Total cost of ownership: Dell Latitude E6510 vs. Apple 15-inch MacBook Pro We compare the five-year total cost of ownership of the Dell Latitude E6510 notebook with the Apple 15-inch MacBook Pro.

 

 

Battery life and performance ratings of the Acer TravelMate TimelineX 8172T notebook system We ran BAPCo’s MobileMark 2007 Productivity 2007 battery life benchmark and a number of performance benchmarks on the Acer TravelMate TimelineX 8172T.

 

Battery life and performance ratings of the Acer TravelMate TimelineX 8472TG notebook system We ran BAPCo’s MobileMark 2007 Productivity 2007 battery life benchmark and a number of performance benchmarks on the Acer TravelMate TimelineX 8472TG.

 

Battery life and performance ratings of the Acer TravelMate TimelineX 8372TG notebook system We ran BAPCo’s MobileMark 2007 Productivity 2007 battery life benchmark and a number of performance benchmarks on the Acer TravelMate TimelineX 8372TG.

 

Dell vs. competitors: Netbook durability We tested the durability of the following six netbook systems: Asus Eee PC 1001P-MU17-WT, Asus Eee PC 1201T-MU10-BK, Dell Latitude 2110, HP Mini 2102, Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3, and Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3t.

 

Dell vs. competitors: Netbook abrasion and solvent resistance We tested the resistance to abrasion and solvents of the following 10 netbook systems: Acer Aspire One 532h, Apple iPad, ASUS Eee PC 1001P, ASUS Eee PC 1201T, Dell Latitude 2110, Equus NOBi Convertible, HP Mini 2102, Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3, Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3t, and Lenovo ThinkPad X100e.

 

Dell ImageDirect vs. Symantec Norton Ghost 11.5 time savings evaluation We evaluated the time savings an IT organization might realize by using Dell’s online ImageDirect image creation process instead of Symantec’s Norton Ghost 11.5. We measured the time savings on four different system configurations: Dell Latitude E5400 notebook, Dell Latitude E6400 notebook, Dell OptiPlex 780 desktop, and Dell Precision T1500 desktop.

 

Dell ImageDirect vs. Microsoft ImageX time savings evaluation We evaluated the time savings an IT organization might realize by using Dell’s online ImageDirect image creation process instead of Microsoft’s ImageX tool. We measured the time savings on four different system configurations: Dell Latitude E5400 notebook, Dell Latitude E6400 notebook, Dell OptiPlex 780 desktop, and Dell Precision T1500 desktop.

 

Notebook system processors: Performance increase from upgrading to current Intel Core i5 Processor-based systems We compared the performance of notebooks using the Intel Core i5 Processor against that of notebooks using previous generation Intel processors and against a notebook using the current, triple-core AMD Turion II Ultra processor.

 

Battery life and performance ratings of the Acer Aspire TimelineX 3820T-5190 notebook system We ran BAPCo’s MobileMark 2007 Productivity 2007 battery life benchmark and a number of performance benchmarks on the Acer Aspire TimelineX 3820T-5190.

Battery life and performance ratings of the Acer Aspire TimelineX 3820TG notebook system We ran BAPCo’s MobileMark 2007 Productivity 2007 battery life benchmark and a number of performance benchmarks on the Acer Aspire TimelineX 3820TG.

Battery life and performance ratings of the Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820T notebook system We ran BAPCo’s MobileMark 2007 Productivity 2007 battery life benchmark and a number of performance benchmarks on the Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820T.

Battery life and performance ratings of the Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG notebook system We ran BAPCo’s MobileMark 2007 Productivity 2007 battery life benchmark and a number of performance benchmarks on the Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG.

Battery life and performance ratings of the Acer Aspire TimelineX 5820T notebook system We ran BAPCo’s MobileMark 2007 Productivity 2007 battery life benchmark and a number of performance benchmarks on the Acer Aspire TimelineX 5820T.

Battery life and performance ratings of the Acer Aspire TimelineX 5820TG notebook system We ran BAPCo’s MobileMark 2007 Productivity 2007 battery life benchmark and a number of performance benchmarks on the Acer Aspire TimelineX 5820TG.

Battery life and performance ratings of the Acer Aspire TimelineX 1830T-4549 notebook system We ran BAPCo’s MobileMark 2007 Productivity 2007 battery life benchmark and a number of performance benchmarks on the Acer Aspire TimelineX 1830T-4549.

A performance comparison of two current Dell Precision notebook systems vs. previous-generation Dell notebook and desktop systems We tested performance, battery life, and application responsiveness of a Dell Precision M4400 notebook, a Dell Precision M6500 notebook, a previous-generation Dell notebook system, and a previous-generation Dell desktop system.

A performance comparison of a current Dell Precision M4400 notebook system vs. previous-generation Dell notebook and desktop systems We tested performance, battery life, and application responsiveness of a current Dell Precision M4400 notebook system, a previous-generation Dell notebook system, and a previous-generation Dell desktop system.

A feature and performance analysis of the Intel vPro technology-based Dell Latitude E6400 notebook system running Windows 7 We tested the Dell Latitude E6400 notebook system and several comparison systems, focusing on the following Intel vPro technology features: Windows Virtual PC RC (Windows XP Mode), BranchCache, DirectAccess, and Remote upgrade.

A performance comparison of a current Netbook and previous generation Dell Latitude notebook systems   We tested the battery life, and system responsiveness of a current Netbook and previous generation Dell™ Latitude™ notebook systems.

Battery life performance ratings of the Acer Aspire One D250-Windows XP Home Edition and Acer Aspire One D250-Windows 7 Starter Edition Netbook systems We ran BAPCo’s MobileMark 2007 Productivity 2007 battery life benchmark test on two models of the Acer Aspire One D250.

