The 11.6-incher drained 24 Watts from the outlet during a 3DMark 2006 and 29.5 Watts in the stress test. TOSHIBA L755 battery The Pentium-based E130 consumes more in both load scenarios with 27 and 33 Watts. However, this is still acceptable seeing that the Intel alternative's system performance is 40% higher. The 65 Watt PSU can charge the battery even during periods of high load, e.g. maximum power consumption. It needs 2:37 hours for this process when the PC is on. TOSHIBA L750D battery
That long battery runtimes are not exclusive to expensive devices is nothing new since netbooks. We are basically viewing a netbook since AMD positioned its Brazos APUs against Intel's Atom in 2011. After all, where else would a user be willing to accept the lower performance for the benefit of a long runtime if not in a netbook? TOSHIBA L750 battery
With six hours (Wi-Fi surfing: 322 minutes), the Edge E135 sets the yardstick for 400 Euros (~$518) devices. A script opens a website, some with video contents, every 40 seconds in this test. The load runtime in FurMark (GPU stress) and Prime95 (CPU stress) are much shorter. However, three hours are still impressive. The E130 also only lasted 10 minutes longer in this test. TOSHIBA L745D laptop battery
We have to point out that the runtime of 9:27 hours at idle is a theoretical period that will unlikely be reached in practice. Here, the brightness is set to minimum and the wireless modules are disabled. TOSHIBA L745 battery
Office suitable, 11.6-inch competition featuring a good runtime for less than 450 Euros (~$583) is scarce. Acer disqualifies its Travelmate B113-M's runtime due to the 37 Watt hour battery (3 hours Wi-Fi test). This also is true for the Aspire One 756 (new: non-glare according to shop offers) and the Aspire V5-171. So, only the ThinkPad X121e (seven hours) and Samsung's 305U1A (nine hours) based on AMD's older E-450 are left. TOSHIBA L740D battery
The same chassis, screen, input devices, battery and (almost) the same hard disk. It was virtually predictable that Lenovo's ThinkPad Edge E135 (NZV5YGE) and the Intel Pentium E130 counterpart will hardly show differences - not even in terms of price. 350 or 380 Euros (~$454 to $493) (free DOS) hardly makes a difference. TOSHIBA L740 battery
The biggest difference is the CPU's pure power, where the AMD test system is at a disadvantage. The total application performance however only shows slight differences between the two. The E135 can compensate a few points with its faster HDD, also a 7200 rpm. The Radeon HD 7430 is not necessarily stronger than the Pentium's IGP (see gaming tests). TOSHIBA L735 battery
Even the battery runtimes hardly differ if at all in the test. However, the E135 has a lower load power consumption. In total, we can give the E135 the same, unreserved recommendation as for the Pentium-based E130. Lenovo has created a very good work companion that lives up to the ThinkPad name from A to Z. This statement is true in view of the price range of under 450 Euros (~$583). 6 cell TOSHIBA L730 laptop battery
At IFA 2011, the Samsung Chrome Books were first introduced. It was designed as an elite all-rounder. High-priced and well made, but again not as expensive as the 9 series notebooks and sub notebooks. After the 15-incher, we received the 14-inch Series 7 700Z3A in January 2012. Equipped with the last-generation Sandy Bridge CPU and an entry-level graphics (ATI Radeon HD 6490M), the performance was good. Even without having an SSD drive. Acer TravelMate TM5740-X522OF battery
Anyone interested in the 14-incher, has two choices: buy the old model 700Z3A at a favorable price or have the processor and graphics performance (now Ivy Bridge / GeForce GT 630M) improved significantly, so that a 700Z3C is worth the money. Acer TravelMate TM5740-X522HBF battery
The following points are identical to the Chronos predecessor 700Z3A (Sandy Bridge), which is why we refer to the Review Samsung Series 7 700Z3A: case, interfaces, features, input devices and speakers. Acer TravelMate TM5740-X522F laptop battery
Too bad the HDMI port is still sitting very close to the power supply. Most DVI-HDMI adapters will not be able to be used here. But DVI cabling is still commonly used. Also, the D-sub VGA dongle for the mini-VGA port is not included unfortunately. Instead of a wireless adapter from Broadcom, Samsung has opted for Intel's Centrino Advanced N-6235 module. This also brings the right Bluetooth 4.0 + High Speed Adapter (predecessor Broadcom BT 3.0) of the same manufacturer. Acer TravelMate TM5740-X522DPF battery
Samsung uses a 1600x900 pixels panel (HD+) in its 14-inch Chronos. This high resolution (but again not too high) seems to be just in fashion. The recently tested 15-inch Series 9 900X4C had the same resolution. 6 cell Acer TravelMate TM5740-X522DOF laptop battery
The glossy surface and the bright LED backlight is an advantage for outdoor use. At home, the image output can be displayed externally by HDMI or VGA output (mini-VGA, via a special adapter from Samsung). Unfortunately, no adapter is in the box. Acer TravelMate TM5740-X522DHBF laptop battery
The panel is the Seiko Epson SEC0006. In the previous 700Z3A it was not recognizable, so we do not want to speak with certainty. The measured values and the luminance distribution look so similar that we believe it is the same panel. Samsung offers no alternative options for the screen, neither in the resolution nor the type (TN / IPS). Acer TravelMate TM5740-X522DF battery
The luminance measures a decent 327 cd/m² on average, which is rare in the world of notebooks. The 700Z3A measured 232 cd/m ² in the centre. Notebook panels that bright are few and far between. The predecessor 900X4B was even better with 361 cd/m² (408 cd/m² maximum). Acer TravelMate TM5740-X522D laptop battery
There are few differences in contrast, though. The panel shows a deep black picture with a visible grey shimmer. However, that Samsung is able to build very good IPS panels, was shown by the Series 7 Gamer 700G7A. Acer TravelMate TM5740-X522 battery
