DELL ALIENWARE A17 - LAPTOP Conqueror

When the legendary title «Alienware» adherents playing style shudder. They are like no one else knows what adventures await them, should be involved in the process of playing on such a powerful laptop. Is not the first year, these truly terrible Soup occupy a leading position, and their competitors are the least productive laptops, for example, MSI or ASUS. By the way, despite the high cost, fans Alienware is not reduced.

At the time, we became acquainted with a number of laptops of this family, each left an indelible mark and did not disappoint. For example, the 18-inch Dell Alienware's flagship is equipped with CPU Core i7-4800MQ and two powerful discrete graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M, working in mode SLI; a relatively small 14-inch displays high performance, thanks to the GeForce GTX 765M graphics and quad-core Intel Core i7-4700MQ. In no way inferior and Dell Alienware M17x, which has its undeniable advantages, including no less productive filling, supplemented by two terabyte hard drives in RAID 0.

Familiarity with Dell Alienware 17 Release 2014 promises to be no less interesting. It also uses the top-end graphics, works in conjunction with the processor Haswell, possibly gaming "alien" is as perfect as his brothers in the shop and on reason.

technical characteristics

• Processor: Intel Core i7-4710MQ 2500MHz
• Memory: 16 GB DDR3 1600 MHz
• Information Storage: 1000 GB HDD 7200 rpm, 80 GB SSD
• Display: 17.3 "1920x1080 Full HD LED, matt
• Video card: Intel HD Graphics 4600, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M 8 GB GDDR5
• Drive: DVD ± RW
• Wireless connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n, Bluetooth 4.0
• Audio: Dolby Home Theater v4, 2 speakers
• Interfaces: 4xUSB 3.0, Mini DisplayPort, combined HDMI, RJ-45, a card reader, microphone input, headphone output, combined audio jack
• Extras: 2 MP webcam
• Battery: 8-cell Li-Ion 7800 mAh
• Dimensions and weight: 413.5h299h48-46 mm, 4.15 kg
• Operating System: Windows 8.1 64-bit
• Options: Dell Alienware A17-9226

design

On the power and uniqueness of this laptop can "see" even through the prism of his appearance. Militant and partly minimalistic look of the laptop Dell Alienware 17, as well as a recognizable face on the cover of a stranger produces, as before, an unforgettable experience. Sloping lid panel have a dark gray matte finish, they do not look rough, and with stripes backlight notebook on the contrary, quite original. Even seemingly massive elements like not only gamers, but also simple layman, indifferent to the entertainment.

Form laptop traditionally difficult to bring to a common denominator - exaggerated a rectangle, which is closer to the rear end has a sloping cut corners. Sidewall casing particularly noticeable due to the large insertion, but this merely adds to the overall ideas of designers. As a result, the appearance of this laptop is quite recognizable to the previous model, everything has finished appearance and uniform style.

The materials used in the building, complement the image of an unyielding laptop. Here live well brushed aluminum and magnesium alloy. All this protects the Dell Alienware A17 of random vibration, as well as small mechanical damage from the outside, inevitable in daily operation.

The bottom surface is half occupied vents. Of course, too powerful devices differently and should not be, because the heat dissipation must be in the case of high load is intense enough. Assembling the notebook is excellent, no squeaks, no flex. Hinges connecting the display to the base, stand the set of opening / closing. In general, in another way, and could not be, because requirements in this respect at least high.

It is unlikely that the choice of Dell Alienware A17 you a big worry for large size and considerable weight. However, this information should not be neglected. Thus, the size of the notebook 413.5h299h48-46 mm and weighs 4.15 kg. Definitely not a game, but an ordinary 17-inch laptop is often more compact than this.

Display, sound, webcam

The laptop is equipped with 17.3-inch Full HD-display with a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels. TFT-matrix has a matte surface, but not perfect visibility. But the size of the screen is easy to play, not to mention watching videos and other tasks. The display has excellent color and detail, as well as a sufficient level of brightness (an average of 260 - 270 cd / m2). In addition, thanks to the good contrast black really is as close to ideal.

Webcam Laptop Alienware 17 is much better than in many other laptops. It has a 2-megapixel resolution is complemented by two stereo microphones, in general, is ideal not only for Skype, but if you need to take pictures.

Also, do not fail speakers Dolby Home Theater v4 and Support Klipsch. For sound coming from the speakers will be characterized by saturation, frequency balance and volume. You can clearly hear the bass and do not strain your ears, because the volume is missing. In the games soundtrack is quite important, so do not once again explain how such speakers have in place. By the way, it will be more advantageous in comparison with Dynaudio, standing in gaming laptops MSI, and will maximize the plunge into what is happening on the screen. In the end, you can connect headphones to experience total immersion in the game and appreciate the sound close to ideal.

Keyboard and Touchpad

While using a laptop keyboard you will enjoy not only the standard mode, but you can tell the whole working surface, as used herein matte soft-touch coating. From that your fingers will not slip at the wrong time. In addition, the keypad is quite clear impact and a good move with a minimum of noise when pressed, is available nampad.

I would also like to note the interactive branded lighting AlienFX, which understood, will manage it easily. As a result, special settings can be highlighted not only the touchpad, power button, but the whole keyboard or its separate areas.

ASUS TRANSFORMER PAD TF303CL - IDEAL TRANSFORMER found!

Perhaps today it is incorrect to attribute transformer as noutbuchnogo segment of the market, to the category of new products. Such devices are already well accustomed to the store shelves, and even won a niche buyers. In addition, hybrids are becoming more functional, and if before the unit can boast of, say, a powerful stuffing, at this stage apparent serious improvement.

In general, all the lyrics, which, however, brings you to the hero of our review - Transformers 2-in-1 Transformer Pad TF303CL from ASUS. Maybe this model is not too remarkable in their appearance, but inner filling it will certainly appreciate.

technical characteristics

• Processor: Intel Atom Z3745 1330 MHz
• RAM: 2 GB
• Information Storage: 16 GB of internal memory
• Display: 10.1 "1920x1200 WUXGA LED IPS, glossy
• Video card: Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail)
• Wireless connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n, Bluetooth 4.0, 3G, 4G, GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS
• Audio: 2 speakers
• Interfaces: Micro-USB, Micro-HDMI, card reader microSD, a slot for micro-SIM, combo audio jack; Dock Keyboard: USB 2.0
• Optional: 1.2 megapixel front webcam, a 5 megapixel rear webcam
• Battery: 3-cell lithium polymer 25 Wh
• Dimensions, weight: 257h178h20 mm, 1 kg 145 g; Pad: 257h178h10 mm, 550 g
• Operating System: Android 4.4 KitKat
• Options: ASUS Transformer Pad TF303CL (90NK0142-M00940)

design

The gadget is available in two colors: blue and gold. Suffice unusual move for the producer, because usually the device dressed in black and white body. On the other hand, it is fashionable today to stand out, but the usual banal colors clearly no surprise.

Such material is typical for manufacturers of mobile gadgets and familiar to users. Of course, the metal - it's stylish and beautiful, but at the same time, high-quality plastic and did not spoil the device. However, without the metal still has not done: because of his engineers designed hinge connecting the upper part to the lower.

Returning to the lid, more precisely, to its surface. Plastic soft-touch is remarkable that non-slip and superficially looks very well, and most importantly, the device is quite comfortable to hold. Unfortunately, there is here and fly in the ointment: the lid on itself actively collects fingerprints. Exactly in the middle of it is the logo ASUS, above it - the rear webcam. At the ends evenly "scattered" interfaces.

Front of the tablet in the eye catches a wide frame around the screen. Orientation gadget horizontal, the speakers are located on the right and left of the display, at the top - is a webcam front, next to which another, but now a small sign ASUS.

While many manufacturers try to make the process of transformation "pozakovyristey" in this ASUS decided not to bother. Its principle is simple to ugliness: a tablet with a keyboard connected through Lasik and snaps. For the reverse transformation, just press a special button on the hinge.

By the way, if you wish, you can purchase additional cover plate, which performs two functions: it protects the device from scratches and other damage, and also serves as a support to, for example, it was convenient to watch movies on your tablet.

Of course, the dimensions of the transformer - it is also an important aspect, because the device is still mobile, accordingly, should not bring discomfort to the user's life. So, part of the tablet ASUS Transformer Pad TF303CL following dimensions: 257h178h10 mm, weight - 550 g In the video connections vary only the thickness, growing by 10 mm. The mass also becomes larger, accounting for 1 kg 145 In general, hybrid produces an excellent impression. One can see that it is made to the "5+", because absolutely nothing to complain about, no squeaks, no backlash or subsidence.

