Thursday, June 13, 2013

Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E325 12972FG Notebook Review

Missing Values. 420 euros for a simple Lenovo ThinkPad E325 Edge offers a 13.3-inch subnotebook. The anti-glare screen is the battery life lasts up to nine hours, and the merger of AMD offers a smooth introduction of HD movies. However, most of the qualities of ThinkPad type, known as robustness, has received less attention.

"Even through, thin and light", this is how Lenovo is announcing its new models of 13.3 inches in size and ThinkPad E320 E325 edge. A review of the E320 model more powerful (Core i3-2310M) is already published in Notebookcheck few days ago. Unlike the edges Lenovo ThinkPad 320, E325 (1976FG) model tested by us is AMD Fusion. Within the subnotebook an AMD dual-core processor E-350 (2x 1.60 GHz) AMD Radeon HD 6310 integrated graphics unit is included.

For an affordable € 420 which comes with an anti-glare 13.3-inch (1366 x 768), and 2 GB of RAM DDR3 (1333 MHz). The hard disk is a slow process model with 320 GB Hitachi 5400 rpm speed of rotation. An optical drive is not included. Nor is there any USB 3.0 port update. The operating system is a pre-7 Premium Edition installed Windows (64 bit) Microsoft.

So far, the Edge Series models, among other things, good stability, have been able to make a good impression on us. How does the AMD-powered subnotebook will be able to explore the fair for the next revision.

Case
Our review model has a red display cover. The case is almost identical to the previous review models E320, E125 and X121e. Unfortunately, the subnotebook Edge has become worse in terms of duration, than the older ThinkPad models. The vessel can be easily folded. Palm rest area, compared to only a few bruises and a lot of pressure. However, the keyboard can easily be eroded in places though.

The same display can be easily folded. Even the display hinges will no longer be stable and allows the screen to wobble. The bottom plate is solid otherwise. Only three screws on a separate user access to the interior of the device. Lenovo ThinkPad E325 Edge certainly does not belong among the heaviest subnotebook with a weight of 1.7 kg.

Connections
The Lenovo ThinkPad ports E325 unfortunately is on the left and right sub-notebooks. Interfaces on the back and front are not provided. With this connection of multiple devices can lead to a lot of cables. Use an external mouse is difficult because there is little room and the cable is easily confused with other cables.

There is a wide range of interfaces. In total there are three versions available USB 2.0 ports, one of which is a combination of eSATA ports. Otherwise, it is also a separate microphone port is missing.

Communication
Compared to its brother, the E320, the device is considered a lack HSDPA module. The module is compatible with 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n. Atheros Gigabit Ethernet controller and Bluetooth are provided by Lenovo. It even supports the upgrade from version 3.0.

Security
From the subnotebook is aimed at business users, security is important. To do so, as always, there is a Kensington security lock available. The keyboard is slightly more resistant to water. However, a fingerprint reader is missing, it is not too much of a disappointment in that price range though.

Accessories
Accessories included delivery times are very limited. Only a user with the attached self-subnotebook.

Warranty
The standard warranty for the Lenovo ThinkPad E325 Edge lasts 12 months. The ThinkPlus warranty extension that increases by an additional 24 months. Depending on the type of warranty service, it costs about 55 euros (bring-in) or 85 euros (on site).

Display
The ThinkPad E325 has a 13.3-inch matte screen (LEN4090). The native resolution, as is usual for the screen, 1366 x 768 pixels. The display with a 16:9 aspect ratio has a relatively low contrast. This is a simple 162:1. The black level of 1.09 cd / m² is much higher.

The results of measuring the brightness of Mavo Gossen-Monitor is disappointing. On average, the brightness was measured only 174.6 cd / m². In some places, the maximum value of cd / m² 182 was measured in the upper right corner. Subnotebooks that are connected to the power supply or battery power makes no difference in this case.

We suspect that use of the ThinkPad E325 Edge on the outside, there will be lots of fun, despite the matte screen. At least, the distribution of brightness is balanced at 90 percent.

As usual, we also tested the angle of stability in a dark room. When you move the screen horizontally, change the image displayed within the limits of tolerance. When deviant vertical image reverse quickly. Given the very small display, the result is not entirely surprising.

