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Page 3 of 5 CPU/Memory: The P7230 is powered by an Intel Core Duo U2500, which is a ULV (Ultra Low Voltage) model running 2 cores at 1.2Ghz. While running this type of CPU (the ULV) is never going to make the P7230 a powerhouse, the fact it is now dual-core where the previous models used a single core ULV CPU gives it a substantial boost in performance, especially in real-world applications such as office, internet and multimedia tasks. PCMark05 gives the P7230 a score of 2059, which is actually a bit behind the Fujitsu Stylistic ST5112 we tested a while back which shares the exact same CPU, I’d like to put this down to the P7230 running Vista instead of XP, and PCMark05 is known to give a performance decrease under Vista. 3D performance is almost nonexistent, scoring a miserable 3DMark06 score of 120, thanks in a large part to the integrated Intel 950 graphics, great for Windows and runs Aero under Vista (somehow), but simply no good for 3D games at all. The Screen: The P7230’s screen is a 10.6” SuperFine Widescreen TFT, and runs at a resolution of 1280x768, which is outstanding for a screen of such limited size, not to mention the excellent brightness and contrast that the screen offers, overall giving it an extremely vibrant display, although the vertical viewing angle leaves a bit to be desired just like many notebooks screens, they have quite a way to go to catch up to desktop LCDs. A 1.3MegaPixel camera is embedded just above the screen for video conferencing, which is accompanied by two microphones, one either side of the camera which record very clean sound, so there’s no need for any extra cables to obtain decent voice recordings when using the webcam.
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