Display, sound and webcam

Screen device has a diagonal size 10.1 inches and a resolution of 1920x1200 pixels (WUXGA). Fortunately, the matrix has a standard IPS, which ensures good viewing angles and generally high quality picture. The brightness of about 220 cd / m2 can not be called a record, but, in principle, it is not bad. On the contrast (766: 1) the situation is much better, it is just excellent.

Of course, the display of the hybrid sensor, and it is capable of supporting up to 10 simultaneous touches. On the sensor there is absolutely no problem, it works quickly and accurately, without the need to restart.

Given the landscape orientation of the tablet, confusing the question remains: why the manufacturer put the speakers in locations where the user holds the tablet hands? Unfortunately, this sin many brands, and the logic of such actions is difficult to explain. Sound, by the way, pretty good, but still for normal listening will either connect a headset, or else connect the tablet to the keyboard and use it as a laptop or just put it beside him. In the end, we are not dealing with a player and certainly not with a multimedia gadget.

With web-cam is simple: the resolution is 1.2 megapixel front, rear - 5 megapixel. The first is good for video calling, with the help of a second can make quite normal pictures. By the way, the rear camera has autofocus, but no flash.

DELL INSPIRON 15 5000 (5547) - Budget handsome

Global Update-known and quite popular in our market Dell Inspiron line in the summer of 2014. Then it was presented just three family laptops Dell Inspiron: 3000-series, 5000-series and 7000-series. We were on the review was of the middle 5000-series - Dell Inspiron 15 (5547), hereinafter referred to in this review we will call it a Dell Inspiron 5547. This model can be characterized as a premium laptop budget segment. The fact that this is a very peculiar laptop that is 100% can not be attributed to a particular class, it has a well-balanced filling, aluminum trim, long operating time, but at the same mediocre multimedia capabilities due to the characteristics of the display.

There are many different complete sets Dell Inspiron 5547, and first of all it is worth noting options with discrete graphics and touch screen, these models can already be attributed to multimedia classrooms, even entry-level. We were also testing got the base version with integrated graphics Intel HD Graphics 4400 and not the usual touch screen.

technical characteristics

• Processor: Intel Core i5-4210U 1700 MHz
• Memory: 6 GB DDR3 1600 MHz
• Information Storage: 500 GB HDD 5400 rpm SATA II
• Display: 15.6 "1366x768 WXGA LED TN, glossy
• Video card: Intel HD Graphics 4400
• Wireless connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n, Bluetooth 4.0
• Audio: 2 speakers
• Interfaces: 2hUSB 3.0, USB 2.0, HDMI, RJ-45, a combined audio jack, card reader
• Optional: 1 megapixel webcam
• Battery: 3-cell lithium-ion 44 Wh
• Dimensions and weight: 380x259x21.9 mm, 2.38 kg
• Operating System: Windows 8.1 (64-bt)

Scope of delivery

Since we had an engineering sample, in the box except for the laptop and a small power supply there was nothing else. However, notebooks available for sale should be completed, at least, a set of documents, and possibly some other accessories.


design

Design Dell Inspiron 5547 is undoubtedly his forte. Looking at the laptop and evaluating its appearance, most people are likely to bring it to the class of image, in fact before us a budget model. The main "culprit" in an erroneous evaluation of the class of this laptop is brushed aluminum lid, which suggests association with the more expensive line of XPS. In addition to the horizontal grinding, cover also boasts a rounded shape (it seems to be down at the back side) and is easily recognizable company logo DELL, which is placed in the center.

But not only cover one interesting design Dell Inspiron 5547. Of the aluminum frame is also made of the bottom, which surrounds the central portion of the plastic. Matte plastic is also used on the edge of the notebook and interior finishing work surface. It is worth noting that this is quite a qualitative plastic and most importantly - practical. The only glossy part in this notebook - the frame around the display.

By the way is very interesting and the appearance of the faces of the notebook. If you look at the closed notebook side, we see a black layer between two silver plates, these layers are just the edge of the notebook, on which the ports. But these black insert gradually tapering to the front face. Something similar is often used in Ultrabooks. Thanks to this design decision Dell Inspiron 15 (5547) looks much thinner than it actually is. Have this model is another unusual for budget notebooks feature - complete lack of ventilation holes on the sides, which further suggests the comparison with the ultrabook.

The bottom of the Dell Inspiron 5547 is more like ultrabuchnoe or some other more expensive laptop, but not a budget device. Here we see an aluminum edging and plastic centerpiece. However, if you remove the very central part of the pre-unscrewing a couple of screws, you can see that it is under the aluminum frame, which features hard drive bay, two bars and a memory module Wi-Fi. Still it is possible to note the presence of only one small ventilation slots and two rubberized strips that serve as legs.

ASUS ZENBOOK UX303LN - Plunge into the world

It is considered that ultrabook - a device that performs more aesthetic function, but not practical. Typically, these gadgets are endowed not the most powerful stuffing, but because, for example, to play modern games on them is unlikely to succeed. However, as it turned out, that judgment has long been nothing more than a stereotype, and the hero of this review - a clear proof of this.

ASUS ZENBOOK UX303LN, as befits ultrabook looks presentable and stylish. Resolution of its display (1920x1080) optimal for such a compact laptop hardware components are the envy of everyone. As the video here involved NVIDIA GeForce 840M, which can run multiple demanding applications. Of course, the good performance of the processor will provide the latest generation Haswell.

technical characteristics:

• Processor: Intel Core i7-4510U 2000 MHz
• Memory: 8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3L
• Storing information: 1 TB HDD 5400 rpm
• Display: 13.3 "1920x1080 Full HD LED IPS, matt
• Video card: Intel HD Graphics 4400, NVIDIA GeForce 840M 2GB DDR3
• Drive: None
• Wireless connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11b / g / n, Bluetooth 4.0
• Audio: 2 speakers
• Interfaces: 3xUSB 3.0, HDMI, Mini DisplayPort, a card reader SD / SDHC, combo audio jack
• Optional: 1.3-megapixel webcam
• Battery: 3-cell lithium polymer 50 Wh
• Dimensions and weight: 323h223h20 mm, 1.45 kg
• Operating System: Windows 8.1 64-bit
• Options: ASUS ZENBOOK UX303LN (90NB04R1-M03380)

design:

As befits a representative class ZENBOOK, gadget looks great. The design is dominated by minimalism, and the metal housing, no doubt, makes it elegant and stylish. Interestingly, the cover is additionally coated with glass Gorilla Glass, which is not only aesthetic character, but also practical. Thus, due to this, the upper part ultrabuka turned sufficiently thin and light.

Special attention should be the color of the device, including, and cover. Manufacturer called it «Smoky Brown», that is, somewhere between brown and gray. In the middle of the lid is hard to miss the brand logo ASUS, whose letters are highlighted in white. Unfortunately, the upper part of the laptop turned out quite a mark, due to the presence of glass on it. That's why you need to carry a towel to wipe her if necessary laptop.

Display, of course, also covered with a protective glass, you can see the top of the webcam, and under it - the company logo. Hinging also made of aluminum, it is strong in appearance and makes a good impression. Podladonnaya surface in color does not differ from the cover, but the keys - black. The bottom of the whole, are located around the perimeter of the four rubber feet that do not allow the device to slide on the surface. In the back, next to the joint can be seen vents, performing the function of a heat sink.

Overview of the tablet Trekstor SurfTab Wintron 10.1

Cure for amnesia. Unlike most other commercially available Windows-plate model of this review, is equipped with a sufficient amount of RAM. But its advantages do not end there.

2 GB of RAM instead of 1 GB - it's good. Though not as good as 4 GB. As already guessed, dear reader, Wintron 10.1 boasts serious variety of configuration options that uncommon in the world of tablets.

In our review involved the most inexpensive model with WXGA screen instead of Full HD, and without built-in 3G-modem.

Features of the tablet. design

Despite the adequate amount of RAM, internal users have very little: 32 GB flash memory constant freely only about 20 GB. Place is the operating system Windows 8.1 with the search Bing, it is added pre-installed Microsoft Office (license for one year).

Extend the built-in memory allows memory expansion slot micro-SD. Available also micro-HDMI video output and even one full-port USB 2.0, in addition to micro-USB. Also supported by WiFi and Bluetooth. A decent set for a tablet.

With a thickness of about 9 mm and weight body, equal to 0.66 Kg, Wintron 10.1 slightly heavy for long holding the weight in one hand. Working with him is convenient, just put on the table or on your knees, or other surface. However, Android-tablet with a similar screen sizes weigh only slightly less.

