Pros
- Good price/performance ratio
- Solid chassis with backlit keyboard
Cons
- Heavy and bulky for an Ultrabook
- Finicky and overly sensitive touchpad
- Display and speakers underwhelming
Manufacturer’s Description
Ultra mobile at just 20 mm slim and 2.1 kg, this Ultrabook still provides a full-size chiclet keyboard for speedy input, and fast file transfers via USB 3.0 and Bluetooth 4.0.2 Pop a disc into the optical drive and savor the sound of Dolby Home Theater v4 sound. Need more liberation? Choose a model with 10-point touch control!
The Specs
| Display | |
|---|---|
| Touchscreen | Multitouch |
| Display type | Glossy LCD with LED Backlight |
| Resolution | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| Display size | 14.0 inches |
| Processor | |
| Processor speed | 1700.0 MHz |
| Processor type | Intel Core i5-3317U |
| Graphics | |
| Primary Graphics Chipset | Intel HD Graphic 4000 |
| Graphics Type | Integrated |
| Memory | |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Memory size | 6.0 MB |
| Memory max | 6.0 GB |
| Storage | |
| Hard Drive Speed | 5400 RPM |
| Drives included | 1.0 |
| Drive type | Hard Disk Drive |
| Raid type | none |
| Drive size | 500.0 GB |
| Storage Media | |
| SD card | 1 |
| Optical drive | |
| Included Drives | DVD Drive |
| Battery | |
| Vendor Rated Battery life | 8.0 hours |
| Ports and Connections | |
| Wireless connection | 802.11n |
| Available Interfaces |
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| Included Software | |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows 8 |
| Other Features | |
| Devices |
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| Input devices | Touchpad (multitouch) |
| Sound | |
| Speakers | Stereo |
| Dimensions | |
| Weight with Accessories | 5.2 pounds |
| Height | 0.9 inches |
| Weight | 4.4 pounds |
| Depth | 9.7 inches |
| Width | 13.4 inches |
Performance
| Overall Performance | |
|---|---|
| Worldbench Score | 46 |
| Worldbench Version | 8 |
| Battery | |
|---|---|
| Battery Life | 5:29 (hh:mm) |
| Start Up | |
|---|---|
| Start Up | 12.2 seconds (lower is better) |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| PCMark 7 Productivity Suite | 939 score (higher is better) |
| Web Browsing | |
|---|---|
| Peacekeeper | 2049 score (higher is better) |
| Storage Performance | |
|---|---|
| File Compression | 180.9 seconds (lower is better) |
| PCMark 7 Storage Test | 1621 score (higher is better) |
| Power Usage | |
|---|---|
| Idle power usage | 11.6 Watts |
| Working power usage | 3.5 Watt hours |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| Image Editing | 448.7 seconds (lower is better) |
| Audio Encoding | 303.4 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Encoding | 212.5 seconds (lower is better) |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| Civilization V, Leader Benchmark, Low Quality, 1366x768 | 577.9 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt Showdown, Low Quality, 1366x768 | 34.4 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Civilization V, Late Game View, Low Quality, 1366x768 | 11.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| 3DMark 11, 1280x720 Performance | 624 score (higher is better) |
