Are even more ways to the processor: The standard integrated Core i3-3110m can be replaced with a faster dual-core model with 35 watt TDP, or a quad-core model with 45 Watt TDP (the frugal Core i7-3612QM forms a exception). Battery for ASUS X54

The new Ivy Bridge generation can be seen easily on the "3" in the product name (Core ix-3xxx). The DDR3 memory is sufficient, meanwhile, four to a maximum of 24 GB. Three RAM slots are rather unusual. Battery for ASUS X54F

The largest selection reveals the mass storage. Potter in the two 2.5-inch bays ever customizable HDDs (320-1000 GB), SSHS (500-750 GB) or SSDs (60-600 GB). For the operating system (optional, the 64-bit version of Windows 7 Home Premium installed, Professional or Ultimate) we would advise you to 128 or 256 GByte SSD Samsung 830th The reason: the good price-performance ratio. Battery for ASUS X54H

The optical drive, however, comes a DVD burner, Blu-ray player or Blu-ray burner is used. The WLAN module comes either from Intel (Centrino) or Qualcomm Atheros (killer). Prima: The keyboard is available in German, French, Swedish / Finnish, English and U.S. American. Battery for ASUS X54HB

The basic price of 819 euros applies only to the poor-equipped base version. With the operating system rather 1000-1300 euros are realistic. Battery for ASUS X54HY

Housing serves as the 15-inch Barebone W350ET the Taiwanese manufacturer Clevo. Compared to the 17-inch and also 44 millimeters high W370ET (One K73-2O / XMG A722), the smaller brother has a natural compact. Instead of 413 x 278 mm, the base measures just 374 x 250 millimeters. Battery for ASUS X54K

The color scheme is identical. The gray and a slightly textured plastic lid was inspired brushed aluminum. The palm rest Clevo has however missed a delicate gum. At 2.8 kilograms, the weight is about 400 grams below the W370ET (two disks). Battery for ASUS X54L

Annoying: Unlike the 17-inch display is the frame not matte, but glossy. Even those the device carefully cleans will sooner or later have (micro) scratches on the material. Fingerprints are like a theme. Battery for ASUS X54LB

Let's talk about stability, which proves to be a total of as ordinary. If one disregards the speaker bar and grilles, the base unit is also more vigorous pressure after barely. Only the lid would have tolerated a higher strength. Depending on the pressure point, the housing creaks slightly. Too bad: Despite the tough hinges (the base unit vibrates when opening partially) bring underground shocks the lid to falter. Battery for ASUS X54LY

Qualitatively us the XMG A522 has still liked it. Workmanship and material quality is not encouraging criticism. The 15-inch MSI Barebone MS-16GA (Deviltech Fire DTX) and MS-16F3 awaken (Deviltech Devil 6700) - not least because of their playful look - a slightly cheaper impression. Clevo designed the housing usually pretty simple. The lid is placed on the XMG logo is the way of three stickers. Battery for ASUS X44


The lines correspond 1:1 to those who are to be found in W370ET Barebone. While the front side contains only a few status lights, the rear boasts the current input and a VGA port. Battery for ASUS X44C

The left side provides the other hand, a Kensington lock, a USB 2.0 port and three audio jacks (headphone, microphone and S / PDIF). The right side Clevo has donated not only two USB 3.0 ports and a eSATA-/USB-3.0-Combo but also a 9-in-1 card reader, an HDMI output (1.4a) and an RJ-45 Gigabit LAN port. Battery for ASUS X44H

By the "heavy tail" arrangement, the risk of collision with the use of a mouse is relatively low. In other words: cable restrict lateral movement range only minimally. Battery for ASUS X44HY

Wireless Communication
Our tester is equipped with the Bigfoot Killer Wireless-N 1102 network adapter. The mini-PCIe module in half-height has two antennas and supports the wireless 802.11 a / b / g / n Wi-Fi Direct incl. The transmission rate is according to the manufacturer up to 300 Mbit / s (2.4 & 5.0 GHz). Thanks to numerous improvements, such as prioritizing latency-sensitive packets should be particularly suitable for the card players. Bluetooth dominates the product does not exist. Battery for ASUS X44HO


Inside the case, the user can play safely. Most of the hardware's under two service valves, which can be easily pushed away after removing several screws. The two memory banks and Festplattensschächte be supplemented by a fan and a cooling construction. The heatpipe CPU (interchangeable) and GPU (not replaceable) open into a common block of metal. Battery for ASUS X44L

