Acer’s next generation Nettop Aspire Revo RL100 Nettop debuted at IFA 2010 in Berlin. Aspire Revo RL100 Nettop is thinner than the first generation with an almost Playstation inspired design. And Acer Aspire Revo RL100 Nettop features an AMD Athlon II Neo K325 (1.3 GHz) dual-core processor, 2GB of RAM, and 160GB hard drive.

Acer Aspire Revo RL100 Nettop is expected to wow the audience because it’s one slim Nettop that also comes equipped with the following: WiFi, DVD burner, optical audio and HDMI output, USB ports and Ethernet port, S/PDIF and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.

Somewhat surprisingly, slimmest Acer Aspire Revo RL100 Nettop opted to include NVIDIA’s Ion platform for graphics, as opposed to the Radeon 4200-series chips that usually accompany these processors. However, performance should be comparable while keeping power-usage and heat-levels nice and low.

Aspire Revo RL100 Nettop will arrive with Revo Pad wireless remote control for a touch control experience. Slimmest Aspire Revo RL100 Nettop will definitely appeal to those who love slim devices since this one is thinner compared to its predecessor.

Aspire Revo RL100 Nettop is expected to be released in Asia first, then in Europe at an unknown price. But according to the source Slimmest Aspire Revo RL100 Nettop should be available soon in Hong Kong for somewhere around HKD$4000.

According to reports, HP announced 17-inch core i7 Envy 17 3D, Envy 14 Beats and dual-core Atom N550 processor HP Mini 210 and Mini 5103.

First, let us look at the HP Envy 17 3D. Envy 17 3D comes with HP Beats Audio with a Triple Bass Reflex subwoofer for high-quality sound, which claims to deliver home theater-level entertainment experience.

In order to presenting the best 3D effect, Envy 17 3D is equipped with 17.3-inch 3D Ultra BrightView display, refresh rate 120Hz, supports 1080P HD Display. Envy 17 3D also features a pair of 3D active shutter glasses.

In order to provide users with a richer source of 3D movies, HP has reached an alliance with the NBA All-Star Game so that it will provide some NBA events etc.

HP Envy 17 3D is equipped with Intel quad-core Core i7 processor, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 graphics card, 2TB hard drive, and Blu-ray driver.

Envy 17 3D notebook is expected to be listed during the Christmas shopping season this year, the price was not disclosed.

In addition, HP also introduced a new version of Envy 14 Beats. It is similar to the previous version of Envy 15 Beats; HP Envy 14 Beats still offers red, black and two colors, red backlit keyboard, binding Beats headphones.

Envy 14 Beats comes with Core i5-460M processor, 8GB memory, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 graphics card, 640GB hard drive, Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11 b / g / n WiFi wireless, and is equipped with 8-cell battery.

HP Envy 14 Beats is already sold in the United States, price at $1249 dollars.

When Intel announced the dual-core Atom N550 netbook, HP also upgraded HP Mini 210 and Mini 5103 to provide dual-core Atom N550 processor.

What’s more, HP Mini 210 is available in more color options, which include carbon black, deep red, ocean blue and purple and so on.

Mini 210 is equipped with 10.1-inch LCD screen, DDR3 RAM, built-in camera, optional GPS and Broadcom Crystal HD hardware decoding, and six-cell battery those battery life can up to 10.15 hours, the price of HP Mini 210 is $329 dollars.

HP Mini 5103 is equipped with 10.1-inch 1024×600 pixels LCD screen, aluminum shell; the other configuration is similar to that of Mini 210: with 4 or 6-cell battery, battery life lasts for 10.15 hours. HP Mini 5103 sells for $399 dollars.

Toshiba Satellite L630 gives you impressive portability, full-featured performance and great looks to enjoy travelling, playing and entertainment. Along with the compact body, Toshiba  L630 comes with new core i3 processor and ATI HD5145 discrete graphics card. If you’re looking for exceptional mobility and extraordinary value, Toshiba Satellite L630 is just the ticket.

Black lid together with silver gray logo shapes Toshiba L630 as a cool laptop. And the lid made of ABS engineering materials features “Roma texture”.

Toshiba L630 laptop offers a 13.3” diagonal TruBrite HD screen with revolution of 1366×768 that balances portability with workspace, letting you more easily multitask, play and study in cafes, cafeterias or while commuting.

When opening Toshiba L630 laptop, matte finished frame of B side touches comfy and is anti-fingerprint. And Toshiba L630 web camera is set on the top of screen.

