Pictures of the album Performance: Widow Sting 517D/Killer Notebooks Executioner

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Pictures of the album: Performance: Widow Sting 517D/Killer Notebooks Executioner

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At all four resolutions we tested (1024x768/1280x1024/1600x1200/1920x1200), the Executioner bests the Window Sting running without anti-aliasing (AA) and anisotropic filtering (AF). Considering that both notebooks have identical CPU's and motherboards the

At all four resolutions we...

The differences between the two notebooks is minimal with 4xAA and 8xAF.

The differences between the...

Both units have the Intel Core 2 Duo T7600, 2.33 GHz CPU. As such it's hardly a surprise that the CPU scores are nearly identical.

Both units have the Intel...

The additional memory in the Executioner gave it slight edge.

The additional memory in...

Both units have 100 GB 7200 RPM hard drives with 8 MB buffers. The difference is that The Executioner (as configured) has two Seagate ST910021AS Momentus drives configured as RAID0. The Sting in comparison only has one Hitatchi HTS721010G9SA00 Travelstar

Both units have 100 GB 7200...

With the same or similar components, scores on the MobileMark 2005 productivity test are essentially identical for both notebooks.

With the same or similar...

The Executioner's extra hard drive is likely the biggest reason for its poor showing against the Sting in this category. The extra 1 GB RAM likely contributes a bit as well, but not as much as two power hungry 7200 RPM SATA drives.

The Executioner's extra...

Better stay plugged in if you plan to watch a feature length DVD with either of these notebooks.

Better stay plugged in if...

The Executioner's extra 1 GB of RAM makes no real difference here.

The Executioner's extra 1...

With maximum anti-aliasing we see a similar trend as in the previous slide.

With maximum anti-aliasing...

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