Pros

  • Good selection of device and expansion ports
  • Excellent keyboard and trackpad

Cons

  • Thin, tinny sound from built-in speakers
  • Battery sticks out from back of chassis

At A Glance

The E4300 is a solid business or general-purpose laptop with some sweet extra touches.

The Specs

Processor
Processor speed 2400.0 MHz
Memory
Memory size 3072.0 MB
Memory type DDR3
Memory speed 1066.0 MHz
Display
Display size 13.3 inches
Resolution 1200 x 800 pixels
Graphics
Graphics Type Integrated
Storage
Drives included 1.0
Drive size 160.0 GB
Other storage
  • Express Card 34
  • SDHC Card
  • smart card slot
Battery
Battery Type Lithium ion
Standard Number of Batteries 1
Number of Included Batteries 1
Ports and Connections
Smart Card 1
Express Card 34 or ExpressCard/34 1
Available Interfaces
  • Ethernet - RJ45
  • FireWire 400/IEEE 1394 - 4 pin
  • USB - Universal Serial Bus Port (x2)
  • Video - 15 pin High-Density D-shell (VGA)
SDHC Card or Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) 1
Wireless connection 802.11 n
Slots
  • Express Card 34
  • SDHC Card
  • smart card slot
PC Card Slots 0
Dimensions
Width 12.2 inches
Depth 9.7 inches
Height 1.2 inches
Weight with Accessories 4.9 pounds
Weight 4.0 pounds
Sound
Speakers Stereo
Included Software
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic (32 bit)
Other Features
Docking Station Port Yes
Devices
  • Built-In Speakers
  • Built-In Webcam
  • Port Replicator
Input devices
  • Eraserhead
  • Touchpad (multitouch)

Performance

Overall Performance
WorldBench 6 Score 98
Battery
Battery Life 5:27  (hh:mm)
Office Productivity
Web Browsing 259  seconds (lower is better)
Office Suite Use 351  seconds (lower is better)
File Compression 219  seconds (lower is better)
Content Creation
Image Editing 382  seconds (lower is better)
GPU Graphics Rendering 534  seconds (lower is better)
CPU Graphics Rendering 640  seconds (lower is better)
Video Encoding 219  seconds (lower is better)
DVD Burning 482  seconds (lower is better)
Video Editing 212  seconds (lower is better)
Multitasking
World Bench 6 Multitasking 319
Gaming
Unreal Tournament 3, Medium, 800 by 600 9.84  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3, Medium, 1024 by 768 7.79  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3, Highest, 800 by 600 8.27  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3, Highest, 1024 by 768 6.43  Frames per second (higher is better)