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ASUS K40IN Review
K series notebooks ASUS promises a mix of value and performance. The K40IN is a 14-inch notebook with NVIDIA graphics and a price of $ 800. How do we form in our tests?
Planning and building
The K40IN laptop has a form of classical design, looks like a laptop and is visually interesting. Corners are rounded to give the laptop a soft look. Surface of almost any keyboard to save K40IN is glossy plastic, which is a double-edged sword. First, the brightness of the laptop makes it more attractive, but then reduced duration and becomes a chore to clean.
The physical quality of the construction of dell c1295 battery is satisfactory. The quality is consistent and no particular area seems to be stronger or weaker than the other. The base of the laptop and the palm rest resists torsional flex when under pressure. This coverage is one of the best covers I've seen on a mobile value-oriented, resistant to bending and pushing on the back cover does not wrinkle on the screen. To anchor the base of the laptop hinges are strong and screen flicker is minimal.
Screen and speakers
The K40IN has a diagonal 14-inch LED-backlit display and a 16:9 aspect ratio. The overall quality of the screen is "very good". The brightness and contrast is excellent and reasonable. Photos and video is a pleasure to see on this screen. Viewing angles are above average, side by side is almost perfect, and while the darker color and wash up and down, respectively, the image is good for about thirty degrees off the vertical center. The backlight is not even a significant amount of blood at the bottom, fortunately not noticeable during normal use.
Resolution 1366x768 screen resolution is standard for traditional laptops. The horizontal resolution is adequate, but only 768 pixels of vertical space means that a large amount of displacement, while browsing the Internet, and enough space to see half a page in a Microsoft Word document.
The Altec Lansing K40IN has placed in the palm rest. In other words, dell latitude e6400 battery has two of the worst speakers I've heard in a notebook, my ears tremble every time you play a sound. The speakers are muddy, thin and very quiet. Using the included software enhancer SRS WOW distorts the sound and put the pressure on my eardrums score can not stand. The headphone jack is, happily, free static and the best way to get the audio output signals of the handset.
Keyboard and touchpad
The K40IN full-size keyboard is responsive and pleasant to use. The buttons are large and flat and have an opaque structure, which may lead in time. It is not visible unless you turn a lot of pressure used. A good aspect of this keyboard is quiet, do not click and clack. It 'also good to see that the keyboard has a standard design, all keys are more or less where we expect.
The status lights on the K40 has three small circles in the touchpad buttons. From the point of view function, which should be bigger and brighter for better visibility.
Ports and Features
The K40IN suffers from a lack of ports than their competitors. HDMI is noticeably absent, laptop VGA only option. In addition, there is no ExpressCard or PC Card slot for wireless broadband cards and other additional equipment. All descriptions of the images are from left to right.
Performance and benchmarks
The K40IN is a good performance, thanks to its Intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB RAM, 320 GB hard drive fast. This machine is capable of handling everyday tasks and even more intensive applications like Adobe Photoshop.
G102M Nvidia integrated graphics performance will not be enough for the old games, new games are out of reach. Although 512 MB of clean G102M simply do not have the processing dell latitude d610 battery necessary to play modern games. I question the decision to use this notebook ASUS Nvidia integrated graphics from Intel, with low power consumption. The additional power consumption of Intel NVIDIA is not justified because the machine can not play modern games and abilities of high-definition video acceleration is not used for lack K40IN a Blu-ray.
A highlight of the Intel Core 2 Duo T6500 is the lack of VT (Virtualization Technology). This means that K40IN not be able to use Windows XP in virtual mode in Windows 7. For most users this should not be a problem.
Heat and Noise
The K40IN excelled in managing the heat and noise. Even under the surface tension of the notebook has never been so hot and cool completely palmrests left - there is also a label on the support of the show saying: "Feel the cool comfort -. 25% cooler than body temperature" at the bottom the handset also stayed calm, no heating in some areas.
The heat exhaust fan is located in the center of the back of the laptop. It 'a great place, and keeps the heat from the users as possible. The fan is almost silent, even when under load and idle is barely audible in a quiet room. Well done, ASUS.
Battery
In power saving mode with the screen brightness by 25%, the K40IN lasted four hours, 35 minutes while browsing the Internet and use a word processor. This is a good number for a laptop that incorporates a six-cell pa3534u 1brs, processor power and standard Nvidia integrated graphics card. If ASUS has used Intel integrated graphics, instead of Nvidia, the battery would probably be a little 'more.
Operating System and Software
The K40IN comes with Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit and a lot of useful preloaded. There are at least ten utilities installed - because administrators, instructors of this, and so on. Many are start-up items to increase the connection time. If ASUS could consolidate them all in a central control panel, then there would be a problem. The large number of them when not needed.
Conclusion
The K40IN has a good quality build, good keyboard and screen, and get more than four and a number of hours. Unfortunately, the value proposition is questionable K40IN. Lacks an HDMI port and the price is $ 100 - $ 150 more than its competitors with the same specifications, the youngest of the Nvidia graphics. Nvidia is a surprising choice for lenovo t400 battery are not powerful enough to play modern games and consume more energy than Intel graphics cards. The only advantage you have over your competitors K40IN has a better warranty. In general, we like K40IN, but have difficulty in recommending it for the reasons stated.
Post je objavljen 02.09.2011. u 03:38 sati.