notebook does just fine without a glossy finish. Compaq Presario CQ45 Battery

Simple office laptops without the bells and whistles. Fujitsu LifeBook A530: Core i3; Lenovo IdeaPad G560: also with an i3 CPU; HP 625: anti-glare; HP 620: dual-core; HP Compaq Presario CQ62: dual-core; MSI CR630: single-core AMD; Lenovo G550: T4500-configuration.Compaq Presario CQ50 Battery

Three devices are left over that didn't fit into any other notebook class. The Toshiba AC100, a 10" notebook running on Android OS with the Nvidia Tegra processor, is basically a smartphone dressed as a notebook. The device was however not up to standards in our review—working with Android OS via mouse and keyboard was awkward and painstaking. Compaq Presario CQ60 Battery
We also reviewed the Samsung Galaxy Tab, supposedly the biggest threat to the iPad, although in a more compact pocket-sized format.
Finally, the HP 8540w—an honest-to-goodness Workstation for professionals—was also probed and analyzed. With an overall rating of "Very Good", this notebook has found its place on the market. Compaq Presario CQ61 Battery

Optimization. After the T510, we also look at the up-to-date ThinkPad T410 alternative more closely. Thanks to the incorporated Nvidia Optimus technology, the 14 incher promises longer runtimes including low emissions and yet good performance.Compaq Presario CQ70 Battery

It can be said that the Thinkpad T410 represents the T400's Arrandale upgrade. The formerly reviewed model with an Intel Core i7-620M CPU and Quadro NVS 3100M graphics card didn't use the Intel graphics card GMA HD incorporated into the CPU.Compaq Presario CQ71 Battery

The hardware configuration of the Optimus device at hand is almost unchanged: Core i7 620M CPU, dedicated Nvidia Quadro NVS 3100M graphics card and four gigabyte of DDR3 RAM. But now the user gets a 500 gigabyte hard disk, which also does its job with 7200 revolutions per minute, instead of a 250 gigabyte, 7200 rpm hard disk. HP G50 Battery

Additionally, the buyer can be pleased about the optional WWAN module in opposition to the previously reviewed T410 model. The laptop achieves a better rating in terms of connectivity. Since both devices are otherwise identically constructed, we'll start with the display right away.HP G60 Battery

Our test candidate starts with a display from the same Manufacturer and is the model: LEN4036. Typical for a business device, the display has been AR coated and is thus suitable for use at computer workstations. HP G61 Battery

Alike the predecessor, the display bids a resolution of 1440x900 pixels and consequently a 16:10 format. Therefore, the user wins a bit more height and doesn't have to scroll as much in horizontally aligned applications, for example when several windows are opened, as in a 16:9 format (1366x768).HP G70 Battery

As already the predecessor model, the given color spectrum is narrow. sRGB and AdobeRGB aren't even close to being covered. Laptops, such as the MacBook Pro 13, do a lot better in this category. Nevertheless, this shouldn't turn into a disadvantage if the screen isn't used for image editing.HP G71 Battery

T410 vs.HP Pavilion dv4 Battery MacBook Pro 13 (transparent)The assessment rates are all more or less above that of the T410 2522-3FG model. The maximum brightness of 228 cd/m2 (vs. 202 cd/m2 in the 2522-3FG) was measured in the upper center section. The brightness decreases in all directions from there and ultimately reaches its minimum of 182 cd/m2 in the lower left area. This results in an overall good brightness distribution of 80% and can thus place itself slightly before its predecessor. The same applies to the average brightness of 201 cd/m2 for the test candidate versus 183.4 cd/m2 for the predecessor.HP Pavilion dm4 Battery

In return, the black value of 1.43 cd/m2 is slightly higher than that of the model without Optimus (2522-3FG: 1.37 cd/m2). Nevertheless, it still results in a minimally better contrast ratio of 139:1 (2522-3FG: 136:1). Thus, it's very conceivable that Lenovo has made slight improvements here in favor of a bit more brightness, while the black value has also increased.HP Pavilion dm3 Battery

In fact, black really looks a bit grayish. Although the contrast turns out a bit low, the color reproduction is alright for intended office or internet use. In any event, no viible shadowing was noticed with the naked eye.HP Pavilion dm3t Battery

OutdoorsThere's nothing standing in the way of outdoor use due to the matt surface and an average brightness of about 200 cd/m2. It's great that this brightness is also available in battery mode. Although the display is brighter than the T410 2522-3FG's, the image's contrast almost seems too low and a bit too dark for working fatigueless for a longer time in direct sunlight.HP Pavilion dm3z Battery

In regards to viewing angles, the T410 doesn't differ from the reviewed predecessor and thus doesn't really stand out from the majority of laptop competition. Subjectively, the work area can be called wide on the horizontal plane. In return, slightest deviations from the ideal, perpendicular viewing angle lead to image changes, perceived as dimming, respectively bleaching and consequently to color misrepresentations.Compaq Presario CQ20 Battery

At least the display distributes brightness evenly over the screen (92%). That means the deviations of the LED backlight are very low (homogeneity). The minimum and maximum are only 18 cd/m2 apart. Generally, the luminosity is viable but not especially good with an average of 208 cd/m2.Toshiba PABAS213 Battery

Nevertheless, the Samsung RF510's unreflective display proves to be suitable for outdoor use – at least in cloudy conditions like now in the winter. We can read the display adequately from all positions. We just can't deviate too far left or right, but this is an issue of poor viewing angles.Toshiba PABAS227 PABAS228 Battery

Frontal view, Toshiba PABAS117 Battery cloudyThe RF510's viewing angles prove to be rather tight, just like in approximately 80 percent of our test models. Ghosting appears when our view strays upwards or down (vertically) starting at 20 degrees. We can deviate up to 45 degrees to the right or left (horizontally) from the center. Colors invert strongly beyond that. Viewing angle stable displays are scarce commodity and the RF510 isn't an exception here.Toshiba PABAS178 Battery

