Pros

  • Best-of-breed input ergonomics
  • Super stylish

Cons

  • Median performance

At A Glance

This ultraportable achieves only median performance, but its style, keyboard,and touchpad will wow you.

Manufacturer’s Description

U Series. Portable, thin, up-to-date entertainment features, and zippier than ever. Ready to lose that heavy laptop with the lame screen, out-dated entertainment features and sluggish performance? It's to go laptop shopping. Why not start right here?

The Specs

Pricing
Part Number 087633U
Processor
Processor type Intel Core i5
Processor speed 1.33 MHz
Cache size 3.0 KB
Processor count 2
Memory
Memory size 4000.0 MB
Memory type DDR3
Memory speed 1066.0 MHz
Memory max 4.0 GB
Display
Display size 12.5 inches
Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels
Storage
Drives included 1.0
Drive size 320.0 GB
Hard Drive Speed 5400 RPM
Drive type Hard Disk Drive
Green
Energy Star compliant 1.0
Dimensions
Width 12.5 inches
Depth 8.0 inches
Height 0.9 inches
Weight with Accessories 3.5 pounds
Weight 3.0 pounds
Sound
Speakers Stereo
Included Software
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Other Features
Docking Station Port No
Input devices Touchpad (multitouch)
Ports and Connections
Ethernet Type 10/100/1000 Mbps
Firewire 0
Available Interfaces Bluetooth
Wireless connection 802.11 n/b/g
Video Interfaces
  • HDMI
  • VGA

Performance

Overall Performance
WorldBench 6 Score 75
Battery
Battery Life 4:13  (hh:mm)
Office Productivity
Web Browsing 398  seconds (lower is better)
Office Suite Use 444  seconds (lower is better)
File Compression 310  seconds (lower is better)
Power Usage
Idle power usage 10.4  Watts
Sleep power usage 1  Watt hours
Off power usage 0.7  Watt hours
Content Creation
Image Editing 618  seconds (lower is better)
GPU Graphics Rendering 545  seconds (lower is better)
CPU Graphics Rendering 697  seconds (lower is better)
Video Encoding 323  seconds (lower is better)
DVD Burning 445  seconds (lower is better)
Video Editing 264  seconds (lower is better)
Multitasking
World Bench 6 Multitasking 483
Gaming
Unreal Tournament 3, Medium, 800 by 600 19.58  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3, Medium, 1024 by 768 14.55  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3, Highest, 800 by 600 15.09  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3, Highest, 1024 by 768 11.15  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 800x600 11.3  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 9.3  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 2, Low Quality, 800x600 14.1  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 13.1  Frames per second (higher is better)