Toshiba Satellite L630 sinking style spindle with max opening angle 135°

Toshiba  L630 has widened its keyboard area so as to adapt to the habit of typing and reduce tiredness. Besides, Toshiba L630 touchpad and keys are widened to provide more space. The palm rest of Satellite L630 laptop is also Roma textured finish.

Toshiba L630 two speakers are located at the top of keyboard on both sides. And there is a row of indicator lights on the bottom right corner: adapter light, power light, battery indicator, CUP working indicator, card reader and wireless network indicator lights.

Toshiba L630 Laptop Interfaces and Battery Life

Toshiba L630 laptop left side: power connector, 2 USB, DVD burner, card reader

Toshiba L630 laptop right side: security keyhole, VGA, RJ45, HDMI, eSATA and a microphone jacks.

Toshiba L630 laptop is equipped with 10.8V battery.

According to the test of MobileMark2007, Toshiba Satellite L630 battery life lasts for 209 minutes.

Full-Featured Performance

Toshiba  L630 laptop gets around, and gets the job done, too. Satellite L630 comes with new multi-core Intel processors that know when to pour on the power, or pare it down to conserve battery life. Satellite L630 gives you up to 4GB of system memory to enjoy today’s popular software, and come with a spacious hard drive that lets you bring the files and entertainment you want.

Satellite L630 3Dmark test result in revolution of 1280×768: 4327

Satellite L630 3Dmark test result in revolution of 1024×768: 4667

In the test of CINEBENCH 10, single-core rendering scores 2517 while multi-core rendering scores 5927 with rendering time of 149 seconds.

Satellite L630 HD_Tune test

In hard disk test, 320G 5400 rpm Seagate hard disk got the average transfer rate 57.0MB/s, the minimum transfer speed of 34.2MB/s and the maximum transmission speed of 75.4MB/s, which seem unsatisfactory. And hard disk temperature reaches 44 degrees, a bit higher.

Toshiba Satellite L630 PCMark Test Result

Toshiba Satellite L630 SYSMark Test Result

Both the PCMark Test and SYSMark Test got satisfactory result. It proved that Toshiba L630 laptop does well in performance, especially on 3D image processing.

Toshiba Satellite L630 Heat Test

Let’s review onToshiba Satellite L630 cooling capabilities. When CPU is working in high-load, we could feel a strong wind from the outlet. After running six strong soft wares, we tested the temperature of C and D sides of Toshiba L630 laptop.

Toshiba L630 C side temperature

Toshiba L630 D side temperature

Summary:

Toshiba Satellite L630 laptop loves to travel. Along with offering a compact display, it weighs less than 2.2kg. So it’s easy to tote. Toshiba L630 laptop offers a suite of common sense features most others simply don’t. That includes a TouchPad with Multi-touch Control for easier navigation, a Hard Drive Impact Sensor to safeguard your files and multimedia when the going gets bumpy, the Toshiba power-saving eco utility to tailor your battery consumption, and a PC Health Monitor to keep your laptop at its best.

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As Lenovo ThinkPad T510 sports the latest Intel Core i3 370M processor, which can even compete with Core i5.   The difference is that Lenovo T510 Core i3 370M processor has raised its frequency to 2.4GHz which is higher than the previous two processors. That is why Lenovo T510 is considered to have the same price as i3 laptop and same performance as i5 laptop. Now let’s have a look on Lenovo ThinkPad T510 Disassembly.

Keyboard in Lenovo ThinkPad T510 Disassembly

Lenovo  T510  inherits ThinkPad strong ability in expansion.

Lenovo T510 disassembly:  its drive adopts Hitachi / LG’s GT30N.

Lenovo T510 is equipped with a Seagate 7200 hard drive to ensure high-speed performance.

Lenovo T510 disassembly begins with keyboard as well as all ThinkPad laptops.

In Lenovo  T510 disassembly, keyboard adopts traditional layout and the length of flat cable has increased.

When Lenovo T510  disassembly of keyboard has finished, we can easily see cooling system, memory and wireless cards.

Panel and Structural Analysis

As a result of 15” mold design, Lenovo  T510 disassembly C side seems to be large. Even if the keyboard has removed, there is wide border on both sides of it. We considered the border belongs to speaker box from the picture but only to found that sound holes are set on the bottom and upper right.

Having removed the fixed screws on the bottom, we can separate Lenovo T510 disassembly C side from the laptop. But please don’t forget to dismantle the device cable of touchpad and fingerprint identification.

