SCHENKER XMG A522
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Kepler power. The 15-inch Schenker XMG A522 is specifically designed for price-conscious gamers. The Nvidia GeForce GTX 660M GPU, based on the latest 28 nm Kepler architecture, offers the perfect balance between performance and energy efficiency. Thanks to Optimus technology, the battery life should also be significant. In this review, we consider whether this notebook is a good, well-rounded package.
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Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/09/2012
Rating: Total score: 87% performance: 90% display: 90% mobility: 85% ergonomy: 90% emissions: 78%
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Schenker Notebooks, the Germany based company has introduced a new gaming laptop in XMG series, the XMG A522. The Schenker XMG A522 is an all-purpose laptop with solid build quality. Typical Schenker, the mobile computer can be customized very flexibly to meet the needs of the consumers. The basic model of Schenker XMG A522 comes with a 15.6-inch screen on which a native resolution of 1,600 x 900 pixels can be represented. If you want more, you can upgrade to a full-HD display with resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels.The screen is driven in each case by a powerful NVIDIA GeForce graphics card which is the reason why it can run all latest games with ease. Like most other gaming notebooks on the market, it also comes with the latest Intel Core processor. Certainly, it is a fast and responsive machine for playing games, watching movies and also boosting office productivity.
Schenker Notebooks build this laptop in a simple but high quality housing made by Clevo. The build quality suffices to protect the internal parts. In addition, the input devices of this laptop make a good impression. Whilst the keyboard bears no backlight, it still produces a good gaming and writing experience. The Schenker XMG A522 is relatively heavy at 2.7 kilograms but this is exactly what should be expected from a gaming laptop. However, a gaming laptop isn’t bought for portability, but for its all-round performance. At the price Schenker Notebooks is selling it, it’s really hard not to consider this laptop when you’re looking for a robust gaming laptop, yet with a good price. It’s simply worth it.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M:
High-end graphics solution as part of the 600M series and the slowest enthusiast GTX model.
Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Core i7: The Intel Core i7 for laptops is based on the LG1156 Core i5/i7 CPU for desktops. The base clock speed of the CPUs is relatively low, but because of a huge Turbo mode, the cores can dynamically overclock to up to 3.2 GHz (920XM). Therefore, the CPU can be as fast as high clocked dual-core CPUs (using single threaded applications) but still offer the advantage of 4 cores. Because of the large TDP of 45 W / 55 W, the CPU is only intended for large laptops.
3610QM:
An Ivy Bridge-based quad-core processor clocked at 2.3 GHz with Turbo Boost support up to 3.3 GHz. Offers an integrated HD Graphics 4000 GPU running at 650-1100 MHz on a dual channel DDR3 memory controller.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.15.60":
15-inch display variants are the standard and are used for more than half of all laptops.
The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, often allows high resolutions and thus offers rich details on the screen, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact - simply the standard compromise.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.2.79 kg:
With this weight, a laptop is rather heavier than average. Devices in this range shine more with screen size and performance than with mobility.
88%: This is an above-average rating. Nevertheless, it should not be forgotten that about one fifth of all tested models receive a better rating.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.