Benq Joybook R56
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Benq Joybook R56Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T7100
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G
Display: 15.4 inch, 16:10, 1280x800 pixels
Weight: 2.9kg
Links: Benq homepage Benq notebook section Joybook R56 (Model)
Average Score: 64% - average
Average of 4 scores (from 8 reviews)
mobility: 42%, workmanship: 81%, ergonomy: 47%, emissions: 55%
Reviews for the Benq Joybook R56
Foreign Reviews
Alles drin für 1099 Euro
Source: Notebook / Organizer / Handy - 1-2/08 
, Length Unknown, Date: 12/12/2007
Rating: performance: 80% display: 80%
79% Benq Joybook R56
Source: PC Go
online available, Very Short, Date: 12/10/2007
Rating: Total score: 79% performance: 70% features: 90% display: 80% mobility: 60% workmanship: 95%
Benq Joybook R56.G06
Source: PC Magazin - 1/08
, Length Unknown, Date: 12/07/2007
Rating: price: 90% features: 90%
70% Schlichtes Spaßbook
Source: Notebookjournal
online available, Long, Date: 11/08/2007
Rating: Total score: 70% performance: 40% features: 30% display: 50% mobility: 50% workmanship: 70% ergonomy: 70%
47% Test: Benq Joybook R56
Source: PC Welt
online available, Medium, Date: 10/30/2007
Rating: Total score: 47% price: 47% performance: 61% features: 80% mobility: 17% workmanship: 80% ergonomy: 24%
60% Laptop mit schlapper Grafik
Source: Chip.de - 11/07
, Short, Date: 10/22/2007
Rating: Total score: 60% price: 90% performance: 40% features: 40% display: 90%
Für ein paar Euro mehr
Source: c't - 24/07
, Long, Date: 10/16/2007
Rating: performance: 70% display: 70% mobility: 40% emissions: 70%
Sympathieträger
Source: SFT - 10/07
, Length Unknown, Date: 09/26/2007
Rating: performance: 40% display: 80% workmanship: 80% emissions: 40%
Comment
NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G: The 8400M G is a pared-down 8400M GS with only half as much Stream Processors and a smaller memory bus. Therefore, the performance is much lower and only as fast as the old 7400 card. Only MPEG-2 acceleration.
Lower end of Graphics Cards for users who want to play games. New games should run on these cards, but only with decreased details and mediocre resolution.
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Core 2 Duo: This is the Core Duo and Core Solo successor with a longer pipeline and 5-20% more speed without more power consumption. As an addition to the Core Duo design there exists a fourth decoder, an amplified SSE-unit and an additional arithmetical logical unit (ALU).
The Core 2 Duo for laptops is identical to the desktop Core 2 Duo processors but the notebook-processors work with lower voltages (0.95 to 1188 Volt) and a lower Frontside bus clock (1066 vs 667 MHz). The performance of equally clocked notebooks is 20-25% lower than Desktop PCs because of the lower Frontside bus clock and the slower hard disks.
T7100:
>> 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.
2.9 kg: This weight is average for notebooks. Therefore the numerous mass of laptops with 15 inch display fits in this class of weight.
Benq: Benq is a small international manufacturer according market shares and notebook models, which are reviewed in German- and English-speaking countries. There exist only few reviewed laptops from Benq, which achieved top positions according total rating and price/value evaluation.
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.