Maintenance (such as the installation of a bulk storage or cleaning the fan) succeed less experienced users. It becomes more problematic when you want to the radio module, the third RAM slot or the UMTS slot zoom. These are namely, under the keyboard, which can be unscrewed after attempting to pry the speaker grille (see pictures). Battery for ASUS X44LY


The elimination of unnecessary bloatware is expressed in a responsive operating system. Schenker installs only the components necessary drivers and some hardware-related tools such as the informative Bigfoot Killer Network Manager. ASUS A42-K54 Thanks to the Security Essentials and the starter edition of Office 2010 you can theoretically save the download or purchase a writing program and a virus scanner. The Clevo exclusive Control Center combines various comfort features and operating modes. Asus A32-K53


Who does not make adjustments in the order will receive a two-year pick-up & return service including many months of immediate repair. Outside of Germany, it is a classic carry-in service. Three years can pay Schenker with nearly € 100, four years around 200 euros extra. Battery for asus p31


As the weaker XMG A502, the A522 also has to live without a keyboard illumination. Although the two may chiclet models appear relatively similar at first glance, show in detail, however, several differences. So the keys are not in W350ET Barebone only slightly larger (15 x 15 vs. 14 x 14 millimeters), but also edgy. Furthermore, the dedicated number pad only four instead of three columns. asus Battery for p31jg-ro199x

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The arrangement of the arrow keys would not suit every buyer. Since no reduction in the size of Clevo power, Is the right arrow key on the numeric keypad (the "0" button is half as wide as usual). Otherwise, the layout is based largely on the standard. Thanks to the hard surface and good pressure point, respectively attack develops a usable keyboard typing experience. Clevo is the typical input hears at some places a little rickety. The same applies to the rather noisy mouse buttons. asus Battery for P31SD-ro132x

Positive, one should emphasize the clever special functions. Right above the keyboard, the manufacturer has a comfortable wireless button (activated the radio module) and a VGA button (forcing the system to the integrated graphics unit) attached. The Status lights are also worthy of a mention: Under the XMG logo of the display frame has four lights which illustrate the Bluetooth, hard drive and GPU activity sit (green stands for Intel, orange for Nvidia). asus Battery for p41jg

But nice ideas might be: For the followers we would like an illuminated keyboard. When XMG P502 can configure a corresponding backlit model. asus Battery for p41sj

Touchpad
The touchpad us could not really convince. One of the biggest weaknesses is the rubberized surface that is different either visually or structurally from the palm rest. Without reduction would be in the dark little orientation possible. More importantly, the rubber coating for rather moderate glide provides. By the sticky surface, the fingers are slowed noticeably, what it shows on the precision. asus Battery for p41sv

A positive aspect is the multi-touch support. With two or three fingers can be practical gestures like zoom, rotate or scroll perform. A classic scrolling (Touchpadrand) could not find the driver unfortunately. The size turns out to 92 x 47 millimeters above average. Since Clevo touchpad pretty far right implements, playing no deactivation is required. asus Battery for p41sv-wx032x

Our tester could show with the optional Full HD display. No matter which model you choose: The reflective display comes in a 16:9 format and offers a diagonal of 39.6 inches, that is 15.6-inch. Not surprisingly, there is a LED-backlit TN variant. asus Battery for u31j


Although the display is achieved above-average image quality, to organize some values ​​well below the larger W370ET. Since we have on the one hand, the luminosity that is when W350ET "only" 240 instead of 260 cd / m². The black level is different also. asus Battery for u31jc

Where the 17-inch model provides good 0.3 cd / m², the 15-inch model comes in an acceptable 0.5 cd / m². Grim game and movie scenes would reveal some differences in direct comparison. Background: The higher the pedestal, the grayish appear dark elements. The contrast is better when W370ET: Here are over 855:1 and 540:1. asus Battery for U31JG-xa1

An ordinary 08/15-Panel has against the integrated LG Philips panel still no chance. Not for nothing is LP156WF1-TLF3 is often installed by MSI (see for example the Deviltech Devil 6700). The good sRGB coverage is an additional strength. asus Battery for u31sd-rx001

Note: As has been shown in the past, many a time, changing over Clevo the Months or years like the panel types. The determined values ​​we do not have to correspond to the current stand. For weaker resolution HD + display (1600 x 900) we are currently no detailed information. asus Battery for u31sd-rx034v