We can see only a part of region use reinforcing rib from the back of dismantled C side in Lenovo ThinkPad T510 disassembly.

We found the back of touchpad is not only fixed by metal but also strengthened by reinforcing rib in Lenovo ThinkPad T510 disassembly.

Fingerprint identification use the same way as touchpad to fix it, but with very few reinforcing rib around panel.

Lenovo T510  speaker sound hole is set on the left side of panel in Lenovo  T510 disassembly.

Lenovo  T510 disassembly left side sound hole.

Materials and Layout Analysis

Apart from the exposed area of core hardware, we found that a part of Lenovo T510’s motherboard and those parts to protect motherboard are protected by metal.

Lenovo T510 disassembly without panel

Papery protective cover in Lenovo  T510 disassembly

Radialized structure is used to protect drive and strengthen the structure. And the central hole is the spindle motor.

Though core hardware isn’t protected by metal, the cooling system seems to be a protector to cover it in Lenovo ThinkPad T510 disassembly.

A corner of panel covered by metal in Lenovo ThinkPad T510 disassembly

Speaker units are fixed on the metal by two screws stably in Lenovo  T510 disassembly.

Core Hardware Display and Cooling System Analysis

Lenovo ThinkPad T510 disassembly core hardware area

Lenovo  disassembly Core i3 370M processor,

Lenovo T510 disassembly nVIDIA’s NVS 3100M graphics card

According to nVidia official data, 3100M has integrated 16 stream processors with frequency of 1470MHz, floating-point computing power of 7GFlops and bus width of 64-bit. It can also match with 500MHz GDDR2 or 800MHz GDDR3 with the maximum capacity of 512MB.

Lenovo ThinkPad T510 comes with a 2GB ddR3 1066MHz memory in Lenovo ThinkPad T510 disassembly.

As for users who run 32bit operating system, such memory can deal with current mainstream applications and some -scale commercial software applications. If not, Lenovo T510 also provides a memory slot for further expansion.

Lenovo ThinkPad T510 comes with Intel (R) WiFi Link 1000 BGN wireless card and Intel 82567LM gigabit network card. Wireless card supports 802.11b/g/n with maximum speed 150Mbps while wired network card can support 10/100 / 1000M connection in Lenovo  T510 disassembly.

Lenovo ThinkPad T510 disassembly Bluetooth module

Lenovo  T510 cooling system in Lenovo ThinkPad T510 disassembly

Lenovo T510’s cooling system is  only a single copper tube design. In addition to using copper for heat conduction, we found GPU and memory use copper cooling fan. And Lenovo ThinkPad T510’s processor is inlaid with copper metal in Lenovo ThinkPad T510 disassembly, which could also ensure further cooling efficiency.

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Sony VAIO P11 Series Netbook released recently is different to that released last year. The new Sony VAIO P11 looks more smooth delicate, cooler; while adding light sensor, electronic compass, accelerometer (accelerometer) and other new features, new VAIO P11 not only features more functions but also more convenient operation.

Sony VAIO P115 (orange) pocket netbook

The new version of VAIO P11 (pink) netbooks is more brilliant in colors

Sony VAIO P116, P115 Specifications:

• Weight: 646g (P116), 618g (P115)
• Dimensions: 245×120x19.8mm
• Screen: 8 inch, 1600×768 resolution
• Processor: Intel Atom Z540 processor (1.86 GHz)
• Chipset: Intel US15W
• HDD: 128 GB SSD (P116), 64GB SSD (P115)
• Memory: 2GB DDR2 533
• Graphics: Intel GMA500 integrated graphics
• Camera: 300,000 pixels
• Special features: light sensor, electronic compass, accelerometer (accelerometer), HSDPA (P116), GPS (P116)
• Wireless network: IEEE 802.11n
• Bluetooth: 2.1 EDR
• Interfaces: USB x 2, multi-card reader, headphone jack, wireless network switch button, security keyhole, power jack
• bonus: RJ-45 / VGA adapter

Sony VAIO P 116, P 115 new GPS, 3.5G functions

Sony VAIO P115 is equipped with a 8-inch 1600×768 resolution screen, Intel Atom Z540 (1.86 GHz) processor, 2 GB DDR2 533 RAM, 64 GB SSD solid state hard drive, Intel GMA 500 integrated graphics. While Sony VAIO P116 is equipped with 128 GB SSD hard drive, and supports for GPS and 3.5G Internet access.

VAIO P long strip body like the wallet of women

Sony VAIO P is only 19.8mm thick.

