Asus F3F

Notebook specifications

Notebook: Asus F3F
Processor: Intel Core Duo T2050 (1600 MHz)
Graphics adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 (128 MB)
Display: 15.4 inch 16:10 (1280x800 pixels)
Weight: 3 kg
Average score: 90% very good
Average of 2 scores (from 2 reviews)

Reviews in English

100%Another great notebook from Asus with superb battery life
Source: vnunet.com
Amazing battery life; good design; good performance for the price; Cons: Poor graphics; heavier than other notebooks on test: Overall: If you’re looking for something to take away from the desk and on the road, the Asus’ battery life is hard to ignore
Date: 10/23/2006
Rating: Total score: 100% price: 80% features: 80% ergonomy: 80%

Reviews in German

80%Mobile-office laptop without demands
Source: Notebookjournal
Date: 03/21/2007
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 50% features: 50% mobility: 30%

Comment

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 is an onboard integrated video chip and can be called a faster clocked GMA 900 (on Mobile Intel 945GM Express chipset, which is available only starting with Core Duo/Solo). 2006 it is the most often used graphics solution and is classified in the weakest third of mobile graphics solutions. So it can only be used for elder games. For office applications and surfing it is without any doubt sufficient.
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

Intel Core Duo: Intel Core Duo (successor of Pentium M), is a double core processor with a very good relation of performance to current consumption. The 2 MB L2 Cache are used common. The maximum current consumption of 31 Watts is only 4 W more then with Pentium M. Due to the low energy need is Core Duo also suited for subnotebooks. Further now it supports SSE3 orders. The performance can nearly be doubled for applications, which were designed for multiprocessors (compared with Pentium M).

T2050: Core Duo T2050 is a weak variant of this processor, which consumes low current.
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

15.4": 15 inch display-variants are the standard and are used for more than the half of all notebooks.  15.4 inch display with 16:10 are the standard for notebook displays.
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 current and the laptops can be kept quite compact.
>> To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.

3 kg: This weight is average for notebooks. Therefore the numerous mass of laptops with 15 inch display fits in this class of weight.

Asus: Asus is an international manufacturer of medium size. In German and English speaking countries nowadays many notebooks of Asustec are reviewed. Nevertheless rather few laptop models achieve top-positions according total ranking and prize/value-rating.
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>> Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.