0 Lenovo ThinkPad T420 Notebook Review

14-inch ThinkPad T420 business notebook is a great monitor, keyboard and drums. We explain why this "business rugged" notebook is the ideal choice for customers consuming.

Ordinateur portable de 14 pouces The ThinkPad T420 UN écran d'affaires an excellent, un clavier, la vie et de la batteries. Nous pourquoi cette expliquons "activité robust" portable est un excellent Choix travaillent dur pour les clients here.

Our review unit has a few options, particularly for high-resolution display 900p, slightly faster Core i5-2520m dual-core processor, Nvidia graphics card, 500GB 7200RPM hard drive, and muscular, 9-cell battery. Overall, this configuration is more than enough power for office productivity, and is a good value.

Hard Drive Our T420 is a champion high-speed Hitachi Travelstar Star model, which greatly helps the performance - hard drives / storage system is the slowest part of a modern computer. To this end, the main reason that Business Notebook others like the Dell Latitude E6420 ATG and HP EliteBook 8560p has produced a significantly higher PCMark the results are as king for money unit was equipped with a faster solid state drives ( SSD) ... which is also the option to T420.

Specification Lenovo ThinkPad T420 :

• 14-inch anti-glare 900p display (1600x900 resolution, 320 nits brightness)
• Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
• Intel Core i5-2520M dual-core processor (2.5GHz, up to 3.2GHz Turbo Boost, 3MB cache, 35W TDP)
• Intel QM67 chipset
• Nvidia NVS 4200M 1GB dedicated graphics card
• Automatically switchable to integrated Intel HD graphics via Nvidia Optimus graphics-switching technology
• 4GB DDR3-1333 RAM (1x 4GB; supports up to 8GB - 2x 4GB)
• 500GB 7200RPM Hitachi hard drive (HTS725050A9A364)
• Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 wireless card
• No internal Bluetooth
• Integrated 720p HD webcam
• Modular DVD burner
• One-year limited warranty
• 9-cell battery (11.1V, 94Wh, 8.4Ah)
• Weight: 5.34 lbs. w/ 9-cell battery (4.84 w/ 6-cell)
• Dimensions: 13.4 x 9.05 x 1.18~1.20 inches.
• Starting price: $849
• Price as configured: $1,229

Building and Design
T420 seems, more or less like what they have always seemed the ThinkPad. This is a classic design that puts function over form. Take for example, the outer plastic. They Matte Texture is a scratch-resistant and does not show fingerprints / dust (unlike the shiny plastic).

Plastics are high quality and do not rattle when you use the nail. Fit and finish is responsible for about - and there are no sharp differences between the different pieces are the same.

The strength of the chassis is excellent; T Series ThinkPads have a strong internal structure that prevents flex. It's good for the internal circuitry - the less they flex more in the long term. The lid is securely attached to the chassis by two metal hinges. The cover itself does not display good protection against shock and pressure, but lack of support from magnesium alloy notebooks like the Dell Latitude E6420 or the HP EliteBook 8460p.

Overall quality and construction are excellent. Note the T series notebooks are very popular for use in business fleets, should handle years of abuse by employees of the not-so-careful to provide a good return on investment for the company. They are made to last and it shows.

Updating the T420 is a simple task, one under the chassis cover has the memory and hard disk slides on the left side of the chassis.

Ports and Features
The T420 has a range of solid ports of entry and exit. It is also interesting to note that the T420 has a docking station port on the bottom - Lenovo sells several different models, each offering plug-and-play compatibility and links to many more ports. This feature is a characteristic of a true business notebook, the lower-end "business" books have not, or consumption patterns. All descriptions of the image from left to right.

Screen and speakers
The T420 has a 14-inch screen with anti-reflective coating. It is available in two resolutions: 720p (1366x768) and 900p (1600x900), ours was the last and is a good thing to do, if I complain. 1600x900 display has an area of ​​almost 30% higher compared to 1366x768 - which means less scrolling through lines of text can be displayed at once (or in more detail in a high-resolution image). It also allows the use of two windows side by side.

The display has 15 levels of brightness and contrast enough, the command prompt appears infamous black with just a hint of gray. Viewing angle typical of a TN panel, like that, fine horizontal, but with a significant color distortion vertically. Almost all laptops come with TN panels.

The anti-glare coating is more proof of this laptop is designed for productivity - not a mirror as a blank screen and therefore does not have annoying reflections. It is easy to clean as a bonus.

The T420 sports two stereo speakers on either side of the keyboard. They are sufficient to see the occasional clip, but lacks volume and bass to enjoy the music. I appreciate the dedicated volume control (up / down / mute) buttons above the keyboard - it is practical.

The keyboard and touchpad
Since the design, the T420 has a keyboard ... a bit like ThinkPads have always had - a big one. While Lenovo is introducing controversial "Chiclet" keyboard or style of "island" on some lines and more consumers ThinkPad T-series style stays true to the form of a standard keyboard (perhaps should be called an old "school "because apparently the keyboard" keyboard "is not enough).

Tactile feedback - which means to press the keys - the race begins with the keys, or the distance between the position of pressed and unpressed. T420 keys have exactly the right amount of travel for the muscles to perform a key is pressed a finger, which is essential to write fast and accurate.

In addition, the spring mechanism (not really a source, but a chisel dome switch / rubber, but that's for another article) extracts the keys away, but is rigid enough so you can rest your fingers on the keys.

I could go on the keyboard all day, but limit myself to two points above. First, the keyboard layout is fantastic, has the [FX] button at the top were divided into groups of four as expected and the page start / end / up / down / delete cluster separate keys. Finally, the keyboard is quiet and submitted for use in meetings and classrooms alike - no pressure or click, just pleasant noise eighth.

The T420 has a "UltraNav" alternative of the touch screen and rubber red trackpoint in the middle of the keyboard. The touchpad looks a textured anti-glare surface is actually a bit uneven for my taste, from a gentle touch panel.

On the positive side, the rougher surface, which is very accurate. The trackpoint is the best in the business, sensitive and with excellent leadership. I prefer this because it is not necessary to remove hands from the keyboard to do so. Finally, the buttons are quiet and have sufficient depth to provide sound feedback. They are easy to find by touch.

Overall, there are not enough good things I can say power supplies, are the gold standard. If you want to buy a laptop with a good keyboard / touchpad not see it in person, the ThinkPad may be the best bet.

Heat and noise
There is a fan exhausting the air back towards the bottom left corner of the platform. Minimum, is virtually silent, load develops a little squeak, but it's still quiet enough to be taken into account (in a quiet office). It 'nice that the fan is located in the rear, so that does not blow hot air is left-handed. The same notebook stays cool throughout intensive sessions also benchmarking.

Battery Life
Our T420 has the option of 9-cell battery with a rating of 94Wh enormous. I measured about 10 hours, 100% to 0% in our standard battery of tests summary (Windows 7 the profile of the diet, screen brightness 70%, wireless and update a web page every minute).

This makes the T420 one of the toughest laptops out there, even compared to netbooks. Unrealistic to expect a range between 8 and 10 hours for daily use or if you have a solid state drive (SSD) and turn the screen brightness to a minimum.

The battery has certainly helped the Nvidia Optimus, which shuts off automatically when the Nvidia graphics card dedicated 3D processing power is needed (95% + is the time for the "typical" for business users).

Conclusion
Lenovo ThinkPad T420 is a well-designed 14 business notebooks. "ThinkPad is the brand qualities, including a high quality construction and a superior keyboard. I liked almost everything about it. Anti-glare prevents glare screen with a resolution of 1600x900 and gives a lot of work. The keyboard has a layout very functional and trackpoint and touchpad is easy to use. All these features can be taken to the road with the battery in 10 hours from the 9-cell option.

Other advantages of the laptop includes a good selection of input / output ports, and dedicated volume buttons, a port docking station and a swappable modular bay battery (ours was occupied by a DVD burner).

Complaints? Yes - the speakers are poor, the design does not appeal to those looking for something tangible, and ... that's all. Oh, it's a bit thick and heavy for a 14 "model, but also offers the Lenovo T420 model, which is thinner.

In short, the ThinkPad T420 is not only a good business laptop ... The T420 is an excellent choice for home professionals and students.

0 Schenker XMG P701 PRO Notebook Review

Desktop replacement. They are looking for a mobile game based on the results, if the technology does not mean AOT already belongs to yesteryear is well served with the manufacturer of barebones Schenker. The 17-inch PRO XMG P701 shines with a stylish design and high-end components of the highest order.

While other manufacturers have a more or less limited to a pre-hardware configurations, Schenker offers to customers via free to choose its members. Except for the big screen, XMG P701 PRO can be tailored to the different ways the band's website mysn.de.

Gamers are obviously of great importance. In place of the GeForce GTX 560M, a reference to current models of Nvidia and AMD can be replaced. 6990M GTX and Radeon HD 580M is the current heavy-class mobile graphics notebook market.

The processor also has a strong genetic line, Schenker offers a nearly perfect palatte Intel, the latest AOS Sandy Bridge processors. When you look at the performance of graphics cards above, we recommend nothing less than the quad-core Core i7-level or 2630QM 2760QM (the most expensive model is only justified in certain circumstances).

Memory should not be, mind bending second place the other components, AIA, up to 32GB of DDR3 memory, it is possible, although for most users, 8GB is too much. The choice of the largest selection of hard drives. Thanks for your two different bays, available disk, SSD, and SSH AOS, AOS (hybrid modules) can be combined with a wild way.

In front of Schenker also offers entertainment products. Instead of a normal DVD player combo Blu-ray or Blu-ray option. A radio module is not part of the standard package Äîdepending the model that will pay up to 40 euros extra. Finally, Aren, AOT surprises when it comes to operating system 64-bit versions of Windows 7 Home Premium, Business or Ultimate is available.

For the basic configuration equipped little, Schenker is asked 1199 euros. Those who aspire to a level or another is quick to put on a higher price measurable: Our well-equipped test model (see data sheet on the right side) is more than 2000 euros.

Specifications Schenker XMG P701 PRO :

• Processor : Intel Core i7 2760QM 2.4 GHz
• Mainboard : Intel HM67
• Memory : 16384 MB, 4x 4096 MByte SO-DIMM DDR3-RAM (1333 MHz)
• Graphics adapter : AMD Radeon HD 6990M - 2048 MB, Core: 715 MHz, Memory: 900 MHz, Clevo 8.850.0.0
• Display : 17.3 inch 16:9, 1920x1080 pixel, LG Philips LP173WF1-TLC1, Full-HD, LED-Backlight, glossy: yes
• Harddisk : Crucial RealSSD M4 (CT128M4SSD2), 128GB + Samsung Spinpoint M8 (HN-M101MBB), 1000 GB, 5400 rpm
• Soundcard : Realtek ALC892 @ Intel Cougar Point PCH - High Definition Audio Controller
• Connections : 3 USB 2.0, 2 USB 3.0, 1 Firewire, 1 DVI, 1 HDMI, 1 Infrared, 1 Kensington Lock, 1 eSata, Audio Connections: Headphones, Microphone, Line-In, S/PDIF-out, Card Reader: MMC,RSMMC,MS,MS Pro.MS Duo,SD,Mini SD,SDHC,SDXC, 1 Fingerprint Reader, Antenne (CATV)
• Networking : JMicron PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Adapter (10/1000MBit), Bigfoot Networks Killer Wireless-N 1103 Network Adapter (abgn)
• Optical drive : Optiarc DVD RW AD-7710H
• Size : height x width x depth (in mm): 52 x 412 x 276
• Weight : 3.842 kg Power Supply: 1.008 kg
• Battery : 76.96 Wh Lithium-Ion, 5200 mAh, 14.8 V, 8 Cells, 0.42 kg
• Price : 2024 Euro
• Operating System : Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
• Additional features : Webcam: 2.0 Megapixel, AC Adapter: 220 Watt, Handbook, Driver- Tool-DVD, Microsoft Office 2010 Starter, 24-48 Months Warranty

Case
Matt black frame leaves an impression of quality behind the user. The underlying P170HM-barebone Clevo is, in itself, a seemingly very frugal. Compared to other manufacturers, Clevo ahead and experiment with colored design that justice is not portable. The highlight is the only removable XMG-logo on the cover.