Performance
Lenovo is based on the AMD merger of E-350 E325 Edge APU ThinkPad. This processor has two cores, and operates at a clock speed of 1.6 GHz AMD TDP Fusion APU E-350 with 1024 KB L2 cache is only 18 watts. The AMD chipset is included A50M FCH.

The APU is an abbreviation for Accelerated Processing Unit. This means that the processor and the graphics device is coupled. In the case of AMD Fusion E-350 APU is the AMD Radeon HD 6310 with 80 shaders. The graphics device supports DirectX 11 and video decoder UVD3 for HD video (MPEG-2, H.264, VC-1) by default.

Included as standard RAM is 2 GB of RAM DDR3 (PC3-10600). The hard drive is manufactured by Hitachi, and provides 320 GB capacity, with a rotation speed of 5400 rpm.

AMD Fusion processors are among the most powerful, but more likely to make a good impression, because the integrated graphics units. CPU performance has been tested by us Maxon Cinebench benchmark. In this case, the Lenovo ThinkPad E325 Edge score, as was expected, the lower area of ​​the tip of the database.

With 2195 points subnotebook Results Cinebench R10 Multi (64-BT) are the benchmark for other handsets including the processor itself. Best value for money with the E-350 processor is the MSI Wind U270, which has scored 2250 points.

A similar picture emerges when it comes to Cinebench R11.5. In this case, the device also revised 0.6 points behind the CPU tests. This time, AMD also other portable score of 0.6 points.

Comparison, Lenovo E320 board with Intel i3-2310 m CPU can score 7398 points in the test itself, which is more than double what the revised model of AMD chips.

We analyze the system performance with PCMark Vantage and PCMark 7: Futuremark. Using the subnotebook PCMark Vantage Lenovo managed to score 2278 points, and are therefore the best equipment on the processor itself.

Only the model of ThinkPad x120e, including Lenovo, is better and can score 2600 points. 7 Using the PCMark Lenovo ThinkPad E325 Edge manages to score only 933 points. In this case, the other model, which is better than the ThinkPad x120e, which was placed in 1101 points.

Big Brother is compared with the E320 can score more than twice the amount of 2009 points. The AMD Radeon HD 6310 integrated graphics unit had to endure more Furmark 3DMark benchmarks. Use of this Lenovo ThinkPad E325 Edge managed to score 2048 points in 3DMark2006 a general. With this result the equipment under test is the best model with the AMD Radeon HD 6310, and is located in the center of our reference database.

Those who think the discipline in which the variant is badly beaten Intel. There i3-2310M processor and a HD 3000 integrated graphics unit is also able to highlight in this case a total of 3098 points.

A similar picture emerges with the 3DMark 11 benchmark. In this case, the unit also is considered the best in its class with 286 points. Here are the laptops with the Radeon HD 6250.

We tested the performance of the hard drive of the E325 Lenovo ThinkPad Edge with HD Tune. Hard drive subnotebooks manufactured by Hitachi. It has a storage capacity of 320 gigabytes, and a rotation speed of 5400 rpm. Thus, the average transfer rate is a meager 55.5 MB / s. SSD is not included in this price range, even if a hard drive at 7200 rpm would have been better.

Battery
The energy consumption of the E325 Lenovo ThinkPad Edge are in a good range. According to the power plan in use, it uses 5.9 Watts subnotebooks in standby mode (power saving, minimum brightness), and 8.6 watts (maximum performance, maximum brightness).

Under the maximum load on subnotebooks requires a maximum of 25.2 watts, which is twice as required by office use, but is still very low compared to other phones. To model the brother of comparison, 47.3 E320 watts under load, which is almost twice as much. Power consumption is surprisingly low in standby mode, and when it is turned off. These lies, just 0.1 watts (off), and 0.2 W (standby).

A subnotebooks to feature for mobile use, and should also have a decent battery capacity. In this case, the difference between the free state and under load for our revised unit is huge. Using the Battery Eater Readers test, we simulated the use of normal business.

According to what we have made possible the energy saving mode, disabled the WiFi, and selected the lowest brightness. Thank you to the low energy Lenovo ThinkPad E325 Edge lasted 9 hours and 57 minutes before the power cable must be connected.

Using an average brightness, and to allow the WLAN, we simulated surfing the Internet. In this scenario subnotebooks lasted 7 hours and 12 minutes. Load the battery has dropped significantly. Using the profile of maximum performance with maximum intensity, we used Battery Eater again using the conventional test. In this case, the battery still managed to keep a proud 3 hours and 17 minutes.

