December 30, 2007
Prologue: C714TU
After many months of procrastination, here’s the prologue of the laptop that i’m currently using, the C714TU.
Technical Specs (As per Compaq website)
| Product Name |
C714TU |
|---|---|
| Product Number |
GZ416PA |
| Microprocessor |
1.46 GHz Intel® Pentium® dual core processor T2310 |
| Microprocessor Cache |
1 MB L2 Cache |
| Memory |
512 MB (1x 512 MB) |
| Memory Max |
Up to 1 GB DDR2 |
| Video Graphics |
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 |
| Video Memory |
Up to 64MB (total) |
| Hard Drive |
120 GB SATA (5400 rpm) |
| Multimedia Drive |
SuperMulti 8X DVD±RW with Double Layer Support |
| Display |
15.4” WXGA High Definition BrightView Widescreen (1280 x 800) |
| Fax/Modem |
High speed 56K modem |
| Network Card |
Ethernet 10/100BT integrated |
| Wireless Connectivity |
802.11 b/g WLAN |
| Sound |
Altec Lansing® speakers
3D Sound Blaster Pro compatible sound 16 bit integrated |
| Keyboard |
101 key compatible keyboard |
| Pointing Device |
Touch Pad with On/Off button and dedicated vertical and horizontal Scroll Up/Down pad, volume control, mute buttons, 1 Quick Launch Button |
| External Ports |
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| Dimensions |
25.70 cm (W) x 35.70 cm (L) x 4.03 cm (max H) |
| Weight |
2.9 kg (6.4lbs) |
| Security |
Kensington® MicroSaver lock slot |
| Power |
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that’s just the basic specification. i had mine upgraded to 2GB (RAM) as you can see from the 3Dmark spec listed below.
3Dmark03 Score
Currently that’s the only version of 3Dmark (lazy to download the latest) that I manage to backup into a CD. So, it’s no surprise that it reads 2 separate CPU and various of other unknowns.
My old rig scored 1440 on 3Dmark03. specs listed as below:
AMD 2500+ (Barton core @ 1800mhz)
1GB RAM
Nvidia GeForce FX5500
I’m not surprised at the score, after all, the C714TU is NOT a gaming laptop although i’m able to run Call of Duty 1 on it without any problems at all at highest settings. mostly it’s because COD 1 is powered by Quake3 engine which isn’t that taxing as compared to current releases which is more graphic intense.
But, when coming to those dull and mundane task such as web surfing, word processing, CAD/CAM, and photoshopping, the C714TU outshines my old AMD rig.
December 9, 2007
New Offer
Was at Sg. Wang, yesterday and I came across this. No, I won’t be getting another SGH-L760, but I do intend to replace my aging K750i with something equally as stylish as the L760 and with awesome camera function like the K750i.
December 4, 2007
3Dmark Score
Tested 3Dmark03
Quake 3 Arena Time Demo Results (1024 768 @ max settings):
1260frames 15.4s 81.7FPS
Will post 3Dmark of my old desktop later for comparison.
===update===
sound jack not working. headphones are plugged in but sound still being played through the laptop speakers and the headphones are silent. Needs better drivers. and the old post needs to be rectified.
===update===
sound jack thingy fixed
December 2, 2007
OMG, It’s already December!
Time sure do flies. Another 30 more days, then it’s 2008. i thought of posting a wall of text, today. however, everything went blank the moment i turn on my PC. yeah, bloggers block.
