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The processor:

SuperPi



Super Pi calculates the number Pi with 1 million decimals. The result is a time in seconds, meaning that the lower the number, the better. This can be used for direct comparison with other laptops that have run the same test.

The Aspire Timeline 1810TZ shows here why it does not fit in the netbook category. It has power for more than light day-to-day tasks, which is reflected in the test results. An impressive improvement in light of the price difference between the two models, it firmly establishes the 1810TZ as a notebook while the other remains a netbook.

SiSoft Sandra CPU Arithmetic





SiSoft Sandra’s Whetstone and Drystone benchmark tests the processor’s ability to do pure number crunching, which occurs during gaming or different forms of picture editing. The measure is in Mflops (Millions Floating Point Operations Per Second) – the higher, the better.

Like the test above, the processor simply takes off, beating the reference with ease. The numbers do not lie – you get quite a lot of power here.

RAM - SiSoft Sandra Memory Bandwidth:





Sisoft Sandra’s Memory Bandwidth benchmark is used to measure the speed of the RAM – the higher the value, the better.

The overall tendency in the benchmarks is that you can really see a difference in performance. This is also the case when it comes to RAM, which the AT 1810TZ simply uses more efficiently. The computer is made to perform better than average yet still be mobile. A grand combination.

HDD performance - SiSoft Sandra HDD Read:



Sisoft Sandra’s hard drive test module is used to measure the performance of the hard drive. Sisoft Sandra runs a number of tests on the surface of the hard drive and calculates the average reading speed. .

The hard drive score is higher as well. It is not by much, but everything counts. In fact it sports the same standard 5400RPM hard drive, so it just goes to shows the overall system is more efficient.

GPU performance - 3Dmark







The 3Dmark tests show the performance in DirectX 9, and paint a picture of the performance in newer games and applications. No tests have been run in DirectX 10.1 (which both cards support).

Here you can really see how much you get when you opt for a notebook rather than netbook. GPU performance is more than twice as high, which is a lot even if netbooks were never meant to have particularly good graphics. This makes this particular model a good alternative to a netbook for those who are prepared to pay a little more for the extra performance. Having said that, the graphics are not advanced and hardly suited for hardcore gaming, but we are moving in the right direction.

Overall performance



The PCMark 05 results can be compared directly with other laptops that have run the same PCMark version. The program produces a score from a test that includes the performance of the processor, RAM, hard drive, GPU, etc.

That the Acer 1810TZ scores higher in this test should come as no surprise to anyone. It lies well above the Aspire One 751h and is simply a better device when it comes to hardware as it should be, given the higher price. Nice when the two are related.