Samsung's 15.6 incher is equipped with an Intel Core i5-460M (2x 2.53 GHz). The Core i5 dual core Arrandale CPU is capable of Turbo Boost (up to 2.80 GHz) and Hyperthreading (2 threads per core). Especially Turbo Boost and Hyperthreading provide for an optimum efficiency (multitasking versus single core processing). Further information can be found in application performance.Toshiba PA3535U-1BRS Battery

The processor's maximum power consumption is 35 watts according to TDPToshiba PA3816U-1BRS Battery. Both computer cores need 25 watts. Intel's HD and the memory controller would be entitled to 10 watts. But wait – the energy saving Intel HD isn't enabled in the RF510. Consequently, there is no Nvidia Optimus – the automatic graphics switching that is standard in many notebooks with Nvidia GPUs. The GeForce GT 330M with a 1024 MB DDR3 memory has to cope on its own.Toshiba PA3817U-1BRS Battery

As common for a notebook of this price range, a 4096 MB DDR3 RAM is onboard. Both available bays are occupied (2x2GB).Toshiba PA3818U-1BRS Battery

Intel Core i5-460M (2 x 2.53 GHz)The RF510 does quite well with its i5-460M. The processor test, Cinebench R11.5 (64bit) awards the test system with a proud 2.29 points. There is even slightly more than 520M CPUs (same standard clock rate, 2.2 points). A 430M only achieves 2.0 points and an i3-330M reaches 1.75 points.Toshiba PA3819U-1BRS Battery

The 460M can usually beat the identically clocked 520M in single core calculations (Cinebench R10 single core 64 bit: 3819 points). The latter settles between 3624 and 3815 points in our data base, depending on the device (Lenovo Thinkpad T410s; Asus G73JH).Toshiba PABAS227 Battery

5.9Windows 7 Experience IndexProcessorCalculations per second6.9Memory (RAM)Memory operations per second5.9GraphicsDesktop performance for Windows Aero6.4Gaming graphics3D business and gaming graphics6.4Primary hard diskDisk data transfer rate5.9 CB10 Rendering Single 32Bit 3091 pointsToshiba PABAS228 Battery

The high PCMark Vantage score as a result of the strong calculating performance isn't surprising: 5772 points. The RF510 even comes dangerously close to performance machines like the 16 inch Sony Vaio F11Z1/E (i7-720QM, GT 330M, 5844 points) or the HP EliteBook 8440p-WJ681AW (i5-520M, Intel HD, 5770 points).Toshiba PABAS229 Battery

Why can the consumer processor, Toshiba PABAS230 Battery i5-460M, move in on the performance of the quad core, i7-720QM? The 460M naturally can't defeat the 720QM in synthetic multi core computing performance (2.29 versus 2.6 – 3.0 points, Cinebench R11.5). Toshiba PA3780U-1BRS Battery In reference to the system's total performance, both 460M's cores can keep up quite well because the 720QM's standard clock rate of 1.6 GHz is low. Or said differently: PCMark Vantange doesn't give the four cores (eight threads) enough credit. Applications, like video editing with multi core encoding (e.g. CyberLink Power Director), will benefit from the 720QM (See Samsung RF710).Toshiba PA3820U-1BRS Battery

The 500 GB hard disk form Hitachi (HTS545050B9A300) has a share in the good PCMark Vantage rating.Toshiba PA3821U-1BRS Battery The HDD score is 3531 points (above average for 5200 rpm). The data throughput for read, determined by HDTune, is 66.9 MB/s. Even the burst rate is above average with 117 MB/s. The latter indicates the throughput with which the HDD cache can read available data. CrystalDiskMark 3.0 also records high read rates of 86 MB/s (different routine than HDTune).Toshiba PA3727U-1BRS Battery

,Acer Aspire 5735Z battery ,Acer Aspire 5739 battery ,Acer Aspire 5920 battery ,Acer Aspire 5920G battery ,Acer Aspire 5930 battery ,Acer Aspire 5930G battery ,Acer Aspire 5935 battery ,Acer Aspire 5942 battery ,Acer Aspire 6530 battery ,Acer Aspire 6530G battery ,Acer Aspire 6920 battery ,Acer Aspire 6920-6864 battery ,Acer Aspire 6920G battery ,Acer Aspire 6930 battery ,Acer Aspire 6930G battery ,Acer Aspire 6935G battery ,Acer Aspire 7220 battery ,Acer Aspire 7230 battery ,Acer Aspire 7330 battery ,Acer Aspire 7520 battery ,Acer Aspire 7520G battery ,Acer Aspire 7530 battery ,Acer Aspire 7530G battery ,Acer Aspire 7535 battery ,Acer Aspire 7720 battery ,Acer Aspire 7740 battery ,Acer Aspire 7730 battery ,Acer Aspire 7730G battery

At least the display distributes brightness evenly over the screen (92%). That means the deviations of the LED backlight are very low (homogeneity). The minimum and maximum are only 18 cd/m2 apart. Generally, the luminosity is viable but not especially good with an average of 208 cd/m2.Toshiba PABAS213 Battery

Nevertheless, the Samsung RF510's unreflective display proves to be suitable for outdoor use – at least in cloudy conditions like now in the winter. We can read the display adequately from all positions. We just can't deviate too far left or right, but this is an issue of poor viewing angles.Toshiba PABAS227 PABAS228 Battery

