Pros
- Very good audio
- Excellent gaming performance
Cons
- Kinda heavy
- No solid-state drive
At A Glance
It may be twice as heavy as ultraportable laptops of similar size, but its gaming performance is twice as awesome.
Manufacturer’s Description
This laptop features a 14-inch high-definition widescreen display for easy viewing and NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M graphics for good visuals. The built-in wireless networking makes it easy to connect to the Internet without wires.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | EESVBS1GC3 |
| 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 | 8000.0 MB |
| Memory max | 16.0 GB |
| Display | |
| Display type | Glossy LCD with LED Backlight |
| Resolution | 1600 x 900 pixels |
| Display size | 14.0 inches |
| Storage | |
| Drives included | 1.0 |
| Other storage |
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| Drive type | Hard Disk Drive |
| Drive size | 750.0 GB |
| Ports and Connections | |
| SD/MMC Card | 1 |
| Ethernet Type | 10/100/1000 Mbps |
| Video Interfaces |
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| MultiMedia Card (MMC) or MultiMediaCard (MMC) | Yes |
| Wireless connection | 802.11 n |
| Available Interfaces | Bluetooth |
| Slots |
|
| SDHC Card or Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) | 1 |
| Dimensions | |
| Weight with Accessories | 7.8 pounds |
| Height | 1.5 inches |
| Weight | 6.5 pounds |
| Depth | 10.1 inches |
| Width | 13.3 inches |
| Sound | |
| Speakers | Stereo |
| Storage Media | |
| Memory stick | Memory Stick |
| XD picture card | 1 |
| Included Software | |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium |
| Other Features | |
| Devices |
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| Docking Station Port | No |
| Input devices |
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Performance
| Overall Performance | |
|---|---|
| Worldbench Score | 143 |
| Worldbench Version | 7 |
| Battery | |
|---|---|
| Battery Life | 5:03 (hh:mm) |
| Start Up | |
|---|---|
| Start Up | 24.2 seconds (lower is better) |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| PCMark 7 Productivity Suite | 4691 score (higher is better) |
| Web Browsing | |
|---|---|
| Web Performance | 15.1 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Storage Performance | |
|---|---|
| File Compression | 412.8 seconds (lower is better) |
| Hard Drive File Operations | 348.6 seconds (lower is better) |
| Power Usage | |
|---|---|
| WorldBench Green Score | 68 |
| Idle power usage | 15.6 Watts |
| Working power usage | 5.8 Watt hours |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| Image Editing | 183 seconds (lower is better) |
| Audio Encoding | 123.6 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Encoding | 206 seconds (lower is better) |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| Crysis 2, Low Quality, 800x600 | 94.7 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, Low Quality, 800x600 | 186.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, Low Quality, 1366x768 | 69.2 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, Low Quality, 1366x768 | 150.6 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, High Quality, 800x600 | 77.6 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, High Quality, 1366x768 | 46.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, High Quality, 800x600 | 123.3 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, High Quality, 1366x768 | 82.8 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Gaming Score | 99 |
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