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However, we were delighted when we were at the bottom of the wine-colored magnesium flat's encountered a huge maintenance flap. To detach only 6 Torx screws the experienced user of exchange or expansion of some components. These include the UH572 2.5 "and 500 GB hard drive from Western Digital, the RAM (only one of two sockets with a 4 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 module occupies), the wireless card and the UMTS module from Sierra ( both connected via Mini-PCIe). Battery for Acer Aspire 5742

Warranty
Fujitsu delivers the Lifebook by default with 12 months Collect & Return Service, but we found on the manufacturer's website no ways to extend this period - a pity that some of our competitors may be better! Battery for Acer Aspire 5742G

How we test the U772 recently showed it is mainly the input devices where bekleckerte not just Fujitsu's new Ultrabook with fame. How this is so to the UH572? Battery for Acer Aspire 5742Z

Keyboard
Well, what shall we say? This keyboard is small compared to the large brother, succeeded relatively well - but it is by far not become a flagship candidate. Battery for Acer Aspire 5742ZG

Tap works on that copy relatively easily. The controller is a low key travel, but worlds better than that of the much more expensive U772. The subjective feeling of writing conveys true marksmanship, while the keyboard works but extremely cheap. The chiclet keyboard seems to be as a whole unit not completely fixed firmly in the base. Therefore, rattles and "clicking" the design ever so softly with each keystroke and fine are also down significantly. Such keyboards we knew even the first generation of netbooks. Battery for Acer Aspire 5750

It is at this keyboard is far from everything in disarray - the pressure point even been relatively crisp. Judging by the price, or getting used to the keyboard of the U772 used here is satisfactory. It devotes itself hardly and ergonomics is okay. Battery for Acer Aspire 5750G

Considering the part excellent input devices, the favorable competition but it is a disappointment. We can highly recommend both the backlit keyboard on the HP Folio 13, as well as the "traditional", but the excellent keyboard Ideapad U310. Unfortunately, the Aspire S3 offers a similar variant, as used here. Battery for Acer Aspire 5750G-2312G50


The Mouse of Life Books has been very similar to that of the U772, inherits all the properties and problems, but also a similar, small rattling as it was heard at the keyboard. Battery for Acer Aspire 5750TG

This would have to include the rather smooth surface of the touchpad, what one gets stuck occasionally, and rather insecure buttons functionality. As it so often does in Ultrabooks, namely extending the touch-sensitive surface of the touch pad on the areas of the left and right buttons - these are no longer single run, but the whole touchpad can be depressing for clicks. Battery for Acer Aspire 5750Z

It behaves a little strange but our version here. To the left and right extreme corners where we usually start our clicks on the button, they will react when UH572 namely as little as that of the U772. Battery for Acer Aspire 5750ZG

We had to make even brave the central regions of the buttons, so the clicks were adopted. Sometimes, however, these were assigned to the wrong button - too often we came to a supposed left-clicking against a context menu. Multi - touch gestures, such as the popular two-finger scrolling work fine, but can not as usual, the bottom right of the taskbar, but only via a detour through the driver menu to be activated. Battery for Acer Aspire 5755

While all Ultrabook colleagues of comparison rely on glossy display with an identical resolution of 1,366 x 768 13.3-inch diagonal, the matte version of the LifeBook lifts a little from the glossy competitors. LG equipped the UH572 this dull TN panel (LP133WH2-TLM3), which when working indoors and outdoors in the shade reflections declares war. Battery for Acer Aspire 5755G

It has, however, with the, too often bekrittelten to fight shortcoming of such cheap displays: The brightness is achieved with an average of 177.8 cd / m² (Maximum: 196.5 cd / m²) not recommended for outdoor use because of the fact Contents screen in bright sunlight is dark easy. Battery for Acer Aspire 5755Z

Subjectively, it is by design for Internet surfing and office work suitable display, which lacks a bit of color intensity. Battery for Acer Aspire 5755ZG

The measurements confirm our impression that the contrast does not precipitate well: Too high a pedestal leaves us only calculate a weak contrast. Even the reproducible color space is very limited. Here, as with the closest competitor, not even the sRGB frame reached. For ambitious graphic designers and photographers, the Lifebook is not suitable - they are, however, of access to specialized professional equipment. Battery for Acer Aspire 7251