Frontal view, Toshiba PABAS117 Battery cloudyThe RF510's viewing angles prove to be rather tight, just like in approximately 80 percent of our test models. Ghosting appears when our view strays upwards or down (vertically) starting at 20 degrees. We can deviate up to 45 degrees to the right or left (horizontally) from the center. Colors invert strongly beyond that. Viewing angle stable displays are scarce commodity and the RF510 isn't an exception here.Toshiba PABAS178 Battery

Samsung's 15.6 incher is equipped with an Intel Core i5-460M (2x 2.53 GHz). The Core i5 dual core Arrandale CPU is capable of Turbo Boost (up to 2.80 GHz) and Hyperthreading (2 threads per core). Especially Turbo Boost and Hyperthreading provide for an optimum efficiency (multitasking versus single core processing). Further information can be found in application performance.Toshiba PA3535U-1BRS Battery

The processor's maximum power consumption is 35 watts according to TDPToshiba PA3816U-1BRS Battery. Both computer cores need 25 watts. Intel's HD and the memory controller would be entitled to 10 watts. But wait – the energy saving Intel HD isn't enabled in the RF510. Consequently, there is no Nvidia Optimus – the automatic graphics switching that is standard in many notebooks with Nvidia GPUs. The GeForce GT 330M with a 1024 MB DDR3 memory has to cope on its own.Toshiba PA3817U-1BRS Battery

As common for a notebook of this price range, a 4096 MB DDR3 RAM is onboard. Both available bays are occupied (2x2GB).Toshiba PA3818U-1BRS Battery

Intel Core i5-460M (2 x 2.53 GHz)The RF510 does quite well with its i5-460M. The processor test, Cinebench R11.5 (64bit) awards the test system with a proud 2.29 points. There is even slightly more than 520M CPUs (same standard clock rate, 2.2 points). A 430M only achieves 2.0 points and an i3-330M reaches 1.75 points.Toshiba PA3819U-1BRS Battery

The 460M can usually beat the identically clocked 520M in single core calculations (Cinebench R10 single core 64 bit: 3819 points). The latter settles between 3624 and 3815 points in our data base, depending on the device (Lenovo Thinkpad T410s; Asus G73JH).Toshiba PABAS227 Battery

5.9Windows 7 Experience IndexProcessorCalculations per second6.9Memory (RAM)Memory operations per second5.9GraphicsDesktop performance for Windows Aero6.4Gaming graphics3D business and gaming graphics6.4Primary hard diskDisk data transfer rate5.9 CB10 Rendering Single 32Bit 3091 pointsToshiba PABAS228 Battery

The high PCMark Vantage score as a result of the strong calculating performance isn't surprising: 5772 points. The RF510 even comes dangerously close to performance machines like the 16 inch Sony Vaio F11Z1/E (i7-720QM, GT 330M, 5844 points) or the HP EliteBook 8440p-WJ681AW (i5-520M, Intel HD, 5770 points).Toshiba PABAS229 Battery

Why can the consumer processor, Toshiba PABAS230 Battery i5-460M, move in on the performance of the quad core, i7-720QM? The 460M naturally can't defeat the 720QM in synthetic multi core computing performance (2.29 versus 2.6 – 3.0 points, Cinebench R11.5). Toshiba PA3780U-1BRS Battery In reference to the system's total performance, both 460M's cores can keep up quite well because the 720QM's standard clock rate of 1.6 GHz is low. Or said differently: PCMark Vantange doesn't give the four cores (eight threads) enough credit. Applications, like video editing with multi core encoding (e.g. CyberLink Power Director), will benefit from the 720QM (See Samsung RF710).Toshiba PA3820U-1BRS Battery

The 500 GB hard disk form Hitachi (HTS545050B9A300) has a share in the good PCMark Vantage rating.Toshiba PA3821U-1BRS Battery The HDD score is 3531 points (above average for 5200 rpm). The data throughput for read, determined by HDTune, is 66.9 MB/s. Even the burst rate is above average with 117 MB/s. The latter indicates the throughput with which the HDD cache can read available data. CrystalDiskMark 3.0 also records high read rates of 86 MB/s (different routine than HDTune).Toshiba PA3727U-1BRS Battery

,Acer Aspire 5735Z battery ,Acer Aspire 5739 battery ,Acer Aspire 5920 battery ,Acer Aspire 5920G battery ,Acer Aspire 5930 battery ,Acer Aspire 5930G battery ,Acer Aspire 5935 battery ,Acer Aspire 5942 battery ,Acer Aspire 6530 battery ,Acer Aspire 6530G battery ,Acer Aspire 6920 battery ,Acer Aspire 6920-6864 battery ,Acer Aspire 6920G battery ,Acer Aspire 6930 battery ,Acer Aspire 6930G battery ,Acer Aspire 6935G battery ,Acer Aspire 7220 battery ,Acer Aspire 7230 battery ,Acer Aspire 7330 battery ,Acer Aspire 7520 battery ,Acer Aspire 7520G battery ,Acer Aspire 7530 battery ,Acer Aspire 7530G battery ,Acer Aspire 7535 battery ,Acer Aspire 7720 battery ,Acer Aspire 7740 battery ,Acer Aspire 7730 battery ,Acer Aspire 7730G battery

At least the display distributes brightness evenly over the screen (92%). That means the deviations of the LED backlight are very low (homogeneity). The minimum and maximum are only 18 cd/m2 apart. Generally, the luminosity is viable but not especially good with an average of 208 cd/m2.Toshiba PABAS213 Battery

Nevertheless, the Samsung RF510's unreflective display proves to be suitable for outdoor use – at least in cloudy conditions like now in the winter. We can read the display adequately from all positions. We just can't deviate too far left or right, but this is an issue of poor viewing angles.Toshiba PABAS227 PABAS228 Battery

