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Two Office Notebooks: ASUS M6B00N and Acer TravelMate 803 LCi (page 9)

Category: Mobile

by Galina Sudareva

[ 08/31/2004 | 11:43 AM ]

Then we used Battery Eater Pro 2.22 to measure the battery run-down time of the notebooks at the maximum and minimal screen brightness settings.

We used three test modes: classic (the load is the highest and evenly distributed among the system components), reader’s (emulates the user’s reading the onscreen text), DVD movie watching.

The results follow:

So, the ASUS M6B00N kept alive a bit less than 4 hours in the classic mode, more than 4 hours in the reader’s mode and again less than 4 hours in the DVD watch mode. The Acer TravelMate 803 LCi worked less than 3 hours in the classic mode, less than 5 hours in the reader’s mode and more than 3 hours in the DVD watch mode.

Reducing the screen brightness to the minimum allows getting a bonus to the battery lifetime, but you may not want to do that when watching DVD movies – the screen is too dark. Anyway, the ASUS M6B00N worked 54 minutes more at the minimal screen brightness in the classic test mode, and 2 hours and 27 minutes more in the reader’s mode. The Acer TravelMate 803 LCi enjoys a 23 minutes longer time in the classic test mode and extra 1 hour 18 minutes in the reader’s test.

The numbers are represented visually in the following diagrams:

So, the battery run-down time is long enough with both notebooks, especially considering their market positioning as of office models.

Conclusion

The ASUS M6B00N and the Acer TravelMate 803 LCi are notebooks positioned as office machines and they suit this definition quite well. Powerful enough, with a wide functionality, nice ergonomics and elegant design, and also with a long battery run-down time, these notebooks can be used with the same success on business trips and in the office, at presentations and meetings.

Between the two, however, the ASUS M6B00N has a better price/performance ratio. On the other hand, the Acer TravelMate 803 LCi provides an exceptional security realized by means of smart cards and special software. The security system protects your valuable data from unauthorized access and this feature may be very alluring for corporative customers.