Who looks outside readable displays in Ultrabooks, and want to have more resolution, must spend at least 300 euros more, and then will find it in devices such as the Zenbook UX32VD or the Samsung 900X3B. In the price range of around 800 euros, the LifeBook UH572 is but with the matte display is an interesting alternative to the mirror displays the competition represents Battery for Acer Aspire 7551

Fujitsu offers the LifeBook UH572, in principle in two trim levels. We test here, with 799 euros fairly priced Scheduled variant with Intel Core i5-3317U (2x 1.7 GHz - 2.6 GHz) and a 500 GB Western Digital hard drive, which is accelerated by a 32 GB SSD cache . There are close to 150 euros from more you get for a very fast, purebred 128 GB SSD, and a faster Core i7-3667U (2x 2 GHz - 3.2 GHz) donated. Both variants feature with Intel's HD Graphics 4000 is the same integrated graphics solution. Battery for Acer Aspire 7551-2755

The price-performance ratio is top in both variants, but we would grab in the event of the UH572 rather cheaper option as it just under 1000 Euro already Ultrabooks are with much better displays and input devices. Battery for Acer Aspire 7551-3068

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If we take a look at the compared competitors, it is striking that even the Ideapad U310 uses Intel's minimum specification regarding storage, namely a similar composite of 500 GB HDD and 32 GB SSD cache, just like Acer's S3 (320GB + 20GB SSD). Only the Folio 13 is a lightning-fast, 128 GB SSD from Samsung, so it should be a tough opponent, especially in terms of system performance. So let's look at the best in the following test results in detail! Battery for Acer Aspire 7551-3416

At the heart of our LifeBook UH572 one tinkers So, with only 17 Watt TDP, very fuel efficient Intel ULV (Ultra Low Voltage) processor from the current Sandy Bridge generation - the Core i5-3317U, to be exact. Battery for Acer Aspire 7551-3634

This provides a base clock of 2x 1.7 GHz, single core, however, depending on the load on the processor, speeds of up to 2.6 GHz - Turbo Boost 2.0 goodness. Alongside this technology missed the Intel CPU and hyperthreading, so the ability to work with a core process two threads simultaneously per clock. That is also the reason why, for example, a dual-core CPU, such as this, 4 Performance charts are shown in Task Manager, not 2, as one would expect. Battery for Acer Aspire 7551-5358

Due to this and several other improvements to the Ivy Bridge processor generation, it this processor even manages to surpass the performance of some old Core i7 ULV processors, should thus so for all scenarios of daily use have enough power available - sometimes one can even edit videos (although this is much more appropriate units). Battery for Acer Aspire 7551G

Lenovo is the IdeaPad U310 exactly the same CPU and GPU (HD Graphics 4000), therefore, we should find a good basis for comparison, HP's Folio. 13 and Acer's Aspire S3 on the outdated Core i5-2467M with integrated HD Graphics 3000 Let us look at the, in Cinebench R11.5 (CPU multithreaded) measured performance values, it becomes clear Battery for Acer Aspire 7551G-5407

Our tester is the Ideapad inferior to 18%, the Folio 13 as much as 22%, although this is a actually slower processor of the last-generation Sandy Bridge, also Acer's S3 is faster by 21%. The screenshot is (top right) show why this inferior results to. The Lifebook has namely shown in Cinebench R11.5 (multi) reconstructable drops the clock speed. Thus, the frequency of both nuclei was approximately in 2-second intervals shortly decreased from 2.4 GHz to 800 MHz. Battery for Acer Aspire 7551G-5821

In single-core run of Cinebench R10 (64 bit), the Folio is knocked off by 18%, the Aspire S3 as much as 20% (put both on Intel's Core i5-2467M). Battery for Acer Aspire 7551G-6477


As you would expect from the current Ultrabooks, it is with the UH572 mostly subjective rather quickly on your way. Of course you realize when you start some programs that only a conventional hard drive is used in frequently used files and programs, such as booting the operating system, however, you feel much the speed boost, which the small 32 GB SSD, in combination. Battery for Acer Aspire 7551Z

When the perceived performance, the competitors do not take much, you feel in everyday usually only happens at or shortly after boot a clear advantage of the pure SSD, which is about the Folio 13 is available, otherwise edit all candidates the requirements comparable to brisk level . What we say, however, the results of PCMarks? Battery for Acer Aspire 7551ZG