17 incher is qualitatively worth a look or two, as the screen cover and palm rests are made of high quality. The brilliant (and very sensitive) bits of plastic cups could have been saved, but when it comes to labor is very little to complain. Aside from the vaguely band located above the keyboard and not quite as perfect as the screws of the battery, the chassis is still a neat figure.

In addition, the laptop has an acceptable sound for her, even when the frame is showing a little give in the area in the optical drive is a lot of pressure. As with most laptops, the screen cover could also be a little more stable and relatively heavy hinges of the screen where the search is not fully trusted by induction, as show moved back and forth, when the base has affected. Positive: the process of opening the cap only allows the base unit to move a little.

In short: a large number of users are completely satisfied with the design. Traffic routine, however, is not so friendly laptop, which weighs about four pounds, a number that is not suitable for those on the go.

Connectivity

Connections
Abundant interfaces available on XMG P701 PRO is one of its greatest assets. As long as you're willing to overlook the lack of an ExpressCard slot, users can find all the interfaces that you can expect these days from a desktop replacement.

Four audio ports (surround), five USB ports (2 ports USB 3.0) to connect two digital video outputs (DVI and HDMI) as well as Firewire and eSATA port. The package is completed for the treatment of a 9-in-1 card reader, Kensington lock and the antenna input (TV tuner card is pre-installed).

The positioning of the interface is something very good, because all the ports are located near the back or the very back is a lot of space, even though many of the cables, a mouse. Super!

Communications
Schenker interior of our test model of the wireless radios offer more expensive. Bigfoot Killer 1103 Wireless-N network (WLAN / b / g / n, 2.4 and 5 GHz) is not Bluetooth, but the calculator software suite. For the Hard Wired, RJ-45 Gigabit LAN, you can immerse yourself in the infinite expanse of the Internet.

Software
Those who order the XMG P701 PRO included with OS should not worry about software installations obsolete. Besides the free Microsoft Office 2010 Starter, Schenker provides only the necessary drivers for the hardware selected. As such, the experience after the initial boot is pleasantly sweet. Other manufacturers who like to fill their units with unnecessary programs should take a page from the book of Schenker.

Delivery
In our case, Schenker did not pack extra accessories on our boxes. Under normal circumstances, the books come with a manual and a DVD full of drivers and tools. Buyers also specify an operating system will also receive a genuine copy of Windows 7 data stick. Included AC adapter 220W (about 1 kg) is quite massive.

Guarantee
The warranty is valid for 24 including a maximum of 48 months. If a defect in the rear its ugly head, the laptop will be collected free of charge (if this service is only available in Germany).

Input Devices

Keyboard
Except for small details here and there, input devices has left a positive impression. Thanks to the free-standing and intelligent where the keys, users can get way with the keyboard. In addition, asset-cutting action buttons. Dimensions of the same buttons, size 14x14mm is good, although sometimes interferes with the key below. Dedicated to the numeric keypad is a standard 17-inch machines.

WASD are highlighted in red should address the players. It is disappointing that the buttons are not backlit, and also its high dilapidated is useful when you write to complain as well.

Touchpad
The touchpad is secured into tiny 90x47mm proportioned. Slightly rough surface with touchpad offers a good compromise between the feedback and the ability to glide.

Gestures supported (multi-touch) to activate the zoom and scrolling house images, text documents or web pages. The classic functions of displacement on the edges of the touch screen on board, they were able to combine a high degree of accuracy with the touchpad. For the players out there who do not want to risk unwanted entries, there is an option to disable the keyboard.

Display
When it comes to showing the quality of products is often a lottery Clevo barebones complete. Even when they use a really good panel from time to time (see, for example, XMG P501 PRO), we also tested the products, which have been equipped with specific 08/15-model cheaper (as XMG U700 Ultra). Before you can determine which category of P701 PRO is the panel, there are some basic things that need explaining.

In the current configurations are available with a glossy full-HD model, which, less surprisingly, has a 16:9 format and LED backlighting. 1920x1080 pixels is perfect for a 17-inch panel, because there is enough space to work (two windows at once, etc.)

After a brief look at the display settings back, our euphoria was running just that much further. With the exception of a good gloss (average of 196.1 cd / m²), LG Philips panel LP173WF1 of TLC1 sample gives a weak in our tests.

Due to the high value of black (0.8 cd / m²) in dark areas of games and movies tend to fall into the gray area. Or, in other words, a deep black is simply not available to the user. It is also very weak, 242:1 contrast in these figures are very poor (high quality panels are capable of reaching up to 1000:1). The table certainly could be better could have used more color saturation.

As the surface of the glossy screen, you can use outdoors is limited. Even the brightness of the user receives moderate pain that is annoying reflections, even for internal use can mitigate reflections implementation of the display could not completely solve the problem.

Stability angle of view is disappointing with the entire series. Those who are sitting on a tendency to view all content on the screen-combat with a clear reversal of the colors. All in all the lower panels has no place in a notebook, to fight for an alternative post office. That said, we must look to blame in this case for Clevo Schenker, because they are barebones supplier to Schenker.

Performance
Processor: Intel Core i7-2760QM
Processor service on our test model is a quad-core, in this case, the Core i7-based 2720QM 2760QM like its predecessor, the new Intel Sandy Bridge. Technical data, that would be a user is in some attention: 995 million transistors, six megabytes of L3 cache (range i5: 3 MB) and the base frequency of 2.4 GHz for superior performance.

Depending on temperature and CPU load is automatically clocked at 3.5 GHz. Intel calls this technology "Turbo Boost". "Hyper-Threading" is another keyword. Thanks to the simulation of four virtual cores it is possible for the processor to work on eight threads simultaneously. The Core i7 2760QM process produces a 32mm with a total TDP of 45 watts. Clevo does not switch as integrated GPU HD 3000 Graphics chip is idle, battery life is impossible.

CPU performance
Benchmarks CPU Core i7 2760QM equipped with some bravery. In Cinebench R10 64-bit rendering test single-core processor mentioned sprinter right at the base liked 2630QM i7 5471 points with a gain of 17% (4665 points MSI GT780R @). When multiple cores are used, the siblings seem old dual-core in comparison. With 19,747 compared to 11,936 points, dual-core i7 benchmark 2640m drops to 65% behind (XMG PRO P701).

The CPU score in Cinebench R11.5 further illustrates the differences in favor of the Core i7-2760: 5.63 percentage points from 3.17 points is an increase of about 78%. Ergo: those who are not on a tight budget should definitely choose the model that quad-core programs and games will almost always benefit from having more than two cores at their disposal.

Graphics card: AMD Radeon HD 6990M
As our thorough testing has been confirmed, AMD has an interesting range of high-end graphics cards with the Radeon HD 6990M. Nvidia's flagship model, the GeForce GTX 580M active with a number of features, although the prices AMD side wears the crown. Its flagship GPU is the classy codenamed "Blackcomb XTX" and is based on a 40nm manufacturing process today.

Computing power of the raw data, the graphics card is more than impressive: 1.7 billion transistors, 1120 and 2048 unified shaders GDDR5 (256-bit interface), are some key points. 715 MHz and 900 MHz core speed of about VRAM in the package of AMD.

HD video conversion is supported with the help of video decoders and HD audio UVD3 is achieved through the HDMI HD audio driver. Of course, DirectX 11 is compatible. The decisive factor against the Radeon HD 6990M is rich in energy consumption: a TDP of 100 watts, a good cooling solution must be affordable. The GPU driver was Catalyst version 11.5 (Clevo 8.850.0.0).

GPU performance
ATI Radeon HD 6990M itself is not a problem demanding graphics benchmark. In DirectX 11 based on 3DMark 11 (1280x720, performance preset score GPU), which pulls out of 3227 points, just over the top with Nvidia, the GeForce GTX 580M (3191 points @ Alienware M17xR3).

Visually stunning sky Unigine 2.1 benchmark (1280x1024, high, normal tessellation) favors the Nvidia GPU, as usual. 43.8 vs. 36.6 FPS is an advantage of 20%. It is the GeForce GTX 580M also takes the initiative of games to be examined shortly.

Hard Drives
Hard drive that Schenker has chosen not worse. Windows 7 Premium is pre-installed 128GB SSD drive away from a decisive. RealSSD M4 (CT128M4SSD2) is still relatively young and brings a wonderful show. Sequential read speed is 413 Mb / s and sequential write speed of 196 Mb / s (as a benchmark SSD) can be dreamed of standard units. Thanks for the SATA III is not holding nothing back to the solid state disk SATA II, because the older models have a maximum of 300 MB / sec. The access time of 0.1 ms (read) and 0.2 ms (write) are excellent.

Moreover, the increase Schenker 1000 GB hard drive in our test model. Samsung Spinpoint M8 (HN-M101MBB) is, despite a speed of only 5,400, with faster models. The bank established CrystalDiskMark hard disk that has read and sequential write speeds of up to 100 MB / sec.

In comparison, the hard drives of the average yields of around 80 MB / sec. According HDTune, 17.2m access time possible, a good price. Since both drives are accessible to the user, a change / upgrade is possible, even for fans.

System Performance
The combination of a high-end CPU / GPU and a fast SSD / resulting from the performance of the system it is downright impressive. 20 113 possible points in PCMark Vantage, although most gaming laptops to settle for less than 10000 points. The new Toshiba Qosmio X770-10J tested (2630QM Core i7, Geforce GTX 560M) just opened the 7895 points.

The new PCMark 7 XMG P701 PRO also emerges as a great, our test model has reached 4601 points (the Qosmio X770-10J: 3001 points). It is not so often that this power is more in the mobile industry, this will certainly Schenker Brownie Points for future-proofing points.

Gaming Performance

Wie wir testen - Leistung
Practical benchmark game out there focusing on the following two questions: 1) How strong can the Radeon HD 6990M distance from its predecessor, the 6970M HD. 2) How much performance difference in relation to the reference design from Nvidia, the GTX 580M.

Although the results of the Radeon HD 6970M Racer is based Eurocom, the results of the GeForce GTX 580M is largely based XMG PRO P501. Tip: use the aforementioned laptop weaker 2720QM Core i7, the results are not comparable to 100%.

Crysis 2
It begins with Crysis 2 is a heavyweight when it comes to the current dismantling facilities. Ego-Shooter includes a high-res textures and DirectX 11 to activated carbon tower up to a high-end graphics cards are sure to break a sweat. When you play 1920x1080 pixels "Ultra" ready, you do not get to 29.4 FPS, the more playable experience.

Without a high-res textures, muted with DirectX 11 and "the best" pre-active, action game runs a little 'smoother, Fraps tool returns the result of 33 fps. Nvidia GeForce GTX 580M managed to reach about 10% faster than 36 fps (R3 Alienware M17x). ATI Radeon HD 6970M to be content with about 30 fps (XMG U700 ULTRA). We recommend that you complete a "very high".

Dirt 3
Slick racing Dirt Game 3 was played in back-to-back with Crysis 2 details as possible. Resolution 1920 x 1080, 4xAA and "ultra" in pre-production 40.4 fps. ATI Radeon HD 6970M was a little 'difficult, these settings are not optimal 33.2 fps (Alienware M18x). When the GeForce GTX 580M users smooth 44.2 frames per second, 9% more than the Radeon HD 6990M.

Call of Duty: Black Ops
The most current version of Call of Duty franchise is running really well, thanks to the hardware below. With very high detail, 4x anti-aliasing, 8x anisotropic filtering and 1920x1080 we arrived at an excellent 90.2 fps. Phare Nivida was slightly behind at 87.3 fps, the difference becomes even larger compared to the GeForce 6970M, to achieve "only" 74.5 fps.

StarCraft 2
Real-time strategy game Starcraft2 driven effortlessly with the Radeon HD 6990M. The presentation of "For a Swarm" surrogate challenge managed 63.5 fps and a resolution of 1920x1080 and "ultra" pre-prepared. 580M GeForce and ATI Radeon HD 6970M steam along with a slight less than 59 fps. If you do not worry, smooth experience is still quite possible, since every high-end graphics card is equipped to handle the intensity of multiplayer battles.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Hardly a game now so there is expected to be Battlefield 3 and 'the Radeon HD 6990M is better from the optical point of view is to show, even if the (indirect) predecessor, Battlefield: Bad Company 2 presents the GPU with an AMD solvable task. High details (including HBAO), anti-aliasing 4x, 8x and filter structure back to 1920x1080 pixels 56.1 fps. Both the GeForce GTX 580M (50.9 fps), and the Radeon HD 6970M (49.7 fps) to get a nod here.