Looks dark with silver stroke on the side faces quite serious. Would not hurt, however, little to diversify the monotony - many users would appreciate the opportunity to choose the orange-and-white, or even any bright color instead of the usual gray. But what is not, it is not.

display

The manufacturer used the Mighty IPS screen with a resolution of 1280x800 pixels. It is suitable for reading (in any orientation), and to view photos and videos. Touch coating does not require calibration accuracy when first turned on, and always instantly reacts to touch dry fingers.

We measured the brightness and contrast are good, as well as viewing angles. Tablet copes with sunlight (the contents of the screen is still readable).

Factory calibration matrix is not bad, and problems with color reproduction, in addition to slightly evolved cold (blue) colors, either by eye colorimeter could not be detected.

A brief overview of the notebook MSI GS60 2QE Ghost Pro 4K

Its weight in gold. The updated model of a thin gaming notebook from MSI is now available with a powerful but more economical nVIDIA graphics card series Maxwell, Ultra HD screen and golden colors. Is it worth the money or should choose simpler and cheaper?

Last summer we tested MSI GS60 2PE Ghost Pro 3K - thin and light notebook with a high-resolution screen and powerful gaming components. They are clearly not enough cooling, and in 2880 to 1620 pixels were explicit enumeration, the installed graphics card nVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M to play on this resolution is simply not designed. But as soon as it became possible, it was replaced by the new GTX 970M, based on economical architecture Maxwell - power consumption and heat have been reduced, and it is possible that the laptop is no longer cool.

Productivity also rose, and MSI decided that the laptop screen should be replaced by more precise, this time "4K" (in fact, of course, correct its resolution called Ultra HD - read why), ie 3840 to 2160 pixels . It is 4 times more than in Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels), and even the graphics card for desktop PCs with such a resolution in games cope with difficulty. Detailed testing of the screen will reveal its strengths and weaknesses and help you decide whether or not to pay extra for a configuration with GS60 Ultra HD.

At this time, we were sent to test the model with golden colors of the shell (Sales also still have a black). The case itself is completely changed and talk in detail about it, we will not - related information, refer to our review of the previous model GS60. The same applies to interfaces, keyboard and klikpadu, speakers and communications. This time is used by the wireless module Qualcomm, not Intel, but their capabilities and the reception quality are the same. So pay attention to detail UHD-screen and a new video card: configuration for notebook MSI with them requires more than 130 thousand rubles, which is approximately equal to the value of recently tested Asus G751JY with more powerful components, and almost any other gaming laptop for the money could be your - even as thin as our GS60. Know whether it is right MSI appreciated his creation, and whether it will suit everyone.

Matrix resolution screen made by Samsung, is 3840 to 2160 pixels (Ultra HD). It's very, very much, because even in 1920 by 1080 pixels on a 15.6-inch diagonal provide quite a clear picture. However, if we compare it with the screen Apple MacBook Pro Retina 15 (2880 by 1800 pixels), the difference is still noticeable. But this is not the limit, our Ultra HD screen looks even more accurate, though the difference is not so great.

However, if the Mac OS X for such a high resolution adapted perfectly in Windows 8.1 is still experiencing problems. More precisely, not so much in itself Windows, in applications written for it, developers do not follow this precise guidelines as in the case of the Mac. Take, for example, the game client Origin of the well-known company EA (Electronic Arts). Its current version is clearly not designed for such high-definition screens, as our GS60: Fonts menu tiny, and 30 games in our library took only half of the screen.

Black level can not be considered high, but at the same time of 0.45 cd / m² - no more than the average result for the modern premium-level screen. Black seems a little grayish, but no more than 3K-model (0.43 cd / m²), and IPS-matrix result is not so bad, the values in the 0.2-0.3 cd / m² are rare. Given this figure and the highest measured value of brightness, the maximum contrast ratio was 536: 1, quite mediocre for such an expensive laptop result. 3K-U model it is 751: 1, and best IPS-matrix exceeds 1000: 1. Thus, the screen provides a very clear picture, but the colors seem a little faded.

The new processors Qualcomm Snapdragon. The first information

Anticipated problems processor Snapdragon upper price range 810 is still not confirmed, however, some producers have declined to use it. For example, the smartphone Samsung Galaxy S6 may instead use the chip Samsung Exynos.

But Qualcomm has other suggestions, more successful (like Snapdragon 801), and the company is preparing to soon expand even list them. We are talking about completely new 64-bit chips, which will be familiar to the various smartphones and tablets around the second half of this year.

Snapdragon 616. The logical development of Snapdragon 615, with eight cores architecture Cortex ARM A53 with a frequency of 1.8 GHz to 2.2 GHz. Claim to support LTE Cat. 6 (up to 300 Mbit / s) and built-in Adreno 408 graphics accelerator.
Snapdragon 620. Uses Qualcomm's own architecture called Taipan (the details are still unknown) and uses 4 cores with graphics chip Adreno 418. Supports LTE Cat. 10 (up to 450 Mbit / s). In turn, the chips with indices 625 and 629 use the same graphics chip and the same standard LTE, but equipped with 8 cores and are able to work with a mobile RAM LP DDR4.
Snapdragon 815 uses eight cores, both of which are active only 4 (four weak core to save power or four powerful for demanding tasks). Standard LTE - Cat. 10 (up to 450 Mbps), a graphics accelerator - Adreno 450 is supported LP DDR4.
Snapdragon 820. The fastest and most interesting of all, it will be produced by Global Foundries and fast to use 8 cores. Responsible for the graphics adapter previously unseen Adreno 530, LP DDR4 and 450-Mbps LTE in place.

A brief overview of the laptop iBuyPower Chimera CX-9

Tongue of flame. It was he who lights up in the eyes of any techno-enthusiast with a Chimera CX-9. The distinctive orange body and fast hardware configuration, what else is needed in order to play high quality?

Design and workmanship

CX-9 looks wonderfully, photographs perfectly capture it. Durable design, orange on the outside and silver-black inside, made of metal and thick, dense plastic. Hindrances to the quality of performance we have not found, although mount the screen could be more rigid (with shaking laptop opening angle changes slightly).

Massive, aggressive and attractive style causes some association with expensive bikes. Despite the considerable thickness (up to 4 inches when closed), CX-9 can hardly be called unwieldy. That is, a backpack to carry it pulls quite noticeable, but visually looks much more compact than it actually is. Bright color and beveled faces in many places it is responsible for a large extent.

Most covering the bottom cover quite easily dismantled, after which the user gets access to the battery, motherboard, fan, hard drive and RAM.

Ports and Communications

There is nothing unusual in this section. Four-port USB - the norm for self-respecting gaming notebook. Two video output (analog VGA and digital HDMI) is more or less will bring the image to the external monitor, TV or projector. Wired Ethernet network functions as it should be.

The wireless module is our version of the CX-9 released by Realtek. It's pretty simple, only supports 2.4 GHz band (802.11b / g / n), and Bluetooth 4.0 (class 2). The second configuration option - this adapter with Intel WiFi a / b / g / n / ac.

input Devices

Laptop keyboard not only looks decent, but also able to provide a pleasant sensation from work. Good depth and sufficient return stroke keys allow you to type a lot of text without fatigue finger. The length of the keyboard to the width - 34.5 cm, height - 10.5 cm.

A little less than we liked the relatively small (10 x 5 cm) touch panel to control the cursor. Default multitouch gestures somehow disabled, which raises the need to open yourself to deal with the driver and settings. However, the touchpad has a pleasant surface, and two 'mouse' buttons emit a pleasant noticeable click when pressed. It is in moments will need to do without the mouse.

Overview gaming notebook HP Omen

The style of the future. Fantastic, covered with mysterious designs laptop - an impressive sight! No hint of impersonality. At once, designers Hewlett Packard does not eat the bread for nothing. But the lack of a single problem Omen more than offset by the presence of the other.

Design and workmanship

From the first moment of acquaintance user mesmerizing combination of plastic and metal, and the mysterious treugolchatyh patterns illuminated. Unusually looks everything from the keyboard with the side buttons and to lattice blowing hot air. Besides, the notebook relatively thin and lightweight (2 centimeters in a closed state and weighs about 2.1 kilograms). For gaming device is very valuable, because they usually represent a heavy angular bricks.

With strong shaking screen opens to the maximum position (135 degrees). Mount the screen could be more rigid, even we have to admit that it looks very shiny loop effectively. From a closed state Omen opens easily with one hand.

