Battalion 101 cz-13 gaming laptop

The backlighting is even across the screen too. The speakers are okay, kind of small and plain, but they sound nice and crisp, no popping or weird noises. This computer runs pretty quickly, it takes around 45 seconds for startup and less so for shutdown. I took some pictures of it playing a HDTV movie, the movie plays nice and smoothly. The great thing about this computer is that it has a switch on the front of case that lets you choose between using the integrated Intel graphics, or the nVidia dedicated graphics card.

This means that when you are on the go and want extra battery life you can switch to the Intel graphics and it will add about 30 to 45 minutes of battery life.

The benchmarks below are the results straight out of the box, no tweaks or overclocking of the notebook. SuperPi which is a program that forces the processor to calculate the value of Pi to 2million digits accuracy. Below are the results of how the Battalion with the 2. When doing this type of thing the notebook temperature gets in the range from 41 to 45C.

Battalion keyboard and touchpad view view larger image. The keyboard is nice and sturdy, it has a very plain layout of the keys, which I like.

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Right out of the box it detected my router, and about 4 other connections. It connected to the wireless access points great, no hiccups. The battery life for this notebook is only about 2 to 3 hours depending on which graphics processor you use you get more battery power if you switch to integrated graphics.

Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards. Because of the architectural difference, the M is less powerful and quite dissimilar to the similarly named desktop GeForce GTX The current consumption of the chip alone ranges from W.

Features Avivo HD video features. Because of the 40nm process and a selection process the M offers a relatively low power consumption the M needs 10W more. Supports Eyevision up to 6 monitors. The Core 2 Duo for laptops is identical to the desktop Core 2 Duo processors but the notebook-processors work with lower voltages 0.

Should be sufficient for all games of The base clock speed of the CPUs is relatively low, but because of a huge Turbo mode, the cores can dynamically overclock to up to 3. Therefore, the CPU can be as fast as high clocked dual-core CPUs using single threaded applications but still offer the advantage of 4 cores.

Therefore, it combines the advantages of a slow quad core CPU with a fast single core one. Thanks to Hyperthreading, 4 threads can be processed simultaneously. Most notebooks are better rated. It has the same texture as the bezel around the keyboard, but this too feels chintzy.

If you press down on it, the plastic area around the keyboard bends. For this much money we'd expect a sturdier laptop with some magnesium alloy support sections. The touchpad keys are easy to press, but you'll want to rely on an external mouse if you're firing off quick rounds in a first-person shooter. There's also a fingerprint reader between the two buttons. The Battalion has a Colors were vibrant, both inside games and out: An episode of Heroes played from a DVD looked bright and saturated, and we appreciated the deep blacks that the display offered.

The screen was bright enough to display a clear picture even under our fluorescent office lights, but its glossy finish resulted in a lot of glare. Still, viewing angles were good enough that an extra person could comfortably sit in on a 'frag fest or DVD without losing color quality. While listening to Eric Church's "Carolina," the two speakers located just above the keyboard were sufficiently loud for a small dorm room or office, but the audio wasn't very clear, and there was distinguishable rattling at high volumes.

The Ethernet jack and modem port are on the right side of the unit, along with two additional USB 2. The audio jacks are on the front of the Battalion , which is convenient for gamers looking to plug in a headset and mic without having to route wires around the side or rear of the computer.

The built-in 2-megapixel camera was satisfactory during our test Skype call. The caller said our picture was good, but that there was a slight blue tint to the video. Audio came through well, and they said our voice sounded clear through the built-in microphone.

The Battalion performed well in our benchmark tests. It had a score of 5, on PCMark Vantage, which is much better than the category average of 3, points, and only about 90 points below the Alienware M17x, which costs more than twice as much. Opening new windows in Internet Explorer 8 was almost instantaneous, and larger programs such as Windows Media Center took about two seconds to open; this speed is likely a direct result of the system's 4GB of RAM.

We saw a score of 10,, beating the current average by more than 4, points, and falling just behind two other inch systems, the Alienware M17x 13, and ASUS W90 11, The only inch system that came close to the Battalion's heels was the Sager NP, which scored 9, points.

The Battalion 's GPU offered more than enough juice to 'frag with the latest titles.