Pros
- Sleek, attractive design
- Excellent performance
Cons
- Disappointing screen quality
- Heat exhaust areas grow scorchingly hot during extended gameplay sessions
At A Glance
The Haswell-powered Blade panders to PC gamers on the go, cramming pricey premium hardware into a petite chassis.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| UPC Code | 879862007850 |
| Processor | |
| Processor type | Intel Core i7-4702HQ |
| Processor speed | 2200.0 MHz |
| Number of Cores | 4.0 |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 8192.0 MB |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Memory speed | 1600.0 MHz |
| Display | |
| Display size | 13.9 inches |
| Display type | TN |
| Touchscreen | No |
| Aspect ratio | 4:3 |
| Resolution | 1600 x 1200 pixels |
| Graphics | |
| Graphics Type | Switchable |
| Primary Graphics Chipset | Nvidia GeForce GTX 765m |
| Secondary Graphics Chipset | Intel HD 4600 |
| Graphics Memory | 2.0 GB |
| Video Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| Storage | |
| Drive 1 size | 256.0 GB |
| Drive 1 type | Solid-State Drive |
| Ports and Connections | |
| Available Interfaces |
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| Wireless connection |
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| Power | |
| Battery Type | Lithium Polymer Battery |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 13.5 inches |
| Depth | 9.25 inches |
| Height | 0.66 inches |
| Weight | 4.25 pounds |
| Weight with Accessories | 5.15 pounds |
| Included Software | |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 8 Home |
| Other Features | |
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Performance
| Overall Performance | |
|---|---|
| Worldbench Score | 414.0 |
| Worldbench Version | 8.1 |
| Battery | |
|---|---|
| Battery Life | 4:39 (hh:mm) |
| Start Up | |
|---|---|
| Start Up | 9.7 seconds (lower is better) |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| PCMark 7 Productivity Suite | 5451.0 score (higher is better) |
| Web Browsing | |
|---|---|
| Peacekeeper | 2889.0 score (higher is better) |
| Storage Performance | |
|---|---|
| PCMark 7 Storage Test | 5319.0 score (higher is better) |
| File Compression | 60.6 seconds (lower is better) |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| Image Editing | 205.6 seconds (lower is better) |
| Image Editing - GPU Accelerated | 63.3 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Encoding | 130.0 seconds (lower is better) |
| Audio Encoding | 240.7 seconds (lower is better) |
| Power Usage | |
|---|---|
| Working power usage | 3.3 Watt hours |
| Idle power usage | 21.5 Watts |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| 3DMark, Ice Storm | 15666.0 score (higher is better) |
| 3DMark, Firestrike Extreme | 1075.0 score (higher is better) |
| 3DMark, Cloud Gate | 11018.0 score (higher is better) |
| 3DMark, Firestrike | 2249.0 score (higher is better) |
| Dirt Showdown, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 67.6 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 3, Ultra Quality, 1024x768 | 64.4 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Bioshock Infinite, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 63.0 Frames per second (higher is better) |
