Pros

  • Trackpad is overly sensitive
  • Sleek, thin, and elegant looking
  • Above-average gaming performance

Cons

  • Very poor overall display quality

Bottom Line

The Timeline M3 could have been a Macbook killer, if not for the poor LCD panel.

The Specs

Display
Display type Glossy LCD with LED Backlight
Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels
Display size 15.6 inches
Processor
Cache size 4.0 KB
Processor count 2
Processor speed 1700.0 MHz
Processor type Intel Core i7
Memory
Memory speed 1333.0 MHz
Memory type DDR3
Memory size 4000.0 MB
Storage
Drives included 1.0
Other storage
  • SD/MMC Card
  • SDHC Card
Drive type Solid-State Drive
Drive size 256.0 GB
Ports and Connections
SD/MMC Card 1
Video Interfaces HDMI
MultiMedia Card (MMC) or MultiMediaCard (MMC) 1
Wireless connection 802.11 n
Slots
  • SD/MMC Card
  • SDHC Card
SDHC Card or Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) 1
Other Features
Devices
  • Built-In Microphone
  • Built-In Webcam
Docking Station Port No
Input devices
  • Keyboard
  • Touchpad (multitouch)
Sound
Speakers Stereo
Dimensions
Weight with Accessories 5.2 pounds
Height 1.0 inches
Weight 4.5 pounds
Depth 11.0 inches
Width 14.8 inches
Networking
Ethernet Type 10/100/1000 Mbps
Included Software
Included Software CyberLink MediaExpresso; Dolby Home Theater 4; NTI Media maker 9; Skype
Operating system Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium

Performance

Overall Performance
Worldbench Score 155
Worldbench Version 7
Battery
Battery Life 8:04  (hh:mm)
Start Up
Start Up 15.4  seconds (lower is better)
Office Productivity
PCMark 7 Productivity Suite 3553  score (higher is better)
Web Browsing
Web Performance 11  Frames per second (higher is better)
Storage Performance
File Compression 573.8  seconds (lower is better)
Hard Drive File Operations 86.3  seconds (lower is better)
Power Usage
WorldBench Green Score 89
Idle power usage 7.2  Watts
Working power usage 2.5  Watt hours
Content Creation
Image Editing 224.8  seconds (lower is better)
Audio Encoding 150  seconds (lower is better)
Video Encoding 209.3  seconds (lower is better)
Gaming
Crysis 2, Low Quality, 800x600 72.8  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, Low Quality, 800x600 112.2  Frames per second (higher is better)
Crysis 2, Low Quality, 1366x768 48.3  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, Low Quality, 1366x768 105.9  Frames per second (higher is better)
Crysis 2, High Quality, 800x600 55  Frames per second (higher is better)
Crysis 2, High Quality, 1366x768 33.4  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, High Quality, 800x600 87.4  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, High Quality, 1366x768 64  Frames per second (higher is better)
Gaming Score 94

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