Disassemble the model is likely to be difficult. And if not impossible. Bolts are not visible on the bottom there is a service compartment for quick replacement RAM or HDD. The battery is also firmly fixed in the interior of the housing. Around it turns out that for any operation of the internal, including dusting, it is necessary to contact the service center.

Ports and Communications

All physical interfaces are located on the rear side of the notebook. They are not so much, and enjoy them is not very convenient: the acquisition will be useful at least one USB-hub or extension to keep him at hand and do not drag behind a laptop every time you connect peripherals. To work with a wired Ethernet network will also have to buy a USB-adapter.

Positive note the presence of four USB 3.0 right away and fast wireless data transfer protocol WiFi 802.11ac.

input Devices

The keyboard is quiet behaves under vigorous typing without making annoying clicks. Matt polished surface rather quickly zamaryvaetsya dirty fingers. The keys are not too generous depth of stroke, but at least adequate returns; they are more or less suited for a set of large texts.

With the pre-installed software (image below), you can change the backlight color of individual groups of keys, and assign its functions to the keys P1 ... P6.

Wide, smooth touch pad for cursor control (klikpad) copes with the recognition of even a very quick touches and holding finger over the surface.

Overview of hybrid tablet Dell Latitude 13, 7350

Ultrabook transformer. Dell Latitude 13 7350 worth very expensive, but also offers a lot - the focus of a new efficient processor Intel Core M and expected thanks to him, a long battery life.

Hybrid Tablet level of our Dell Latitude 13, 7350 - a tool for work, study, and multimedia playback. They are expected to be in high speed, image quality, a lot of communication and interfaces, and long battery life. Latitude 7350 is based on the efficient processor Intel Core M, created specifically for such devices, and uses the SSD-drive, so that speed can be no doubt. Full HD IPS-screen promises a clear and vivid picture, and the presence of the battery in the tablet itself, and in the dock - a decent time. We verify whether our expectations are met.

Design and Build Quality

And the tablet and the keyboard is made quite accurately. Parts fit tightly, wide gaps, no dust collectors. We were pleasantly surprised by the resistance to bending of the keyboard: it is usually in such devices much lower. The pen tablet with some effort, you can bend, but only slightly. Pressure plate can not be, but around the keyboard is vulnerable to this type of deformation plots still available. We believe that for the price Dell should not skimp and use aluminum for all parts of the body, not just the bottom of the keyboard and the back of the tablet.

By design, Latitude 13 is the best suited definition of "low-key". The device is not that ugly, but its original appearance can not be named. Matte black and glossy surface of the screen look very boring - we hope that the functionality of the tablet will allow not pay attention to it.

Loop docking station allows maximum opening angle of about 120 degrees, which is pretty reasonable - even a little, and the plate is simply to outweighed the keyboard, making the design tip "on the back." At least a predetermined angle hinges hold confidently even too - open the screen with one hand will not work.

Unlike many competing tablets and hybrids, Latitude 13 readily provides access to its internal components. Just remove the back of the tablet, not even secured with screws instead they use plastic clip, so you should be patient and proceed with caution. No fan, as efficient processor Intel Core M passively cooled, but there are a few components that can be replaced if desired. This keeps the battery a few screws, BIOS-battery, SSD-drive format M.2, wireless (Wi-Fi / Bluetooth) module and one free slot M.2, designed for 3G or 4G / LTE modem. Necessary for its operation of the antenna are built so that you can independently adjust independently bought a modem or buy a little more expensive configuration with integrated LTE-modem from Dell (Wireless 5810e). The only thing missing - a memory in the form of a standard removable module SO-DIMM instead of soldered on the motherboard chips, but here everything is clear: SODIMM-slot design thickens considerably, and a place for it was not. The rest of the Dell deserves praise - to contact the service center for elementary operations such as installing a larger capacity SSD or replacement battery is not required.

Hybrids of this level usually offer a variety of ports, but their usefulness is highly dependent on their location. Unfortunately, in our Latitude 13 all the main interfaces (2 USB 3.0 ports, and video output mini-DisplayPort) are located behind the keyboard dock, but not on the tablet. This means that the last few lighter and thinner than competitors like HP Envy x2 13, but, unlike them, can not be connected to an external monitor or USB-periphery in the absence of a docking station (forgotten, for example, at home or at work). Even the SD-card reader located on the docking station. On the tablet, there is only a 3.5-mm audio jack.

To connect to a wired Ethernet network adapter needed for USB (3.0 necessarily, if you want to gigabit speed) for image display, devoid DisplayPort - adapter with him to VGA, or HDMI. None of this is not supplied.

communication

In our configuration, set the wireless module Intel Wireless-AC 7265, which allows to work with Bluetooth 4.0 and networks Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac in the range of 2.4 and 5 GHz. It works well within a radius of 15 meters from the router connection to remain stable and fast - on most apartments and offices that would be enough, but if you have a sufficiently powerful router can certainly move away and away. There is support for Wi-Di - we have not tested it, but all the necessary components - the processor, video card and Wi-Fi module from Intel - are available. In addition, the tablet can work with NFC.

Module 3G or 4G in our sample Latitude 13 not, but, as mentioned above, it is possible to put on their own or with a pre-selected configuration (Dell Wireless 5810e). This will provide an opportunity to access the Internet anywhere where there is a signal of your mobile operator.

dynamics

The dynamics of the tablet were surprisingly good: they give a rich, crisp sound, allowing even listen to music. Lacks bass, but in this case it is not very exciting.

camera

The front camera takes pictures at resolutions up to 2 megapixels and provides acceptable for Skype-quality video calls. Rear 8-megapixel camera, but for normal photos must almost studio lighting, otherwise they go dull and grainy. Outdoors photo obtained good - to remove anything in the country is quite possible, in the room, the situation is much worse. Below the pictures of both cameras is clearly not enough brightness in comparison with our camera made by Canon.

Quick overview Chromebooks ASUS Chromebook C200

Scope of delivery
Chromebooks ASUS Chromebook C200 comes in a typical cardboard box, so to distinguish it from conventional storage racks laptops will not work.

Supplied quite spartan - power supply and supporting documents. However, expect more of the budget unit (suggested retail price for the US market is $ 249) would be too optimistic.

Design, materials
Note that the older 13.3-inch ASUS Chromebook C300 is available in four design options - black, blue, yellow and red, while in the first case, the operation panel is also made of black, while youth "colorful" versions differ light main panel .

More compact 11.6-inch version in the less fortunate, as it is available in only black and silver versions.

Cover Chromebooks ASUS Chromebook C200 is finished in black matte plastic. The material leaves a pleasant tactile feel, but too quickly cover the following touch. In the center of the lid with mirror company logo in the upper left corner you can find all the usual mark Chromebooks - brand four-ball and inscription Chrome.

Base of the housing is made of a less pretentious rough black plastic. Here you can see the rubber feet, screws, fasteners, proprietary information, and a pair of vertical falshreshetok acoustics.

Operating panel and virtually all facets are made in one piece of silver plastic under the metal. Same silver made and shelving hinge, resulting in a closed form ASUS Chromebook C200 body looks "three-layer".

The front and rear faces are free, you can only find the right hole for the Kensington lock, USB 2.0 port and an optional card slot Micro-SIM. The left sidewall handed combined audio port, full-sized card reader in SD, port USB 3.0, HDMI video output and a jack for the power supply with LED activity.

ergonomics
The display unit is easy to open with one hand, but at the end you may need a little hold the operation panel. Developers make a special emphasis on the "hidden" hinge, which in their opinion is more attractive than the classic two-loop option.

But edging 11.6-inch matrix of black matte plastic could be narrower, too wide black stripes visually heavier ASUS Chromebook C200. Resolution glossy matrix is 1366 * 768 pixels, the range of brightness - from 15 to 270 cd / m2. By the way, the overall dimensions of the device are 304,3x200x19,8 mm, weight - 1.15 kg.

Chromebooks island keyboard makes it comfortable to work with the text, as the size of the keys almost identical medium format options. Note ergonomic block arrows in the form of "inverted T" and a specific set of service keys needed to work with Chrome OS.

Touchpad without dedicated keys turned out just great, it really can replace "mouse" that special note amateurs working with laptop in a minimum of space - on the table in a cafe or on her knees in the transport or in the countryside.

Features of the Chrome OS operating system we discussed in the review hromboksa ASUS Chromebox and a separate review of this software.

functionality
Both ASUS Chromebook Cx00 Chromebooks are built on absolutely identical energy efficient hardware platform Intel Bay Trail-M. As the CPU can perform chip Intel Celeron N2830 or Intel Celeron N2930 with integrated graphics Intel HD Graphics. It is interesting that despite the similar designations, the first dual-core processor, and the second - the quad.

