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Pros

  • AlienFX customizable lighting
  • Fantastic performance

Cons

  • Display has poor vertical viewing angles
  • Fan noise gets a little loud

At A Glance

In the M11x, gamers finally have a fully capable notebook that's easily portable and offers great battery life.

The Specs

Processor
Processor speed 1730.0 MHz
Memory
Memory size 4000.0 MB
Memory type DDR3
Memory speed 1066.0 MHz
Display
Display size 11.6 inches
Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels
Graphics
Graphics Type Discrete
Primary Graphics Chipset NVIDIA GeForce GT 335M
Storage
Drives included 1.0
Drive size 500.0 GB
Hard Drive Speed 7200 RPM
Drive Controllers Serial ATA II
Other storage
  • Memory Stick
  • Memory Stick PRO
  • MultiMedia Card (MMC)
  • SD Card
Battery
Battery Type Lithium ion
Standard Number of Batteries 1
Number of Included Batteries 1
Green
Energy Star compliant 1.0
Dimensions
Width 11.2 inches
Depth 9.1 inches
Height 1.3 inches
Weight with Accessories 5.3 pounds
Weight 4.6 pounds
Sound
Speakers Stereo
Storage Media
SD card Yes
Memory stick Memory Stick
Included Software
Included Software Adobe Acrobat 9; CyberLink YouCam
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Other Features
Docking Station Port No
Devices
  • Built-In Microphone
  • Built-In Speakers
  • Built-In Webcam
Input devices Touchpad
Ports and Connections
Ethernet Type
  • 10/100/1000 Mbps
  • Wireless Ethernet - 540 Mbps IEEE802.11n
MultiMedia Card (MMC) or MultiMediaCard (MMC) Yes
Memory Stick PRO 1
Available Interfaces
  • DisplayPort
  • Ethernet - RJ45
  • FireWire 400/IEEE 1394 - 4 pin
  • HDMI
  • USB - Universal Serial Bus Port (x3)
  • Video - 15 pin High-Density D-shell (VGA)
Wireless connection 802.11 n
Slots
  • Memory Stick
  • Memory Stick PRO
  • MultiMedia Card (MMC)
  • SD Card
PC Card Slots 0

Performance

Overall Performance
WorldBench 6 Score 77
Battery
Battery Life 7:27  (hh:mm)
Office Productivity
Web Browsing 383  seconds (lower is better)
Office Suite Use 422  seconds (lower is better)
File Compression 319  seconds (lower is better)
Content Creation
Image Editing 601  seconds (lower is better)
GPU Graphics Rendering 448  seconds (lower is better)
CPU Graphics Rendering 964  seconds (lower is better)
Video Encoding 318  seconds (lower is better)
DVD Burning 350  seconds (lower is better)
Video Editing 286  seconds (lower is better)
Multitasking
World Bench 6 Multitasking 467
Gaming
Unreal Tournament 3, Medium, 800 by 600 56.46  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3, Medium, 1024 by 768 54.73  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3, Highest, 800 by 600 41.19  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3, Highest, 1024 by 768 39.31  Frames per second (higher is better)

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