Processor:
I opted for the Turion 64 MK-36, which gives good performance (according to CPU benchmarks, about equivalent to a 3.2GHZ Pentium 4) SuperPI to 1million takes around 40-45 sec depending if im on battery or wall plug
Memory:
I bumped it up to 1GB of DDR2 Memory which i have never had run out on me (I usually hover between 450-500mb available)
Hard Drive:
I have a Hitachi 80GB 5400RPM HD which, in HD Tune,Gives me a minimum transfer rate of 3.0mbps, a maximum of 47.5mbps and an average of 36.5mbps, access time is 17.8ms, burst rate is 97mbps and cpu usage is 5.6%
Graphics:
The ATI Radeon Xpress 1150 has 256mb of shared hypermemory (borrows 256mb from system memory.) It gives me pretty respectable performance (about 30fps average in FEAR 1024x768 medium quality)
Screen:
The 15.4" Samsung Display with Tru-Life (glossy) goes to 1280x800 and looks REALLY Nice! Its very clear with good color saturation and little light leakage
Build Quality:
This is built really well, i feel comfortable lifting it with one hand and have little to no body flex.
Wifi:
This has the Dell 1390 wireless card which is capable of B/G Wireless and gets a VERY strong signal, in my opinion, much higher than my older toshiba laptop.
Keyboard/Trackpad:
They both are very easy to use and comfortable for my hands, the only thing that bugs me is that clicking the trackpad buttons, feels like pressing the spacebar, but i got used to it quickly
Thats about it, thanks for reading!
I opted for the Turion 64 MK-36, which gives good performance (according to CPU benchmarks, about equivalent to a 3.2GHZ Pentium 4) SuperPI to 1million takes around 40-45 sec depending if im on battery or wall plug
Memory:
I bumped it up to 1GB of DDR2 Memory which i have never had run out on me (I usually hover between 450-500mb available)
Hard Drive:
I have a Hitachi 80GB 5400RPM HD which, in HD Tune,Gives me a minimum transfer rate of 3.0mbps, a maximum of 47.5mbps and an average of 36.5mbps, access time is 17.8ms, burst rate is 97mbps and cpu usage is 5.6%
Graphics:
The ATI Radeon Xpress 1150 has 256mb of shared hypermemory (borrows 256mb from system memory.) It gives me pretty respectable performance (about 30fps average in FEAR 1024x768 medium quality)
Screen:
The 15.4" Samsung Display with Tru-Life (glossy) goes to 1280x800 and looks REALLY Nice! Its very clear with good color saturation and little light leakage
Build Quality:
This is built really well, i feel comfortable lifting it with one hand and have little to no body flex.
Wifi:
This has the Dell 1390 wireless card which is capable of B/G Wireless and gets a VERY strong signal, in my opinion, much higher than my older toshiba laptop.
Keyboard/Trackpad:
They both are very easy to use and comfortable for my hands, the only thing that bugs me is that clicking the trackpad buttons, feels like pressing the spacebar, but i got used to it quickly
Thats about it, thanks for reading!