RAM is 2 GB or 4 GB, and memory soldered on the motherboard and can not be upgrade. The capacity of local storage, depending on the configuration of 16 or 32 GB. You can expand it with the help of external memory cards SD, while Chromebooks guaranteed specification supports SDHC, t. E. Cards with a maximum capacity of 32 GB. Where there is access to a global network, you can use cloud storage Google Drive, the benefit of all owners of ASUS Chromebook C200, Google offers 100 GB of 2 years free.

Responsible for data transfer module Wi-Fi 802.11n / ac, while at the time of sale he can only work in a standard b / g / n, and support for the latest 802.11ac will appear after updating the firmware. Card slot micro-SIM on the test specimen indicates that there are and the 3G-version Chromebooks (or, at least, the possibility of self-installation 3G-module), but official information about this modification yet.

Chromebooks ASUS Chromebook C200 is equipped with removable three-segment battery 48 Wh, from which according to the manufacturer, the device is able to work up to 11 hours. Since our test suite Battery Eater does not work with the operating system Chrome OS, verify this assertion in practice failed.

Express Notebook Review Dell Inspiron 3541

appearance
Laptop Dell Inspiron 3541 comes in the usual box of recycled cardboard, the package includes only the accompanying documents and standard power supply 65 watts.

On the user's choice will be offered black and silver version clearance. The first of them, in full compliance with the name completely black, but the second differs from it only silver trim the outer part of the display unit.

This surface has an attractive relief pattern, "collected" from the vertical wavy lines. On a black background, this texture is almost not visible, so that silver option in this area is much better. The center of the cover Dell Inspiron 3541 is mirrored logo Dell.

The lower part of the body is made of standard rough plastic. Here there are all the standard elements (perforation, service information and non-skid feet), except that here you can find a pair of speakers, the hatch for easy upgrade memory, and disk and removable battery capacity of 40 Wh.

The rear face of Dell Inspiron 3541 is completely free, imposed only on the front multifunction display. Note that the left and right side walls are decorated with a glossy plastic body, which quickly covered with micro-scratches inaccurate switching.

ergonomics
Most of the right sidewall takes tray DVD-drive, here you can find a card reader SD and one port USB 2.0. The left side is placed a combined audio port connectors USB 3.0 and USB 2.0, RJ45 network port and video output HDMI. The above connectors occupy exactly half of the sidewall, followed by cooling radiator, charger jack and a Kensington lock hole. Incidentally, the dimensions of the laptop Dell Inspiron 3541 amount to 381,4 × 267,6 × 25,6 mm, weight - 2.4 kg.

The inner surfaces of the model Dell Inspiron 3541, including edging matrix and operating panel, made of the same black rough plastic. On the one hand the color well chosen, since the user does not distract from what is happening on the screen. On the other hand, quite ordinary plastic looks too casually for use on surfaces that touch the hands of the owner will be more often.

The layout of the operating panel classic, on closer examination can be identified unless the cylindrical boss battery above the keyboard and the solid height podladonnoy panel. By the way, in spite of a good stock height, the size of the touchpad can be described as "modest" than as "sufficient". Chiclet keyboard complemented by digital block, it can not cope with the effects of a small amount of liquid spills.

functionality
The family of notebooks Dell Inspiron 15 3000 Series can be equipped with a wide range of processors from Intel and AMD, but in the case of the Dell Inspiron 3541 model it is only the processors and graphics from AMD. In particular, the initial configuration equipped with AMD E1-6010 processors with integrated graphics Radeon R2, while more advanced models boast much higher performance quad-core AMD A6-6310 graphics Radeon R4, supplemented with a discrete graphics card.

RAM capacity can reach up to 8 GB, and hard disk capacity - up to 1 TB, but in Ukraine are more common configuration RAM from 2 to 4 GB hard drive and 500 GB. The laptop used by low 15.6-inch matrix with a resolution of 1366 × 768 pixels, brightness is adjustable from 10 to 190 cd / m2. A removable battery pack with a capacity of 40 Wh laptop could hold nearly three hours at maximum load, and 7 hours and 40 minutes of reading.

Laptops: the work and relax

Back in time
History of laptops and their closest "relatives" - personal computers, it is one of the clearest examples of how unrecognizable loved by people can evolve device. Moreover, it took him less than 50 years.

Amazingly, their appearance these wonderful jazz guitarist laptops are required. Dreamer and scholar Alan Curtis Kay his activism forever earned the title "father of the laptop." Even in the distant '60s, he decided to create a portable personal computer the size of a notebook, which would be accessible and useful even to a child. Bold idea struck a chord in the hearts of his colleagues, and the development process was launched.

In 1979, before the eyes of enthusiastic scientists brought the first herald the coming era of portable laptops - GRiD Compass 1101. The novelty had a narrow specialization, because it created a space for the development of NASA. In the 80s and 90s this device used on the space shuttle astronauts.

Still, the main idea of the developers was a "laptop for everyone", and because two years later came the legendary Osborne 1, "modestly" named after its author Adam Osborne. It was the first laptop with a self-powered, launched in mass production. The main disadvantage of the device was very small monochrome display.

Just a couple of decades of hard laptops could not "pohudat" and weighed more than 5 kg. But then came the 90s, and the developers of Intel released the Intel microprocessor 80386 SL, which was invented specifically for laptops. Since then, things went smoothly, and gradually these wonderful devices have gained the familiar shape.

As can be seen, laptops began to develop in parallel with personal computers, no inferior to them, and in something and excelling. To determine which device you really need, let's look at the "chips" modern laptops are not available conventional computers.

And so can your computer?
Whatever we talked about the features, performance, practicality, one of the main factors, we are inclined to buy a laptop, is their image production. Pulling out of the bag stylish laptop, you're talking about my status business person who keeps up with the times.

Compactness. Even the largest and heaviest device of this type is immeasurably more convenient to carry around than not designed for this desktop PC. What to say about today's super-thin models who like themselves were asked to hand. Whatever you say, the opportunity to wear a neat stylish bag full computer, flick of the wrist to access all of its functions is well worth it.
Internet without wires! The vast majority of such devices has wi-fi adapter already built into the body. Thus, no matter where you were, the very first outdoor access point - and expanses of the World Wide Web at your service. And in other cases, there are a 3G-modem also supports many models "beech".
Laptop - a device such as "all-in-one." That is, then you and the computer itself, the monitor and touchpad, and keyboard. And most complete yet and mouse goes. And do not buy do not) you just unpack the device - and use them. Nice!
Say "no!", Depending on the outlet. Notebooks since first released models distinguished by the ability to work offline. And all thanks to the built-in battery, which allows even unplugged for some time to use your laptop.
The laptop is indispensable for the job. This is a great device can take with equally simple and to the office, and on a business trip. Thus, all the necessary information will always be with you.
But also on vacation there for nouta application. Advanced multimedia capabilities of these wonderful devices are enormous - from the banal music playing in the lap of nature, movie sources in the pleasant company, or playing the latest version of the popular "shooter."

Like this, is not a complete list of benefits that allow laptops, year after year otvoёvyvat its audience share from traditional PCs.

The diversity of these amazingly versatile device is amazing. Once the leading manufacturers noticed what turned out to be a necessity laptop, they tried to cover their products as much as possible audience. And for that created so many varieties of these handy devices to meet the needs of even the most demanding customers.

Laptop for every taste and color
No matter how hard the producers to make new models differ from the previous ones, and even more so, from analogues produced by competitors over the years their work has a particular classification under which somehow falls any modern laptop.

Low cost laptops. This is an extremely common type of devices, the main advantage of which - the low price. True, they have little opportunity, and low level of functional filling.
One of these models this year turned out to be from the B5030 LENOVO, one of the leaders in this market. However, this model has surprised really good performance. So, for the performance it corresponds to a modern processor, the screen has an excellent color reproduction, and for "contact with the outside world" meets a nice set of interfaces.

Middle class. Probably the most uncertain of the notebook, because clearly define their properties can not be. Among such devices across a pretty good model with a good screen size and decent performance. However, most members of this class are still not particularly powerful.
Bright representative - Aspire V3, released the flagship in this area by Acer. This model, barely hit the market, interested specialists 17.3-inch screen and excellent graphics.

