By
Harald Thon,
published on April 7, 2004
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: combining, work, with, play | Themes: Business Notebooks
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: combining, work, with, play | Themes: Business Notebooks
Contents
2. The Test System In Numbers
For the test, THG had the M6800N with a 15.1" SXGA+ Display at its disposal.
| Asus M6800N | Dell Inspiron 8600 | Blackbox-M11 | Yakumo Q8M Power64 XD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Two-Spindle / All-In-One | Two-Spindle / All-In-One | Two-Spindle / All-In-One | Two-Spindle / All-In-One |
| Dimensions (WxHxD) | 352mm x 37mm x 272mm / | 357mm x 36mm x 276mm / 14.01" x 1.42" x 10.87" | 360mm x 60mm x 270mm / 14.2" x 2.4" x 10.6" | 333mm x 47mm x 285mm / 13.1" x 1.85" x 11.2" |
| Weight of unit | 2960g / 6.51lbs | 3510g / 7.72lbs | 4400g / 9.68lbs | 3985g / 8.77lbs |
| Weight of charger and cable | 414g / 0.91lbs | 440g / 0.97 lbs | 1300g / 2.86 lbs | 735g / 1.62lbs |
| Battery Weight | 426g / 15.00oz | 470g / 16.59 oz | 650g / 22.95oz | 675g / 23.83 oz |
| Pointing Device(s) | Touchpad | Touchpad +Trackstick | Touchpad | Touchpad |
| Display Size | 15.1" | 15.4" | 15.4" | 15" |
| Display Resolution | 1400x1050 | 1920x1200 | 1920x1200 | 1024x786 |
| CPU | Pentium-M 1.5 GHz | Pentium-M 1.7 GHz | Pentium4 2.40 GHz HT | Athlon 64 Mobile 3000+ |
| Memory Type | PC2700 DDR SDRAM | PC2700 DDR SDRAM | PC3200 DDR CL3.0 | PC2100 DDR SDRAM CL2.5 |
| Amount of Memory | 512 MB | 512 MB | 512 MB | 512 MB |
| Chipset Northbridge | Intel 82855PM (MCH) | Intel 82855PM (MCH) | Intel 865 | K8T800 |
| Chipset Southbridge | Intel 82801DBM ICH4-M | Intel 82801DBM ICH4-M | Intel ICH5 | VT8235 |
| Graphics Controller | MR9600 64 MB DDR 317MHz /210MHz (core/memory) | Nvidia Geforce FX Go5650 128 MB DDR 300MHz /325MHz (core/memory) | MR9700 128 MB DDR 445MHz/ 263 MHz (core/memory) | MR9600 64 MB DDR 350MHz /200MHz (core/memory) |
| Hard drive bay | 2.5", 9.5 mm height | 2.5", 9.5 mm height | 2.5", 9.5mm height | 2.5", 9.5mm height |
| Ethernet | Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit | Broadcom 440x 10/100 MBit | 10/100 MBit | VIA compatible 10/100 MBit |
| Bluetooth-Radio | - | Dell Truemobile 1300 | option | No |
| Modem | Soft K56 Dta Fax SmartCP | PCTEL 2304WT V.92 MDC Modem | Smart Link 56k | Smart Link 56k |
| Audio | SigmaTel C-Major Audio | Sigma Tel C-Major | SigmaTel C-Major Audio | C-Media AC97 |
| Battery Capacity | 63.64 Wh | 72 Wh | 95 Wh | 97.68 Wh |
| DVD-/CD-R/RW-Drive | Toshiba SD-R2512 8x//24x24x24x DVD-//CD-R/-RW Combo Laufwerk | NEC ND-5100A | DVD+RW-Drive | Panasonic UJ815 A 2x/1x8x//16x8x24x
DVD-R/-RW//CD-R/-RW (Multi-DVD)+2x DVD-RAM |
| Harddisc | Hitachi Travelstar 80GN IC25N080ATMR04 ATA-6 80 GB/4200rpm/8 MB | Fujitsu MHT2060AT PL ATA-6 60 GB/4200rpm/2 MB | 80 GB | Seagate Momentus ST94011A ATA-6 40 GB/5400rpm/2 MB |
| PC-Card Slot(s) | 1xtype II ( L) | 1xtype II ( L) | 1xtype II | 1x type II (R) |
| Floppy Drive | No | No | No | |
| USB ports | 2x USB 2.0 (2x B) | 4x USB 2.0 | 4x USB 2.0 (R,B) | |
| 1394 ports | 1x (L) | 1x (L) | 1x | 1x (F) |
| IR port | IrDA (L) | IrDA 1.1 (L) | No | Yes (F) |
| Serial Ports | No | Yes (B) | No | No |
| Parallel Ports | Yes (B) | Yes (B) | No | Yes (B) |
| VGA out | Yes (B) | Yes (B) | Yes | Yes (B) |
| PS/2-Connector | No | No | No | No |
| Headphone/Microphone/ Line In Connector | Yes(L)/Yes(L) | Yes(L)/Yes(L) | Yes/Yes | Yes/Yes/No (F) |
| Video-In/Out | No/Yes ( B, S-Video ) | No/Yes ( B, S-Video ) | No/Yes (S-Video) | No/Yes (S-Video) |
| B=Back side, F=Front, L=Left side, R=Right Side | ||||
| Extras | CD-Player feature | 4 in 1 Cardreader (F) | ||
We think that a secondary battery ($109), that fits in the bay of the optical drive, as well as a Portbar III port replicator for about $82 are useful accessories. According to the manufacturer, the battery life is extended up to three hours with the secondary battery in use. However, two to 2.5 hours should be a more realistic value.
A relatively low graphics processor clock speed.
The graphic core of the tested system runs with a pretty low clock speed of 317MHz. Later on we will see if this is enough to compete against its opponents with respect to gaming performance.
- Previous page Can Business Notebooks Also Please...
- Next page ....And In Pictures