Sony P115 is available in the color options of white, orange, peach red and black, while the P116 is only available in black. VAIO P115 orange, peach red are both eye-catching, and the shell is matte design instead of original mirror design, it is not easy to scratch, collect fingerprint, so that VAIO P is more practical.

VAIO P115 in four colors

Matte surface shell is more durable, not easily scratched

Sony VAIO P11 series interfaces

Interfaces on the left of Sony VAIO P: Wi-Fi switch, headphone jack, USB and power jack

Interfaces on the left of Sony VAIO P: USB, dedicated expansion slots (used to connect VGA / RJ-45 converter)

With 2500mAh battery

Portable operation TouchPad

On the left and right side of Sony VAIO P116, P115 screen, there is TouchPad and mouse left and right buttons, you can use it in the way of playing NDS to operate VAIO P, so you can use it while you are even standing or walking.

Touchpad is designed below the right of the screen, just below the camera.

Mouse left and right buttons are on the left of the screen

Practice like this

For some users, Track Point operation is not well to get started.

Vertical display, flick remote control

New VAIO P11 netbook added accelerometer, as long as letting the laptop vertical; the images are automatically displayed vertical for easy reading and browsing. In addition, through the accelerometer, we can remote control the laptop; just shake the laptop, the right is the page down, the left is the Page up; and we can use this feature horizontally and vertically. See e-books, photos, and browse the web will be more interesting.

The screen image will automatically turn

GPS positioning

Sony VAIO P116 added GPS positioning, and supplied new VAIO Location Search software, providing real-time map of the landscape, and do not start the web browser. It also shows the location and orientation of your map, coupled with interesting nearby attractions and local weather conditions, a high degree of utility.

VAIO Location Search using the Google maps

Sony P116 supports HSDPA functionality

Windows 7 System Testing

Windows 7 System Testing

Windows Experience score is 2.4 which is almost the same as other netbooks, Sony VAIO P is using SSD solid state hard drive, but 5.9 is actually not a high score

Summary:

The updated Sony P11 series netbook not only improved the hardware but the user operation, let VAIO P for outdoor use more quickly. It is worth mentioning that Sony P116 netbook also supports GPS and 3.5G capabilities. But it is a pity that P116 is only in black option; we hope it will available in more color options.

Sony VAIO i7 S129GC laptop runs on Intel i7 processor in AMD platform. Sony VAIO i7 S129GC laptop is one of high-end product in recent Sony VAIO series laptops. Now let’s have a review on Sony VAIO i7 S129GC laptop together.

What comes into our eyes first is the gold VAIO logo printed on the center casing of Sony VAIO i7 S129GC laptop and it adds a fashionable look on the whole laptop.

The casing of Sony VAIO i7 S129GC laptop made of metal in dull polish texture, but the upper edge made by plastic to receive the wireless network signal easily and add some decoration look on the laptop.

Sony VAIO i7 S129GC laptop applies 13.3in. LED backlit LCD screen in 1366×768 pixel.

To reduce the thickness, Sony VAIO i7 S129GC laptop adopts sink style at screen rotation shaft that can be opened up to 130°.

Sony VAIO i7 S129GC laptop comes with AV adapter, heat radiator vent, safety lock, HDMI interface, VGA interface, USB2.0 port and IEEE1394 interface to ensure Sony VAIO i7 S129GC laptop connect with digital product easily and conveniently in high speed.

You may confused where is the AC adapter, the above image reply your answer exactly. So you may fell amazed for the unique design on Sony VAIO i7 S129GC laptop’s AC adapter.

As for the right face, Sony VAIO i7 S129GC laptop comes with DVD driver, 2USB2.0 ports. And there is an express card slot beneath the USB2.0 port. In addition, Sony VAIO i7 S129GC laptop’s power switch locating the position where echoes the right balance with AC adapter on the left side of the laptop.

The power switch presenting green light when Sony VAIO i7 S129GC laptop power on and comes into orange light when in stay-by condition.

The frequent used indicator lights of Sony VAIO i7 S129GC laptop.

There is SD card reader, memory stick card reader, WiFi switch, two 3.5mm audio interfaces and disk egress key on the front of Sony VAIO i7 S129GC laptop.

Battery cabin of Sony VAIO i7 S129GC laptop.

Sony VAIO i7 S129GC laptop comes with Motion Eye.