Review of the 17-inch gaming notebook Acer Aspire V17 Nitro "Black Edition"

Gaming laptop Acer Aspire V17 Nitro looks like a perfectly normal office DTR-notebook. His black-and-silver finish rather surprising little thick and quiet operation than inherent gaming models aggressive design. Insight comes at a time when you get to the technical parameters or run on the sample modern game - a quad Intel Core i7, discrete graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M, as well as 16 GB of RAM and a hybrid SSD + HDD storage give this level of performance, which can confound a significant part of the dedicated gaming laptops. Well, as the cherry on top of cake stands an excellent 17.3-inch IPS-screen with a resolution of 1920 × 1080 pixels and Anti-glare matte surface.

appearance
As we have already mentioned, when we first met Acer Aspire V17 Nitro surprise minimum thickness - from 17-inch gaming notebook DTR-directional subconsciously expect almost twice the thickness. In fact, the height of the housing is not such a record, it is exactly one inch, but pointed and rounded front edge to the bottom of the sidewall give your laptop the same effect of lightness, thanks to which he "floats" above the surface of the table. For the record, passport size model up 423 × 293 × 25,4 mm, weight - about 3 kg.

The top cover of the notebook is finished in black matte plastic (soft-touch NIL) with a texture in the form of a fairly deep vertical lines. Dark panel dilutes the manufacturer's logo and a thin silver panel near the hinges of the display unit. The panel is made of plastic coated with a metal, and decorated with embossed inscription Aspire V Nitro.

Lower body Acer Aspire V17 Nitro almost entirely made of softtach-black plastic. In contrast to the matte embossed cover material, the surface very quickly covered with fingerprints. However, this is unlikely to be a problem for the 17-inch laptop, the model which does not involve the use of too frequent movement from place to place.

On the bottom you can find the dynamics, moved closer to the front face and tiny hole to force a reboot of the device. Recently it took for the simple reason that the developers have decided to make your laptop battery removable. Wide strip perforation is used for air intake cooling system. Processor and a discrete graphics card provides two separate fan who can independently handle the dust using proprietary technology Acer DustDefender.

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Tapered front edge Acer Aspire V17 Nitro contains only a couple of digital microphones. Almost the entire width of trimmed silver plastic back panel is occupied by radiators cooling system. On the left face imposed optical drive, a pair of USB 2.0 connectors, and a Kensington lock hole. On the right side you can find a full-sized card reader, combined audio port, two connectors USB 3.0, video output HDMI, foldout network RJ45, pair of indicators of activity and socket adapter.

ergonomics
Cover Acer Aspire V17 Nitro can be easily opened with one hand despite the absence of recesses, canopies and other ancillary elements of a design.

The display unit rests on two hinges, finished all the same silver plastic "under the metal." Screen bezel is made rather wide, especially in the lower part. It is made from the same brand softtach plastic as the lower part of the body, so that when you change the angle of the screen you will constantly leave their fingerprints.

The maximum opening angle of the display is considerably higher than average rates, it is about 155 degrees. At the same time throughout the range image is equally bright and juicy, as in this notebook uses high quality matte 17.3-inch IPS-matrix with a resolution of 1920 × 1080 pixels.

Operating panel Acer Aspire V17 Nitro trimmed softtach-black plastic. In the area podladonnoy area around the keyboard and it is smooth, but near the bases of the display unit designers found it necessary to "refresh" his texture of horizontal stripes. There you can watch the silver block with an inscription Aspire V Nitro, which is approximately a centimeter towers over the rest of the surface. The power button is located on the top right corner of the keyboard, and a pair of indicators of activity that we saw in the study of the right sidewall of the housing looks its edges and on the operation panel. Both indicators are small enough to distract from the work even in a dark room and at the same time informative enough in case you need to assess the current state of the system (active or sleep mode, the process of charging the battery).

The layout of the operating panel Acer Aspire V17 Nitro typical for DTR-laptops - the developers have established a huge touchpad in the center of the main character block, resulting in terms of symmetry it is skewed to the left. All the useful area of the touchpad takes sensor, dedicated buttons are not provided, and the left and right click is performed by bending the lower corners of the panel. The choice of the touchpad surface chosen not entirely successful, as the tactile characteristics, it does not differ from podladonnoy panel. Given the fact that the touchpad is not placed exactly in the center, the user initially could not get a finger to the right place. Also note sloppy "handwritten" stroke Black Edition in the upper left corner, which in theory was to emphasize the exclusivity of this version of the laptop, but in practice it looks too unclear to him considered someone other than the owner of the work.

In addition to the availability of additional digital block island laptop keyboard backlight can boast the presence of deep red color. Adjust its brightness or turn on automatically fail, the backlight can be on or off completely, or to include a combination Fn + F9. By keyboard layout claims to be expected not found - all the buttons on their location, size and spacing of the standard buttons, arrows isolated unit for greater convenience.

functionality
Laptop Acer Aspire V17 Nitro is built on a hardware platform Intel, augmented performance of discrete graphics from NVIDIA. In the present configuration uses a top quad-core Intel Core i7-4710HQ with a base frequency of 2.5 GHz and a maximum frequency of 3.5 GHz mode Turbo Boost. Responsible for processing graphics card of "gaming" GTX-series, in this case NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M with 2GB of dedicated video memory GDDR5.

Graphics

To install the memory available two SODIMM-slot, while depending on the configuration in the laptop is set from 8 to 16 GB of RAM. In hitting on the test sample used in the unusual amount of 6 GB, assembled from two strips 2 and 4 GB from different manufacturers, which undoubtedly affected the results of performance testing. Storage system in the most accessible configurations is a hard drive capacity of 500 GB or 1 TB, the more expensive it is supplemented modifications SSD 60, 128 or 256 GB.

The real highlight of the configuration Acer Aspire V17 Nitro stands 17.3-inch IPS-matrix LG LP173WF4-SPF1 with a resolution of 1920 × 1080 pixels, a matte finish and a maximum brightness of 300 cd / m2. Triplex removable battery 4600 mAh provides up to 4 hours in power saving mode and just over an hour in the game mode.

LG P535 Notebook Review

LG has resumed sales of laptop in October 2011, presented to the public just three line devices. Perhaps the most interesting of these was the family of LG Blade, within which offers two medium format models P430 and P530 with significantly reduced dimensions due to the minimal border of the display. After just four months, the company decided to update the data model, adding to the list of advantages of the original connector USB 3.0, the technology Intel Wireless Display (Wi-Di) and improved hardware specifications.

Design
Updated models that are easy to identify on The top five in the notation (LG P435 and LG P535) look exactly the same as precursors (LG P430 and LG P530). The main motive of these laptops design - a successful combination of primary and secondary blue black.

Absolutely flat cover LG P535 notebook is finished in polished aluminum sheet bluish horizontal texture. Modestly placed in the upper left corner of the miniature logo LG's invisible from a distance in the two steps - usually the manufacturer is trying to more clearly identify your device, taking a major center of the lid (and even highlighted) logo.

Made of a typical matte plastic base housing differs unusually complex profile - apart from the standard elevation battery here can also be found in the location of the convexity of the hard drive and cooling fan. However, for predominantly stationary 15-inch model of the bottom structure is irrelevant.

Sidewall LG P535 two-color - black lower part of the body is a continuation of the basics, and blue top is integral to the operating panel.

Most connectors are placed exactly in the middle, on the left is a pair of audio ports, USB 3.0, HDMI, RJ45, D-sub and radiator cooling system. On the right side wall can find a pair of conventional USB-connectors, DVD-drive and socket charger.

Back face is free, but the front is a card reader and three white LED activity. During operation, the expected claims may arise in a dense arrangement of connectors on the left side.