Frontal view, Toshiba PABAS117 Battery cloudyThe RF510's viewing angles prove to be rather tight, just like in approximately 80 percent of our test models. Ghosting appears when our view strays upwards or down (vertically) starting at 20 degrees. We can deviate up to 45 degrees to the right or left (horizontally) from the center. Colors invert strongly beyond that. Viewing angle stable displays are scarce commodity and the RF510 isn't an exception here.Toshiba PABAS178 Battery

Samsung's 15.6 incher is equipped with an Intel Core i5-460M (2x 2.53 GHz). The Core i5 dual core Arrandale CPU is capable of Turbo Boost (up to 2.80 GHz) and Hyperthreading (2 threads per core). Especially Turbo Boost and Hyperthreading provide for an optimum efficiency (multitasking versus single core processing). Further information can be found in application performance.Toshiba PA3535U-1BRS Battery

The processor's maximum power consumption is 35 watts according to TDPToshiba PA3816U-1BRS Battery. Both computer cores need 25 watts. Intel's HD and the memory controller would be entitled to 10 watts. But wait – the energy saving Intel HD isn't enabled in the RF510. Consequently, there is no Nvidia Optimus – the automatic graphics switching that is standard in many notebooks with Nvidia GPUs. The GeForce GT 330M with a 1024 MB DDR3 memory has to cope on its own.Toshiba PA3817U-1BRS Battery

As common for a notebook of this price range, a 4096 MB DDR3 RAM is onboard. Both available bays are occupied (2x2GB).Toshiba PA3818U-1BRS Battery

Intel Core i5-460M (2 x 2.53 GHz)The RF510 does quite well with its i5-460M. The processor test, Cinebench R11.5 (64bit) awards the test system with a proud 2.29 points. There is even slightly more than 520M CPUs (same standard clock rate, 2.2 points). A 430M only achieves 2.0 points and an i3-330M reaches 1.75 points.Toshiba PA3819U-1BRS Battery

The 460M can usually beat the identically clocked 520M in single core calculations (Cinebench R10 single core 64 bit: 3819 points). The latter settles between 3624 and 3815 points in our data base, depending on the device (Lenovo Thinkpad T410s; Asus G73JH).Toshiba PABAS227 Battery

5.9Windows 7 Experience IndexProcessorCalculations per second6.9Memory (RAM)Memory operations per second5.9GraphicsDesktop performance for Windows Aero6.4Gaming graphics3D business and gaming graphics6.4Primary hard diskDisk data transfer rate5.9 CB10 Rendering Single 32Bit 3091 pointsToshiba PABAS228 Battery

The high PCMark Vantage score as a result of the strong calculating performance isn't surprising: 5772 points. The RF510 even comes dangerously close to performance machines like the 16 inch Sony Vaio F11Z1/E (i7-720QM, GT 330M, 5844 points) or the HP EliteBook 8440p-WJ681AW (i5-520M, Intel HD, 5770 points).Toshiba PABAS229 Battery

Why can the consumer processor, Toshiba PABAS230 Battery i5-460M, move in on the performance of the quad core, i7-720QM? The 460M naturally can't defeat the 720QM in synthetic multi core computing performance (2.29 versus 2.6 – 3.0 points, Cinebench R11.5). Toshiba PA3780U-1BRS Battery In reference to the system's total performance, both 460M's cores can keep up quite well because the 720QM's standard clock rate of 1.6 GHz is low. Or said differently: PCMark Vantange doesn't give the four cores (eight threads) enough credit. Applications, like video editing with multi core encoding (e.g. CyberLink Power Director), will benefit from the 720QM (See Samsung RF710).Toshiba PA3820U-1BRS Battery

The 500 GB hard disk form Hitachi (HTS545050B9A300) has a share in the good PCMark Vantage rating.Toshiba PA3821U-1BRS Battery The HDD score is 3531 points (above average for 5200 rpm). The data throughput for read, determined by HDTune, is 66.9 MB/s. Even the burst rate is above average with 117 MB/s. The latter indicates the throughput with which the HDD cache can read available data. CrystalDiskMark 3.0 also records high read rates of 86 MB/s (different routine than HDTune).Toshiba PA3727U-1BRS Battery

,Acer Aspire 5735Z battery ,Acer Aspire 5739 battery ,Acer Aspire 5920 battery ,Acer Aspire 5920G battery ,Acer Aspire 5930 battery ,Acer Aspire 5930G battery ,Acer Aspire 5935 battery ,Acer Aspire 5942 battery ,Acer Aspire 6530 battery ,Acer Aspire 6530G battery ,Acer Aspire 6920 battery ,Acer Aspire 6920-6864 battery ,Acer Aspire 6920G battery ,Acer Aspire 6930 battery ,Acer Aspire 6930G battery ,Acer Aspire 6935G battery ,Acer Aspire 7220 battery ,Acer Aspire 7230 battery ,Acer Aspire 7330 battery ,Acer Aspire 7520 battery ,Acer Aspire 7520G battery ,Acer Aspire 7530 battery ,Acer Aspire 7530G battery ,Acer Aspire 7535 battery ,Acer Aspire 7720 battery ,Acer Aspire 7740 battery ,Acer Aspire 7730 battery ,Acer Aspire 7730G battery

At least the display distributes brightness evenly over the screen (92%). That means the deviations of the LED backlight are very low (homogeneity). The minimum and maximum are only 18 cd/m2 apart. Generally, the luminosity is viable but not especially good with an average of 208 cd/m2.Toshiba PABAS213 Battery

Nevertheless, the Samsung RF510's unreflective display proves to be suitable for outdoor use – at least in cloudy conditions like now in the winter. We can read the display adequately from all positions. We just can't deviate too far left or right, but this is an issue of poor viewing angles.Toshiba PABAS227 PABAS228 Battery