In PCMark Vantage is HP's Folio, as expected, fueled by the SSD, preceded by 30%, the. Ideapad U310 subject with identical CPU our prototype by 14%, Acer's S3 subject with older CPU by as much as 27% As far as the newer PCMark 7 is the Ideapad leader, and 18% faster than our test unit and the exact same fast Folio 13th Acer's S3 seems to be much slower, and is, knocked off a total of 44% at the end of our benchmark tests. Battery for Acer Aspire 7552G

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If the luminosity would be a bit better, we could talk of a large outdoor suitability. As expected, the matte screen surface reflects a lot less than a brilliant representative. As long as the sun is not directly on the Screen bangs, you can also work out properly with the device. For interiors, the luminance is generally sufficient. Shiny models tend already under normal conditions in reflections. Battery for Acer Aspire 4743


The viewing angles can at least chalk up little horizontal. Even if there are multiple people cavort in front of the screen, everybody gets offered a decent picture. Vertically, the display on the other hand are not inclined to the viewer - the image will change with just the smallest deviations. Battery for Acer Aspire 4743G

Currently, the XMG A522 is offered with the Intel's Sandy Bridge generation of elderly (2000 series @ 32 nm) and the new Ivy Bridge generation (3000 series @ 22 nm). Battery for Acer Aspire 4743Z

Was revised sharply while the integrated graphics chip (the HD Graphics 4000 about 40% faster than the old one expects HD Graphics 3000), has teamed up with the pure CPU performance so little - despite fresh 3D transistors. The better performance of Ivy Bridge models based primarily on the slightly higher clock speeds. Battery for Acer Aspire 4743ZG

The test unit was powered by the Core i7-3610QM, a hugely popular quad. Like all current Intel CPUs dominates the quad core Hyper Threading, a technology that every real core is a virtual counterpart to the side. In our case were in eight parallel threads possible. The Turbo Boost function is responsible for an automatic overclocking. Six MB L3 cache move well above the binuclear siblings, the Core i5 series (three megabytes). Battery for Acer Aspire 4750

Note: With the Sandy Bridge models of DDR3 memory running at most with 1333 instead of 1600 MHz. Battery for Acer Aspire 4750G


Clevo reaps criticism for the trimmed turbo mode. If only the Intel GPU potters, the dynamic overclocking is still functioning properly. The CPU load loose cracks under the 3-GHz mark. With active Nvidia GPU clock will be limited generally to the Underlying. 2.3 GHz (Core i7-3610QM) in 2012 are not exactly brilliant. Battery for Acer Aspire 4750Z

Although most games are grafiklimitert, we consider this decision suboptimal. Clevo has probably no great confidence in the power and / or cooling the device. The barebone models W110ER (XMG A102), W150ER/170ER (XMG A502) and W370ET (One K73-2O) meet the same fate. The P150EM (XMG P502) and P170EM (XMG P702) remain fortunately spared from the issue. Battery for Acer Aspire 4750ZG


In order not to adversely affect the results, we performed all CPU benchmarks with disabled GeForce graphics card. Without "turbo-lock" is the Core i7-3610QM swings one on the usual level of performance. 6.27 points in the multi-core rendering of Cinebench R11.5 correspond exactly to the results of the Deviltech Fire DTX Devil and the 6700th Battery for Acer Aspire 4752

Even the currently strongest dual-core model, the Core i7-3520m falls significantly behind in this benchmark (3.44 points @ One M73-2O). Due to the higher base clock, the dual cores are still worth considering. Of around 100 euros more expensive Core i7-3720QM can, incidentally, only 8% of the distance 3610QM (6.8 points @ Asus G75V). Battery for Acer Aspire 4752G

The GeForce GTX 660M is based on Nvidia Kepler successful architecture. In the 28-nm process produced GK107 chip with 384 shader units equipped noticeably worse than the flagship GeForce GTX 680M (GK104), which has 1,344 CUDA cores. Battery for Acer Aspire 4752Z

2048 MB GDDR5 video memory are relatively abundant, whereas Nvidia's high-end graphics card only donated a 128-bit wide interface. By comparison, the 4096 MB GDDR5 VRAM, the GTX 680M is connected with 256 bits. Battery for Acer Aspire 4752ZG