Review of Alienware gaming laptop 17

The range of each major manufacturer of laptops are models designed for gaming. They set powerful processors, discrete graphics and a large amount of RAM. But apparently they do not differ from the more simple modifications, having just another equipment. But there are some brands that are paid to the issue of gaming stations (both mobile and stationary) far more attention. One of the most famous, of course, is Alienware, owned by Dell. We will talk about the new Alienware model 17, which is based on the new Intel Core processors and the fourth generation is a device for compromises impatient players.
Review of Alienware gaming laptop 17
appearance
Alienware laptops have always been famous not only powerful components, but also design features. Futuristic body, plenty of LED backlighting and logo with an alien - it should allocate the owner of the game among the bulk of the monster. Alienware 17 - a bright representative of the line, so stands out from the monotonous laptop like a spaceship near biplanes. The main material of the body according to the manufacturer - magnesium alloy and aluminum used for the cover. If the last all clear, here is a magnesium alloy clearly could not be determined - very material looks like a normal plastic. The cover has a chopped form inserted in the slot LED backlight, which is equipped with a face and logo alien. Attaches all this beauty is very tight loops, but with special diligence open the laptop with one hand still possible.
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The working surface is the same matte, soft to the touch. Alas, for the beauty you have to pay, so the periodic removal of fingerprints will be the responsibility of the owner. Interface connectors are totally focused on the sidewalls - rear housing is reserved for ventilation and the front stereo speakers are placed. With the exception of the rear face, all of the notebook decorated slots with LED backlight.
Review of Alienware gaming laptop 17
About the weight and dimensions of a gaming notebook with a 17-inch panel to speak, perhaps, nothing special. He's big and heavy, so acts more as a desktop replacement gaming computer that can occasionally carry on all kinds of Lan-party and a party of friends.
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Approximately half of the bottom of the laptop take the vents with metal protective grids. In general, the question of ventilation solution is very true - the main opening for warm air output are at the back side and not on the left side, as they like to do many manufacturers. This means that the use of a laptop is comfortable not only right-handed, but left-handers - streams of hot air will be slowly heated hand.
interfaces
As it should be well equipped with computers, Alienware 17 has all the necessary interfaces, you may need a hardcore gamer. On the left side are placed a combined input / output HDMI, Mini DisplayPort, two USB 3.0 ports and three minijack - two separate headphone and microphone, as well as a combined headset.
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You can find the right hole slotted drive for DVD burning and reading Blu-Ray, has two connectors USB 3.0, and Gigabit Ethernet. Card reader card reader provides SD / MMC. Connector for power supply unit is located on the left side, and the cord is equipped with a LED backlight.
Display and Sound
17.3 inch matrix with a resolution of 1920x1080 - the only point at issue in the Alienware 17. matte screen, LED-backlit, but why it was necessary to use the TN-technology - is unclear. Cheaper as an excuse is not suitable, since the laptop on the road and save the matrix would not have received. The second possible reason - already known misconception about blurring IPS-panels and their unsuitability for professional gamers. However, this bike has lost its relevance for a long time. In any case, in such a device would like to see a bright IPS-quality display, but it is not Alienware 17.
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Color gamut, gamma and color temperature
Of course, the set TN-matrix has acceptable viewing angles and good color gamut, but saturation is not enough, and the color temperature chart you can see for yourself - take out some value possible.
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On the matrix can detect the web camera and stereo two holes.
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On the front panel for decorative plastic "radiators" two hidden dynamics known company Klipsch. Frankly, when you first turned on accidentally music through the built-in sound system, I was surprised - a nice, deep voice sounding even slightly.
Keyboard and Touchpad
A nice feature was the Alienware 17 full-size keyboard with numeric keypad. Full-size arrow keys too, but handed down below. The top row of function keys, as expected, has a dual purpose, and the inclusion of an alternative mode by pressing Fn. Here, too much attention to detail - Fn placed next after Ctrl, so as not to embarrass accustomed to the standard layout users.
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In addition to the standard keys, 17 are provided in the Alienware and four programmable buttons placed above the number pad. Running commands and macros is ensured by our pre-utility. The entire keyboard is illuminated, and it is divided into four zones, each of which has its own independent illumination.
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Large touchpad case color is shifted to the left and has two buttons, set flush with the work surface. The most impressive part is the colored lights of the touchpad. Functionality of the utility responsible for setting the touchpad is also impressive. Here and adjustment of pressure sensitivity, several options to scroll the screen (including the pie with circumscribing a circular motion with your finger on the touchpad), additional technologies and features, manually changing the scroll area on the edges. But here is the lack of multi-touch overshadows all these tricks - you want corny scroll a web page with two fingers and a laptop these gestures, alas, does not understand.
Options and performance
As befits a game supercomputer, Alienware 17 sets of the most productive processor Intel Core i7 fourth generation (Haswell). Depending on the modifications it can be i7-4700MQ, i7-4800MQ, i7-4900MQ or i7-4930MX. In the role of graphics accelerator perform discrete graphics card Nvidia, on the GeForce GTX 765M c 2 GB GDDR5 in the "budget" modification to the GTX 780M c 4GB GDDR5 in the top configuration. The memory capacity can also vary from 8 to 32 GB of DDR3-1600.
With drives still serious. In the simplest most affordable modification of the hard disk drive 750 GB with a speed of 7200 rev / min. Next game is, as they say, to increase - from the hybrid drive with additional 64 GB of cache-based SSD and up to the "victory" in the form of RAID0-terabyte array of four SSD 256 GB each. This solution should provide maximum performance due to the fact that the data is broken down into blocks and are written in different media at the same time, but in terms of fault tolerance, this approach can be confusing - in case of failure of one disk, the entire system stops working.
But we got a configuration of "simpler", equipped with a quad-core Intel Core i7-4700MQ with a clock speed of 2.4 GHz, 16 GB of RAM and a discrete graphics card Nvidia GeForce GTX 770M with 3 GB of memory GDDR5. Storage drive is used Western Digital WD7500BPKT volume of 750 GB.
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Notebook Review Acer Aspire V5-573

Acer has continued to improve its line of notebooks middle class. In the era of thin body manufacturer is doing everything possible to stay in the trend. Our today's hero seems to fit all of the latest trends and the wishes of users, or almost all - a kind of dream laptop. It's about the new 15.6-inch notebook Acer Aspire V5-573 platform Intel Haswell, which eliminates the need for discrete graphics for gaming. Is it a dream or a laptop so we just thought we are going to find out.

appearance
Aspire V5-573 design meets all modern trends and comply with the general style of performance notebooks Acer. Body slim and lightweight - only 21 mm and 2.2 kg. To tag a very good numbers. In the external appearance is dominated by smooth surfaces and rounded corners. The model is available in two colors - black and gray.

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Laptop assembled a very high quality. The cover is made of plastic with a brushed aluminum finish under, although at first glance it seems that this metal. But what really metal - so it's working surface. The bottom of the laptop is made of rough plastic practical. The battery is not removable, which also had a positive impact on the overall stiffness of the structure.

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The back of the base expands, creating a kind of a side on which the display unit is attached by means of two loops. Hinge little tugovat and to open the laptop base will have to adhere to. The opening angle is large enough to work with tribes. Given the orientation of the mobile device, this is not the last time value.
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Looks a bit strange power button moved to the left edge of the notebook and made to match with the body. In addition, it is very small and does not stand out above the surface, so that at first I turned the laptop for a long time and could not find it. Designers, as for me a little overdone.
Ports and Connectors

In Acer decided to return to the circuit arrangement of ports and connectors, from which they were trying to get away a year ago, placing them on the back edge of the notebook. Although, they did it by taking some amendments. Whereas previously there were concentrated almost all nayavnye interfaces, there is the most commonly used connectors are distributed on each side - two USB 2, combo audio jack for a headset and SD-card reader. On the rear face of the model rendered ports use "stuck and forget" - jack for power adapter, connector, HDMI video output and mini DisplayPort (VGA adapter to complete), and USB 3.0, which is often used to connect various peripherals.

From wireless interfaces on board presented modules Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n and BT 4.0.
Keyboard and Touchpad

The keyboard is good, but with its own characteristics. Firstly - forked key Enter, which will need to get used to. And secondly - very slow speed buttons, about 1 mm, which is not always convenient typing. However, this solution has both opponents and defenders, so that's good or bad is up to you. The rest of the questions asked - it is well anchored, the substrate is not pressed, the keys are triggered quiet. The backlight is not provided.
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Large touchpad slightly recessed into the work plane and surrounded by brilliant rim. Sensor field has the same coverage as in the working surface. Precise cursor control, and sensor supports multi-touch gestures and Windows 8.
Notebook Review Acer Aspire V5-573
Display and Sound

There are two versions of this laptop, different type of screen. One uses a touch display with IPS-matrix and Full HD, and the second - a conventional TN with 1366 by 768 pixels. We were just hit the second option, which, in principle, a good color rendition, but to talk about large viewing angles is not necessary. The maximum brightness is also not amazing - just 188 cd / m2, and a glossy finish on a sunny day or a bright light will blikovat.

The speaker system includes a pair of speakers located at the bottom, so that the installation will be muted laptop on a soft surface. The sound loud and clear, however, can not boast of middle- and low frequencies. For watching movies and making calls to Skype suit, but listening to music I would recommend using external speakers.

functionality
This model is due to a very thin shell is equipped with only energy-efficient Intel Core processors of the last of the fourth generation. The amount of RAM in the base is 4 GB, expandable up to 12 GB. To store the information used HDD capacity up to 1TB. For the display of graphics meets the integrated graphics Intel HD Graphics 4400 or discrete graphics card NVidia GeForce GT 750M, depending on the model.