Verdict: Games
For GPU performance gaming notebook Radeon 6990M is just phenomenal. In addition, a very demanding game like Crysis or Metro 2 2033, the modern Games, all the bells and whistles are CAKEWALK. High resolutions, and improving the quality of the screen is almost forcing the pilot to break up in many games has exceeded the performance of XMG P701 PRO.

Several Nvidia, AMD will not charge you arm and a leg of supermodels, although a performance identical to the GeForce GTX 580M to pay more than $ 300. AMD has therefore created a uniform and attractive high-end Radeon HD 6990M graphics card. Future blockbusters like Skyrim Rage is a reproduction or untouched.

Emissions

System Noise
Emissions-sensitive users are forced to cut XMG P701 PRO some slack, which, even at idle the laptop turns things with two chassis fans turn away.

In 3D applications the noise level reached a worrying level. While his intense film and game sequences are not silenced by the noise, quieter scenes are the lower overtones of the fans. The adapter can also be a "model of Monday," annoying whistles heard during the operation.

Temperature
Temperature changes, however, leaves little open to criticism. During normal operation the surfaces of the chassis stays comfortably cool, with an average of about 30 ° C, quite reasonable. In situations of stress, especially the back of the laptop gets hot. A maximum of 44 ° C was observed on the upper surface and 43 ° C in the background, these values ​​are within the normal range. Remarkable that the palm rest stays consistently below 30 ° C.

The graphics card did not fare so well in the stress test (Furmark and Prime), after a while the Radeon HD 6990M is heated to 100 ° C. Bottleneck remains out of the question, although the heat output of the other components vary slightly.

Speakers
The sound quality does not shake us to the core. In spite of five speakers and a subwoofer, the sound quality is quite negligible. For one, the speakers completely inaccurate, the amount and dynamics. Secondly, the sound passes through a vacuum and metal. The increased volume may be higher. Taken against the speaker of the Dell XPS 17 and the Toshiba Qosmio X770, XMG P701 PRO is not available.

Battery life
Energy demand is much higher than the level of a typical middle-class notebooks. 129 watts of 3DMark 06 (average) and 204 watts under load (maximum) to deliver the message as clearly as possible. Really surprising for us was the least fuel consumption: 53.8 to 63.5 watts, are gaming notebooks, the unnatural, at least.

Similarly, a comparison with XMG P501 Pro (Core i7 2720QM, the GeForce GTX 580M) to use only half as much energy as possible. Like the Radeon HD 6990M downclock no less than the load, can not be responsible for excessive use.

Although XMG P701 PRO is a powerful 8-cell battery (76.96 Wh, 5200 mAh) battery life is nearly worth mentioning. Under load, the light goes out fairly quickly with maximum brightness and power saving options disabled, we arrived at a meager 27 minutes of battery life.

During DVD playback, the battery doubles (our test movie was playing 67 minutes), although this is still a tragedy in many ways. Even the lowest brightness and maximum energy efficiency options for the battery does not have a lot more wind in its sails. Rustic Battery Eater Readers test was baptized 17-inch with a 81-minute life. You get the point: this laptop is not intended to be portable.

Verdict
The XMG 701 PRO Schenker illustrates exactly what is possible today in the field of mobile games. Intel and AMD quad-core high-end graphics cards offer optimal performance. If we are talking about games or other applications, the latest components have the brute force behind them. With SSD just go from there, the operating system reacts to the PEP and the load times are nice and short.

In addition to raw power connection is also quite impressive, since it is presented with almost all of the interfaces is most important at the time. Positive things we should add a good supply of material, a fresh install of Windows (no bloatware here!) And various configurations and upgrade opportunities.

Of course, energy efficiency components as a result limitations with respect to mobility. The battery life of 3.8 kg heavier and larger than 5 cm high P170HM barebones is thin. Besides, limiting the development of unbearable noise. The two fans ran out of air supply to turn a fierce game speed under load.

In short, we were very disappointed with the screen. The image quality is still lower than our expectations of a desktop replacement € 2000, especially in black areas of value, color and contrast. Clevo Barebones producer must follow a clear upgrade path and do not update the panels when the whim strikes. Those who are lucky enough you could end up with a panel of more after purchase.

0 Review Acer Iconia Tab A100

Tiny. Acer tablet has a new family member soon. The Iconia Tab A100 gives you a 7-inch touch screen and can be taken anywhere with its compact design. The tablet Honeycomb (Android 3.2), the price tag of € 299 WiFi version and € 399 3G + WiFi version.

Acer expands its range with the A100 Iconia - a tablet with a 7 inch screen. So, Acer is now also a small shelf of its range. So far, only offers the Acer A500 (10-inch Android 3.0) and W500 (Windows 7). As the letter of the product (A100) suggests, Android 3.2 (Honeycomb) is used in this device. Same as 10 inches (A500), the A100 is based on the Nvidia Tegra 2, which can handle a maximum clock frequency of 1000 MHz

SSD 8 GB of memory, a GPS receiver and wireless LAN are part of the basic equipment. The capacitive tab screen Iconia A100 has a resolution of 1024x600 pixels.

Specifications Acer Iconia Tab A100 :

• Processor : NVIDIA Tegra 250 1 GHz
• Memory : 1024 MB
• Graphics adapter : unknown
• Display : 7.0 inch 16:10, 1024x600 pixel, kapazitiv, Pixeldichte 166 ppi, glossy: yes
• Harddisk : 8GB SSD, 8GB
• Connections : 1 USB 2.0, 1 HDMI, 1 Docking Station Port, Audio Connections: headphone, Card Reader: microSD, SIM card slot (optional)
• Networking : 802.11 b/g/n (bgn), 2.1 + EDR Bluetooth
• Optical drive : no
• Size : height x width x depth (in mm): 195.0 x 13.1 x 117.0
• Weight : 0.45 kg Power Supply: 0.08 kg
• Battery : 11.3 Wh Lithium-Ion, 1530 mAh
• Price : 299 Euro
• Operating System : Android 3.2
• Additional features : Webcam: 2 MPixel, DigiCAM 5 MPixel, 12 Months Warranty, DLNA certified media server, motion sensor: 6 axis, accelerometer, gyroscope, brightness sensor

Case
Like many other tablets, Acer Iconia Tab A100 is completely in black plastic with the exception of the screen. The corners are slightly rounded, and the tablet provides a separate model. The A100 is nice to keep the size of 195 x 13.1 x 117 mm (7.7 "x 0.5" x 4.6 ") and weighs 450g (0.99 kg).

It can also be stored in a jacket or pants pocket, contrary Iconia Tab A500. You always need to bag the tablet if you wanted to use it to go, because of its larger size (260 x 13 x 177 mm / 10.2 "x 0.5" x 6.9 ").

Acer has left plenty of room next to the 7-inch screen to keep the tablet. The Home button is on the right and a webcam for the left in the field.

Acer has done a good job in choosing the materials, because you can see all the fingerprints not only on screen but also the black plastic. Fabric must be part of your basic equipment to do so. Acer is unfortunately not a single container.

Connections
If necessary, a tablet, the A100 also interfaces Iconia little to offer. However, Acer has not made any changes to the devices of 10 inches. Thus, the A100 also has a microUSB port for connecting the tablet PC and transfer data. No special drivers needed for Windows computers (Vista/Win7). In addition, the A100 has a mini HDMI port for connecting external monitors or flat panel displays are compatible with 720p resolution.

It is not a decision that the A100 can be connected to the AC adapter to recharge the battery. Besides this, the tab has Iconia 40-pin connector on the right. This interface lets you connect the tablet to a docking station available. Costs about 70 €.

Headphone output can be found on the left, and Acer has invested in the rocker volume and special scroll at the top (landscape mode). The screen orientation can be blocked by this slider. It works in both strains (horizontal / vertical).

This is particularly useful for games and applications that use the tablets, the input direction. We found a SIM card slot under a cover implicit (can not be used in this model) and a microSD card slot.

Communication
Acer Iconia Tab A100 is both a wireless LAN (b / g / n) and Bluetooth 2.1. You will have to choose the model A100 3G Iconia Tab for more freedom of movement. It 'compatible with 3G/UMTS modems and supports GSM, 3G and HSPA in the bands 850, 900, 1800 and 1900.

WLAN is done automatically or manually. And 'even easier for other applications, AppStore. For example, Wi-Fi Connect, you can easily locate the hotspots near you and use it in tablets by Acer (and other Android devices). Acer Iconia Tab A100 makes no exception here. Login works without additional applications, as well as free access and the WLAN without any problems. First, break the circuit when we went to a party different.

GPS
The GPS receiver is integrated into the A100 tablet can also be used for the navigation system. The GPS data can be used on Google Maps, Latitude or mm. There is no dedicated navigation software, installed on Acer A100.

Receive GPS data is always possible, and the accuracy of the location of that place on land. Google Maps for route planning provides all the navigation equipment has to offer.

Supplies
The scope of supply includes the supply of power requirements, a USB data cable and documentation for the device, in addition to the shelf. Acer have packed all in a stylish box. They included some manuals (DIN A7 / 8 size) to read - but not on the corresponding magnifying glass to read the script extremely low.

Guarantee
Acer offers a manufacturer's warranty of 12 months, extendable by different formulas: one providing services for a period of three years, including travel insurance for 12 months, in addition to an extra € 79. In addition, Acer offers a 36 months bring in service for 99 € (Advantage) with accident insurance and international travelers - as insurance for 3 full years.

Input Devices

Keyboard
Virtual QWERTY keyboard should have faded into the text input is required. It covers about half of the screen visible. Pre-installed on the keyboard input does not support scanning. Failure to flick off the support can be corrected by downloading a specific application from the AppStore - should the need arise.

Acer Iconia Tab A100 screen and reacts very slowly, so spelling errors are made while typing. Voice mail that recognize speech well, will in this case. All words and phrases, even whole as well as Internet addresses have been identified correctly in the test.

Sensors
Eight sensors are Iconia Tab A100 and can be used in various applications. Tablet exact location is marked by the GPS receiver and can then be used for different applications, such as navigation. Three directions (X, Y and Z axis direction) detects motion (gyro). Integrated Web camera to determine the lighting conditions.

You can adjust the screen brightness automatically to the sensor. Other sensors are used to determine the magnetic field, acceleration and battery status (battery level, temperature). The noise level can also be determined through the microphone.

Webcams
Acer is in a 2-megapixel webcam on the right side of the external screen. The training is very practical, because the camera lens is covered quickly by hand, when the device is held in his left hand.

Digital Camera
There is a video camera with a resolution of 5 MP on Iconia Tab A100 is Flipside. The camera also has a flash function, in addition to the digital zoom. Not only images but video clips can also be made with the camcorder. The image quality is rather poor himself, and the colors are slightly distorted. Yet the images are satisfactory for the pictures taken on a Sunday stroll.

Photos and videos are stored in internal memory, which only has a capacity of 8 GB in this model. An image requires about 2 MB in exchange for that you need a 10 seconds video clip of ~ 7 MB projected onto a three-minute video, which would be 105 MB and 30 minutes, add up to 1 GB. The flash can be used as a continuous light source in video mode. However, in the light "gnaw" in the life of the battery.

Display
Acer uses a capacitive touch screen with a resolution of 1024x600 pixels. This is much less than the A500 Iconia (1280x800). The touch screen can reproduce 16.7 million colors with a pixel density of 166 dpi. Surface of the screen is bright, typical of this type of device. Reflections on the environment is on the screen in almost any position and almost all lighting conditions. The reflections are attenuated in the halls or night.

The colors of the A100 Iconia tab appear too bright. Our measurements revealed a maximum brightness of 227 cd/m2. The brightness declines sharply toward the upper left corner (30 cd/m2). The backlight is 83%. Center of the screen is 205.8 cd/m2.