Sony VAIO i7 S129GC laptop comes with VAIO key and ASSIST key above the speaker, and you can understand the laptop’s operation situation and help Sony VAIO i7 S129GC laptop to copy and recover data by Vaio care and Control center software insert it. Beside the ASSIST key, it is light sensor detector, so Sony VAIO i7 S129GC laptop can adjust its screen’s brightness according to different light condition.

The speaker of Sony VAIO i7 S129GC laptop.

Sony VAIO i7 S129GC laptop comes with classic chocolate keyboard with advisable margin among keys. In a word, Sony VAIO i7 S129GC laptop will offer you a convenient typing experience to you.

There is a LED backlit light around Sony VAIO i7 S129GC laptop’s every key, so you can use the keyboard easily even in the low light condition. And the LED will power off if you stop typing up to 10s.

Then we come to Sony VAIO i7 S129GC laptop’s touchpad.

And we will be impressed by the fingerprint identifier between the right button and left button to ensure the safety of Sony VAIO i7 S129GC laptop.

Sony VAIO i7 S129GC laptop comes with touchable rough texture palm rest.

Sony VAIO i7 S129GC laptop weighs about 1.977kg with its battery, and weighs 2.378kg with battery and AC adapter.

Sony VAIO i7 S129GC laptop: Configuration

Sony VAIO i7 S129GC laptop packed with quad-core Intel i7 620 processor, 4GB DDR3 RAM, Nvidia Geforce 310M discrete graphics, and Toshiba 640GB hardware.

In addition, Sony VAIO i7 S129GC laptop comes with Window 7 Professional operating system.

Sony VAIO i7 S129GC laptop powered by 10.8V，5000mAh Li-ion battery.

Sony VAIO i7 S129GC laptop: Performance.

Then let’s have a temperature test on Sony VAIO i7 S129GC laptop. In the condition of 28°C room temperature, we surf the internet, and after 40mins. The temperature test on Sony VAIO i7 S129GC laptop show as following.

The temperature of Sony VAIO i7 S129GC laptop’s surface.

The temperature of Sony VAIO i7 S129GC laptop’s back.

CPU-Z shows that Sony VAIO i7 S129GC laptop applies quad-core i7620M processor,2.67GHZ, and 4MB Level-3 Cache.

Sony VAIO i7 S129GC laptop applies NV Geforce 310M of 40nm technology, 512MB memory size. At the same time, ony VAIO i7 S129GC laptop supports DirectX10 and SM4.1.

HD Tune test shows that Toshiba 640GB hardware gets average transmission rate about 67.5MB/s, and 17.2ms data access time. And HD tune test have a wrong result on CPU usage ratio that is -1% for the powerful data processing performance of quad-core processor. And we got the similar wrong test result on quad-core processor before.

As for the 3D Mark test, Sony VAIO i7 S129GC laptop gets 4243 scores in 1024×768 pixel.

Sony VAIO i7 S129GC laptop gets 3708 scores in 1366×768 pixel.

Sony VAIO i7 S129GC laptop gets 6475 scores on PC Mark whole performance test.

Sony VAIO i7 S129GC laptop have test with CINEBENCH.

Sony VAIO i7 S129GC laptop gets 170 scores on SYS Mark2007 test.

Sony VAIO i7 S129GC laptop packed with 10.8V，5000mAh Li-ion battery, and battery lift is about 4h. It is a desirable mark for a laptop run by quad-core processor.

Sony VAIO i7 S129GC laptop equipped with powerful i7 processor,4GB RAM and Geforce 310M discrete graphic. So those ensure the good performance on data processing and image management.

During Sony VAIO i7 S129GC laptop playing HD movie, the CPU usage ratio is about 15%+-5%. We takes movie Resident Evil as an example. The result showing as above.

Summary

Sony VAIO i7 S129GC laptop comes with fashionable appearance and exquisite workmanship. And the most important is Sony VAIO i7 S129GC laptop’s powerful performance, which runs on Intel i7 processor. So I think it may be a good choice for you.

Speaking of ultra-thin and light notebooks, users who are familiar with Sony VAIO products will think of VAIO X Series laptops, the ultimate lightweight body will surprise consumers. 13.9 mm thickness of the laptop is a challenge for traditional notebook and light netbook. Sony VAIO X138 is a new choice for you.

Now Sony VAIO X Series has been upgraded to the third generation, compared to the first generation, we have more choices on the color.

The Sony VAIO X138JC we got is in the color of pink, and the overall appearance of Sony X138 has almost no change with VAIO X118 except for the color matching. As usual, the shell material used is a new line of carbon fiber material, the material has the advantage that can significantly reduce body weight, and let the body have a good solid degree.