The clock rates are opposed to the current front runner. Instead of 720 and 1800 MHz (Core/ Memory), it is the GTX 660M 835 and 2,500 MHz. Nonetheless, the GTX 660M expects much slower. The DirectX 11.1 GPU is also suspended from the GTX 670M and GTX 675M, which are both from the now rather dated Fermi generation (40 nm). Battery for Acer Aspire 4755

On energy efficiency, Nvidia has managed a big step forward. Kepler combines good performance with a moderate power requirements. The old Fermi GPUs operate not as economical. There is also a long list of features that includes, among other PhysX (GPU-based physics acceleration). Battery for Acer Aspire 4755G

More attention should be paid to the Optimus graphics switching. As already indicated, the XMG A522 can dynamically switch between the HD Graphics 4000 and the GeForce GTX 660M. In normal Windows mode (web, word processing, movies, etc.), the current consumption is reduced considerably. Pre-installed GPU drivers (295.93) we left untouched. Battery for Acer Aspire 4755ZG

7.2Windows Experience Index Processor Calculations 7 per Sekunde7.4Speicher (RAM) Memory operations per Sekunde7.7GrafikDesktopleistung Aero7.2Grafik for Windows (games) 3D business and Gaminggrafikleistung7.2Primäre FestplatteDatentransferrate7.9 Battery for Acer Aspire 4771

A highlight of the GeForce GTX 660M is the so-called GPU Boost. Similar to Intel's Turbo Boost Technology is the core clock - if the temperature cooperates - clearly screwed up. Clevo seems to have done everything right in this respect. Even under Full Load reached the GTX 660M 835 MHz instead of 950 - an increase of 14%. According to the use of higher GPU clock worth sometimes more and sometimes less. Too bad the manufacturer limits the processor. Battery for Acer Aspire 4771G

GPU performance
As evidenced by our velocity measurements, the performance of the GeForce GTX 660M is ranked somewhere between the middle and the upper class. Take for instance the 3DMark 11th When using the Performance Preset (1,280 x 720), the Kepler model came to a GPU score of 2,414 points. So it makes the 28-nm graphics card 13% before the GT 650M (2130 points @ Alienware M14x R2) and 10% behind the GTX 670M easily (2,688 points @ Medion Erazer X6821). Battery for Acer Aspire 4771Z

In Unigine Heaven benchmark, we test for each 1,280 x 1,024 pixels and normal tessellation setting, the distances are comparable. 33.4 fps represent almost the mean of GT 650M (28.4 fps @ MSI GE70) and GTX 670M (39.0 fps @ Asus G75VW). Battery for Acer Aspire 5250

Nvidia gaming reference, the GeForce GTX 680M can smile about such results just tired. At 6025 points and 74.2 fps (Schenker XMG P702 PRO) can currently only come close Radeon HD 7970M. Battery for Acer Aspire 5251

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The test device is equal slumbered two hard drives. Let's start with the best 128 GB large Samsung SSD 830, a seven-millimeter flat and 61 grams, the solid state drive. As memory is a 27 nm smaller Toggle DDR MLC NAND Flash is used. According to the manufacturer, the SATA-III model to achieve maximum reading 520 MB / s and write up to 320 MB / s. Battery for Acer Aspire 5251-1005

That Samsung has no exaggeration to prove the results of the AS SSD benchmark. A sequential rate of 503 or 311 MB / s is excellent. The configurator also offered in SATA III models Intel SSD 330 and Crucial RealSSD M4, given by 475-490 MB / s but keep reading, the writing rate is at almost 200 MB / s, but is significantly lower (see the XMG A102 and the Gigabyte U2442N). Even for small files from Samsung delivers a first-class idea. Toll: The access time is only about 0.1 ms (read), respectively, 0.07 ms (write). Battery for Acer Aspire 5251-1549

Our 200 GB thick Games folder on the other hand, we packed the secondary hard drive. With the Seagate Momentus ST1000LM024 is a 1,000 GB of SATA II HDD with eight MB cache. Needs despite 5400 rev / min is the 20.5-inch drive, do not hide behind supposedly faster 7200 models. In CrystalDiskMark were relatively good 100 MB / s The Terabyte MQ01ABD100 rival Toshiba, which also runs at 5400 rev / min, comes here to similar values ​​(see the One K73-2O). Battery for Acer Aspire 5252

