Pros

  • Solid features for the price

Cons

  • Extremely short battery life

At A Glance

With built-in WiFi and decent performance, this could serve as a family portable or even a lean desktop replacement.

The Specs

Pricing
Part Number LXA5505604
Inventory Number 24711
UPC Code 00099802427184
Processor
Processor type Mobile Sempron 3000+
Processor speed 1800.0 MHz
Memory
Memory size 500.0 MB
Memory type DDR-SDRAM (DDRRAM)
Memory speed 333.0 MHz
Display
Display size 15.0 inches
Resolution 1024 x 768 pixels
External Monitor Interface Discrete
Vertical Resolution 768
Graphics
Graphics Type Discrete
Primary Graphics Chipset Integrated SiSM760GX Mirage 2
Storage
Drive size 60.0 GB
Floppy Drive No
Other storage None
Battery
Battery Type Lithium ion
Vendor Rated Battery life 119.0 hours
Standard Number of Batteries 1
Number of Included Batteries 1
Dimensions
Width 14.4 inches
Depth 11.0 inches
Height 1.6 inches
Weight with Accessories 6.8 pounds
Weight 6.8 pounds
Sound
Speakers Stereo
Included Software
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition
Other Features
Docking Station Port No
Devices AC Adapter
Input devices Touchpad
Pointing Device Touchpad
Hardware List Notebook
Ports and Connections
Ethernet Type 10/100 Mbps
Microphone input Yes
Firewire 0
Headphone Jack Yes
Available Interfaces
  • Audio - Microphone In (1/8" Mini)
  • USB - Universal Serial Bus Port (x3)
  • Audio - Headphone Out (1/8" Mini)
Wireless connection 802.11 g
Bluetooth No
Slots None
PC Card Slots 1
Case
Multipurpose Bay USB

Performance

Battery
Battery Life (Office Applications) 1:19  (hh:mm)
Multitasking
World Bench 6 Multitasking 1102
Gaming
Unreal Tournament, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 12  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament, 1024 by 768, 16-Bit 28  Frames per second (higher is better)
Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 10  Frames per second (higher is better)
Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1024 by 768, 16-Bit 15  Frames per second (higher is better)
Performance
World Bench 5 Score 68
World Bench 5 Rating Fair
Number of Included Batteries 1
Mozilla 702
ACD Systems ACDSee 782
Discreet 3ds Max OpenGL 911
Adobe Photoshop 461
Discreet 3ds Max DirectX 590
Windows Media Encoder 515
Ahead Nero 1364
Musicmatch Jukebox 598
Adobe Premiere 594
Roxio VideoWave 406
WinZip 521
Microsoft Office XP 604