We measured black value of 0.33 candelas per square meter. Measurement in the center of the screen showed a contrast ratio of 688:1 to do so. Because our colorimeter is not compatible with Android, I could not run our standard measure of a range of colors.

The A100 Iconia Tab bright 7-inch screen not only reflects a lot of its inner surface. We may see more of our environment and the content that appears when using outdoors. This effect was also observed in the bottom and rose to the point of direct light that the content was not visible at all in the end.

As for web sites, videos or just reading e-mail became a torture. Apart from the readability, contrast and colors are also suffering from bright ambient light conditions. Faded even faster than the interior has been the case.

The contents of the LCD display is visible only in optimum viewing angle in the table of Acer. Colors and contrasts are even all the games on the side viewing angles. When increasing the viewing angle (+ / - in all directions), the content can not be considered as a measure of 45 degrees.

Details and the colors reversed (+ degrees) or more enlightened (- °), a clear difference between the angles of plus and minus were visible. The image in the mirror and after less than 45 degrees in an inclined state. The content remains visible beyond 45 degrees when the tablet is tilted forward. Otherwise fading ever shot at an angle of inclination of 60 degrees first.

Performance
As before in his older brother (Tab Iconia A500), a. Tegra 2 (ARM v7) Nvidia working within the tab Iconia A100 with a maximum clock frequency of 1 GHz in the Tegra 2 module, called system-on-a-chip, an ARM Cortex A9 dual-core CPU meets ULP GeForce (GPU), 1 GB of RAM, processor, video and sound card.

Currently, the successor - the world's first mobile quad-core SoCs, code-named Kal-El - still under construction. Nvidia has announced the launch of this year. The processor supports dual-tasking real heart. This means that multiple applications can run simultaneously. Applications running can be opened through the task manager (third icon from the toolbar).

Tegra processor 2 has a maximum clock frequency of 1000 MHz This watch is only implemented when the application requires. The clock in 1000 was necessary in many games graphics ("Angry Birds Rio" or "severe defense") or when reading a file in H.264 format. We measured the clock speed between 216 and 608 MHz in other applications using the "spy of the CPU", while the 216 MHz platform preferred.

In benchmarks, the tab Iconia almost on par with 10-inch tablets we've tested in recent weeks Notebookcheck.com and months. The A100 has passed all the features of 7-inch Browsermark and clearly to the left of the line Dell tablets, HTC and Flyer Creative ZiiO behind. Even the processor Asus (10.1 inches) was beaten by the entry of Iconia A100.

Acer Tablet Flyer tied the HTC Google V8 (difference of 7 points) and aligned behind the Optimus LG V900, Motorola and Asus Xoom TF101 transformer, with a score of 600 points.

The A100 was released almost all the tablets tested overtake Pro Linpack test, and reached the second last place on the map 29 951 points.

1789 points of reference value of the dial (by default) is just enough to Iconia Tab A100 is the last place. All the tables above have been much faster than this benchmark. Acer Iconia Tab A500 scored here in 2087.

The new A100 line between large tablets Smartbench 2011. Just run of 7 "Dell was faster in this benchmark compared to the 7" tablets. The 2626 2388, respectively, points in this benchmark is in a V900 LG Optimus.

The test run of the SunSpider test suite new Acer unit was among the best tablets (2234ms), clearly before all tablets 7 inches and only slightly behind Samsung Galaxy Lose 10.1v (8.9 inches). The A500 Tab Iconia with a 10.1-inch screen needs 1908 ms in this benchmark.

This tablet is a solid state module, which has a capacity of 8 GB of hard drive. The A100's memory can be expanded up to 40 GB via microSD card (with a 32 GB card). Acer does not offer any alternative model updates the A100.

Android
The Android 3.2 interface shows only small differences to the previous version. Acer has not made any specific changes here. We have not noticed any compatibility issues that could lead to a delayed launch of the A100 during the test.

Applications
Many applications preinstalled on Iconia Tab A100. Among them: Aupeo (internet radio), clear.fi (WiFi a server-based media), Documents to Go (application for viewing PDF, Word, Excel and PowerPoint), an e-mail client (POP3 , IMAP, Exchange), an eBook reader and various organizers.

There are also some games installed on Acer Iconia Tab A100. AppStore access is related to the Android Market. A registered account is required to use the AppStore, and almost all other software (eg Google Mail account).

YouTube application installed, you have direct access to the various short films and trailers to deliver a series of episodes. All of them work, some in high definition (HD).

HD movies can be played with the video player installed - and without transcoding. When copying via USB, Iconia tab indicates whether a file transfer is incompatible with the player via a system message. Alternative programs to address conflict can AppStore WMV file. The pre-installed video player has all the basic functions, but crashed frequently in the test. The tablet also quickly reached its limits in fast forward.

Game Verdict
Except for a few exceptions, we have installed all the games ran smoothly, even when playing the suffix "HD" is used only in a portion of the screen.

Many people - even free - games can be installed to install the AppStore. In TegraZone - a special shop is based on Nvidia Tegra II Tablet - you will find games for Android-optimized device.

Some areas of the touch screen at random, and sometimes not at all entrances of the fingers in some games, like "serious defense", where speed is required for both the player and the screen. He also noted this effect in "Plants vs. Zombies".

This is not a problem in the game, but before the tab screen because Iconia A100. These games work on other tablets, without "fear contact."

Emissions

The system noise
From the A100 Iconia tab has no fan, this tablet work in absolute silence.

Temperature
Only measure the temperature changes a little on the table in standby mode. They were between 22.2 and 24.7 degrees Celsius (71.9F/76.5F) in the back of the unit. You could even be 25 degrees Celsius (77 F) in the front. Acer A100 becomes much warmer during charging.

The portion of the measured temperature rose to over 28.7 degrees Celsius (83.7F) on the back again. This rate was exceeded, with 29 degrees Celsius (84.2F). The hottest spot was at the top center of the screen. The small adapter were only a few degrees warmer than in slow motion during loading.

Speakers
The A100 has two small speakers Iconia hotel to the right of the box (horizontal) for audio output. The quality is not very satisfactory because the sound is not very compelling. Only a helmet would be appropriate to provide a much better sound quality. But that is not included in delivery.

The volume is controlled directly through the compressed rockers sound or the settings of the operating system Android.

Battery life
Power consumption is minimal during charging and 4.8 watts was also measured by the load. Compared to other tablets, the tablet Acer in midfield.

Our measurements also show that the power is unlikely that power when the tablet is off (0.3 watts). The card also uses almost no energy in standby mode, and (0.1 watts).

6-cell lithium-ion battery is equivalent to a capacity of 11.3 Wh. The battery has had to grapple in different test situations because of the Acer Iconia Tab A100 is a portable device that is intended to be used permanently without AC power.

The first test scenario, wireless surfing, the screen brightness was set so that the content was visible on the screen (afternoon). Web sites are loaded alternately in the test. The battery lasts 5 hours and 8 minutes.

H.264 video was demolished in the maximum brightness in the second scenario. All wireless modules have been disabled for now. We have measured a runtime of 292 minutes.

The tablet and its battery was put in charge with the game in the third test. The screen brightness set to maximum and the wifi is on. The battery lasted for 3:45 hours in this scenario.

For the final test, the tablet is not much to do: all wireless modules and GPS has been disabled and the screen was turned down. In this mode, the battery lasted exactly 8 hours and 10 minutes.

Compared Iconia Tab A500, younger brother to prove that it has nothing to be ashamed of. Iconia A100 battery lasted 7 minutes to charge more (3:45 against 3:38).

Verdict
Everything good is worth waiting for: Acer has done a good job on the ad Iconia A100, with few exceptions, and integrates seamlessly into existing compressed family. The launch was postponed due to compatibility problems, but the result is impressive.

The Iconia Tab A100 has everything you would expect from a modern compressed. Only built-in hard drive can be a little bigger. The unit is equipped with 8 GB which is certainly very little in the long run.

Wireless LAN (b / g / n standard) and Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR care of mobility. In addition, the A100 Iconia tab has a GPS receiver and can be used with Google Maps, among others. The tablet should not have gone from a browser installed on it, but can be installed through the Android Market.

Hardware, Nvidia Tegra 2, has shown its high performance in other units, such Iconia Tab A500. This system-on-a-chip solution also manages its tasks quickly in Iconia Tab A100.

7-inch glossy screen reflects very much the environment. Sometimes too much content and can hardly be detected in poor lighting conditions. Capacitive touch screen was weird, "fork" and in part not as it should. Stability angle of view is still a little 'behind our expectations.

With € 299 (wifi only), A100 Iconia tab is at a low price alone. Similar devices, such as Dell Streak 7 ", still cost more than € 35. In turn, the string of 7" has a 16 instead of 8 GB SSD hard drive, but is based on Android 2.2 so far.

The current sale price is only slightly less than the selling price of Acer. The A100 costs about € 100 Tab (€ 399) with wifi and 3G.

0 Fujitsu LifeBook S751 Notebook Review

On the fast lane. 14-inch Business Notebook Fujitsu LifeBook S751 is equipped with a fast Intel processor and SSD 128GByte. The UMTS radio with the SIM card has a built-in docking station and a secondary power supply is also included.

14-inch notebook model S751 vPro / SSD / UMTS is the latest in a series of professional Fujitsu Lifebook. As the name suggests, the unit sports the UMTS radio and SSD. In addition, this Lifebook S751 includes an Intel Core i7 2620m (2.7 GHz), 4 GB of RAM and a DVD burner.

SSD has a capacity of 128GByte. Intel HD 3000 GPU integrated into the processor takes care of the screen. The notebook is equipped with Matthew 14 "display (35.6 cm), and supports HD + with 1600x900 pixels.

Accessories include - as the best we've tested Lifebook E751 - a docking station, power supply and a secondary SIM card from O2 European operators. Fujitsu Lifebook MSRP for the S571 with vPro technology, SSD and integrated UMTS is 1,200 euros.

Specifications Fujitsu LifeBook S751 vPro/SSD/UMTS :

• Processor : Intel Core i7 2620M 2.7 GHz
• Mainboard : Intel QM67
• Memory : 4096 MB, Hynix HMT351S6BFR8C-H9, DDR3-1333 (667 MHz)
• Graphics adapter : Intel HD Graphics 3000, Core: 650 MHz, Memory: 650 - 1300 MHz, 8.15.10.2372
• Display : 14 inch 16:9, 1600x900 pixel, FUJ5C12, glossy: no
• Harddisk : Toshiba THNSNC128GMLJ, 128GB SSD module
• Soundcard : Realtek ALC269 @ Intel Cougar Point PCH - High Definition Audio Controller
• Connections : 1 Express Card 54mm, 2 USB 2.0, 1 USB 3.0, 1 VGA, 1 DisplayPort, 1 Kensington Lock, 1 Serial Port, 1 Docking Station Port, Audio Connections: Line-out / headphone, Card Reader: SD/MS/MSPro, 1 SmartCard, 1 Fingerprint Reader, 1 eSATA/USB combo
• Networking : Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 (10/1000MBit), Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 (abgn), 3.0 Bluetooth, 3G/UMTS
• Optical drive : TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS-L633F
• Size : height x width x depth (in mm): 35 x 340 x 245
• Weight : 2.3 kg Power Supply: 0.45 kg
• Battery : 67 Wh Lithium-Ion, 6 cell, 6200 mAh
• Price : 1200 Euro
• Operating System : Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit
• Additional features : Webcam: 1,3 Megapixel, Docking station, secondary power supply, Office 2010, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Norton Internet Security, Nero, Recovery-DVD Windows 7 Professional 64bit and 32 bit, 12 Months Warranty

Case

Visually LifeBook S751 corresponds to the appearance of the product line Fujitsu (Lifebook E751 and H710 Celsius) 1:01. If phone is held in black and white classic. For materials to continue using Fujitsu plastic. The shells of the keyboard cases are black and white again. Silver wrist rest and the edges of the sides has a worn look, as if they had been in use long (dirty white).

Fujitsu LifeBook treatment is sufficient. Like other models, which will have negative omen for the resistance against the pressure of failure lightweight plastic, especially on the back of the screen lid which can be pushed easily.

