Pros

  • Comfortable keyboard, solid performance

Cons

  • Bland design

At A Glance

The R52 has a comfortable keyboard, and its modular bay accepts many optional drives.

The Specs

Pricing
Part Number 18594AU
Inventory Number 24264
UPC Code 00000435710192
Processor
Processor type Pentium M 740
Processor speed 1730.0 MHz
Memory
Memory size 500.0 MB
Memory type DDR2 SDRAM
Memory speed 533.0 MHz
Display
Display size 14.1 inches
Resolution 1024 x 768 pixels
Vertical Resolution 768
Graphics
Primary Graphics Chipset ATI Mobility Radeon X300
Storage
Drive size 40.0 GB
Floppy Drive No
Express card 1
Other storage Express Card Slot
Battery
Battery Type Lithium ion
Vendor Rated Battery life 330.0 hours
Standard Number of Batteries 1
Number of Included Batteries 1
Dimensions
Width 12.3 inches
Depth 10.3 inches
Height 1.6 inches
Weight with Accessories 7.0 pounds
Weight 7.0 pounds
Sound
Speakers Stereo
Included Software
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Other Features
Docking Station Port Yes
Devices Phone Cord
Input devices
  • Eraserhead
  • Touchpad
Pointing Device
  • Eraserhead
  • Touchpad
Hardware List Notebook
Ports and Connections
Ethernet Type 10/100/1000 Mbps
Microphone input Yes
Firewire 0
Headphone Jack Yes
Available Interfaces
  • Audio - Headphone Out (1/8" Mini)
  • Audio - Microphone In (1/8" Mini)
  • Infrared
  • USB - Universal Serial Bus Port (x2)
  • Video - S-Video
Wireless connection 802.11 g
Bluetooth Yes
Slots Express Card Slot
PC Card Slots 1
Case
Multipurpose Bay
  • CD-Rom
  • CDRW/DVD-ROM Combo
  • Bay supports 2nd battery
  • DVD+/-RW
  • DVD-ROM
  • 2nd HD
  • CDRW

Performance

Battery
Battery Life (Office Applications) 3:30  (hh:mm)
Multitasking
World Bench 6 Multitasking 760
Performance
World Bench 5 Score 77
World Bench 5 Rating Fair
Number of Included Batteries 1
Mozilla 385
ACD Systems ACDSee 900
Discreet 3ds Max OpenGL 450
Adobe Photoshop 386
Discreet 3ds Max DirectX 355
Windows Media Encoder 496
Ahead Nero 1714
Musicmatch Jukebox 620
Adobe Premiere 610
Roxio VideoWave 473
WinZip 592
Microsoft Office XP 582