A performance comparison of current and previous generation Dell Latitude notebook systems  We tested the system performance, battery life, application responsiveness, and system responsiveness of a mix of current and previous generation Dell™ Latitude™ notebook systems.

Battery life performance ratings of the Acer Aspire Timeline 4810TZ notebook system We ran BAPCo’s MobileMark 2007 Productivity 2007 battery life benchmark test on the Acer Aspire Timeline 4810TZ.

Battery life performance ratings of two Acer Aspire Timeline 13.3” notebook systems We ran BAPCo’s MobileMark 2007 Productivity 2007 battery life benchmark test on the Acer Aspire Timeline 3810T and the Acer Aspire Timeline 3810TZ.

Battery life performance ratings of the Acer Aspire Timeline 4810T notebook system We ran BAPCo’s MobileMark 2007 Productivity 2007 battery life benchmark test on the Acer Aspire Timeline 4810T.

Battery life performance ratings of the Acer Aspire Timeline 5810TZ notebook system We ran BAPCo’s MobileMark 2007 Productivity 2007 battery life benchmark test on the Acer Aspire Timeline 5810TZ.

Dell Latitude E6400 notebook competitive analysis We tested the battery life and data performance of three notebook systems: Dell Latitude E6400, HP EliteBook 6930p, and Lenovo ThinkPad T400.

Dell Latitude E5400 notebook competitive analysis We tested the performance and battery life of four notebook systems: Acer TravelMate 4730, Dell Latitude E5400, HP Compaq 6530b, and Lenovo ThinkPad R400.

Desktop and notebook system processors: Time and energy savings from upgrading to current models We tested the performance and energy usage of current Intel Core 2 Duo processor-based desktop and notebook systems against that of an older Intel Pentium 4 processor-based desktop system and an older Intel Core Duo processor-based notebook system while running three custom application scenarios.

Dell Latitude E4300 ultraportable notebook competitive analysis We tested the performance and features of two notebook systems: Dell Latitude E4300 and Lenovo ThinkPad X301. We examined battery life, performance, battery charge time, and boot time.

Consumer notebook and desktop systems: Time savings from upgrading to current models We measured the increase in speed that the latest generation of processors brought to four typical consumer tasks: importing and burning video to DVD; importing, resizing, and burning photo images to CD; copying a DVD to iPod touch; and  watching streaming high-definition video.

Dell Latitude E6400 notebook competitive analysis We tested the performance and features of three notebook systems: Dell Latitude E6400, HP EliteBook 6930p, and Lenovo ThinkPad T400. We examine battery charge time, boot time, weight, order-to-arrival time, ease of upgrading hardware components, and battery life.

Performance comparison of five notebook systems in their out-of-box configurations We evaluated five notebook systems—the Acer TravelMate 4720, Dell Latitude D630, Dell Latitude E6400, HP Compaq HP 6910p, and Lenovo ThinkPad T61—on their wireless connectivity options, download and upload performance, and hardware upgrade times.

Performance comparison of three notebook PCs with Intel and VIA processors (full report and one-page summary) We tested the following notebooks: an HP 2133 Mini-Note PC with a VIA C7-M 1.20GHz processor, an HP 530 Notebook PC with an Intel Celeron M 520 1.60GHz processor, and an HP Compaq 6720s Notebook PC with an Intel Celeron 550 2.00GHz processor. We ran five custom consumer application tests.

Performance and energy consumption of notebook PCs with Intel* and AMD* processors (Vendor 1 report and Vendor 2 report) We ran a set of performance, energy consumption, and battery life tests on two pairs of notebook systems. Each pair of systems came from the same vendor and used the following processors: AMD* Turion* 64 X2 TL-60 2.0GHz and Intel Core 2 Duo® T7300 2.0GHz.

Performance and battery life ratings of two notebook PCs with Intel processors. We ran BAPCo MobileMark 2007 Productivity and three custom consumer application tests on two notebook systems: Toshiba Satellite A200-03V, an Intel Pentium dual-core processor T2310-based system, and Toshiba Satellite A200-24V, an Intel Core 2 Duo processor T5250-based system.

Performance and energy consumption of three notebook PCs with Intel processors We tested notebook systems using the following processors: HP 510 Intel Pentium M notebook processor 770, HP Compaq nc6320 Intel Core Duo notebook processor T2500, and HP Compaq 6910p Intel Core 2 Duo notebook processor T7300.

Gateway notebook PC battery life We tested the battery life of three Gateway notebook PCs while playing DVD movies, playing mp3 music, using Microsoft Office applications, and running MobileMark2005.

Performance and power comparison: Three business notebook PCs with Intel and AMD processors We tested three OEM notebook systems while performing a range of tasks: data management, inventory control, email archival, and file conversion.

Performance and power comparison: Three business notebook PCs with Intel and AMD processors (one-page summary) We tested three OEM notebook systems while performing a range of tasks: data management, inventory control, email archival, and file conversion.

Performance and power comparison: Three consumer notebook PCs with Intel and AMD processors We tested battery life while performing a range of tasks: music ripping, photo editing, and video encoding.

Performance and power comparison: Three consumer notebook PCs with Intel and AMD processors (one-page summary) We tested three OEM notebook systems while performing a range of tasks: music ripping, photo editing, and video encoding.

Mobile PC performance and power comparison: Built-to-order systems We tested three OEM notebook systems while performing a range of photo, video, and music tasks.

Mobile PC performance and power comparison: Built-to-order systems (two-page summary) We tested three OEM notebook systems while performing a range of photo, video, and music tasks.