Frontal view, Toshiba PABAS117 Battery cloudyThe RF510's viewing angles prove to be rather tight, just like in approximately 80 percent of our test models. Ghosting appears when our view strays upwards or down (vertically) starting at 20 degrees. We can deviate up to 45 degrees to the right or left (horizontally) from the center. Colors invert strongly beyond that. Viewing angle stable displays are scarce commodity and the RF510 isn't an exception here.Toshiba PABAS178 Battery

Samsung's 15.6 incher is equipped with an Intel Core i5-460M (2x 2.53 GHz). The Core i5 dual core Arrandale CPU is capable of Turbo Boost (up to 2.80 GHz) and Hyperthreading (2 threads per core). Especially Turbo Boost and Hyperthreading provide for an optimum efficiency (multitasking versus single core processing). Further information can be found in application performance.Toshiba PA3535U-1BRS Battery

The processor's maximum power consumption is 35 watts according to TDPToshiba PA3816U-1BRS Battery. Both computer cores need 25 watts. Intel's HD and the memory controller would be entitled to 10 watts. But wait – the energy saving Intel HD isn't enabled in the RF510. Consequently, there is no Nvidia Optimus – the automatic graphics switching that is standard in many notebooks with Nvidia GPUs. The GeForce GT 330M with a 1024 MB DDR3 memory has to cope on its own.Toshiba PA3817U-1BRS Battery

As common for a notebook of this price range, a 4096 MB DDR3 RAM is onboard. Both available bays are occupied (2x2GB).Toshiba PA3818U-1BRS Battery

Intel Core i5-460M (2 x 2.53 GHz)The RF510 does quite well with its i5-460M. The processor test, Cinebench R11.5 (64bit) awards the test system with a proud 2.29 points. There is even slightly more than 520M CPUs (same standard clock rate, 2.2 points). A 430M only achieves 2.0 points and an i3-330M reaches 1.75 points.Toshiba PA3819U-1BRS Battery

The 460M can usually beat the identically clocked 520M in single core calculations (Cinebench R10 single core 64 bit: 3819 points). The latter settles between 3624 and 3815 points in our data base, depending on the device (Lenovo Thinkpad T410s; Asus G73JH).Toshiba PABAS227 Battery

5.9Windows 7 Experience IndexProcessorCalculations per second6.9Memory (RAM)Memory operations per second5.9GraphicsDesktop performance for Windows Aero6.4Gaming graphics3D business and gaming graphics6.4Primary hard diskDisk data transfer rate5.9 CB10 Rendering Single 32Bit 3091 pointsToshiba PABAS228 Battery

The high PCMark Vantage score as a result of the strong calculating performance isn't surprising: 5772 points. The RF510 even comes dangerously close to performance machines like the 16 inch Sony Vaio F11Z1/E (i7-720QM, GT 330M, 5844 points) or the HP EliteBook 8440p-WJ681AW (i5-520M, Intel HD, 5770 points).Toshiba PABAS229 Battery

Why can the consumer processor, Toshiba PABAS230 Battery i5-460M, move in on the performance of the quad core, i7-720QM? The 460M naturally can't defeat the 720QM in synthetic multi core computing performance (2.29 versus 2.6 – 3.0 points, Cinebench R11.5). Toshiba PA3780U-1BRS Battery In reference to the system's total performance, both 460M's cores can keep up quite well because the 720QM's standard clock rate of 1.6 GHz is low. Or said differently: PCMark Vantange doesn't give the four cores (eight threads) enough credit. Applications, like video editing with multi core encoding (e.g. CyberLink Power Director), will benefit from the 720QM (See Samsung RF710).Toshiba PA3820U-1BRS Battery

The 500 GB hard disk form Hitachi (HTS545050B9A300) has a share in the good PCMark Vantage rating.Toshiba PA3821U-1BRS Battery The HDD score is 3531 points (above average for 5200 rpm). The data throughput for read, determined by HDTune, is 66.9 MB/s. Even the burst rate is above average with 117 MB/s. The latter indicates the throughput with which the HDD cache can read available data. CrystalDiskMark 3.0 also records high read rates of 86 MB/s (different routine than HDTune).Toshiba PA3727U-1BRS Battery

,Acer Aspire 5735Z battery ,Acer Aspire 5739 battery ,Acer Aspire 5920 battery ,Acer Aspire 5920G battery ,Acer Aspire 5930 battery ,Acer Aspire 5930G battery ,Acer Aspire 5935 battery ,Acer Aspire 5942 battery ,Acer Aspire 6530 battery ,Acer Aspire 6530G battery ,Acer Aspire 6920 battery ,Acer Aspire 6920-6864 battery ,Acer Aspire 6920G battery ,Acer Aspire 6930 battery ,Acer Aspire 6930G battery ,Acer Aspire 6935G battery ,Acer Aspire 7220 battery ,Acer Aspire 7230 battery ,Acer Aspire 7330 battery ,Acer Aspire 7520 battery ,Acer Aspire 7520G battery ,Acer Aspire 7530 battery ,Acer Aspire 7530G battery ,Acer Aspire 7535 battery ,Acer Aspire 7720 battery ,Acer Aspire 7740 battery ,Acer Aspire 7730 battery ,Acer Aspire 7730G battery

At least the display distributes brightness evenly over the screen (92%). That means the deviations of the LED backlight are very low (homogeneity). The minimum and maximum are only 18 cd/m2 apart. Generally, the luminosity is viable but not especially good with an average of 208 cd/m2.Toshiba PABAS213 Battery

Nevertheless, the Samsung RF510's unreflective display proves to be suitable for outdoor use – at least in cloudy conditions like now in the winter. We can read the display adequately from all positions. We just can't deviate too far left or right, but this is an issue of poor viewing angles.Toshiba PABAS227 PABAS228 Battery