The two hinges of the screen now suitable, you can open the laptop with one hand. The base is still on the table and do not follow the path of the display. When closed, the stability of the base and monitor may be better because they rattle in the transport sector.

Connectivity

As for connectivity, offers Lifebook each connection that is currently required of a working environment. What is not included as a DVI connector, for example, is offered by the included docking station. For external USB devices, there are 3 connectors on the laptop, which is compatible with USB 3.0. One of the USB connectors offer "Every time I-USB-Charge" functionality, allowing you to charge mobile phones, MP3 players and other electronic devices while the notebook is off.

Additional interfaces available on Lifebook E751 is an eSATA / USB combo, Gigabit LAN RJ45 connector an an old RS232 serial port, and standard audio inputs / outputs for headphones and microphone. On the sides there is also an ExpressCard/54 slot and a smart card reader for use with such things as credit cards or insurance cards.

For connection to external monitors, bears Lifebook E751 a display port and an old analog D-Sub VGA connector.

The placement of Fujitsu laptop connectors are acceptable, which are easily accessible and the layout is sensible. Two USB ports are too close together, however, connectors, thick or USB drives is not possible to connect to both at once.

The card reader on the front of the base is compatible with SD / MMC and MS / MS Pro flash cards, but lacks a dust cover, exposure to environmental hazards. This problem can be mitigated by maintaining a MemoryStick Pro card connected to it, in fact, is the seal.

It is a modular drive slot on the right side; In this model, hosts the DVD drive, but alternatively, a second battery, hard drive, SSD, or Blu-Ray can be changed as needed. Those who simply want to reduce the weight of the laptop can not simply install a plastic cover empty.

Communications
Fujitsu LifeBook E751 offers several ways to get on the network: Gigabit RJ45 interface for a cable or 802.11 b / g / n WiFi with dual antenna for wireless connections. Moreover, as the Lifebook E751 sport Bluetooth 3.0, and a radio integrated 3G/UMTS, who had a SIM card can be activated by calling the O2, with the first month free.

LifeBook E751 offers three tariffs in Germany: The fixed daily price € 2.95 from midnight to midnight, every month, "solid 500" 9.95, and 500 MB transfer volume, while the second monthly "flat 5000" with the volume move 5GByte of 24.95 million. There is no SIM lock, so all the SIM card with local suppliers can be used for selection.

Security
LIFEBOOK E751 is equally well equipped for the security of a biometric log-in fingerprint sensor security. It features two Kensington lock connection, a laptop computer, the docking station. For maximum safety, LifeBook sports Computrace enabled BIOS with ATP (Advanced Theft Protection), an integrated slot for smart cards and TPM.

Theft or loss of ATP to trace the portable GPS, and WiFi for a speedy recovery. Alternatively, ATP can not delete the contents of the remote hard disk. Spooks seems to be loved and hated this notebook. More information about the ATP can be found here.

Guarantee
This model includes 12 months to collect and bring / take the service, which can be extended with service packs up to 5 years. Fujitsu online store offers different service packages in place or put into service. Extension to 5 years bring-in service fee Euro 72.50, with delivery service € 353.40. The service includes on-site, off-line as a visit from a technician. All expenses, including hours of work, travel and parts are covered by this service. Additional service packages can not be purchased until 90 days after purchase.

Accessories
It 'became a way of Fujitsu does not limit the essential accessories for more than a couple of quick start guides or brochures. Laptop with a series of CDs and DVDs. These include a recovery DVD for Windows 7 (32bit and 64bit), Nero 9 Essentials and driver disks and manuals for the system as well as Premium Suite 2011 includes the Corel Home Office, Abby PDF Transformer 3.0, and a variety of software Corel graphics and Serif. Pre-installed is also a 60-day trial version of Norton Internt Security 2011.

In addition to the many DVD, there is another power station and a host of consideration for Lifebook E / S series. Unfortunately, this docking station does not match the 14 "size of the LifeBook S751 model, so that it extends to the right.

The docking station extends Lifebook E751 with 4x USB 2.0, 1x VGA, 1x DVI, 1x Display Port, 1x Parallel and 1x eSATA. Besides, the laptop will be charged by shore power.

Also available in the shop of Fujitsu secondary batteries (Li-Ion 6-cell battery with 3800 mAh, 41 Wh) for 133 euros, he enrolled modular expansion slot, so it can be exchanged in lieu the DVD.

Input Devices

Keyboard
Fujitsu Lifebook E751 offers a white, waterproof QWERTY keyboard with 86 keys and a separate numeric keypad. The keyboard uses the entire width of the notebook, 1.5 cm on each side, were not used. Use the arrow keys are very small, such as Fujitsu Celsius H710, or E751 Lifebook.

Fujitsu invests in 6 special keys above the keyboard. One of the key, for example, immediately stops the operating system. Another key opens a menu with presets for direct selection of power settings. Yet another special key to open a screen for direct management of networks.

Between "GHB" buttons, there is a point of the route that can be used instead of a mouse. During testing we noticed no noise of negative type. The individual keys have a very soft pressure point.

Touchpad
In front of the keyboard, there is a touchpad with a knobbed surface supports gestures. The scroll area which is often found on the right edge of the touchpad on this laptop is missing. Gliding around the touchpad area works well, you can feel each button.

The front has two buttons act as - you guessed it - the mouse buttons. The fingerprint sensor is located between them. The touchpad can be disabled with "Fn + F4" key combination. The fact that both the touchpad and the trackpoint always get on / off assembly is quite annoying, however, we have already complained about the same on Lifebook E751.

Webcams
Centered on the HD + is an integrated 1.3 megapixel webcam for use with Skype or any other software you want.

Display
Our version of the LifeBook E751 are equipped with an LED-backlit 14-inch screen has a resolution of 1600x900 pixels (HD +) in the municipality in 16:9 format.

The matte screen is almost entirely non-reflecting. Additional monitors can be connected via VGA and the screen-Port connector to work with multiple monitors simultaneously. The contents of the desktop can be spread across all screens or cloned, to show the same on each monitor or projector. External resolutions up to 2560x1600 pixels are supported.

The video output is in charge of the HD 3000 GPU, which has its own RAM, so you need to borrow what you need from the system RAM is reduced to about 3.6 GB

With a maximum brightness, we took nine of the screen measures 14 "and took values ​​between 170 and 187 cd / m² (average 175.4 cd / m²). Uniformity of lighting was 91 percent. A measured value of 1.19 black cd / m² brightness 150:1 contrast peak.

Visually, the colors of the HD screen makes an impression quite good and quite busy. Like its big brother, the LifeBook E751 is the color space measured is slightly offset from the reference values ​​for sRGB, Apple RGB. As for the image to Adobe RGB color space, we're not even close to matching him. (Left photo) The images of our test model in progress, LifeBook E751 looks like they use the same type of panel.

Outside, the contents of the screen 14 "was still recognizable in direct sunlight. The intensity of the test video was heard outside, but its colors are still recognizable.

Outdoor work with vPro Fujitsu E751 / UMTS was still possible in any lighting condition, but out of bright light, the panel has reached its limits with the average brightness.

Fujitsu Lifebook S751 For Wall also viewing angles are not exceptional, but only from points of view against the optimal or slightly sideways content differs from the screen provides enough recognizable. Vertical screen rotation of 45 degrees up or down, to lighten the image or reverse quickly.

Performance
Treatment in the Lifebook S751 is led by a Core i7 with two cores at 2.7 GHz showed 2620m This processor is based on Sandy Bridge architecture, with 624 million transistors, sports 4MByte L3 cache on the size of the tablet 149 mm ², with Intel's 32 nm manufacturing process. With hyperthreading, 4 threads can be processed simultaneously. Turbo allows overclocking to 3.4 GHz cores if cooling is necessary, always enough.

Using DPC Latency Checker Thesycon, latency test possible interfaces, which can cause errors in the synchronization of external hardware. As the screen shows all the measures were green. No restrictions are envisaged, in particular audio-video I / O.

Maxon Cinebench R10 rendering by simple reference (64 bits) LIFEBOOK S751 reaches 5479 points. In Cinebench R10 Rendering (64 bit) multi, Fujitsu Notebook achieved 11,535 points, there is a very good score earning a spot on the podium. Only ThinkPad X220T EliteBook 8460p and is faster. For Cinebench R11.5 (64-bit CPU design) LIFEBOOK S751 leads our list for this marker.

With 12 383 points in the PC Mark Vantage, the Lifebook S751 did not reach the podium, but it is well ahead of the fifth position in the Sony Vaio PCV-Z21Q9E (1276 points).

In the last PC Benchmark Tool Mark 7 on the test system scored over 3280 points and is up to 43% ahead of our competitors, Fujitsu and other systems. Lenovo L420 NYV4UGE (-40%), Toshiba Tecra R840-11E (-35%), the HP 6460b ProBook LG645EA (-29%), Fujitsu Lifebook LH531 (-43%), Fujitsu LifeBook E751 (-33%).

The video output is handled by the integrated Intel GPU HD 3000. Intel has made significant improvements to graphics performance GPU HD 3000 Sandy Bridge over the Intel GMA series dark. This match integrated GPU entry level discrete GPU and NVIDIA GeForce 310 or Radeon HD 5450), for example. Thank you to turbo boost, the HD 3000 GPU performance benefits of a dynamic clocked between 650 MHz and 1200 MHz. In addition, access to the GPU CPU L3 cache.

Video and 3D graphics performance Intel HD 3000 in the Fujitsu Lifebook S751 corresponds to the expected level of this card, except for the 3DMark06 score. 3D Mark 2001se For 7796 we have taken note of the points were 3D Mark 03 3D Mark 7910 points 05 showed a score of 6131. The Lifebook S751 performed particularly well in 3DMark06 with 3782 points. With that, our test unit is about the Lifebook E751 (-4%).

Strangulation

If you want to see the 2620m Core i7 Fujitsu Lifebook S751 strangled trend, we used different tools to produce a 100% load the CPU and GPU. Most of the time, the stress test will simulate the noise of the fan and the flow of exhaust air warms significantly.

If the CPU starts to overheat, as some laptops, such as the Sony Vaio VPC-EH1M1E/W.G4 example, the CPU clock speed can be slowed down to just below the base rate, which is known as the limitation CPU.

The Fujitsu Lifebook S751 not show this effect. Even with a maximum power draw for long periods of time, the Core i7 2620m, the Lifebook E751 remained in clock speed of 2.7 GHz

Hard disk performance
LIFEBOOK S751 packs a Toshiba SSD THNSNC128GMLJ 128Gbyte model. This solid state drives connected via SATA II/300-interface, scoring 187.74 MB / s sequential read with "AS SSD" benchmark tool. For sequential writes, it still managed 167.89 Mb / s. Like other SSDs, there is a performance conspicious when you read or write 4K data blocks.

Apart from the advantage of speed compared to hard drives, SSDs are completely silent and shock resistant, ideal for laptops, that take the time to travel between home and work.

Gaming Performance
Integrated HD 3000 GPU is only marginally suited for gaming. You can see how the HD 3000 GPU is 14-inch laptop, we tested a variety of games. We installed the "Mafia II" as the internal benchmark tests, the GPU will ask a lot - too much integrated with the Intel GPU, the game was completely unplayable at any resolution / detail level.

"Dirt 3" has allowed us to get a couple of turns in the snow, but stutters a bit 1366x768 and frame rates only improved with a lower resolution and detail settings.

FIFA 11 and the nation, however Trackmania always played as planned at all resolutions, frame rates correspond to the values ​​measured in our database.

Game occasional flash games, or games on HD 3000 GPU Windows works well. A lot of graphics, the games are best avoided.

To see which games work in this integrated GPU, please check the current game titles in our extensive database "Video games on mobile graphics."

Emissions

Noise emissions
One of the weaknesses Lifebook S751 is the noise level. Even in standby mode, the cooling system had to work much harder than the big LifeBook E751 model. In standby mode, the maximum brightness, the fan has already heard at 36.6 dB (A).

Under load the fan to circulate more air and accelerates accordingly. We noted a maximum of 41.6 dB (A) after taking our measures. But the noise is audible only directly from the laptop, with a few meters, the air stream has become inaudible.