In productive use inspire the excellent input devices, although we in the run on the new chiclet keyboard so had our doubts. In addition, especially for business customers are important details like integrated UMTS and various safety features -. Yet we know all this already from the previous From performance point of view, the T430 also does not have a particularly big step forward, but surprised the unexpectedly high power consumption. Battery for Asus X43

This leads to disappoint time, despite enormous Battery for capacity slightly - but at very high levels. Also the temperatures drop from comparatively high because the cooling system was optimized for the lowest possible noise level. Battery for Asus X43B

For an upcoming ThinkPad T440 we would wish that Lenovo regards addressed criticisms and finally offers a higher quality display. Otherwise makes the T430 is a solid evolution that is well prepared for the coming competition from HP (EliteBook 8470w), and Dell (Latitude E6430). Battery for Asus X43BY

In our sample, there is the Dell Inspiron 17R SE 7720 - a 17-inch heavyweight. As was the Inspiron 15R SE, so you have to be careful with the order very well, because even on the website of Dell, the old and the new Inspiron models marketed under the same name. If you want to make sure whether it is a current Inspiron model, so you are better off after the housing and the built in hardware as to the name. Battery for Asus X43E

Equipped with a powerful Intel Core i7-3610QM quad-core processor 2.3 GHz @ default clock, a GeForce GT 650M NVIDIA and six GB of DDR3 RAM, the Inspiron 17R SE lined up already in the league of high-performance notebooks - so at least in theory. Battery for Asus X43J

Additionally, you can typically the Dell computer, depending on the required performance, configure and customize, however, the currently offered selection is still very modest. Battery for Asus X43JE
With a combat weight of 3.3 pounds, the Inspiron 17R SE is classified as a desktop replacement. Whether the offered performance of our test system corresponds in practice to the installed hardware, we will see in the next sections. Battery for Asus X43JF

When housing design of the Inspiron 17R Special Edition, manufacturers, Dell has been clearly trouble. No flat surfaces in high-gloss finish, as was the case at the Inspiron 17R (N7110). The removable display cover (Switch), which we already know, even in the Special Edition again with this and will provide more individuality. Display back and palm rest are made of anodized aluminum with precision-embossed honeycomb design that is also tactile feel, but unfortunately also somewhat sensitive to impressions. On the back of the display, the Dell logo is centered and clearly visible. Battery for Asus X43JR

Thanks to the anodized aluminum sees the device not only looks good, but can also in terms of stability score with us: The Inspiron 17R SE appears extremely resistant to pressure, even in and around the area of ​​the keyboard, but it's because of its size a slightly clunky impression . Battery for Asus X43JX

Both the display back and the palm rest are made of black anodized aluminum framed with a silver frame of the Inspiron 17R SE gives a somewhat more friendly tone. Unfortunately on the anodized aluminum surface fingerprints remain hanging slightly, thus requiring an increased level of care, the notebook also visually to keep shooting. Battery for Asus X43S

The 17-inch screen is on both sides of two medium-sized hinges held firmly in position. However, the screen vibrates when shaken or when adjusting the opening angle for something. Despite the size, the Inspiron 17R comes from SE without a locking mechanism so that the display remains fixed in the closed position. Battery for Asus X43SJ

The opening and closing of the display is going more strictly by hand, but leaving no creaking noise, which could spoil the experience of good crimping. In the upper central area of ​​the display frame, the HD webcam and digital microphone are integrated. Battery for Asus X43SR

As a desktop replacement, the Inspiron 17R SE, in terms of connections, very well equipped. These are located on the sides and the front end. The rear side is free of all connections, because the built-up Battery for takes almost the entire back side to complete. Although the distribution of the connections in our opinion is not optimal, but it should be handed to good terms with the ports. Battery for Asus X43SV

Dell equipped the Inspiron 17R SE 8-in-1 card reader that supports the following standards:
Digital (SD) Memory Card, Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC), Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC), Multimedia Card (MMC) MultiMedia Card plus (MMC +), Memory Stick (MS), Memory Stick PRO (MS Pro) , xD Picture Card (xD). Battery for Asus X43T

On the left side we find the power cord, followed the analog video output from the vent. Adjacent to it is the HDMI port and two USB 3.0 ports (one with Power Share) and the sockets for microphone and headphones. On the right side, however, it's a little quieter. It is represented by between two USB 3.0 ports, the optical drive (PLDS DVD +-RW DS-8A8SH), followed by a RJ45 Ethernet (10/100) port and socket for a Kensington lock. Battery for Asus X43U


