Pros
- Excellent speakers
- Comfortable keyboard, touchpad
Cons
- Kind of ugly; doesn't look very high-end
- No discrete graphics card
At A Glance
Truthfully, unless you're looking for something very specific--such as an attractive exterior or serious processing power--the 15R is a great choice for budget-conscious shoppers.
The Specs
| Processor | |
|---|---|
| Processor count | 2 |
| Display | |
| Display type | Glossy LCD with LED Backlight |
| Storage | |
| Hard Drive Speed | 5400 RPM |
| Drives included | 1.0 |
| Dimensions | |
| Weight with Accessories | 6.8 pounds |
| Included Software | |
| Included Software | Adobe Photoshop \& Premiere Elements 9; Microsoft Office 2010; Nero 10 |
| Other Features | |
| Devices |
|
| Docking Station Port | No |
| Input devices |
|
| Ports and Connections | |
| Ethernet Type | 10/100 Mbps |
| Slots |
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| Wireless connection | 802.11 n |
Performance
| Overall Performance | |
|---|---|
| Worldbench Score | 82 |
| Worldbench Version | 7 |
| Battery | |
|---|---|
| Battery Life | 5:02 (hh:mm) |
| Start Up | |
|---|---|
| Start Up | 43.1 seconds (lower is better) |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| PCMark 7 Productivity Suite | 1592 score (higher is better) |
| Web Browsing | |
|---|---|
| Web Performance | 13.8 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Storage Performance | |
|---|---|
| File Compression | 487.9 seconds (lower is better) |
| Hard Drive File Operations | 555.6 seconds (lower is better) |
| Power Usage | |
|---|---|
| WorldBench Green Score | 78 |
| Idle power usage | 9.6 Watts |
| Working power usage | 4.2 Watt hours |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| Image Editing | 200 seconds (lower is better) |
| Audio Encoding | 133.3 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Encoding | 196.7 seconds (lower is better) |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| Crysis 2, Low Quality, 800x600 | 32.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, Low Quality, 800x600 | 47.7 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, Low Quality, 1366x768 | 20.8 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, Low Quality, 1366x768 | 44.3 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, High Quality, 800x600 | 22.1 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, High Quality, 1366x768 | 13.7 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, High Quality, 800x600 | 30.2 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, High Quality, 1366x768 | 20.2 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Gaming Score | 67 |
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