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

S42 - Courtesy of DoubleU


S57 - Courtesy of rd33



Members of the V22


Freest members of V21


Top 10 members with the most free time V20

Because of the laziness

Here we go,

-----> Benchmark & Hybrid Drivers (Also Included On Installing Ubuntu) <-----


Just to add for the park :

Top Posters in V23 (V XXIII)



Top Ten Active Members in V24 (XXIV)



This post has been edited by miahahaha: Jul 14 2010, 06:58 AM

Coming in~

lee so fast reporting in

Ok, added STEAM ID

(profile name aka IGN) > (Steam ID aka the one you login with)
DoubleU > DoubleU22
astria > chiu2000
highwind85 > highwind85
[LYN]Lt.infinite > forces908
BBXiong > CFX|KH
Batusai > wyeyip
fantasia > kiat888
bobiac > bobiac
evolution120 > azero120
miahahaha > miahahaha/miahahaha84

This post has been edited by miahahaha: Aug 10 2010, 08:50 AM

will that converter bottleneck the performance of the hdd?

Well, its usb 2.0, so yes...

Yup, because its still use 2.0 ...

what if i make it a network storage? something like a centralized hdd where my desktop and my notebook can connect to it via lan?

Get a NAS enclosure, can be more expensive than the hdd itself though...

any simple and cheaper way to make it like a NAS?

..want to make a network storage ..iirc, there's an enclosure where you can connect via LAN, not sure though

must be damn exp i guess..

nvm, stick to 2.0 then..

seriously, i hate 3 usb ports notebook...

okay, bed time. off to bed. night mates.

This post has been edited by evolution120: Jul 14 2010, 12:44 AM

cheaper way...
use the sata-usb converter, connect it to the pc and use the pc to share it through network/router.
But your pc need to ON all the time...

Why, SXPS16 only got 3 ports meh?? Sorry because rarely care about this kind of things...

Can use USB hub what

about the enclosure with LAN, last time see around RM200, only fit in 1 hdd....

Yup, the simplest and cheapest solution, but the thing is the PC/Laptop need to be ON 24/7 for it to be accessible

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Added on July 14, 2010, 12:47 amYup, around this pricing iirc, not so sure because never buy any ..

This post has been edited by miahahaha: Jul 14 2010, 12:47 AM

Why no V23 and V24 post number

first page! i'm still in time lol! grats on new V (say how many times already >___>)

lol i dun like using usb hub. I like many usb ports on the lappy. S42 got 4 whee!!

VXXV is V24 what? xD

VXXV is V25 la....

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Added on July 14, 2010, 1:17 amactually should it be V IIXV?

This post has been edited by DoubleU: Jul 14 2010, 01:17 AM