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Wednesday, 24 February 2010 09:39 Laptopfreak

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Benchmark

All benchmarks were run at highest performance settings on the laptop. No other settings were tampered with.

Windows Vista Experience Index

The computer receives a score of 3.9, which is comparatively high. This is the first sign that Lenovo is delivering a great overall product, also when it comes to hardware.

I have decided to compare it with the Acer TravelMate 8371. It is a slightly cheaper computer in the business segment that Lenovo normally operates in. Hopefully Lenovo can finally prove it is a much better and fairer product.

The Acer TravelMate 8371 model had the following specifications:

Category
Students - business

Processor
Intel® Core 2 Duo SU9400 – 1.4 GHz – 3 MB L2 cache - 800 MHz FSB

Chipset
Intel® GS45 (Cantiga-GS) + ICH9M

RAM
2x 2048 MB Samsung DDR3 SDRAM – PC3-8500 - 1066 MHz

GPU
Intel® GMA 4500M Shared onboard

Hard drive
1x 500 GB 5400 RPM

Display
13.3 inch AUO B133XW01 V3 LCD panel - 16:9 HD WXGA – 1366 x 768px

Sound card
Intel® 82901IB ICH9 – High Definition Audio (A3) (RealTek ALC269)

Optical drive
None

Battery
6 celled 2.8 Li-Ion battery

Connectivity
Intel® WiFi Link 5100 AGN – 300 Mbps* (Draft-N)
RealTek RTL8168C(P)/8111C(P) Family – 1000 Mbps
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR

I/Os
3x USB 2.0
1x VGA output
1x Kensington lock slot
1x Card reader (SD, MMC, MS, MS Pro and xD)
1x Docking Connector
1x Audio jack-in and output

Operating system
Microsoft Windows Vista Business SP1 (build 6001)

Weight and size
Width: 32.4 cm
Depth: 22.8 cm
Height: 2.53 cm
Weight: 1.65 kg

Price
About £700

Read the review here

Boot times and out of standby

Boot and out of standby times are measured from when the power button is pressed till the computer enters the Windows desktop.

Both computers do really well here. They are both quick to start up, taking under the magical 1 minute limit. Perfect.

Battery life

Idle times are measured at the lowest power profile while Classic times are measured at the highest performance profile. Both are tested with BatteryEater 2005 to find the maximum battery life at the given settings.

The battery life was much lower than expected for the Lenovo computer. It is up against an Acer which is superb in this field, but I was hoping it would have lasted a bit longer. Still, it is enough to survive the odd train ride without power, and that is the goal I think.