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Review: PC Specialist Enigma P960T laptop: Blu-ray and powerful performance

by Tarinder Sandhu on 23 January 2009, 06:00 3.25

Tags: Enigma P960GT, PC Specialist

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Comparison notebooks

System name PC Specialist Enigma P960GT Zepto Nox A15 MSI GT735
Processor Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo P8400 (2.26GHz, 3MB L2 cache, 1,066MHz FSB, dual-core) Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo P8400 (2.26GHz, 3MB L2 cache, 1,066MHz FSB, dual-core) AMD Turion Ultra ZM-82 (2.2GHz, 2x 1,024KB L2 cache, dual-core)
Motherboard Compal PM45 (Intel PM45 + ICH9M) Zepto PM45 (Intel PM45 + ICH9M) MSI (RX781 + SB700)
Memory 4GB (2x 2GB) PC6400 4GB (2x 2GB) PC6400 4GB (2x 2GB) PC6400
Memory timings/speed 4-5-5-15-2T @ 800MHz 5-5-5-18-2T @ 800MHz 5-5-5-13-2T @ 670MHz
Graphics card(s) NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT (discrete) NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT (discrete) ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3850 512MB (discrete)
Screen size and resolution 15.4in, 1,440x900 15.4in, 1,680x1,050 17in, 1,920x1,200
WiFi  802.11b/g/n Realtek 8187B 802.11b/g Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG
Disk drive(s) Toshiba 320GB, 5,400RPM, 8MB cache Toshiba 320GB, 5,400RPM, 8MB cache WD Scorpio Blue 320GB
Optical drive(s) LG DVD-RW and Blu-ray combo drive TSST SN-S083A DVD Optiarc AD-7560S DVD-rewriter
Battery size 85WHr 49WHr 60WHr 
Operating system Windows Vista Home Premium SP1, 64-bit Windows Vista Home Premium SP1, 64-bit Windows Vista Home Premium SP1, 32-bit
Price, including VAT £899  £999 £1,055

 

Benchmarks HEXUS.transcode - 200MB 1080p clip to iPhone (480x272, medium quality)
HEXUS.photofix - 152MB photos auto-fixed - 25 images
HEXUS.squeeze - 205MB photos compressed into one file
HEXUS.PiFast - calculation to 10m places
HEXUS.pro - CINEBENCH R10 render using multiple CPUs
HEXUS.hd - QuickTime 1080p clip (H.264) playback load
HEXUS.gaming - Call of Duty 4 and Enemy Territory: Quake Wars at 1,024x768 and native
HEXUS.battery - battery life after 60m of Batman Begins DVD 

Notes

We've alluded to the Zepto Nox before, and it is practically identical in terms of specification. The other comparison machine is an AMD Turion-powered MSI GT735 whose ATI Radeon HD 3850 512MB graphics card should give the two GeForce 9600Ms a run for their money.