Asus X71 Series
Processor: AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-82, Intel Core 2 Duo T5750Graphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470
Display: 17.00 inch
Weight: 3.7kg
Price: 800, 900 euro
Average of 3 scores (from 3 reviews)
Asus X71SR
Specifications
Notebook: Asus X71SR Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T5750
Graphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470
Display: 17.00 inch, 16:10, 1440 x 900 pixels
Weight: 3.7kg
Price: 800 euro
Links: Asus homepage Asus notebook section X71SR (Model)
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Average Score:
Reviews
Source: Techradar
Archive.org versionThe Asus X71R is a great laptop for anyone looking to do more than use the internet or write documents. At this price, you won't find cutting-edge components but it's fine for basic editing of photos and music. However, where this machine excels is in watching movies, as the screen is large and bright.
4 von 5, Display gut, Leistung mäßig, Ausstattung gut
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/19/2008
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 60% features: 80% display: 80%
Asus X71TL
Specifications
Notebook: Asus X71TLProcessor: AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-82
Graphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470
Display: 17.00 inch, 16:10, 1440 x 900 pixels
Weight: 3.7kg
Price: 900 euro
Links: Asus homepage Asus notebook section X71TL (Model)
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Average Score:
Foreign Reviews
Source: Notebookinfo
DE→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/30/2008
Rating: Total score: 74% performance: 78% features: 70% display: 75% mobility: 70% workmanship: 78%
Source: Notebookjournal
DE→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/27/2008
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 70% performance: 30% features: 50% display: 30% mobility: 70% workmanship: 90% ergonomy: 90% emissions: 80%
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Asus: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. is a major Taiwanese computer hardware manufacturer based in Taipei, founded in 1989. Under the Asus brand name, the company manufactures a wide range of products, including laptops, desktops, motherboards, graphics cards, monitors, smartphones and networking equipment, complete systems and PC components for end users.
Under the ROG (Republic of Gamers) brand name, ASUS manufactures gaming laptops known by gamers for their powerful specifications, dedicated graphics cards, high refresh rate displays and advanced cooling systems.
Beyond gaming, a wide range of notebooks are offered for different needs and budgets, from ultra-slim and lightweight ultrabooks to versatile 2-in-1 convertibles and budget-friendly options. In 2023, Asus had a 7% global market share of the PC market.
Customer satisfaction with ASUS notebooks concerns performance, the features, and the good price-performance ratio of ASUS notebooks. However, as with any brand, there are occasional reports of problems such as overheating, driver compatibility, or build quality issues.
Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards.
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470: Faster clocked HD 3450 and successor of the HD 2400 XT but with DirectX 10.1 and due to the new 55nm process, higher clockspeeds. Avivo HD video functions allow the decoding of HD videos.
» 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.
T5750:
Entry level dual core processor based on the Merom core without Virtualization support and a low maximum temperature.
AMD Turion X2 Ultra: The AMD Turion X2 Ultra is part of the Puma platform and a mixture of the old K9 core (form the Turion 64 X2) and some parts of the K10 architecture (memorycontroller, hypertransport, crossbar switch from the Phenom). Because of the increased L2 cache ("Ultra" CPUs) and the improved memory controller, the performance increased a bit. Still a similar clocked Core 2 Duo is noticably faster.
ZM-82:
Mixture out of two K8 based cores and K10 uncores (e.g. memory controller). Offers improved power saving functions compared to older Turion CPUs but still not as good and fast as a Core 2 Duo.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
17.00: This display size is a standard format for desktop replacements (DTR). The DTR laptops are heavier to carry, need more power, but texts are easy to read and high resolutions are no problem. DTR are mainly intended for stationary desk use, where weight and energy hunger don't matter. In return, you enjoy the advantages of high resolutions (more details, better legibility).
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
3.7 kg:
A laptop with this weight is comparatively heavy and less designed for mobility than for use at the desk. Therefore, the devices tend to shine less with battery life than with a large screen and higher performance.
3.7 kg:
74.67%: This rating is poor. More than three quarters of the models are rated better. That is rather not a purchase recommendation. Even if verbal ratings in this area do not sound that bad ("sufficient" or "satisfactory"), they are usually euphemisms that disguise a classification as a below-average laptop.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
