Pros
- Extremely light, even for an Ultrabook
- Solid performance and benchmark scores
- Lots of connectivity options
Cons
- Chassis just doesn't feel durable
- Screen has terrible off-axis viewing angles
- Only one USB 3.0 port
- Typing and pointing are sub-optimal
At A Glance
This extremely lightweight Ultrabook boasts solid overall performance, but poor usability.
The Specs
| Processor | |
|---|---|
| Processor type | Intel |
| Processor speed | 1700.0 MHz |
| Cache size | 3.0 KB |
| Processor count | 2 |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 4000.0 MB |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Memory speed | 1600.0 MHz |
| Memory max | 6.0 GB |
| Display | |
| Display size | 13.3 inches |
| Display type | Glossy LCD with LED Backlight |
| Resolution | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| Storage | |
| Drives included | 1.0 |
| Drive size | 128.0 GB |
| Drive type | Solid-State Drive |
| Battery | |
| Vendor Rated Battery life | 8.35 hours |
| Ports and Connections | |
| SD/MMC Card | 1 |
| Ethernet Type | 10/100/1000 Mbps |
| MultiMedia Card (MMC) or MultiMediaCard (MMC) | Yes |
| Available Interfaces | Bluetooth |
| SDHC Card or Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) | 1 |
| Wireless connection | 802.11 n |
| Video Interfaces |
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| Slots |
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| Dimensions | |
| Width | 12.5 inches |
| Depth | 9.0 inches |
| Height | 0.8 inches |
| Weight with Accessories | 2.9 pounds |
| Weight | 2.4 pounds |
| Sound | |
| Speakers | Stereo |
| Included Software | |
| Included Software | Microsoft Office 2010; |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium |
| Other Features | |
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Performance
| Overall Performance | |
|---|---|
| Worldbench Score | 158 |
| Worldbench Version | 7 |
| Battery | |
|---|---|
| Battery Life | 6:36 (hh:mm) |
| Start Up | |
|---|---|
| Start Up | 14.5 seconds (lower is better) |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| PCMark 7 Productivity Suite | 3730 score (higher is better) |
| Web Browsing | |
|---|---|
| Web Performance | 11.6 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Storage Performance | |
|---|---|
| File Compression | 551.9 seconds (lower is better) |
| Hard Drive File Operations | 101.7 seconds (lower is better) |
| Power Usage | |
|---|---|
| WorldBench Green Score | 90 |
| Working power usage | 1.8 Watt hours |
| Idle power usage | 7.5 Watts |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| Image Editing | 239.3 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Encoding | 206.3 seconds (lower is better) |
| Audio Encoding | 155.2 seconds (lower is better) |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| Gaming Score | 72 |
| Crysis 2, High Quality, 1366x768 | 12.1 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, High Quality, 800x600 | 18.6 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, Low Quality, 1366x768 | 16.6 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, Low Quality, 800x600 | 25.6 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, High Quality, 1366x768 | 18.7 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, High Quality, 800x600 | 24.2 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, Low Quality, 1366x768 | 36.4 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, Low Quality, 800x600 | 42.3 Frames per second (higher is better) |
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