The new Sony VAIO X138 series provide users with the options of gold, black, pink and another distinguished black. The pink laptop can be said is prepared specifically for female users, the ultimate appearance and lovely light pink with rose gold VAIO Logo will definitely capture the hearts of many women.

11.1-inch thin VAIO X138

Half of the bottom area is occupied by the battery

Sony VAIO X138 unique battery structure

Sony VAIO X138 features 11.1 inches with a 16:9 wide LED backlit LCD screen, which supports maximum resolution of the current mainstream of 1366 × 768; compared with larger screens, the overall picture is more delicate and vivid.

Sony X138 amazing weight

Sony VAIO X138 extreme thin body is enough to give users the powerful visual impact. Sony VAIO X138 with standard battery weights 737g. And with a mini-travel power adapter, it weighs just 1035g. Sony X138 is also only in the thickness of 13.9mm. A full-featured notebook can be so light which indicates the strength of the industrial design capabilities.

Why Sony VAIO X138 is so thin and light? To begin with, Sony X138 comes with a new composite carbon fiber shell; it can not only greatly reduce the body weight, but also to improve the strength of the shell. Secondly, around the keyboard and palmrest, it is used lightweight aluminum; its thickness is only 0.6 mm.

Built-in camera on the top of the screen

Sony VAIO X138 keyboard cap and body is using the same pink design and is also symbolic of the suspension VAIO keyboard; but compared to conventional notebook, in order to ensure light and thinness, the keys in the corresponding reduced to 1.2 mm, while key space is still maintaining 17 millimeters, users only need to adapt to it for a period of time, you will fell good.

Sony VAIO X138 overall control area

VAIO X138 keyboard design

Sony VAIO X138 17mm key space

Sony VAIO X138’s touch pad also can be called small, its supports multi-touch technology which can achieve circular scroll, zoom and flip functions that greatly facilitate the user’s daily use. Left and right buttons of the key processes and key space design are more reasonable, the texture is good.

Compact multi-touch touchpad

Sony X138 power switch design

Sony X138 wireless network switch and indicator

Sony X138 card reader is on the front side

The Sony X138 power switch is on the up right side of the keyboard, which is easier for users to know the state of the laptop.

Sony VAIO X Series features with full interfaces. On the left side of Sony VAIO X138, there is external power supply, security keyhole, two USB 2.0 ports, and headphone jack. While on the right side of Sony VAIO X138, there is Inline VGA interface and net line interface. For such a thin laptop, it is not easy to feature with VGA port etc.

The Sony VAIO X138 left side interface design

The Sony VAIO X138 right side interface design

Sony VAIO X138 is using the sunken shaft.

Hinge bracket design

Back hinge bracket design

Sony VAIO X138 front side indicator design

VAIO X138 sunken shaft design

VAIO X138 is equipped with Intel Atom Z540 processor, clocked at 1.86GHz; and features Intel US15W chipset, 2GB DDR2-533 memory, 128GB Samsung SSD solid state drive, and integrated Intel GMA500 graphics, pre-installed the new Windows 7 Professional 32-bit operating system.

CPUID Detail

CINEBENCH R10 test results

VAIO X138 keyboard maximum temperature is 47.9 ℃

VAIO X138 bottom side maximum temperature is 52.6 ℃

Through our practical tests, the Sony VAIO X138 CPU internal core temperature is around 52 ℃ -71 ℃, so the temperature of VAIO X138 is considered relatively good. the maximum temperature of the keyboard are is reached 47.9 ℃. The surface around palm rest heat dissipation is better. The bottom surface temperature is reached 52.6 ℃.

We have a review on Lenovo IdeaPad Z360, now we disassembly the Lenovo IdeaPad Z360 for those who are interested in it.

Lenovo Z360 package

Lenovo Z360 is out of the box
First, let’s look at Lenovo Z360 out of the box, the things which it contains.

Lenovo Z360 out of the box

Lenovo IdeaPad Z360external power supply and battery

Now that we have to understand the package, then we continue to look at the internal structure of the Lenovo IdeaPad Z360.

Z360 mainframe

Dismantling of the first step, we first dismantle Z360 memory, HDD, CD-ROM and wireless network card.

Lenovo IdeaPad Z360 Disassembly

Second step, we disassemble the keyboard and the C side, and then we saw the Z360’s motherboard.