BIOSTAR I915P A7 combo

Schematic Motherboard BIOSTAR I915P-A7_combo
Processor : P4 LGA775
NorthBridge : GMCH Grantdale
SouthBridge : ICH6

Block Diagram

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Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Toshiba Satellite C655D S5509 notebook Review

Toshiba Satellite C655D-S5509
New Notebook, New Toshiba Satellite C655D-S5509 notebook. Based on an AMD Fusion processor that promises more better performance than a common netbook and offer great graphics capabilities with AMD Radeon HD 6310, the Satellite C655D-S5509 is perfect budget laptop to meet the computing needs more effectively.

you will find a AMD E-Series Processor E-300 with 1MB L2 Cache and has cloking speed of 1.3GHZ, paired with a 4GB DDR3 1066MHz memory with 2 memory slots, so you can expand the memory up to 8GB RAM, AMD Radeon™ HD 6310 Graphics with 384MB-1974MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory and running on Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit as the operating system, Toshiba Satellite C655D-S5509 laptop provides enough power to run daily tasking and multimedia plus entertainmnet tasking.

The Toshiba C655D-S5509 notebook also boasts an 15.6 inch HD Active Matrix TFT Color LCD LED Backlit display with TruBrite technology and 16:9 viewing angle, but the notebook offer better resolutions at 1600 x 900 make it ideal for viewing movies, photos, streaming video or playing games. The 320GB Serial ATA Hard disk drive has rotate speed of 5400 per minutes offer plenty of storage capacity and multimeda card reader will be support Secure Digital, High Capacity, miniSD, microSD, Secure Digital SDXC, Memory Stick, MultiMediaCard and Memory Stick PRO formats. Buyer also get Toshiba Online Backup (30-day trial subscription), so you can store your important file and access wherever you are.

Toshiba Satellite C655D-S5509 notebook it also packed with standart stereo speakers, DVD SuperMulti drive which supporting 11 formats for playing your favorite DVD movies or instal program, Slot for Security Lock and a 6-cell Lithium Ion battery pack which offer up to 5 hours 56 minutes with single charge. On the screen, you will find a webcams which support digital microphones and Face Recognition for video conference or face to face video chat with your frinds or family.

Physically, the C655D-S5509 comes with mate black plastic casing lid and a full-sized keyboard complete with numeric keypad plus touch pad pointing device that supports pinch, rotate and scroll multi-touch gestures. Measures in 16.3 × 10.8.8 × 1.4 inches with weighs only at 5,5 lbs, you can slip it to your bag and bring it when you traveling or on the office.

Toshiba Satellite C655D-S5509 security and productivity, Toshiba Satellite C655D-S5509 also preloaded with a WildTangent® Games Console, Microsoft® Live Essentials, Adobe® Acrobat® Reader, TOSHIBA Media Controller, TOSHIBA App Place, TOSHIBA BookPlace™, 30-day trial subscription of Online Backup service, Service Station, Recovery Disk Creator, TOSHIBA Password Utility, TOSHIBA Supervisor Password Utility and HDD/SSD Alert should keep your data safe.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Laptops Acers AC700 Chromebook 3G model arriving later this summer Review


Samsungs beautiful-but-pricey Series 5 Chromebook too rich for your blood? Fear not, cloud-dwellers. Acer just announced that its Chromebook, dubbed the AC700, will go on sale in the states this month for $349.99, to be followed by a 3G-equipped version later this summer. If youre part of the niche market that would happily live in Chrome OS in exchange for instant-on access, be advised that it runs on an Atom N570 processor and 2GB of RAM, and has 16GB of flash storage, a 1.3 megapixel webcam, two USB 2.0 ports, and a 4-in-1 memory card reader. Well be curious to see how the build quality compares to the Series 5s, though for some people, that $70 price gulf will render that a moot point. PR after the break. Source { engadget.com }

Acer to acquire iGware for cloud computing

  • Acer to acquire iGware for cloud computing

Acer to acquire iGware for cloud computing
In a press release on the 21st July 2011, Acer announced its intention to buy the US-based company, iGware with the intention to benefit its users and enhance the brand value with clouding computing. The press release was entitled "Acer to acquire US-based iGware with US$320M for mid- to long-term investment in cloud technology - To benefit Acer users and enhance brand value", and is displayed exactly as it was published below:

