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Micro Express JFT2500

CPU: 2.4-GHz Core 2 Duo T7700 • Display Size (inches): 12.1 • Wide Screen: Yes • Total HD Size (GB): 160 • Min. Weight (lbs.): 4.4 • Price When Reviewed: $1199
Micro Express JFT2500 (Front)
Micro Express JFT2500 (Front)
Micro Express JFT2500 (Back)
Micro Express JFT2500 (Side)
76.4 Good
Last updated
August 07, 2008
Test Center Reviewed by
Carla Thornton
Pros
  • Blistering speed
  • Great price
Cons
  • All-too-brief battery life
  • So-so keyboard
  • Pricing:Very Inexpensive: $1199 (5/30/2008)
  • Performance:Very Good: 89
  • Features:Good: 70
  • Design:Good: 70
Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing Very Inexpensive: $1199

Very Inexpensive: $1199

Performance Very Good: 89

Very Good: 89
WorldBench 6 Tests - Superior: 92
WorldBench 6 Component Results (seconds)
Adobe Photoshop CS2 437 
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 DirectX 474 
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 Rendering 673 
Firefox 2 266 
Microsoft Office 2003 with SP-1 365 
Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0 233 
Multitasking 338 
Nero 7 Ultra Edition 552 
Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5 221 
Winzip Computing WinZip 10.0 249 
Battery Test
Number of Included Batteries 1 
Battery Life (Video Playback in hh:mm) 02:00 
Graphics Tests (frames per second)
Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 9.23 
Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 19.3 

Features Good: 70

Good: 70
CPU & Memory
CPU 2.4-GHz Core 2 Duo T7700 
System Memory 4096 
Type of Memory DDR2-667 SDRAM 
Video & Display
Display Size (inches) 12.1 
Horizontal Resolution 1280 
Vertical Resolution 800 
Video Chip Set Intel 965GM chip set 
External Monitor Interface integrated 
Wide Screen Yes 
Storage
Total HD Size (GB) 160 
Optical Drive Speed 4 
Optical Drive Type DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/-RAM 
Removable Optical Drive No 
Floppy Drive No 
Number of Media Slots 2 
Other Removable Media Drive Memory Stick, SD Card 
Ports & Expansion
Serial Ports No 
Parallel Ports No 
USB Ports 3 
FireWire Ports 0 
Microphone Ports Yes 
Headphone Jacks Yes 
S-Video Ports No 
Composite Video Ports No 
Docking Station Port No 
Infrared Port No 
Shared Mouse/Keyboard Port No 
Mini PCI Port Yes 
PC Card Slots 0 
Express Card Slots 1 
Connectivity
Network Port Gigabit ethernet 
Wireless LAN Type 802.11n 
Bluetooth No 
Modem Type V.92 
Other
Standard Number of Batteries 1 
Type of Batteries Lithium ion 
Built-In Speakers Mono 
Dimensions 11.8 by 8.7 by 1.6 
Min. Weight (lbs.) 4.4 
Average Weight (pounds, with accessories) 5.3 
Accessories Notebook, AC adapter 
Pointing Device Touchpad 
Operating System Windows Vista Business (32 bit) 
Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years) Four 
Parts Warranty (years) Two 
Weekday Support Hours 24 
Toll-Free Support Yes 

Design Good: 70

Good: 70
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