Pros

  • Lots of features for the price

Cons

  • Uncomfotable mouse buttons

At A Glance

A plain-jane business portable that's rich in features but suffers from uncomfortable mouse buttons.

The Specs

Pricing
Part Number PTA50U01Q00J
Inventory Number 24598
UPC Code 00032017358249
Processor
Processor type Pentium M 730
Processor speed 1600.0 MHz
Memory
Memory size 500.0 MB
Memory type DDR-SDRAM (DDRRAM)
Memory speed 333.0 MHz
Display
Display size 14.0 inches
Resolution 1280 x 768 pixels
Vertical Resolution 768
External Monitor Interface Discrete
Graphics
Graphics Type Discrete
Primary Graphics Chipset Intel 915GM Express
Storage
Drive size 40.0 GB
Floppy Drive No
Other storage
  • xD-Picture Card
  • SD Card
  • Memory Stick
Battery
Battery Type Lithium ion
Vendor Rated Battery life 305.0 hours
Standard Number of Batteries 1
Number of Included Batteries 1
Ports and Connections
Microphone input Yes
Available Interfaces
  • Audio - Headphone Out (1/8" Mini)
  • Audio - Microphone In (1/8" Mini)
  • FireWire Port
  • Mini PCI Port
  • USB - Universal Serial Bus Port (x4)
  • Video - S-Video
Ethernet Type 10/100 Mbps
Firewire 1
Headphone Jack Yes
Wireless connection 802.11 g
Bluetooth Yes
Slots
  • xD-Picture Card
  • SD Card
  • Memory Stick
PC Card Slots 1
Dimensions
Width 13.5 inches
Depth 9.5 inches
Height 1.4 inches
Weight with Accessories 6.0 pounds
Weight 6.0 pounds
Sound
Speakers Stereo
Storage Media
SD card Yes
Memory stick Memory Stick
XD picture card 1
Included Software
Included Software Microsoft Works 8
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Other Features
Docking Station Port Yes
Devices AC Adapter
Input devices Touchpad
Pointing Device Touchpad
Hardware List Notebook

Performance

Battery
Battery Life (Office Applications) 3:05  (hh:mm)
Multitasking
World Bench 6 Multitasking 871
Gaming
Unreal Tournament, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 43.32  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament, 1024 by 768, 16-Bit 60.71  Frames per second (higher is better)
Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 38.83  Frames per second (higher is better)
Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1024 by 768, 16-Bit 40.1  Frames per second (higher is better)
Performance
World Bench 5 Score 74
World Bench 5 Rating Good
Number of Included Batteries 1
Mozilla 478
ACD Systems ACDSee 759
Discreet 3ds Max OpenGL 565
Adobe Photoshop 407
Discreet 3ds Max DirectX 477
Windows Media Encoder 526
Ahead Nero 1174
Musicmatch Jukebox 657
Adobe Premiere 566
Roxio VideoWave 494
WinZip 485
Microsoft Office XP 600