Acer to acquire US-based iGware with US$320M for mid- to long-term investment in cloud technology - To benefit Acer users and enhance brand value

Acer plans to acquire US-based iGware, a leading cloud technology company, for US$320M plus another US$75M for performance-based earn-out. With the objective of mid- to long-term investment, Acer will leverage iGware’s proven technology to establish its own cloud infrastructure, called Acer Cloud, to serve and benefit Acer customers, and enhance brand value.

iGware, based in Silicon Valley, California, is a leading provider of cloud technology, offering cloud-based device ecosystems, virtual consoles and personal cloud. iGware’s cloud software and infrastructure tools currently enable and support more than 100 million consumer devices worldwide including Nintendo’s Wii, iDS and 3DS, and will support Wii U in the future.

J.T. Wang, Acer Chairman and CEO, said, “iGware offers expertise in cloud technology software design, with services already deployed on large scale and long-term basis. As a mid- to long-term investment objective, the valuable core technology and capabilities will help create uniqueness for the Acer brand, and support a vast number of our users based on open platform.”

Wang continues, “The goal of Acer Cloud is to allow our users enjoy and manage all their ICT devices, contents and resources with ease, by integrating all Acer products including PCs, tablets and smart handheld devices within a safe and secure environment.”

Dr. Wei Yen, Founder and Chairman of iGware said, “This merger will provide a significantly larger platform to further develop and extend our technologies to Acer’s global customers. At the same time, it will allow us to continue working closely with our existing partners and build additional strategic relationships with others.”

Acer regards the development of cloud technology as a major industry trend. In the next 10 years, Acer Cloud is expected to become a key element to create unique differentiation for Acer products.

With iGware’s cloud technology already in use, Acer is confident of a promising future development in Acer Cloud built on open platform. In the foreseeable future, Acer will begin hardware and software design integration, and expects to launch products that leverage Acer Cloud services during 2012.

After the merger, iGware’s legal entity will become Acer Cloud Technology Company, with subsidiaries in Taiwan and China to be set up. Following Acer’s global marketing strategy, Acer will continue to research, and integrate hardware and software for cloud technology innovation to meet the demand of Acer users and enhance overall customer satisfaction.

Monday, June 10, 2013

LG Optimus Pad V900 Tablet Review Price and Feature



LG officially unveiled the new 3D-capable Optimus V900 Pad tablet with Android 3.0 Honeycomb, known as the G-slate in the U.S. market. It has many additional features, such as 8.9-inch touchscreen with a resolution of 1280 × 768 pixels, 2 front-megapixel camera, etc. touchscreen device does Google Android 3.0 operating system and is powered by NVIDIA Tegra mobile processors 2 , which produces the delay-free Web browsing and start fast. The future of Tablet LG is a 3D camera, which is a 5-megapixel lens store 3D 720p and 1080p Full HD video.

LG Optimus Pad can run multiple applications at the same time and supports Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and 3.5G HSPA + connections. Optimus LG V900 Tablet Pad is available in March 2011. Unfortunately, there is no information about its price. Stay tuned for more update information.


LG Optimus Pad V900 Tablet Features:
8.9-inch touchscreen with resolution of 1280×768 pixel
NVIDIA Tegra 2 mobile processor
Runs on Android 3.0 OS
2 Megapixel front camera
3D camera
Two 5 Megapixel lens
Can record 720p 3D video, & Full HD 1080p video
Supports Bluetooth, WiFi and 3.5G HSPA+ connectivity options

Sunday, June 9, 2013

Maruti launched CNG cars in five models

Five models of cars including Maruti Suzuki India Alto on Friday introduced a CNG variant. CNG dealt with in other models, Estilo, Wagon. R, Eko and include Sckas -4.

CNG variant of these five models, the price is between 3.23 lakh to 7.47 lakh. Its declining market share company in mind these models are presented.





Maruti Suzuki Managing Director and CEO Shinzo Nekaneshi Endeaya told reporters, "This is the first time in a car factory in India to prepare the company has launched CNG engine cars." Maruti Suzuki Alto car of its largest selling CNG variant at Rs 3.23 lakh is presented.