Asus A6U
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Asus A6UProcessor: AMD Mobile Sempron 3000+
Graphics Adapter: SIS Mirage 2 M760 128 MB
Display: 15.1 inch, 4:3, 1024x768 pixels
Weight: 2.8kg
Average of 4 scores (from 6 reviews)
Reviews for the Asus A6U
Foreign Reviews
Source: PC Professionell
DE→EN, Length Unknown, Date: 06/02/2006
Rating: Total score: 77% performance: 87% features: 94% ergonomy: 71%
Source: Computerbild
DE→EN, Length Unknown, Date: 05/01/2006
Rating: Total score: 82%
Source: PC Magazin
DE→EN, Length Unknown, Date: 04/01/2006
Rating: Total score: 67% price: 75%
Source: Notebookjournal
DE→EN, Length Unknown, Date: 03/01/2006
Rating: performance: 76% features: 84% display: 72% mobility: 60%
Source: PC Welt
DE→EN, Length Unknown, Date: 12/01/2005
Rating: Total score: 75% price: 79% performance: 66% features: 74% ergonomy: 84%
Comment
SIS Mirage 2 M760: Onboard (shared Memory) graphics card in the SIS M760 chipset. No DX9 and therefore no Aero (Vista / Windows 7) support. Not suited for 3D games.
These graphics cards for notebooks are not suitable for games. If they run, they may run with graphical errors and very low frame rates. For gamers these chips are not suitable! Office and internet tasks are, to the contrary, no problem for these GPUs.
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
AMD Mobile Sempron: 2800+ to 3000+ mobile Athlon 64 with reduced level 2 Cache; The rating is not comparable with Athlon 64 Rating. A 3000+ Athlon 64 is faster than a 3000+ Sempron. There is no 64 bit support.
Especially: Sempron 2100+, socket S1, 9 Watt TDP, 1 GHz
3000+:
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
15.1": 15 inch display-variants are the standard and are used for more than the half of all notebooks. The 15.1 inch display is used for the 4:3 format and therefore nowadays hardly used and replaced by 15.4 and 15.6 inch formats. The 4:3 format does not have explicitely disadvantages, rather it is a question of taste. When TV-watching on the notebook it is decisive, in which format the current programm is offered. The reason why so many people like displays with medium size is, that this size is not exhausting for the eyes, does not need too much energy and the laptops can be kept quite compact.
>> To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
2.8 kg: This weight is average for notebooks. Therefore the numerous mass of laptops with 15 inch display fits in this class of weight.
Asus: ASUSTeK Computer Incorporated, a Taiwanese multinational company, produces motherboards, graphics cards, optical drives, PDAs, computer monitors, notebook computers, servers, networking products, mobile phones, computer cases, computer components, and computer cooling systems. The company's 2007 revenues reached US$6.9 billion. ASUS also produces components for other manufacturers. The Eee PC initiated the netbook boom in 2008.
75.25%: This rating is not convincing. It must be considered, that there exist hardly any laptops, which receive a rating below 60%. This notebook is evaluated below average, this is not really a recommendation for purchase.
>> Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