Vibration typical of the hard drive reads and writes were conspicuously absent as Fujitsu has built an SSD instead of a conventional disc with rotation of the plates in the Lifebook S751, and neither the sound or vibration.

Temperature
Like its big brother, Lifebook E751 model suffers from a lot of heat loss. Even in slow, measured at the bottom of the laptop up to 33.5 degrees C (92 F) in some places. Surface temperature was 3 degrees C lower.

Load, the surface temperature increased significantly. Maximum value of 44.6 degrees (113 F) was measured with a cooling hole is located. Measurements of the upper surface also increased, but not high enough. Temperatures continued to rise between 28.3 and 31.4 degrees (89 F) on the wrist rest and touchpad.

Food is taxed at both the stress test, we measured 50.5 degrees Celsius (123 F) compared to 31.6 degrees Celsius (89 F) at idle.

Speakers
As for sound, Fujitsu has a lot to learn, or outsource, because this model, the speakers are barely adequate to play system sounds. The two manufacturers of noise on the keyboard to the left and right could not convince in our tests. Music sounds natural and metal, even at low volume. Plus you turned the volume, the worst was the noise.

Battery life
LIFEBOOK S751 the standby power consumption is only 0.3 watts when turned off, falling to 0.2 watts. Fujitsu offers an optional zero-watt power supply that does not use energy when the laptop is off.

In standby mode with maximum brightness, saving energy and the WiFi features, up to 13.3 watts of output is taken. The maximum power consumption, measured at full load with maximum brightness, saving energy and the characteristics of WiFi on, was 72.9 watts.

Fujitsu Lifebook Power S751 mobile 6-cell lithium-ion battery, which has a capacity of 6200 mA. As always, we tested the runtime. In our first heat BatteryEater "Classic Test" (maximum screen brightness, WiFi radio ctivated), the battery managed 1 hour and eight minutes, seven minutes Futjitsu E751.

In "Test Drive" with a maximum energy-saving wireless radios off and minimum screen brightness with battery up to 357 minutes. Surf on the WiFi connection is available for 3 hours and 10 minutes with the screen at a comfortable brightness.

DVD playback run for 1 hour and 18 minutes with all power-saving radios and wireless disabled. The cycle of the battery charge lasts 140 minutes.

Verdict
LIFEBOOK S751 vPro / SSD / UMTS points in several categories: mobility, SSD and a good result almost all benchmarks. With its integrated UMTS module without a SIM card, the laptop immediately ready to work in the field. The 14-inch LED-backlit display offers HD resolution of 1600x900 pixels. It is non-reflective (matte), making it a good choice for outdoor use. Unfortunately, the viewing angles are not very high.

The core consists of an Intel Core i7 2620m GPU HD 3000, 4GB of RAM and a DVD burner. On the contrary, the hard drive, you get the 128 GB SSD, this is particularly evident in the rapid boot times and application load. In addition, SSD drives are shock-proof and quiet, compared to hard drives.

Less favorable to the poor battery life, as well as continuous cooling system noise, spoil the picture. Accessories including vPro Fujitsu S751 Mobile / SSD / UMTS includes a variety of DVD media, a secondary power source and a cot. The MSRP for the S751 vPro Lifebook / SSD / UMTS in this version is 1250 euros.

0 Toshiba Satellite R850-127 Notebook Review

Toshiba offers a 15.6-inch laptop made with adequate performance, a wide range of interfaces, a matte screen and good battery life of around € 999. R850-127 The satellite can be considered as a multimedia notebook business.

The laptop is available in retail stores with the state of the art equipment. The popular Core Intel Core i5-2410M takes care of processing work and the graphics solution is rather unknown to the GeForce 6450M, AMD. The latter has a dedicated 1 GB of DDR3 RAM. An in-house, is 128 GB SSD installed in the configuration of the -127 mass memory.

The R850 Satellite is a light version of the Toshiba Tecra range of business and has a similar construction compared to the previous test Tecra R850-11P. However, all the features of the company have been removed and has a docking port, fingerprint reader, trackpoint or the Internet through a broadband connection integrated into the phone. The display port has been replaced with an HDMI port and 500GB hard drive was replaced by a SSD, in the case of our test device. In addition, an AMD graphics card is installed.

Specifications Toshiba Satellite R850-127 :

• Processor : Intel Core i5 2410M 2.3 GHz
• Mainboard : Intel HM65
• Memory : 4096 MB, DDR3, 1.333 MHz
• Graphics adapter : AMD Radeon HD 6450M - 1024 MB, Core: 600 MHz, Memory: 800 MHz, DDR3
• Display : 15.6 inch 16:9, 1366x768 pixel, glossy: no
• Harddisk : Toshiba THNSNC128GBSJ, 128GB
• Soundcard : Realtek ALC269
• Connections : 2 USB 2.0, 1 USB 3.0, 1 VGA, 1 HDMI, 1 Kensington Lock, 1 eSata, Audio Connections: headphone/microphone combo socket, Card Reader: card reader: 8in1 (SD, SDXC, SDHC, MS, MS-Pro, MMC, MMC+, xD-Picture Card)
• Networking : Intel 82579V Gigabit Network Connection (10/1000MBit), Atheros AR9002WB-1NG Wireless Network Adapter (bgn), 3.0 + HS Bluetooth
• Optical drive : TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS-U633J
• Size : height x width x depth (in mm): 20.8 x 379 x 252
• Weight : 2.5 kg
• Battery : 66 Wh Lithium-Ion
• Price : 999 Euro
• Operating System : Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
• Additional features : Webcam: VGA WebCam

Case
The Toshiba R850 is matte black for the most part. Only the touch screen hinges and covered with bright silver paint. The palm rest and the screen has a double texture. Otherwise, only smooth, matte black plastic they are. They have a high print quality and provide fingerprints and grease stains a difficult time.

Provided by the manufacturer of the laptop is very stable because of the honeycomb structure contains, among other things. And indeed, the basic unit only raised a lot of power and the degree of melancholy creaking. Wrist Support, and behind the keyboard can not be depressed.

If you provide just a little more than one optical drive bay. Honeycomb structure does not seem to have kept a consistent basis. This may be due to the maintenance of the four covers that occupy about one third of the fund. Only moderate pressure sufficient to deform the plastic here. The battery is firmly in the holder.

The base station must be kept low to display 8 mm when you open the lid, it will also increase the contrast. We also need both hands to rotate the screen. Bridge screen can be just a little 'depressed, a modest force. The hinges are an extract from the screen, but usually leave a little shaken '. In general, stability is still mobile, however, are suitable.

Connectivity
Generously awarded Toshiba laptop interfaces. Therefore, in addition to two USB 2.0 ports and Ethernet port, there is also an eSATA / USB 2.0 combo port (right) with a function of the raw material. If you do not want or can not use very thin lids that will not be able to use all the USB ports as it is placed very close to each other. If you prefer to connect a USB 3.0 instead of eSATA hard drive, there is one on the other side of the laptop.

There is also a card reader (SD, SDHC, Memory Stick, MultiMediaCard, xD-Picture Card) and a VGA port, with enough space on the USB 3.0 port on the left. Unlike businesses R850 Tecra laptop, the display port has been replaced by HDMI. Toshiba just made cuts in the audio jacks, so now I have microphone and headphone jack to share the front right.

The location to the port could be very heavy. The usable space on the desk next to the laptop can be greatly reduced when multiple cables are connected.

Communications
Satellite offers WLAN b / g / n and Bluetooth 3.0 + SA, and wireless communication options. This, Gigabit LAN is also on board. Unfortunately, there is no option for the mobile Internet via UMTS, but there is a covered slot for a SIM card in the battery compartment.

Guarantee
The standard warranty of the laptop is limited to two years, including on-site service in Germany and Austria. It can be extended to four years of on-site next business across Europe for a maximum of € 190.

Input Devices

Keyboard
Toshiba has chosen two of many other manufacturers currently on a Chiclet keyboard design. So the keys are inserted individually into the base unit. Keys aircraft, it is hard not to bridge the gap between two buttons. The keypad is available for entering numbers quickly. Status LEDs for num lock and caps lock keys are a handy feature.

The decline of the keys is quite short, but the clear pressure point allows the keyboard to look good. Keys rattle a little when typing quickly, but the noise is still at an acceptable level. We noticed that negatively room key in our sample responded poorly in the front right corner in the test. This resulted in many spelling mistakes that could be corrected by pressing the center.

On the left side of the speaker opening, together with the power button, there are two shortcut keys. Eco Utility Toshiba opens showing the use of approximate power laptop and well-organized, advanced settings for power saving. The second key to open the display changes from Windows 7, which is also available via the key combination Windows + P. Allows you to change the combination of different monitor.

Touchpad
The touch pad has all the familiar multi-touch. You can zoom, rotate and scroll with two fingers. And 'tactile well separated from the niche than the rest of the wrist, and reflects closely the movements of the upper corners. In addition, the driver offers a wide range of additional features, such as moving back and forth in your browser.

In any case, it makes sense to take more software and remove all unnecessary functions like a laptop computer behavior may surprise you otherwise. The touchpad can be disabled, and there is a connection between the keyboard and the touchpad when external mouse is in use.

By replacing the mouse button is not reason to rave. Typing feel is not bad, but the key to radiate so hard, cheap-sounding noise that you quickly get used to clicking on the touchpad (tapping on your fingers). In addition, the keys are glossy and fingerprints very clearly.

Alternative keyboard and mouse are the same as the R850 Tecra - except for two things: The satellite does not have a trackpoint or a fingerprint reader.

Display
The system works with a screen resolution of 1366x768 pixels. An unusual setting to see other manufacturers typically offer much more in this price range, for example, 1600x900 pixels. The matte screen is also from Toshiba, and is called TOS5091.

The average brightness of 250 cd/m2 is nearly well enough. 268 cd/m2 231 cd/m2 matters right, but to the naked eye is not able to see this. However, a large black book with a 121:1 contrast is painful to the device, which would also rely on an acute multi-media consumer.

AdobeRGB color spectrum is not about to be covered, as expected. That's almost the same with the sRGB less demanding. But probably not a problem for most users, who normally plays an important role in the professional image and video editing.

Unlike the R850 Tecra, Toshiba has opted for a different view. Fortunately, we notice an improvement in the screen age. The satellite screen is a bright light and is also much more homogeneous. As can be seen in the comparison range of colors, the color space of the satellite is also a little more.

Basically, the screen can be marked with a matte surface on the outside. To avoid unwanted reflections. In sunlight, the brightness is not enough to present the content readable. However, it is possible to work very well with the laptop when the position of the light source is selected wisely embarrassing.

Display viewing angle stability is not particularly good, but compared to other notebooks in its class, is not so bad. The image remains visible for a long horizontal deviations. But only a very distorted image can be seen in a vertical field of view in strong deviations.

Performance
Toshiba launches Satellite R850-127 with the state of the art equipment. Intel Core i5-2410M processor will be located in the upper medium, because it can work with a lot of power reserves due to Hyper-Threading and Turbo Boost 2.0. AMD Radeon HD 6450M used as a graphics device. The graphics card entry level has a 1 GB video memory and clocks with a frequency of 600 MHz. Unfortunately, the graphics solution for AMD does not change internal graphics for the GPU built into the processor, which is known to Nvidia Optimus. Normally active at all times, energy consumption increases dedicated GPU and battery life is reduced.

Working memory is a module installed 4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz. A second RAM-bar can be easily added via a maintenance cover on the laptop at the base. However, 4 GB of RAM is sufficient for most applications. As a special feature that uses Satellite R850-127 128GB SSD in a mass memory. The hard drive is also easily accessible via a maintenance cover. Its impact on system performance is given below.

Alternatively, to R850-127, there is also another model in the range of satellites R850: The R850-14T. However, this laptop has a conventional 500 GB hard drive and no dedicated graphics chip. In contrast, R850-14T available to start at 700 € in the various stores.

Cinebench show the race faster than the CPU in this laptop can not exploit its performance limits. Although it does not come to the dreaded bottleneck, CPU clock has a hard time exceeded 2.7 GHz and therefore not achieving the 2.9 GHz potential.

