Asus K70AB
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Asus K70AB (K70 Series)Processor: AMD Turion X2 RM-74
Graphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570
Display: 17.3 inch, 16:9, 1600x900 pixels, glossy: yes
Weight: 4.3kg
Price: 600 euro
Average of 3 scores (from 4 reviews)
Reviews for the Asus K70AB
Foreign Reviews
Source: T-Online
DE→ENonline available, Medium, Date: 09/10/2009
Rating: Total score: 52% performance: 81% features: 55% mobility: 14% ergonomy: 41%
Source: PC Welt
DE→ENonline available, Medium, Date: 09/07/2009
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 80% performance: 81% features: 55% mobility: 14% ergonomy: 41%
Source: Notebookjournal
DE→ENonline available, Long, Date: 08/12/2009
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 80% performance: 60% features: 50% display: 30% mobility: 30% workmanship: 70% ergonomy: 70%
Source: CDR-Hard
CZ→ENonline available, Medium, Date: 09/28/2009
Rating: price: 80% display: 80% workmanship: 40% emissions: 90%
Comment
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570: Lower middle-class GPU that features a low shader count and a 64 Bit memory bus but a high clock speed. Similar to the desktop Radeon 4550. Supports Avivo HD and DirectX 10.1.
These cards should be able to display all current games with fluent framerates but not all with high detail settings. Especially demanding games like Crysis, Age of Conan, or Mass Effect are only playable with lower settings. Less demanding (and older) games, like Fifa 08, Command & Conquer 3, or Battlefield 2142 can be played with higher detail levels.
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
AMD Turion X2: The Turion X2 (without 64) is based on the Turion X2 Ultra, but has only 1024 MB L2 Cache and is therefore slower (performance compareable to the old Turion 64 X2). Because of new parts from the K10 architecture, the CPU should be more energy efficient.
RM-74:
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
17.3": Meanwhile the 17 inch display size is a more frequently offered standard format for desktop-replacements. The DTR-laptops can't be carried easily, need much energy but on the other side texts can be read easily and high resolutions are no problem. DTR mainly are intended for stationary usage on desks, where the weight and the energy need are unimportant.
>> To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
4.3 kg: This laptop is heavy below average, compared with the average of notebooks. Therefore especially desktop replacements fit 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.
64%: Such a bad rating is rare. There exist hardly any notebooks, which are rated worse.
>> Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