Frontal view, Toshiba PABAS117 Battery cloudyThe RF510's viewing angles prove to be rather tight, just like in approximately 80 percent of our test models. Ghosting appears when our view strays upwards or down (vertically) starting at 20 degrees. We can deviate up to 45 degrees to the right or left (horizontally) from the center. Colors invert strongly beyond that. Viewing angle stable displays are scarce commodity and the RF510 isn't an exception here.Toshiba PABAS178 Battery

Samsung's 15.6 incher is equipped with an Intel Core i5-460M (2x 2.53 GHz). The Core i5 dual core Arrandale CPU is capable of Turbo Boost (up to 2.80 GHz) and Hyperthreading (2 threads per core). Especially Turbo Boost and Hyperthreading provide for an optimum efficiency (multitasking versus single core processing). Further information can be found in application performance.Toshiba PA3535U-1BRS Battery

The processor's maximum power consumption is 35 watts according to TDPToshiba PA3816U-1BRS Battery. Both computer cores need 25 watts. Intel's HD and the memory controller would be entitled to 10 watts. But wait – the energy saving Intel HD isn't enabled in the RF510. Consequently, there is no Nvidia Optimus – the automatic graphics switching that is standard in many notebooks with Nvidia GPUs. The GeForce GT 330M with a 1024 MB DDR3 memory has to cope on its own.Toshiba PA3817U-1BRS Battery

As common for a notebook of this price range, a 4096 MB DDR3 RAM is onboard. Both available bays are occupied (2x2GB).Toshiba PA3818U-1BRS Battery

Intel Core i5-460M (2 x 2.53 GHz)The RF510 does quite well with its i5-460M. The processor test, Cinebench R11.5 (64bit) awards the test system with a proud 2.29 points. There is even slightly more than 520M CPUs (same standard clock rate, 2.2 points). A 430M only achieves 2.0 points and an i3-330M reaches 1.75 points.Toshiba PA3819U-1BRS Battery

The 460M can usually beat the identically clocked 520M in single core calculations (Cinebench R10 single core 64 bit: 3819 points). The latter settles between 3624 and 3815 points in our data base, depending on the device (Lenovo Thinkpad T410s; Asus G73JH).Toshiba PABAS227 Battery

5.9Windows 7 Experience IndexProcessorCalculations per second6.9Memory (RAM)Memory operations per second5.9GraphicsDesktop performance for Windows Aero6.4Gaming graphics3D business and gaming graphics6.4Primary hard diskDisk data transfer rate5.9 CB10 Rendering Single 32Bit 3091 pointsToshiba PABAS228 Battery

The high PCMark Vantage score as a result of the strong calculating performance isn't surprising: 5772 points. The RF510 even comes dangerously close to performance machines like the 16 inch Sony Vaio F11Z1/E (i7-720QM, GT 330M, 5844 points) or the HP EliteBook 8440p-WJ681AW (i5-520M, Intel HD, 5770 points).Toshiba PABAS229 Battery

Why can the consumer processor, Toshiba PABAS230 Battery i5-460M, move in on the performance of the quad core, i7-720QM? The 460M naturally can't defeat the 720QM in synthetic multi core computing performance (2.29 versus 2.6 – 3.0 points, Cinebench R11.5). Toshiba PA3780U-1BRS Battery In reference to the system's total performance, both 460M's cores can keep up quite well because the 720QM's standard clock rate of 1.6 GHz is low. Or said differently: PCMark Vantange doesn't give the four cores (eight threads) enough credit. Applications, like video editing with multi core encoding (e.g. CyberLink Power Director), will benefit from the 720QM (See Samsung RF710).Toshiba PA3820U-1BRS Battery

The 500 GB hard disk form Hitachi (HTS545050B9A300) has a share in the good PCMark Vantage rating.Toshiba PA3821U-1BRS Battery The HDD score is 3531 points (above average for 5200 rpm). The data throughput for read, determined by HDTune, is 66.9 MB/s. Even the burst rate is above average with 117 MB/s. The latter indicates the throughput with which the HDD cache can read available data. CrystalDiskMark 3.0 also records high read rates of 86 MB/s (different routine than HDTune).Toshiba PA3727U-1BRS Battery

,Acer Aspire 5735Z battery ,Acer Aspire 5739 battery ,Acer Aspire 5920 battery ,Acer Aspire 5920G battery ,Acer Aspire 5930 battery ,Acer Aspire 5930G battery ,Acer Aspire 5935 battery ,Acer Aspire 5942 battery ,Acer Aspire 6530 battery ,Acer Aspire 6530G battery ,Acer Aspire 6920 battery ,Acer Aspire 6920-6864 battery ,Acer Aspire 6920G battery ,Acer Aspire 6930 battery ,Acer Aspire 6930G battery ,Acer Aspire 6935G battery ,Acer Aspire 7220 battery ,Acer Aspire 7230 battery ,Acer Aspire 7330 battery ,Acer Aspire 7520 battery ,Acer Aspire 7520G battery ,Acer Aspire 7530 battery ,Acer Aspire 7530G battery ,Acer Aspire 7535 battery ,Acer Aspire 7720 battery ,Acer Aspire 7740 battery ,Acer Aspire 7730 battery ,Acer Aspire 7730G battery

At least the display distributes brightness evenly over the screen (92%). That means the deviations of the LED backlight are very low (homogeneity). The minimum and maximum are only 18 cd/m2 apart. Generally, the luminosity is viable but not especially good with an average of 208 cd/m2.Toshiba PABAS213 Battery

Nevertheless, the Samsung RF510's unreflective display proves to be suitable for outdoor use – at least in cloudy conditions like now in the winter. We can read the display adequately from all positions. We just can't deviate too far left or right, but this is an issue of poor viewing angles.Toshiba PABAS227 PABAS228 Battery