R850-127 Satellite There is thus the only field average CPU benchmark CPU Cinebench Cinebench R10 rendering R11.5 single and multiplayer. Graphics card rewards Cinebench R10 Cinebench R11.5 and OpenGL shading, and laptops without dedicated graphics units, such as the Toshiba Tecra R850 behind. However, the AMD Radeon HD 6450M I have to admit defeat in the face of popular Nvidia GeForce 540M (Aspire 4830TG) and his older brother, the AMD Radeon HD 6470M-Sony VAIO CA1S1E.

Toshiba laptop reaches a record of PCMark Vantage. It tops most notebooks with the same processor and graphics card 10 378 points. This is clearly due to the SSD as it also greatly accelerates the system subjectively.

The desktop appears after only 15 seconds after pressing the power button. All programs are loaded only 10 seconds later. The stop is about just as quickly see that the laptop is off correctly after 12 seconds. This proves again that the medium and the GPU processor can be greatly improved by a SSD and services subjective processing speed of more than one CPU or GPU upgrade.

We can not praise the installed AMD Radeon HD 6450M graphics card in 3DMark much. The score is less than laptops with Nvidia GeForce 540 in all cases and can not compete with laptops that have an Intel Core i5-2410M integrated Intel HD 3000 graphics solution. So one wonders if you use a dedicated graphics card makes no sense here.

Now we installed the SSD rating. It's solid state disk from Toshiba, the model number THNSNC128GBSJ. The user is reduced from 103 GB for a total of 128 GBS.

No wonder that the SSD hard left behind with a newspaper writing, respectively, the frequency reading of 170, respectively, 180 MB / s access time of 0.4 ms. But how the price compared to other flash SSD? The SSD is not as convincing. Speed ​​Reading and writing are not bad, but can not follow the popular 3 Series OCZ Vertex has an average transfer rate of 300 Mb / s. Memory is also behind competing products in critical tests 4K.


Gaming Verdict
Although Satellite R850-127 is not the typical gaming notebook with its equipment, on average, yet wide variety of connections and good quality, we will briefly address the laptop to suit involved here. We tested it in a card company Bad Thurs Battlefield 2, Call of Duty and Black Ops third Dirt In summary, most games run smoothly on low settings. But if it's still fun to play your favorite games with a resolution of 800x600 pixels and no graphical effects are attractive something you have to decide for themselves.

Emissions

System Noise
The laptop also has the SSD quiet in terms of system noise. The laptop will remain constant at 31 dB (A) applications slowed and less demanding and is almost inaudible.

Significantly increase the fan speed under load and push the laptop to a field higher than noise. As a consolation, we can say that the fan remains constant and is not bothered by a button or permanently, turning on and off yourself. Fans quickly reduce the speed of his barely audible in the state as demand decreases.

Temperature
The laptop remains pleasantly cool at rest and not to exceed 28ТАC. The rest of the doll is only 3ТАC warmer than room temperature and 22.4ТАC 21ТАC. The touchpad becomes abnormally hot, and can be subjectively confirmed 27.7ТАC measure temperature. Although it is irritating at first, not the use is of particular concern. The satellite reached a maximum load 25ТАC down. This rate may even use the device in your lap.

Laptop heats mainly on his left side during loading. While the wrist rest are pretty good 33ТАC, the R850-127 43ТАC heated to the left on the keyboard. Although it is highly unlikely that a hand to rest here is a high temperature for the summit. As in the bottom of the laptop is heated to about 41ТАC in the center. Here clearly feel the heat when the laptop is used in the knees. We recommend using the laptop on a solid surface in this state, to also ensure better cooling.

The stress test
The processor and graphics card are responsible for more than an hour in the stress test (Furmark, Prime95). The book makes a good show here. Measured temperatures remain well below a maximum 100ТАC 84ТАC (hwinfo estimate), and is in the green field. However, the manufacturer seems to have strangled the CPU a little and not exceeding 2.7 GHz

Speakers
The two speakers are between the keyboard and the screen in the perforated design for them. Classical music and rock and pop songs are not pretty. The laptop can not play right technology and the house - but not down, which has, It should not have high expectations here, either. The R850 is preferably connected to an external audio system or used with headphones for movies and music.

Battery
The power consumption during normal use within the expected range. With 10.9 watts, barely higher than the R850 Tecra slowed to a maximum brightness and disabled the WLAN module. On the other hand uses 15-inch lot more power under load. The laptop needs an average of 48 watts in the 2006th Satellite 3DMark 64 watts to operate under the stress load test results.

Toshiba uses a removable lithium-ion 6-cell and a capacity of 66 Wh. It keeps R850-127 is more than half past seven in the most favorable conditions in BatteryEater test drives. The lifetime of laptop battery goes seven, Toshiba States. If, however, determined at the highest rate is only at idle with a reduced screen brightness without using the WLAN.

The notebook will be a little 'less than five hours of Internet browsing adapted practical brightness of the display and use of energy-saving operation. Portable DVD merger ends a maximum brightness of over 200 minutes. Star Wars - Episode III, did not even play for so long (140 minutes). But if you want to see The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King (192 minutes), you should have a fully charged battery.

The satellite achieved a duration of 84 minutes in the conventional test BatteryEater full load and display their maximum brightness. Not a good time, but it is not surprising considering power consumption up to 64 watts. Unlike the R850 Tecra, the satellite must accept less than two hours due to the evolution of AMD graphics card. How long the load varies from a few minutes.

Verdict
The Toshiba Satellite R850-127 is a laptop with minor flaws, but overall, it is quite feasible. You can make your case well and made it clear, and provides user input devices midfielder. The device is ahead of some of its rivals in terms of diversity of eSATA and USB 3.0, have already been installed in over VGA and HDMI. Although the screen is matte and glossy, and therefore suitable for outdoor use, can not be recommended for media players or the fans due to its low contrast and color levels.

Performance is sufficient for normal home use. The system is particularly was revalued in the SSD accelerates the startup and launch applications. If you wish, you can experiment with computer games with low settings, so. Noise and the development temperature is pleasantly a few simple steps, while the fan can be a difficult load. The battery life of 4-5 hours of browsing the wireless practice should be sufficient for most users.

Summary, the handset can be recommended. However, do not forget the part, much less expensive than the competition. However, if you are looking for a well-made laptop good equipment, you can find the correct device Toshiba R850-127.

0 Packard Bell EasyNote NX69-HR-127GE Notebook Review

Small 14-inch Acer subsidiary, Packard Bell, has attracted the eye for the first time at IFA 2011. The device is available in online stores of the time. The first thing for you: 14-inch screen framed by a thin frame, a 13.3-inch case. Here the manufacturer has taken advantage of the increased size of the display.

But the NX69 is not only a Dazzler. Technical awakens curiosity, bringing the price much less than 700 €. Nvidia GeForce 2410M Intel Core i5 GT alongside the 540, although the 14 inches makes it a powerful and strong player. Discover the pros and cons, we found that the Packard Bell NX69-HR-127GE our full review.

Specifications Packard Bell EasyNote NX69-HR-127GE :

• Processor : Intel Core i5 2410M 2.3 GHz
• Mainboard : Intel HM65
• Memory : 4096 MB, PC3-10700 667MHz Elpida
• Graphics adapter : NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M - 1024 MB, Core: 672 MHz, Memory: 900 MHz, DDR3, ForceWare 268.00
• Display : 14 inch 16:9, 1366x768 pixel, LG Display LP140WH6-TJA1
• Harddisk : WDC WD5000BPVT-22HXZT1, 500GB 5400rpm
• Soundcard : Intel Cougar Point PCH - High Definition Audio Controller
• Connections : 2 USB 2.0, 1 USB 3.0, 1 VGA, 1 HDMI, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: line out/SPDIF, microphone, Card Reader: SD/MMC/MS/MS-Pro/xD/SDX
• Networking : Atheros AR8151 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller (10/100/1000MBit), Atheros AR5B97 Wireless Network Adapter (bgn), 3.0+HS Bluetooth
• Optical drive : MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ8A2AS
• Size : height x width x depth (in mm): 28.7 x 329.4 x 227.3
• Weight : 2.089 kg Power Supply: 0.391 kg
• Battery : 60 Wh Lithium-Ion, 6000mAh
• Operating System : Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
• Additional features : Webcam: 1.3MP, multi-purpose mouse pad, Photoshop Elements 9, Nero 9, 24 Months Warranty, aluminum lid

Case
Those who want to show a little luxury EasyNote NX69 seems to be fulfilled. Matte surfaces do an adequate job at the same time feeling of elegance. The 14 incher is presentable in touch with customers, on the one hand, and can be put in private value of the other.

We can not give NX69 called "light". However, with 2089 grams (4.6 lb), plus 391 grams (0.86 lb) with the adapter, the 14-inch 300 grams (0.66 lb) lighter than the Asus X43SV (14 ") or 50 g (0.11 pounds) lighter than the weight Aspire 4830TG is quite high for a 13.3-inch -. and that is exactly the size we have to do with Dell Vostro V130 (13.3 ") which is completely covered of aluminum was significantly brighter with 1.63 kg, Aspire One weighs just 3830TG 1.89 kg (3.5 kg). But we are not sorry to Packard Bell weight as a long (built) 6000 mAh simply a heavy weight.

The user can enjoy high-end surfaces of the box. The hinges are firm and secure grip on the top and do not tend to fail. The maximum opening angle of 150 degrees is perfect for portable use. One hand is required to open the lid - the basic unit is quite heavy at the table alone.

You can only make the base a bit when taken with both hands at his side. The plastic base plate does not have any openings, even for the RAM. This is unfavorable for the update, but very favorable for the stability of the base compact. The pressure may lead to blows in the area of ​​the optical drive.

Wrist Support Pad prove to be very rigid. Hands do not slip on the larger areas and not to leave fingerprints in silver.

Connectivity
Interfaces are not one of the strengths EasyNote NX69. The three USB ports, one is USB 3.0, is sufficient for printer, mouse or USB hard drive. eSATA, ExpressCard34/54 or even a docking port is not installed. External monitors can be connected via HDMI or VGA.

The location can not counter the cable clutter. VGA and HDMI cables are heavy unfortunately the left frontal region. The cables can get in the way of a left-handed mouse. At least the Ethernet port is located at the extreme right rear, so that cables can easily be diverted from the work area. Unfortunately, the USB 3.0 port on the right is way ahead. External hard drives or other USB 3.0 devices that are permanently connected to collide with a mouse right-handed.

Communication
In addition to Project N WLAN (Atheros AR5B97), Bluetooth 3.0 + HS is also installed in wireless technology NX69. Atheros AR8151 Driver The Gigabit Ethernet can transfer data as fast as possible. An internal module for HSPA mobile Internet access would have been the highlight.

Software
There is no recovery DVD for Windows 7 Home Premium included (64 bits). Therefore, buyers to create their own image data carrier with MyBackup. Packard Bell notebooks includes the full version of Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 as usual. Nero 9, a complete package for burning DVD / CD and video single and image editing are also included. Social networking is a request for access to Facebook, Flickr or YouTube at a time. The keyboard has its own key to start the program.

Features
Mobile devices such as smartphones or hand-helds can be recharged via USB 3.0 without turning on the EasyNote NX (battery icon in the harbor).

Guarantee
The manufacturer's warranty is 24 months. The extended warranty is a PB grades 3 year warranty that can be purchased for € 69. It covers accidental damage insurance. Additional charges for shipping, labor and parts are covered. The laptop will be picked up.

Input Devices

Keyboard
The keys are spaced on a bed of silver plastic mat. The keystrokes are flush with the surface, which facilitates cleaning. Since there is no numeric keypad, the design is generous. The enter key, space and back are very large and the arrow keys are clearly separated from the others. The volume buttons and the major social networks are on the extreme right (opens these applications).

Unfortunately, the keys are spongy and light running (but a clear point of pressure). The key is the end of the short, medium and coils on the keyboard while typing hard. Overall, the keyboard provides inaccurate information.

Touchpad
While the mouse pad (Synaptics ClickPad v8.0) does not see the right and left, which is under the pad surface. In front of the buffer zone tilts down when you take advantage of a quiet and stop click noise. Fast clicking is a bit 'difficult, because the key to fall short.