The RJ-45 Ethernet connection (Realtek PCIe FE Family Controller) is mandatory and is a standard part of almost every notebook. Likewise, this also applies to the wireless adapter, without any sensible manages the mobile device more. Battery for Asus X43V

For the wireless connection to the Internet or a network Dell Inspiron 17R SE is equipped with an Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230 equipped adapter that supports the most common WLAN standards. Also in the category of wireless connections belongs Bluetooth, which is in version 4.0.
Thus equipped, and in conjunction with the built-in screen frame HD Webcam (1 MP) with integrated digital microphone, are video conferencing via Skype or similar programs no problem for our test unit. Battery for Asus X53

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Accessories
Among the already preinstalled programs - largely free and bloatware - is such as Microsoft Office Starter, McAfee SecurityCenter (15 months, registration required) and Nero Control Center on the hard disk. Battery for X53B

The operating system is Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit installed, just Adobe Premiere Elements 9 and Adobe Photoshop Elements 9, stripped-down versions of Adobe Premiere and Adobe Photoshop. Another very useful and have already pre-installed program is called Dell Audio, which is basically nothing more than a sound manager for controlling the built Skullcandy sound system with integrated subwoofer. Battery for Asus X53BY


The packaging is a driver CD, and installation media for Adobe Premiere Elements 9 and Adobe Photoshop Elements is the ninth Otherwise, in addition to the Inspiron 17R SE with Battery for only do the obligatory power supply is to be found (130 watts). Battery for Asus X53E

Maintenance
Access to the hard disk or RAM the Inspiron 17R SE is easily prepared. Only the release of two small screws is necessary, which are located on the underside of the bottom base. Then can the L-shaped cover with a bit of tact off easily. Battery for Asus X53S

WLAN module, the HDD and the RAM are now accessible and also an mSATA and another HDD slot. The access for cleaning the fan and the heat pipe is the normal user unfortunately denied. To get at this, subsequently, the keyboard and palm rest (palm rest) and removed the rest of the housing will be further dismantled, where you here risked the loss of warranty .. Battery for Asus X53SV

Warranty
The purchase price includes 12 months on-site hardware warranty Next Business Day. For a surcharge of proud 180th - Euro you can extend this to three years, which the premium software phone support for the entire duration even with the same covers. For additional 40, - Euro per year and claims to be covered by own fault under warranty. Battery for Asus X53T


Like the little brother in the 15-inch size, the Inspiron 17R SE also has a keyboard in the chiclet style. Unlike the Inspiron 15R SE, our test unit a full number pad, as we know from external keyboards ago. Even with the key arrangement is the standard keeps Dell, which long habit phases are reduced to a minimum. Battery for Asus X53TA

The option for backlit keyboard, as in the already Vostro V131 and the Inspiron 15R SE was present, could also provide the online order for slight confusion, as all appearances, only devices without the "48-hour delivery time" feature that can be configured with the illuminated keyboards. Surcharge is 40, - Euro as it was already the case with the Inspiron 15R SE. Battery for Asus X53U


Tap the keyboard is very comfortable with the block of the hand. Terms of quality, there is little to fault from our side. The pressure point is clear and palpable. Above the keyboard, below the right hinge, there are three additional keys for the Windows Mobility Center, the choice of profiles for the sound playback and a user-assignable convenience key for a frequently used application. ASUS P53 Battery for

Equally impressive is the touchpad of the Inspiron 17R SE, which allows you to control the mouse pointer very precise. The touchpad is nice and the size is appropriate. Using a key combination can disable the mouse replacement quick and easy. Battery for ASUS P53SJ

A visual indicator of a disabled touchpad, the orange LED is about the there begins to glow. Gestures and Multi-as we know from her smartphones are supported and easily recognized.
The two mouse buttons below the touchpad to perform their intended function is without hesitation and give a good and clear feedback from him. ASUS P43 Battery for

Even when Dell display moves with the times. Thus, the Inspiron 17R with SE one Equipped HD display (maximum resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels), as befits a multimedia device. However, Dell has in the optical drive and built a little bit short in our configuration, only a "normal" 8x DVD + /-RW drive. Battery for ASUS P43E

Suitable for built-HD display, a Blu-Ray drive would have been to try to exploit the full power of HD displays, also with films can. If a Blu-ray drive required, it is included only in the most expensive configuration of 1199 euro. Battery for ASUS P43F

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