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Our aim is to provide serious and competent information about laptops and notebooks. Notebookcheck provides tests, reviews, news, technical information (like our CPU and GPU comparisons) and links to reviews by other sites.

Laptop reviews

03/21/2010  86%Review Packard Bell Dot S2 Netbook
Review Packard Bell Dot S2 NetbookOne of Many? The Dot s2 is the second netbook generation from Packard Bell. Despite the comparably weak battery and the low weight of 1.2 kilograms, the 10 incher can stay remote from the mains for up to 11 hours. What's in the runtime star for 299 euro? ... read
Graphics Media Accelerator 3150 | Atom N450 | 10.1" | 1.2kg
 
03/21/2010  86%Review Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 13 Subnotebook
Review Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 13 SubnotebookTrue Colors. Lenovo presents a very elegant business device with a 13.3 inch screen with its ThinkPad 13. Lenovo's ThinkPad range stands above all for good quality and a high durability. Read in detail about how the ThinkPad Edge 13 manages in this review. ... read
Radeon HD 3200 | Turion Neo X2 L625 | 13.3" | 1.8kg
 
03/21/2010  85%Review Packard Bell Easynote TJ75 Notebook
Review Packard Bell Easynote TJ75 NotebookGaming for the price conscious. At the end of 2009 Packard Bell secured itself a place among the most interesting notebooks, with the TJ65 at a price of 580 Euros. Now Packard Bell has included a current ATI HD5650, along with an Intel Core i5, increasing the price by a mere 100 Euros. Has the Acer daughter invested in good hardware, and saved in other areas instead? ... read
Mobility Radeon HD 5650 | Core i5 430M | 15.6" | 2.7kg
 
03/21/2010  83%Review Asus UL50VF Optimus Laptop
Review Asus UL50VF Optimus LaptopOptim{us/al?} The UL50VF is a 15.6" version of the slim Asus CULV laptops, and is equipped with NVidias "Optimus" which is able to switch graphics cards in the notebooks as needed. The notebook has a long list of great features: long battery life, low system noice, and is very light for a 15 inch laptop. You will find out more about how the UL50VF performed in our tests and what it has to offer in the following in-depth review. ... read
GeForce G 210M | Core 2 Duo SU7300 | 15.6" | 2.4kg
 
03/21/2010  80%Review Sony Vaio VPC-EB1S1E/BJ Notebook
Review Sony Vaio VPC-EB1S1E/BJ NotebookMultimedia Surprise? Sony presents chic multimedia notebooks that are already available for far less than 1000 euro with its new E-Series. They bid a surprisingly good value for money ratio because of Intel's Core i5 and ATI's Mobility Radeon HD 5650. We'll reveal if Sony has economized on quality and how the E-Series does in the single points of our comprehensive review. ... read
Mobility Radeon HD 5650 | Core i5 430M | 15.5" | 2.7kg
 
03/21/2010  79%Review Asus K70IC Notebook
03/17/2010  84%Review Fujitsu LifeBook P3110 Subnotebook
03/17/2010  89%Review Lenovo Thinkpad W510 4319-29G Notebook
03/16/2010     Long-term test Patriot Memory Torqx 128 GB SSD
03/11/2010  83%Review Samsung NP-R780-JS03DE Notebook

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FAQ and Tips

Comparison of Graphic Cards
In the following briefly we will list all graphic cards for Notebooks, which are available at the market. Additionally we represent approximate values of different bench marks (3D Mark at the moment) in italic style beneath the display adapters.
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Mobile Graphics Cards - Benchmark List
Sortable and filterable benchmark and specs list of all currently built video graphic adapters in notebooks / laptops.
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Computer Games on Laptop Graphic Cards
List of all laptop graphic cards and what games can be played fluently with them.
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How much graphic memory makes sense?
This article explains, how much graphic memory is useful for which video cards and which applications are accelerated thus.
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Upgrade / Replace a Notebook Video Card
Generally, it is not so easy to upgrade / replace notebook video cards than desktop video cards. If it is possible and how to actually replace a video card is described in the following article.
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Case Study: Replacing the Video Card of a Dell Inspiron E1705 (9400)
Andi, a Dell Inspiron E1705 (9400) user, demonstrated how to replace the GPU of his Dell notebook and provided us with a description of the whole process.
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FireGL and Quadro Professional GPUs
Mobile Graphic Cards for Professional Users (Quadro, FireGL)
In the following editorial we will take a closer look at the pro cards à la Quadro and FireGL, which are usually built into mobile work stations and professional notebooks. These are supposed to be especially efficient in connection with professional applications based on OpenGL.
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