Dismantling Lenovo IdeaPad Z360 keyboard

Z360 motherboard

Third step, we separate the shell with the host board. We need to remove heat pipes and cooling fan over the motherboard, so we can see the Intel Core series processors. And we completely disassembled this Lenovo IdeaPad Z360.

Dismantling radiators and processor of Lenovo IdeaPad Z360

Lenovo IdeaPad Z360 all components

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MSI GT660 Gaming Laptop seems to be a huge laptop while the market is flooded with thin and light laptops. MSI GT660 develops a school of its own, featuring big body, cool looking and excellent performance. Let’s review what surprise MSI GT660 laptop will bring to us.

Unique Design of MSI GT660

MSI GT660 gaming laptop is made of ABS engineering plastic as usual notebooks. But MSI GT660 is unique in its glossy, beveled lid complete with glowing MSI logo.

There’s a mix of matte and glossy–though the latter dominates–and the piano black of the display bezel and top of the deck fades into a glossy slate color, which then turns into a textured honeycomb pattern on the palm rest surrounding the touchpad.

We can find some funky cuts along the edges of MSI GT660’s rear, lid,  palm rest, keyboard and screen, etc.

This 16-inch system is portable in theory, but its 7.4-pound weight will likely keep it sitting on your desk most of the time.

16-inch LED backlit screen with resolution of 1366 × 768

In addition to large and highlighting LED screen, MSI GT660 also has outstanding speaker units which below the spindle in red circle-type.

Besides, there is a separate speaker unit in the back edge of body, which creates vivid sound effect while playing games or watching movies.

MSI GT660 gaming laptop is equipped with lighting system. It looks more mystic in the dark with all lights booting up.

With max opening angle of 180°

Full size chocolate style keyboard provides more space for easy controlling and small independent keys allow you to set shortcuts quickly.

We appreciate the red accents on the keys for the exclusive use of games.

Eight touch shortcuts on top of keyboard: Button setting, intelligent acceleration, active cooling, wireless switch, Bluetooth switch, energy saving mode and lighting effects.

MSI GT660 Touchpad

MSI GT660 left side interfaces：2 USB3.0, USB, SD card reader

MSI GT660 right side interfaces：USB, CD driver, headphone jack, microphone jack, audio input and output interfaces

MSI GT660 back side interfaces：cable, VGA, power connector, HDMI HD video output interface, eSATA interface

MSI GT660 air outlet and air intake

Powerful Configuration of MSI GT660

MSI GT660 comes with built-in Intel Core i7 720QM processor, which is a native quad-core design of the CPU with advanced Nehalem architecture. Compared to previous generation of Core 2, it was significantly improved and strengthened, adding three cache systems, intelligent speed and integrated DDR3 memory controller.

The 1.6-GHz Intel Core i7 Q720 CPU and 6GB of RAM earned this notebook a score of 6,028 on PCMark Vantage. MSI includes a TurboBoost function to overclock both the CPU and GPU. To access this feature, just tap the Turbo button on the strip at the top of the deck. When it’s on, the orange LED will light it up. Turbo mode had only a modest effect on performance: its PCMark Vantage score increased by 143, and its 3DMark06 score increased by 115.

Windows 7 base score: 5.9

Comparison of graphics rendering capability

Comparison of SYSMark2007 MSI GT660 performance

Comparison of PCMark Vantage MSI GT660 performance

HD test

Heat and Battery Life

Heat test of keyboard surface (with Turbo and active cooling techniques booting up)

Heat test of bottom side (with Turbo and active cooling techniques booting up)

MSI GT660 is equipped with a piece of 11.1V–87Wh battery with 7800mAh capacity. Compared to common 48Wh battery, MSI GT660 battery life will last for 164 minutes.

MSI GT660 gaming laptop sports MSI Turbo Drive Engine+ technology that enhances the frequency of processor and improves the performance about 2 times.

GTX 285M graphics card 3D performance after booting up Turbo

Frame number increases from 44.1 to 46.5 when booting up Turbo in BiohazardⅤ.