Notebook Review Acer Aspire V5-573 Notebook Review Acer Aspire V5-573
It got us to the test sample in the basic version of equipment with a processor Core i3-4010U, clocked at 1.7 GHz with 4 GB of RAM and without a discrete graphics card. Nevertheless, the system proved to be very responsive and lack of performance I have not felt or when performing some basic tasks (word processing, watching videos, surfing the web), and in games. Naturally say that this gaming laptop is not necessary, but in the same World of Tanks can play - at medium settings about 30 fps, but at a minimum, and all the 50 fps.

Autonomous systems, too, was at a very good level. Lithium Polymer Battery capacity 3650 mAh provided by 3 hours of battery life under load, and while reading the laptop lasted the whole 9 hours. The result is a worthy ultrabook.

In my opinion, Acer Aspire V5-573, may not be the ideal laptop in its price range, but is very close to that status. Here, excellent performance, which is a device with such a thin shell can even play. The housing is also very decent. It is light, thin and not very dirty. And if you take the option to touch IPS-matrix, we get a great choice for someone who is important and autonomy, and power.
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How to choose a laptop?

The personal computer is so firmly entrenched in the life of the modern user, imagine the apartment or office without this means of communication, work and entertainment is simply impossible. And if a couple of years ago by the acronym PC implicit assumption desktop computer (or "desktop"), today buyers increasingly prefer lightweight, compact and functional laptops.
How to choose a laptop?

However, in a large number of brands, models and configurations of these devices to choose optimum is not easy, because in addition to the typical characteristics of any computer (CPU type, motherboard and graphics card, RAM and hard drive, the availability of the necessary connectors, etc.) matter and additional selection criteria, which we'll cover in this article.
format

Unlike desktops, size and weight which do not significantly affect the usability format notebook is its defining characteristic. Indeed, once assembled his desktop and hide it under the table, you can just forget about his appearance, but from what size laptop you choose depend on such important features such as screen size, ergonomic keyboard and the final weight of the device.
How to choose a laptop?

Full keyboard with optional digital block
surely enjoy for users who often have to work with numbers
That is why the choice of laptop should start it with you to determine the appropriate format. To date, laptops can be divided into three classes: small-format (screen diagonal 10-13 "), medium format (14- 16") and large-scale (17-19 "). We give a brief description of each of them:
How to choose a laptop?

Asus VivoBook S200E. compact notebook
perfect for mobile use
Small-format (10.1 ", 11.6", 12.5 ", 13.3") - the most tiny and lightweight devices that are most suitable for mobile use - daily transportation to work, school, for business trips and holiday travel . However, the small size screen, keyboard and compromise relatively weak "iron" (in order to increase battery life) affect the convenience of working with them in stationary use. Pay particular attention to the battery - the longer you are away from the socket, the more autonomy you need.
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Lenovo IdeaPad N580. available
medium format model with attractive design
Medium format (14 ", 15.6") - the middle class devices, the smaller of which (14-inch), it is possible to continuously carry with them, and large (15.6-inch) - used as the main working PC. Have a large enough screen to perform the most common tasks, and their keyboard, depending on the model, can be equipped with optional digital block. Often in such models are used powerful discrete graphics card, allowing the use of such devices for games.
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Dell Inspiron 5721. Large-scale notebook with outstanding design
and a solid set of multimedia features
Large-format (17.3 ", 18.4" and above) - the most massive and heavy laptops that are purchased for the organization of permanent jobs. Due to the solid mass and a small autonomy you do not want to move them often over long distances, but a large screen, the most comfortable keyboard (almost a complete analog desktop usual) and, as a rule, the most powerful components is quite possible to use them as a replacement for the desktop.

Summarizing, we can say that laptops with a screen diagonal of 15.6 inches today are the most common, so if you're not yet been precisely defined with the use of the model, choose a universal format.
family
To facilitate the process of selecting a buyer, almost every notebook manufacturer divides its model family - multimedia, multi-purpose, business, ultrabooks and play. And in each of these models are usually present in all formats: small-, medium- and large-scale.
Thus, as soon as you have decided on the desired screen size, it is necessary to proceed to the selection of a suitable for your needs family laptops. Each of them has its own characteristics, which we discuss below:
How to choose a laptop?

HP Envy dv6. multimedia performance
laptop ideal for home entertainment
Multimedia notebooks - have a striking design (glossy surface, plenty of color choices, patterns, etc.) and functional enough to perform a wide range of tasks (view photos and videos, listening to music, working with text, games, etc.) . Such models typically have a lot of different configurations and may vary greatly in price. For the simplest tasks suitable device with an entry-level processors and integrated graphics. Laptops equipped with processors of middle and upper price range (and the corresponding discrete graphics), beginners can choose "casual" players.
How to choose a laptop?

Asus ROG G750. The powerful 17-inch gaming notebook,
which will draw the most complex games
Laptops for professional gamers - this is a very expensive specialized devices with a spectacular "aggressive" design, the most powerful processors and graphics cards, which make it easy to play modern games at high settings. They are distinguished by enhanced cooling system, optimized keyboard (wear, highlighting, selection of gaming WASD keys, etc.) and large "fast" screens on which no lubrication in dynamic scenes, as well as quality "gaming" acoustics.
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HP EliteBook 8570w. Reliable assistant business
Business Laptops - devices with a calm, often expressionless design (matte surface, black or gray, strict outlines the case) and the absence of additional multimedia elements (adjusting the volume and playback control). The main emphasis of these manufacturers make laptops on a reinforced structure capable of adequately bear the load with the active operation, ergonomic keyboard, which can be conveniently used throughout the working day, and a set of connectors, sufficient for use in a corporate environment.
How to choose a laptop?

Acer Aspire S5. Stylish and slim ultrabook for mobile users
Ultrabooks - expensive and stylish devices. Characterized by high autonomy along with excellent performance. Ultrabooks - thin and light. Currently available models with diagonals of 11.6 to 15.6 inches. They have a really sophisticated design using expensive materials (various alloys, carbon, glass, etc.). Typically, these laptops are buying off people who want to further emphasize its status, as well as those users who design and mobility are the defining characteristics of the laptop. Alas, a slim ultrabook no place for discrete graphics cards, so the owners of these devices will have to be content with a built-in video accelerator processor.
How to choose a laptop?

Dell Inspiron 5521. Inexpensive, yet very good
laptop equipped with a universal orientation
In addition to the categories listed above, there are also versatile laptops that do not have a clearly defined positioning, so that they may equally be used for both work and study, and entertainment. It is the perfect choice for a single home computer, which you can easily take with you and to visit friends, and a serious meeting.
configuration

Once you have decided on the format and type your future laptop is the last and most simple step - selection of a particular hardware configuration. You can use two approaches - a meticulous study of the characteristics of modern element base of laptops or "method of the purse", which is to choose the most expensive configuration to which you have enough money.
Nobody would argue that "performance does not happen much," and if you have enough money, then selecting expensive configuration to provide themselves the most powerful processor and graphics card, hard drive, and the most extensive wide variety of communication interfaces.
However, for those who want to save money and at the same time to buy a laptop with a sufficient performance of the tasks, you should pay attention to:
     "The type of processor - now is the best choice Intel Core i5 or AMD A8, if funds are not sufficient, the Intel Core i3, Pentium or Celeron, and AMD A2 / A4;
     "Amount of RAM and hard drive - 4 GB and 500 GB, respectively;
     "Graphics Card Type - Built-in accelerator processor from Intel or AMD will save you money, and digital adapters from ATI and NVIDIA will allow to play demanding games;
     "The presence of wireless adapters - Wi-Fi module is installed in all laptops by default, but some manufacturers for Bluetooth can save;
     "Set of connectors - choose a model with the maximum number of ports USB, card reader and HDMI for connecting to LCD TVs;

     "The type of operating system - low cost notebooks are often equipped with Linux or MS-DOS. This approach can reduce the final cost of the device, making it more accessible. So if you're not willing to spend the time and effort to the study of the operating system, it would be logical to re-install the system yourself or choose a laptop with a more familiar OS family of Windows.
We hope that our paper will help you choose the perfect laptop that will suit you in all respects. Most importantly, consider your financial possibilities, the following chain of selection criteria "format-family configuration" and you become the owner of the device that will delight you for years to come and will last at least several years.
How to choose a laptop?
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