BenQ Joybook S41 Winner of Germany reddot Design Award 2007

Centrino Platform: Santa Rosa/Satnta Rosa Refresh
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo T7100/T7250/T7300/T7500/T8100
Chipset: Intel PM965 + ICH8-M
Graphic: Nvidia GeForce 8600M GS 256MB GDDR3
Wireless: Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN
Monitor: 14.1" UltraVivid @ 1280x800, 16ms response time
Weight: 2.4kg with battery

BenQ Joybook S41.5 (NON-OFFICIAL)
Centrino Platform: Santa-vina (cuz more Santa Rosa parts than Montevina parts )
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo T7500
Chipset: Intel GM45 + ICH9-M
Graphic: Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT 256MB GDDR3, Intel Graphic Media Accelerator X4500MHD
Wireless: Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN
Monitor: 14.1" UltraVivid @ 1280x800, 16ms response time
Weight: 2.4kg with battery

BenQ Joybook S42

Centrino Platform: Montevina
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo P8400/P8600/P8700
Chipset: Intel GM45 + ICH9-M
Graphic: Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT 256MB GDDR3, Intel Graphic Media Accelerator X4500MHD
Wireless: Intel WiFi Link 5300
Monitor: 14.1" UltraVivid @ 1280x800, 8ms response time
Weight: 2.4kg with battery
Windows Experience Index (C2D P8600)


BenQ Joybook S57

Centrino Platform: Montevina
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo P8700
Chipset: Intel PM45 + ICH9-M
Graphic: AMD-ATi Mobility Radeon HD 4650 512MB DDR3
Wireless: Intel WiFi Link 5100
Monitor: 15.6" UltraVivid @ 1366x768, 8ms response time
Weight: 2.8kg with battery
Windows Experiene Index


Told you this is a performance thread. We dun use standard BenQ drivers. Try the following if you dare.

Chipset Software Installation Utility: Click Here (Intel)

Wireless: 4965AGN (Intel) 5300 and 5100 (Intel)

HD Audio: Click Here (Realtek)

Graphic:
Forceware for GeForce M - LaptopVideo2Go (modded - Physx driver removed)(Recommended ) Nvidia (Official - includes PhysX driver)
Catalyst for Mobility Radeon - AMD (Official)

PhysX (for GeForce only - download if you installed LV2G drivers): Click Here (LV2G)

DirectX: Click Here (Microsoft) (Requires Genuine Windows )

Touchpad: Click Here (LV2G) Synaptics (Official)

Driver Sweeper: Click Here (Guru3D)

How to do a clean update of graphic driver:


Done with the drivers??? Good, now let's check it out.

CPU-Z (Displays info abt your CPU, mobo and RAM): Click Here (CPUID)

GPU-Z (Displays info abt your graphic accelerator): Click Here (TechPowerUp)

CoreTemp (Monitor the temperature of your CPU): Click Here (CoreTemp)

HWMonitor (Monitor fan speed, temperature and voltage): Click Here (CPUID)

RivaTuner (Overclock and monitor your GPU, comes with framerate detection): Click Here (Guru3D)

ATi Tool: (Another handy overclocking tool, supports Radeon and GeForce): Click Here (TechPowerUp)

SiSoftware Sandra (System ANalyser, Diagnostic and Reporting Assistant): Click Here (Guru3D)

3D Mark 06 (Check out how your GPU performs): Click Me (Guru3D)

Benchmarking / Game screenshots
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S42 - Courtesy of DoubleU


S57 - Courtesy of rd33


Price (updated 10/01/2010, for reference only)



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well, that's S43 actually...

juz wanted to put sth newer...

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Added on April 7, 2010, 8:49 amlinks updated as well...

This post has been edited by astria: Apr 7 2010, 08:49 AM

i wonder wat's the netbook of dackson???

anyway, wat's his problem with his laptop?

so ve u changed the IP address???

anyway, for myself, if i see any virus, i would juz format stratight away...

yes i can format with thumbdrive...

u can see the score becuz Win7 has the generic driver for Mobility Radeon HD4600...

BenQ seems to concentrate more on netbooks and monitors lately...

i was expecting u to say Sandisk...

well, the same rule applies...

if it's too good to be true, it probably is...

HD4650 still pretty ok la actually...

at least can still handle new games...

Win7 SP1 development copies have been leaked already...

if u re excited abt it, expect beta in June and RTM in Sep...

i5???

i still prefer my T9550.. .

This post has been edited by astria: Apr 13 2010, 09:10 AM

N450 support 2GB only... there's only 1 DIMM...

the good thing is that it support x64...

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Added on April 13, 2010, 11:36 pmbtw, dackson... in ur siggy



now that's A LOT of L2 cache...

This post has been edited by astria: Apr 13 2010, 11:36 PM

isn't that the price of 3820TG???

probably can't POST??? since the controller cannot identify 4GB RAM...

anyway, i am running Win7 x64 on my netbook with 1GB... performance is pretty snappy, as long as u dun run too many programs... and with decent battery life as well... slightly more than 4hrs with 3-cell battery...

in Uni it's my main working machine... back in my room it doubles as a digital photo frame and music station as well...

my N81Vp is now more like a server + game...

the only time when it leaves my room is when i go and have some lan parties with my friends in the Uni Residence.. .

an no, this Aspire One that i has probably has the most basic config... it even came preloaded with XP... but heck, it's cheap...

oh, and did i mention it has a 802.11n adapter??? that is really rare for a netbook...

This post has been edited by astria: Apr 14 2010, 10:45 AM

well, if u ask me, the battery life is decent enuf for normal use... unless u are outside for prolonged period, i really dun see the pt in more battery...

as for RAM, this can be really subjective... i am happy with 1GB only... it's already good enuf for my work...

me still stuck at 9.12...

will do a clean uninstall whrn 10.4 is out... se if it changes anything...

well, it's really all up to u...

depends on if u need to take the laptop around...

Acer for the ultra thin design...

the fatness is becuz of the aspect ratio??? since 16:9 will make the monitor shorter and fatter than 16:10...

anyway, personal experience with Acer's Ultrathin design is that, u'll appreciate it... it makes portability a much easier task... even my friend is saying that my netbook is much more sleeker and easier to carry compared to his (a N270 NEC netbook that looks like a brick... )