The surface is very high (11.2 cm / 4.4 ") and sensitive to the edge. The surface is very smooth and smooth browsing offer resistance. Vertical scroll bar (finger control) is directly" Mouse Keys ", so the lower part of the whole surface. This is a pleasant, because we can not sail down. horizontal scroll bar is also available (the default setting is locked). ClickPad control allows full-motion multi-touch way.

Display
Packard Bell to build the 14-inch (35.6 cm) with a resolution of 1366x768 pixels (HD 16:9). Because a narrow frame to build a TFT, which can be a thin plastic sheet in front of the screen, only the size of the NX69 is a 13.3-inch device. Equipment has a large frame is usually a diagonal screen size 13.4 "(33.8 cm).

The type of anti-glare screen (Model: LP140WH6-TJA1) can convince us not. The average brightness, contrast is low and the color spectrum is narrow. With a value of 1.44 cd/m2 black evaluating a 140:1 contrast. Give a greater contrast intensely bright colors Glare-type if not prevent them from dull and pale.

The color spectrum is narrow, as measured by the color calibrator shows i1Display X-Rite. AdobeRGB (t) and sRGB (t) is not even close to being covered. The higher the quality, 16-inch Sony Vaio FHD F22 (t) shows that this is possible. Design professionals could be deterred by this, but it will not annoy the end user much more.

We measure an average of 196 cd/m2. The luminance meter registers a maximum of 208 cd/m2 in the upper right corner. Given the mobility rate is 300 cd/m2 brightness than would have been desirable. Samsung shows this perfectly in his series 9: 900X1B & 900X3A.

14-inch TFT display is the perfect partner for a balcony or roof garden because of its reflective surface, and only the average brightness. We are experiencing disturbing reflections, even in overcast conditions, which can not be removed with a drop shadow.

Horizontal viewing angles are pretty good. We can also read the screenplay deviated about 40 degrees from the front. Script below will read up to about 40 degrees, when you see waves down (vertically). However, the color begins to turn sharper than 10 degrees (faded images, color, turning).

Performance
Packard Bell installs an Intel Core i5-2410M EasyNote NX69-HR-127GE. The heart of Intel dual processor family existing bridge of sand is headed for UC mill found in many laptop models at this time. Mid-range processor with a clock standard 2.3 GHz can provide a slight performance increase with 2.0 Intel Turbo Boost.

Thus, the processor can be overclocked if needed. The clock is raised to 2.9 GHz when only one core is required (two cores: 2.6 GHz). Assuming that sufficient cooling, the processor also clocked higher (> 2.9 GHz). But we did not find that in this case slim (cooling capacity limited).

Graphics chip, graphics, HD 3000, the embedded processor (650-1100 MHz). This allows the use of the Nvidia GeForce Optimus 540m. HDD is equipped with a Western Digital WD5000BPVT-22HXZT1 (500 GB, 5400 rpm).

Turbo to reach the clock above 2.9 GHz (one heart / function Turbo 2.0), cooling must have sufficient reserves. The i5-2410M (2x 2.3 GHz) calculated in accordance with 2.8 to 2.9 GHz single-core applications in our tests (eg SuperPi).

The clock has remained constant at 2.7 GHz (4 x 2693 MHz HT as two virtual cores) in multi-core (or Cinebench wPrime). View images. The processor then reached levels typical of a 2410M in the context of all notebooks tested: SuperPi: 739 seconds; wPrime: 587 seconds; Cinebench R11.5: 2.57 points.

I5-2410M do enough or if you look around a big laptop with a Core i7 2630QM Quad (4x2.0 GHz)? While the latter is not available in 14 inches, can be found in the 15.6-inch notebook from € 660, for example with a Samsung GT 540M RC530.

The 2410M runs 3623 points when the treatment of a nucleus. A 2630QM handles an average of 3649 points (only Cinebench R10 32 bit). The quad core is not an advantage here. Cinebench R10 is different in multiples of 32 bits. The i5-2410M (4 discussions) reaches 9762 points. A 2630QM (8 wires) reached 13 622 points (29%). The calculation of age from a single core is almost never important for routine work.

If you can take advantage of the computing power of multiple threads (eg, video processing, image processing), you will be better with a quad core. The relatively small difference of 29% can be neglected in case of doubt. The four cores does not provide benefits for the games that are currently on the market.

PCMark Vantage shows that the difference can be ignored. Clicking on "comparison" shows many quad-core machines with a similar score. In the new PCMark 7, which uses the best four physical cores, the advantage of four is only 11 per cent (2073 points, Samsung RF511, GT 540M, hard drive 5400 rpm).

3D performance is GeForce 540M (1024 MB DDR3) is almost never just the usual level. At 672/900 MHz (core / memory) corresponds to the standard information. 3DMark 2006 (1280x1024) at the end of 7806 points - a score typical for this CPU-GPU configuration.

3DMark Vantage score of P3829 is less than 540 GT, the most testing devices, which have the same CPU (~ P4150). Unigine Heaven (independent of the CPU) at the end of 13fps, which is very typical of the 540 GT score.

PCMark Vantage HDD score was 3337 points, which is also a score typical of a hard drive 5400 rpm. Only fast hard drives can reach more than 7200 points and 3500 led to an increase in system performance. Hard drive (500GB) Western Digital drive with read 66.8 MB / s sequential. The outbreak of 74 MB / s is quite slow (read from the hard drive cover).

The hard drive is only heard during operation, the fan is off in idle mode. And it is almost never happened. Write and read heads are nearly silent during operation (ticking noise).

Gaming Performance

Wie wir testen - Leistung
We tested how the games work on the 540M GT often tested in this little book with the following tracks.

Resurrected
Action only touches on the details of a game in full uniform. We will only measure 27 frames per second native 1366x768 pixel resolution. This frame rate is good enough 540m GT. Average high about this GPU is 24 fps.

Total War: Shogun 2
The game features 39 fps at medium details. The dual GPU solution, the Radeon HD 6680G2, only manages 30 fps in the same settings.

Dirt 3
The benchmarks included of course the game provides an accurate repeatable. You get good frame rates with high detail 1360x768 pixels: 35 fps. Again, a typical rate. MSI GE620 (i5-2410M) provides 38 fps. The rival, the GeForce 6630M, manages 36 fps with high settings (Dell Vostro 3550).

Deus Ex Human Revolution
Sagittarius can be played very well in its original resolution. You do not give up DirectX 11 details: 37 fps. The basis of test data for this game is still almost empty. The old HD 5650 managed 32 fps TravelMate 7740G. Crossfire configuration GeForce 6680G2, manages a significant 28 basis points worse.

RUSE
The real-time strategy game runs OK, but the player must not think to use the native 1366x768 pixels and high details (4AA). The demonstration mission operates at an average of 22 fps in the opening minutes. RUSE runs a better 34 fps average retail again in 1366x768 pixels and reduced anti-aliasing (2AA).

Gaming Verdict
Games to reiterate good very good gaming performance the GeForce 540M GT. This is true, does not exceed the resolution 1366x768 pixels. GT 540 is too weak for high detail than XGA (eg, external FHD TFT). However, players are not the best gaming performance, 14-inch (actually 13.3-inch) or smaller case - and especially not less than 700 €.

Emissions

System noise
A theme that appears in a loop if the i5 is 35 watts and strong enough graphics card can be cooled without the case out of a water heater in this case small. The NX69 Packard Bell even has a scanner that has the potential for cooling performance of the box.

The fan runs 30 to 34 dB (A) when used undemanding (surf, music, voice). Temporarily turns off long periods of inactivity so that only the hard drive noise can be heard. However, when the laptop is rarely used, the noise level is 32-34 dB (A). The cooling system is as high as 39 dB (A) in 3DMark 06. The maximum noise, but steady 40 dB (A) is generated in the stress test (Prime95 and Furmark). We measured a maximum of 38 dB (A) if only the processor is stressed.

Temperature
Temperatures follow the example of noise - are still relatively quiet. The top does not exceed 35 degrees in normal use, with plenty of rest. It is unfortunate that the touchpad has a higher temperature.

We measure up to 43 degrees in the lower stress test with a processor and Nvidia GT 540 million. As only a selective rate, the average is 34 degrees. This is a low temperature in the case of small stress test. The touchpad heated to 38 degrees under load.

Throttles the CPU clock to 1.2 GHz (defaults to 2.3 GHz) during the stress test (Prime95 + Furmark, see screenshot). System power consumption: 58 watts. Clock rate rose to 2.7 GHz (standard) when Furmark (GPU load) was suspended and remained in power consumption 52 watts. 2.7 GHz correspond to the results of benchmark multi-core processor.

Because the 90-watt power supply enough power requirements and temperatures of the GPU and CPU to keep the green field, the only reason for the limitation of the left is a safety feature. However, players must not stop because we could only cause the above behavior of dense vegetation scenario (stress testing). None of the tests showed the games of this irregularity. For example, at the same time held in prime95 and OpenGL will do the tests (Cinebench R11.5) could lead to restrictions.

Speakers
The speakers emphasized the midrange and treble. Basses are neglected. Unfortunately, the membranes are clearly not a whistle and beaten, not only in large volumes. The speakers are located above the buttons can be expected, but below the perforated base plate (front). The speakers are not feasible for music fans. It's a shame because there are three buttons on the external keyboard for volume and mute the right.

Battery life
The long-idle execution time (lower brightness, energy saving mode) which allows us to assume a low energy consumption. The measurements confirm this, especially at idle. Lower power consumption varies between 7.6 and 12.5 watts. These figures represent the need for minimum power and maximum load (without battery).

EasyNote NX69 also remain frugal in the stress test (Prime95, Furmark): 58 watts. Only a simple 3DMark 2006 requires more energy (68 watts). The reason for this is the limitation of the CPU (1.2 GHz instead of 1.7) is a stress test, described in the "temperature". Given that the CPU throttles, a stress test is more "savings" as the 3D benchmarks.

The relatively large 90 watts power (391 grams / 0.86 pounds) seems too large for the notebook. But its capacity is just, because it allows the battery must be recharged for a 3D game (typically 20 watts).

Fans can expect a mobility independent practice hours until 6:39. This is how long it lasted in our test WLAN surfing (399 minutes). TFT was set at an average of about 100 cd/m2. The NX69 has been emptied after 2:07 hours of CPU (127 minutes max. Brightness).

Max (at rest), the differences in transit time between the hours of 11:40 (700 minutes) is beyond all expectations. This is the longest run we've ever measured battery 60Wh (or smaller), and i5-2410M. HP EliteBook 2560p 600 minutes to 55 Wh's pretty close. 14-inch competitor to the Asus X43SV identical to that of the CPU / GPU, managed only 335 minutes (56Wh).

Verdict
Packard Bell EasyNote NX69-HR-127GE is a comfortable 14-inch laptop hard clear material (the surface quality, appearance), the performance and battery life. For us it is curious how the quality of the frame is aluminum, the case may be less than 700 € now. Brushed and hand painted surface has been associated with a plastic bag with a neatly struck rounding.

I5-2410M performance merged with a GeForce 540M GT right game meets our expectations. Thus, the 14 incher is adequate for current games, often in the native resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels and high details.

We measured an execution time of 6:39 hours of the test despite high performance WLAN. The NX69 can even sit on the shelf at 11:40 hours at idle. The only way to show the light in a kind of edge to edge design standards, however, constructive work in the sun, due to reflections. In terms of quality, high definition screen is a member of the general public category. The viewing angles are very small and not even talk about the contrasts.

If you are looking for a good performance (games) in the smallest possible, but presentable, you will be satisfied with the Packard Bell EasyNote NX69-HR-127GE. Configurations with Core i5 and GeForce GT540M first start at € 630 in detail, the manufacturer offers its equipment to a very low price.

Compact options (14 and 13.3 inches) would only have the Asus X43SV (GT + i3 540, from 540 €) and the Acer Aspire 3830TG (GT 540 + i5, from 690 €). Das ASUS N43SL (GT 540 + i5, from € 650) is not present in many stores yet, but should be the same, or better yet, in terms of quality of work.