How it Looks:
Please see our extensive Force 710 pictures here.
Back side
1. Rear exaust
2. Phone Modem and NIC
3. Power Plug
Left side
1. Media Drive
2. USB 1
3. USB 2
Right Side
1. PC Card slot / Express Card Slot
2. USB 3
3. S-Video
4. DVI
5. Exaust Vent
We normally flag it when ever a manufacturer tries to put an exaust port on the right side of the machine, mainly because who needs a heater for their right hand? However I am pleased to report that even with the system fans on high looping test the port was not able to put out and noticable heat.
Front
1. Fire Wire
2. 3-1 Card Reader
3. Audio Ports: Mic, Line in, Headphones
4. Indicator Lights: Battery, Power, Wireless/Bluetooth
Rating Explanation:
Build Quality: This machine is built well, nothing really felt cheap nor did it have any small parts that would break off easily.
Battery Life: Battery life tested with DVD playback no powersave and Max screen brightness and max volume.
Screen Quality: This machine has remarkable viewing angles and a nice refresh rate, however it was a little darker than I am used to.
Asthetics: This machine is very basic, while it has no feature i determined to be unpleasent... the laptop has a very cookie cutter look.
Port Placement: I am not a fan of the port placement on this machine, here is a list of why:
1. Ports in the front of the machine. I personally don't like the wires coming out of the front of my computer. on top of that, it is normally very easy to damage ports on a laptop(so the more out of the way they are the better).
2. Almost no ports on the back. I like not having wires in my way, and with almost all the ports spread out on 3 sides of the notebook; it is hard to get a clean look.
Preformance: For only having a 7600 in the machine it does well for itself(See benches further down).
Benchmarks
(Timedemo1.demo)
1280x1024(High)
70.1FPS
1280x1024(Ultra)
67.4FPS
(HOCP Far cry benchmark)
Resolution: 1024×768
Maximum quality option, Direct3D renderer
Level: Training, demo: Training.tmd
Pixel shader: default model
Antialising: From System×
Anisotropic filtering: From System×
HDR: disabled
Geometry Instancing: disabled
Normal-maps compression: disabled
Score = 78.29 FPS (Run 1)
Score = 78.20 FPS (Run 2)
Average score = 78.24 FPS
(http://www.futuremark.com)
3D Mark 05'
4204
3D Mark 06'
2168
Please see our extensive Force 710 pictures here.
Back side
1. Rear exaust
2. Phone Modem and NIC
3. Power Plug
Left side
1. Media Drive
2. USB 1
3. USB 2
Right Side
1. PC Card slot / Express Card Slot
2. USB 3
3. S-Video
4. DVI
5. Exaust Vent
We normally flag it when ever a manufacturer tries to put an exaust port on the right side of the machine, mainly because who needs a heater for their right hand? However I am pleased to report that even with the system fans on high looping test the port was not able to put out and noticable heat.
Front
1. Fire Wire
2. 3-1 Card Reader
3. Audio Ports: Mic, Line in, Headphones
4. Indicator Lights: Battery, Power, Wireless/Bluetooth
Rating Explanation:
Build Quality: This machine is built well, nothing really felt cheap nor did it have any small parts that would break off easily.
Battery Life: Battery life tested with DVD playback no powersave and Max screen brightness and max volume.
Screen Quality: This machine has remarkable viewing angles and a nice refresh rate, however it was a little darker than I am used to.
Asthetics: This machine is very basic, while it has no feature i determined to be unpleasent... the laptop has a very cookie cutter look.
Port Placement: I am not a fan of the port placement on this machine, here is a list of why:
1. Ports in the front of the machine. I personally don't like the wires coming out of the front of my computer. on top of that, it is normally very easy to damage ports on a laptop(so the more out of the way they are the better).
2. Almost no ports on the back. I like not having wires in my way, and with almost all the ports spread out on 3 sides of the notebook; it is hard to get a clean look.
Preformance: For only having a 7600 in the machine it does well for itself(See benches further down).
Benchmarks
(Timedemo1.demo)
1280x1024(High)
70.1FPS
1280x1024(Ultra)
67.4FPS
(HOCP Far cry benchmark)
Resolution: 1024×768
Maximum quality option, Direct3D renderer
Level: Training, demo: Training.tmd
Pixel shader: default model
Antialising: From System×
Anisotropic filtering: From System×
HDR: disabled
Geometry Instancing: disabled
Normal-maps compression: disabled
Score = 78.29 FPS (Run 1)
Score = 78.20 FPS (Run 2)
Average score = 78.24 FPS
(http://www.futuremark.com)
3D Mark 05'
4204
3D Mark 06'
2168