Frontal view, Toshiba PABAS117 Battery cloudyThe RF510's viewing angles prove to be rather tight, just like in approximately 80 percent of our test models. Ghosting appears when our view strays upwards or down (vertically) starting at 20 degrees. We can deviate up to 45 degrees to the right or left (horizontally) from the center. Colors invert strongly beyond that. Viewing angle stable displays are scarce commodity and the RF510 isn't an exception here.Toshiba PABAS178 Battery

Samsung's 15.6 incher is equipped with an Intel Core i5-460M (2x 2.53 GHz). The Core i5 dual core Arrandale CPU is capable of Turbo Boost (up to 2.80 GHz) and Hyperthreading (2 threads per core). Especially Turbo Boost and Hyperthreading provide for an optimum efficiency (multitasking versus single core processing). Further information can be found in application performance.Toshiba PA3535U-1BRS Battery

The processor's maximum power consumption is 35 watts according to TDPToshiba PA3816U-1BRS Battery. Both computer cores need 25 watts. Intel's HD and the memory controller would be entitled to 10 watts. But wait – the energy saving Intel HD isn't enabled in the RF510. Consequently, there is no Nvidia Optimus – the automatic graphics switching that is standard in many notebooks with Nvidia GPUs. The GeForce GT 330M with a 1024 MB DDR3 memory has to cope on its own.Toshiba PA3817U-1BRS Battery

As common for a notebook of this price range, a 4096 MB DDR3 RAM is onboard. Both available bays are occupied (2x2GB).Toshiba PA3818U-1BRS Battery

Intel Core i5-460M (2 x 2.53 GHz)The RF510 does quite well with its i5-460M. The processor test, Cinebench R11.5 (64bit) awards the test system with a proud 2.29 points. There is even slightly more than 520M CPUs (same standard clock rate, 2.2 points). A 430M only achieves 2.0 points and an i3-330M reaches 1.75 points.Toshiba PA3819U-1BRS Battery

The 460M can usually beat the identically clocked 520M in single core calculations (Cinebench R10 single core 64 bit: 3819 points). The latter settles between 3624 and 3815 points in our data base, depending on the device (Lenovo Thinkpad T410s; Asus G73JH).Toshiba PABAS227 Battery

5.9Windows 7 Experience IndexProcessorCalculations per second6.9Memory (RAM)Memory operations per second5.9GraphicsDesktop performance for Windows Aero6.4Gaming graphics3D business and gaming graphics6.4Primary hard diskDisk data transfer rate5.9 CB10 Rendering Single 32Bit 3091 pointsToshiba PABAS228 Battery

The high PCMark Vantage score as a result of the strong calculating performance isn't surprising: 5772 points. The RF510 even comes dangerously close to performance machines like the 16 inch Sony Vaio F11Z1/E (i7-720QM, GT 330M, 5844 points) or the HP EliteBook 8440p-WJ681AW (i5-520M, Intel HD, 5770 points).Toshiba PABAS229 Battery

Why can the consumer processor, Toshiba PABAS230 Battery i5-460M, move in on the performance of the quad core, i7-720QM? The 460M naturally can't defeat the 720QM in synthetic multi core computing performance (2.29 versus 2.6 – 3.0 points, Cinebench R11.5). Toshiba PA3780U-1BRS Battery In reference to the system's total performance, both 460M's cores can keep up quite well because the 720QM's standard clock rate of 1.6 GHz is low. Or said differently: PCMark Vantange doesn't give the four cores (eight threads) enough credit. Applications, like video editing with multi core encoding (e.g. CyberLink Power Director), will benefit from the 720QM (See Samsung RF710).Toshiba PA3820U-1BRS Battery

The 500 GB hard disk form Hitachi (HTS545050B9A300) has a share in the good PCMark Vantage rating.Toshiba PA3821U-1BRS Battery The HDD score is 3531 points (above average for 5200 rpm). The data throughput for read, determined by HDTune, is 66.9 MB/s. Even the burst rate is above average with 117 MB/s. The latter indicates the throughput with which the HDD cache can read available data. CrystalDiskMark 3.0 also records high read rates of 86 MB/s (different routine than HDTune).Toshiba PA3727U-1BRS Battery

,Acer Aspire 5735Z battery ,Acer Aspire 5739 battery ,Acer Aspire 5920 battery ,Acer Aspire 5920G battery ,Acer Aspire 5930 battery ,Acer Aspire 5930G battery ,Acer Aspire 5935 battery ,Acer Aspire 5942 battery ,Acer Aspire 6530 battery ,Acer Aspire 6530G battery ,Acer Aspire 6920 battery ,Acer Aspire 6920-6864 battery ,Acer Aspire 6920G battery ,Acer Aspire 6930 battery ,Acer Aspire 6930G battery ,Acer Aspire 6935G battery ,Acer Aspire 7220 battery ,Acer Aspire 7230 battery ,Acer Aspire 7330 battery ,Acer Aspire 7520 battery ,Acer Aspire 7520G battery ,Acer Aspire 7530 battery ,Acer Aspire 7530G battery ,Acer Aspire 7535 battery ,Acer Aspire 7720 battery ,Acer Aspire 7740 battery ,Acer Aspire 7730 battery ,Acer Aspire 7730G battery

The Cinebench R11.5 CPU test (multi-core) finished on 1.79 points.Aspire 5332 battery The sister-APU A6-3410MX (Samsung 305V5A) managed 2.0 points (+13%). This means the CPU part of the APU is even inferior to the smallest Core i3-2310M (2.0 points). An i5 is even faster, for instance the 2410M (2.3 GHz, Turbo Boost) which scores 2.6 points. The R11.5 test is absolutely typical; the other CPU tests (wprime, R10) also suggest performance at a level slightly below that of a current Core i3.Aspire 5335 battery

