Pros

  • Peppy performance
  • Lots of keyboard buttons

Cons

  • USB ports are on the back of the case

At A Glance

This notebook has loads of quick-launch keys and a good mix of consumer and business-focused features.

The Specs

Pricing
Part Number 90NH5A911431501L70
Inventory Number 25100
Processor
Processor type Intel Core Duo T2300
Processor speed 1660.0 MHz
Memory
Memory size 1000.0 MB
Memory type DDR2 SDRAM
Memory speed 533.0 MHz
Display
Display size 15.4 inches
Resolution 1280 x 800 pixels
Vertical Resolution 800
External Monitor Interface Discrete
Graphics
Graphics Type Discrete
Primary Graphics Chipset Nvidia GeForce Go 7300
Storage
Drive size 100.0 GB
Floppy Drive No
Express card 1
Other storage
  • Express Card Slot
  • SD Card
  • Memory Stick
Battery
Battery Type Lithium ion
Vendor Rated Battery life 435.0 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
  • USB - Universal Serial Bus Port (x4)
  • Video - S-Video
Ethernet Type 10/100/1000 Mbps
Firewire 1
Headphone Jack Yes
Wireless connection 802.11 a/b/g
Bluetooth No
Slots
  • Express Card Slot
  • SD Card
  • Memory Stick
PC Card Slots 1
Dimensions
Width 14.0 inches
Depth 11.2 inches
Height 1.6 inches
Weight with Accessories 7.8 pounds
Weight 7.8 pounds
Sound
Speakers Stereo
Storage Media
SD card Yes
Memory stick Memory Stick
Included Software
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition
Other Features
Docking Station Port No
Devices Phone Cord
Input devices Touchpad
Pointing Device Touchpad
Other Hardware
  • DVI port
  • 1.3-megapixel Web cam
  • Optical mouse
Hardware List
  • Notebook
  • battery

Performance

Battery
Battery Life (Office Applications) 4:35  (hh:mm)
Multitasking
World Bench 6 Multitasking 491
Gaming
Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 45.64  Frames per second (higher is better)
Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 29.23  Frames per second (higher is better)
Performance
World Bench 5 Score 90
World Bench 5 Rating Good
Number of Included Batteries 1
Mozilla 395
ACD Systems ACDSee 628
Discreet 3ds Max OpenGL 922
Adobe Photoshop 376
Discreet 3ds Max DirectX 313
Windows Media Encoder 339
Ahead Nero 848
Musicmatch Jukebox 604
Adobe Premiere 489
Roxio VideoWave 309
WinZip 397
Microsoft Office XP 563