Pros

  • Excellent gaming
  • Good performance

Cons

  • Heavy
  • Small display and keyboard

Bottom Line

Small, stocky but oddly handsome with great gaming—if you can handle the netbook-like ergonomics.

The Specs

Display
Display type Glossy LCD with LED Backlight
Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels
Display size 11.6 inches
Processor
Cache size 6.0 KB
Processor count 4
Processor speed 2300.0 MHz
Processor type Intel Core i7
Memory
Memory speed 1600.0 MHz
Memory type DDR3
Memory size 16000.0 MB
Memory max 16.0 GB
Storage
Hard Drive Speed 7200 RPM
Drives included 1.0
Other storage
  • Memory Stick
  • SD/MMC Card
  • SDHC Card
Drive type Hard Disk Drive
Drive size 750.0 GB
Storage Media
Memory stick 1
Ports and Connections
SD/MMC Card 1
Video Interfaces
  • HDMI
  • VGA
MultiMedia Card (MMC) or MultiMediaCard (MMC) 1
Wireless connection 802.11 n
Available Interfaces Bluetooth
Slots
  • Memory Stick
  • SD/MMC Card
  • SDHC Card
SDHC Card or Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) 1
Included Software
Operating system Microsoft Windows 7 Professional
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 5.8 pounds
Height 1.5 inches
Weight 3.8 pounds
Depth 8.5 inches
Width 11.8 inches
Green
Energy Star compliant 1.0
Networking
Ethernet Type 10/100/1000 Mbps

Performance

Overall Performance
Worldbench Score 127
Worldbench Version 7
Battery
Battery Life 3:32  (hh:mm)
Start Up
Start Up 21.5  seconds (lower is better)
Office Productivity
PCMark 7 Productivity Suite 3186  score (higher is better)
Web Browsing
Web Performance 15  Frames per second (higher is better)
Storage Performance
File Compression 426.2  seconds (lower is better)
Hard Drive File Operations 221  seconds (lower is better)
Power Usage
WorldBench Green Score 72
Idle power usage 20.9  Watts
Working power usage 5.4  Watt hours
Content Creation
Image Editing 256.6  seconds (lower is better)
Audio Encoding 124.9  seconds (lower is better)
Video Encoding 207  seconds (lower is better)
Gaming
Crysis 2, Low Quality, 800x600 84.6  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, Low Quality, 800x600 148.7  Frames per second (higher is better)
Crysis 2, Low Quality, 1366x768 52.7  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, Low Quality, 1366x768 134.8  Frames per second (higher is better)
Crysis 2, High Quality, 800x600 65.3  Frames per second (higher is better)
Crysis 2, High Quality, 1366x768 37.8  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, High Quality, 800x600 106.5  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, High Quality, 1366x768 74.5  Frames per second (higher is better)
Gaming Score 99

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