The Chronos misses the color ranges Adobe RGB and sRGB, which are important for professional image processing. This was already the case with the predecessor, whose color range is identical to the test device (Image 3, direct comparison). The Vaio SV-S13 and the Asus Zenbook UX31A show what an extended color range with panels high in contrast looks like. Acer TravelMate TM5740-X322PF battery
Using this 14-inch device outdoors is fun. It is one of the very few notebooks which feature a fulminant brightness next to anti-reflective coating. The brightness sensor (next to Power-On, Status LEDs) provides the adequate background illumination depending on the brightness of the surroundings. The sensor was deactivated for pictures and measurements taken outdoors. Acer TravelMate TM5740-X322OF battery
The TN panel still has small viewing angles; nothing has been improved here. Inversions of the reference image appear more (vertically) or less quickly (horizontally). The MacBook Air 13 Mid 2012 or the Asus Zenbook Prime UX31A Ultrabook proves that one can do better than that. The panels of these two sub-notebooks can be viewed from all angles with virtually no color distortions or obscurations. This area should be improved by Samsung in its premium segment, especially since the manufacturer has an in-house panel production. 6 cell Acer TravelMate TM5740-X322HBF battery
The 700Z3C is so far only available with Core i5-3210M Dual Core Processor. Acer TravelMate TM5740-X322F laptop battery The Ivy Bridge CPU clocks with 2 x 2.50 GHz and can get up to 3.1 GHz in turbo boost. The latter, however, can only be done with a very efficient cooling system, which is not common with small and flat notebooks. Anyway, only a single core computing load can be done with such a high clock; however, this is extremely rare with a multitasking operating system. More information about performance can be found in the following paragraph. Acer TravelMate TM5740-X322DPF battery
The cheaper variant 700Z3C-S03DE has a 750 GB hard drive instead of a 1000 GB HDD (S01DE). Acer TravelMate TM5740-X322DOF battery Our model operates with Seagate Momentus SpinPoint M8 ST1000LM024 with 1000 GB. This means a lot of space for games, movies or pictures. In order to profit from the advantages of SSD technology, at least during the startup phase and the loading of frequently used files, a SanDisk iSSD P4 with 8 GB is used. This reading cache (Samsung: ExpressCache) buffers frequently used files and is not accessible to the user. Acer TravelMate TM5740-X322DHBF battery
Beware! Some shops or price comparison websites list the S01DE without optical drive. This is wrong. Samsung has built in a Slot-In drive without drawer (DVD multi writer). This results in a higher stability of the edge of the chassis. Acer TravelMate TM5740-X322DF battery
The GeForce GT 630M with GDDR5 storage (1024 MB) replaces the Radeon HD 6490M of the predecessor. The user can thus enjoy the benefits of the virtually invisible Optimus technology to switch between Intel HD Graphics 4000 and GeForce. AMDs switchable graphics technology used to be vulnerable in practical use and often required user intervention. Acer TravelMate TM5740-X322D battery
First, we compare the i5-3210M (2.5-3.1 GHz) with the i5-2430M (2.4-2.8 GHz). Buyers should not be guided by the potentially higher turbo clock, as even a single core Cinebench test did not manage to raise the core clock to above 2.9 GHz. Acer TravelMate TM5740-X322 laptop battery
A Cinebench R11.5 multi test finishes 7% faster with Ivy Bridge (2.86 points) than with 2430M (2.67). The 3210M is therefore on the same level as an i5 2520M (2.5 GHz). The fan system is acceptable; at least the turbo boost processor reaches almost the same scores as the same model in the 17-inch device MSI GE70-i547W7H. The clock during Cinebench multi test was constantly at 2.9 GHz. There was no trace of throttling. Acer TravelMate TM5740 battery
The 700Z3C completes the single core test CB10 Rendering Single 64Bit with 5347 points. Acer TravelMate 8573TG battery The 2430M was 17% slower in the first test device (4425 points). The CPU makes good use of its full potential; it is even 3% faster in this test than in the MSI GE70. This is remarkable, because in the predecessor 700Z3A, the i5-2430M misses its previously reached scores by up to 15%. The performance enhancement of the new Chronos, which on the whole is negligible, becomes more important in this light. Acer TravelMate 8573T battery
The PCMark 7 assesses the system performance, evaluates all components and calculates a total score. Acer TravelMate 8573G battery Just like the Windows performance index (5.9), the Futuremark test reveals the hard drive as brake shoe. 1854 points in the HDD sub score can easily be topped by any SDD system (4000 points and more): e. g. by the sub notebooks Asus ZenBook Prime UX31A (+183%) or the Apple MacBook Air 13-inch 2012-06 MD231LL/A (+124%). Surprisingly, the predecessor 700Z3A was 44% (HDD score) faster, with the total score 100% identical. The reason is that the Seagate Momentus SpinPoint M8 ST1000LM024 is slightly slower than the previously built-in Samsung SpinPoint M8 HN-M101MBB when reading/writing small, scattered files. Acer TravelMate 8573 laptop battery
The older PCMark Vantage reaches 7483 points and outdoes the predecessor by 16%. However, much more is possible, even with rotating HDD, as can be seen with the Asus N76VZ-V2G-T1011V (17-inch; +22%) with the same Momentus Spinpoint HDD. However, it also features an Ivy Bridge quad core. Acer TravelMate 8572TG battery
To make a long story short: the differences in performance is a minor complaint. Those who are interested in a cheap offer of the old Series 7 version should not judge by the system performance. 6 cell Acer TravelMate 8572T HF battery
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