MSI GT660 Gaming Laptop Specs:

CPU: 1.73-GHz Intel Core i7-740QM

Operating System: MS Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)

RAM: 4GB

RAM Upgradable to: 12GB

Hard Drive Size: 1 TB

Hard Drive Speed: 7,200rpm

Hard Drive Type: Multiple Drives

Display Size: 16

Native Resolution: 1366×768

Optical Drive: BD-R DL/DVDRW DL

Optical Drive Speed: 4X

Graphics Cards: Nvidia GeForce GTX 285M

Video Memory: 1GB

Wi-Fi: 802.11b/g/n

Wi-Fi Model: Intel WiFi Link 1000 BGN

Bluetooth: Bluetooth 2.0+EDR

Size: 15.6 x 10.6 x 2.2 inches

Weight: 3.4Kg

MSI GT660 Internal structure

MSI GT660 hardware structures chat

MSI GT660 dual cooling system

Pros:

1. Powerful CPU and 3D performance;

2. Lighting effects and great audio and video enjoyment

3. USB3.0 port and four audio ports

4. TurboBoost and active cooling technology

5. Outstanding cooling

Cons:

1. General battery life

2. Low mobility

3. A bit noisy after booting up active cooling

MSI GT660 gaming laptop sports exclusive TurboBoost and active cooling technology. We can experience the highest level games smoothly with MSI GT660 in the magic lights as well as superior effect of audio and video.

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Mystic Arabesque version of Sony VAIO EA notebook boasts unique decorative etching pattern. Arabesque Design Sony VAIO EA notebook stands for Arab region’s fashion and interior design trends.

Structured and Elegant Look of Sony VAIO EA

Sony VAIO EA 14” LED backlit display with resolution of 1600×900

Sony VAIO EA dons a golden VAIO logo and with an arabesque textured theme.

Sony VAIO EA built-in camera on the top of screen

VAIO symbolic floating style keyboard

Moderate space between keycaps offers good handfeel and black keyboard matches well with golden body.

The pattern seamlessly stretches on to the palm rest and touchpad, allowing users to enjoy the aesthetic design whether the VAIO is open or shut.

Sony VAIO EA touchpad is sleek and glossy with multi-gesture functions for users working without a mouse.

Shiny left and right buttons seems to be gold-plated

Green light power button and sinking spindle

Three green indicator lights above the keyboard: Num Lock, Caps Lock and Page Turn Lock. And three shortcutkeys below the indicator lights: ASSIST, WEB and VAIO. A dedicated ‘ASSIST’ button additionally gives a one-touch access to VAIO Care, simplifying basic maintenance and troubleshooting tasks to keep the VAIO notebook in good condition. With a touch of the ‘WEB’ button and Quick Web Access, users can instantly start surfing without the need to boot up Windows. ‘VAIO’ button is also available for Media Gallery to offer an intuitive way to explore music, photo and video collection.

Sony VAIO EA left side interfaces: external power supply, RJ-45, VGA, HDMI, eSATA / USB 2.0 and ExpressCard 34 interface

Sony VAIO EA right side interfaces: security keyhole, DVD burner and three USB 2.0 interfaces

Sony VAIO EA front right side audio interfaces

Powerful configuration of Arabesque Design Sony VAIO EA Notebook

VAIO EA notebook comes with Intel® Core(TM) i7 CPU offering powerful processing capability and ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5650 graphics with 1GB VRAM to handle image editing, gaming, HD movie playback, and media-rich web sites with ease.

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PCMark Vantage64 test result

In resolution of 1024×768, the total score is 7232. Communications Score is 8129, HDD score is 3640 and ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 1GB score is 5650

CINEBENCH R10 64 test result

In this test, single-core got 4319 points and multi-core got 9455 points.

3DMark Vantage test result

In this test, the total score is E10878, GPU got 11899 and CPU got 8651. According to the result, we are sure that Arabesque Design Sony VAIO EA notebook can deal with mainstream 3D applications.

Heat and Battery Life of Arabesque Design Sony VAIO EA Notebook

At first, we used EVEREST to check the internal core temperature in underload condition. After running Furmark software for one hour to reach highload condition, we checked it again. Meanwhile, we used thermal imaging equipment to test the surface temperature of keyboard and bottom.

According to the test, the temperature of Arabesque Design Sony VAIO EA notebook internal core CPU is about 42 ℃ -63 ℃ while the graphics processor is also about 42 ℃ -63 ℃.

The highest surface temperature of keyboard in highload condition is 43.1℃.

The highest surface temperature of bottom in highload condition is 52.71℃.

Arabesque Design Sony VAIO EA notebook battery life is about 172 minutes estimated by system in energy-saving mode.

Summary:

Arabesque Design Sony VAIO EA Notebook is a new challenge and breakthrough for Sony to design such outstanding look. Sony VAIO EA Notebooks are available in gold, pink and black, which creates different experience for users. Arabesque Design Sony VAIO EA, as custom made notebooks, can hardly be seen in the retail market. Users can order VAIO EA through Sony official website online.