The CPU’s Turbo speed is 2.3 GHz according to the spec sheet. Aspire 5516 battery But with all Fusion systems, the GPU has priority; this means that when the GPU is under stress, the CPU speed is restricted in favour of the GPU TDP. It may be down to the imprecision of Tools, but the speed of a single core never exceeded 2.0 GHz during our testing. Even this figure was only touched on for a fraction of a second (it would be better to say 1.8 GHz).Aspire 5517 battery

The screenshots show CPU usage with/ without concurrent GPU usage. Aspire 5536 battery What is interesting is that during gaming, the speed is limited to 800 MHz. A Cinebench R11.5 CPU benchmark which was run alongside the game was not able to raise the speed. Even once the game had ended, Cinebench had to be started up again before it could enjoy the use of 1.5 GHz. The results of the gaming tests, however, do not show any drop in performance, in fact quite the opposite at times.Aspire 5536G battery

PCMark 7 Gesamt-ScoresIn the PCMark Vantage benchmark, the Fusion system manages 3,808 points. The sister-APU the 3410MX (Samsung 305V5A) reaches 4,873 points with somewhat more speed (1.6 instead of 1.4 GHz x 4) and a faster hard drive (HDD score: 3,224 instead of 2,733). As with the pure CPU performance, this puts our quad-core Fusion system quite some way behind the Core i3 (Samsung 200B5B-S01DE, 2310M, 4,874) and i5 laptops (Asus X53E-SX082V, 2410M, HD 3000, 4,887).Aspire 5542 battery,

In the PCMark 7 our test system scored 1,542 points (Samsung 305V5A: 1,562). Here, the most recent Futuremark test seems to take the higher GPU performance into account, making up for the hard drive and the slower clock speed. This means the i3 competition is not so far ahead anymore: compare with the Vostro 3350 (1,751 points), Asus U30SD (1,772 points), and ProBook 4530s (1,921 points). Aspire 5542G battery

5.3Windows 7 Experience IndexProcessorCalculations per second6.6Memory (RAM)Memory operations per second5.9GraphicsDesktop performance for Windows Aero5.3Gaming graphics3D business and gaming graphics6.1Primary hard diskDisk data transfer rate5.9 PCMark Vantage 3808 pointsAspire 5735 battery

The HD 6650M in our Fusion notebook can only partly be said to offer the same performance as the HD 6650M in the Packard Bell EasyNote LS11-HR-050GE (600/900, core/memory speed) or in the Sony Vaio VPC-Z21Q9E (600/900). The reason for this is the different speeds (600/900 here) and their being combined with powerful Intel CPUs. The Crossfire option in our review model makes a comparison virtually impossible. Some games/ benchmarks are boosted by it, while some negate its benefits.Aspire 5735Z battery

We look then at that constant of the benchmarking world, the 3DMark06, which gives a score of 6,186 points. An Nvidia GT 540M scores 8,000 points here on average, and a (rare) HD 6650M makes it to 7,250 points (in the EasyNote LS11). For the games and the synthetic benchmarks, Crossfire was always activated. A 3DMark06 test without Crossfire ended on an identical 6,145/ 2,148 points (score/ CPU value). Aspire 5738 battery

The 3DMark Vantage (P) benchmark ended its run-through on 3,864 points. The HD 6470M in the Samsung 305V5A managed only 3,224 points. The Geforce GT 540M produces an average of 4,400 points (Intel CPU). Incidentally, the review model was running Catalyst 8.861.0.0.Aspire 5738G battery

A 3DMark 11 test ended on P1,404/ G1,439 points, where the score without Crossfire was about 40% lower. This boost puts the Asus K53TA level with or above laptops with singular powerful GPUs: GT 550M (1,107; Asus N53SN), HD 6770M (1,407; HP Pavilion dv7-6101eg) or the GT 540 (1,023; Samsung RF511). The fastest GT 540M system reached a score of 1,033 points only through the help of a 2630QM quad-core in the 3DMark 11 test (Sony Vaio VPC-F21Z1E/BI). Aspire 5738Z battery

The K53TA-SX026V has a 5,400 rpm hard drive made by Seagate. The 500 GB HDD 9ST9500325AS) reads at a rate of 65 MB/s in the drive’s sequential read data. That figure is relatively average. This is partly to blame for the comparatively weak system performance as reflected in the PCMark Vantage test. The HDD can be heard making some background noise and a soft clattering while in use.Aspire 5738ZG battery

The Radeon HD 6720G2 Dual Graphics,Aspire 5740 battery the name given to this combination of HD 6520G and HD 6550M, acquitted itself very well in our gaming tests. AMD have put a stop to the bluescreen crashes seen previously and the Crossfire throttling in an HP Pavilion dv6-6110eg (Llano), which were caused by driver problems. The phenomenon of micro-stuttering during Crossfire use did not stand out negatively in any of the test games. However, stuttering could clearly be seen during the 3DMark Vantage benchmark.Aspire 5740DG battery

The gaming tests ran with the dual graphics system without any driver issues; Crossfire was always activated (standard settings). For Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and StarCraft 2 we tested the effect of Crossfire. Only Battlefield enjoyed 8 additional fps through Crossfire.Aspire 5740G battery

The good gaming results are striking, showing the AMD Radeon HD 6720G2 ‘package’ to be as good as (Dirt 3, Risen) or better than (Battlefield) a ‘faster’ single Nvidia GT 540M. But, StarCraft 2 (-10%) and Deus Ex HR (-34%) run better on the Nvidia GPU. Aspire AS5740 battery,