Asus did well with arrangement of the interface and concentrated on the side's edge. (Battery VGP-BPS13/B ) There are therefore no ports on the front- or back sides. There's no faulting it in terms of its range of connections, though it does do without a USB 3.0 port and an ExpressCard slot.

In this section we aren't left with any unanswered wishes. ( Battery Dell Inspiron 1525 ) In addition to Gigabit ethernet via a Realtek controller as well as WLAN to 802.11n (Atheros AR9385), the subnotebook also offers Bluetooth 3.0 + HS. This standard is also employed in just about all smartphone entreés. A business-device can't be without a UMTS-module. In this case it is a EM770W model from Huawei. ( Dell Vostro 1510 battery ) This supports HSDPA and HSUPA with a maximum of 7.2 Mbps or 5.76 Mbps (3G UMTS) respectively. The pre-installed 3G connection manager offers a comfortable solution for creating connections.

Nothing has changed in terms of the packaging and the deliver contents when compared to the Asus U36JC.(Sony VGP-BPS13B/B battery ) In addition to numerous handbooks, a software- and driver DVD, the carton also contains the device itself and the associated 65 watt power pack with power cable and the 8-cell battery. As an extra, Asus offers a cable binder with Velcro fastener as well as a microfibre cleaning cloths.

Asus is much more "generous" in terms of the ( Battery Dell Vostro 1520 ) software and pre-installed numerous programs. In addition to the Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64-bit) operating system, there is also Office 2010 Starter, the usual test version of an anti-virus program, software from Asus as well as a great deal of freeware. This abundance could in a way be described as bloatware which one should delete if not otherwise needed. ( Dell Inspiron 6400 Battery )

Asus offers a 24 month in-house guarantee for the device which can be extended at a premium if desired. There are then two different packages to choose from. One is a 24 month notebook security which covers most user-accidents ( Dell Latitude D620 Battery ) (breakages, impact damages, accidents with liquids etc.), and the other is an extension of the guarantee period from 24 to 36 months. These service offerings from Asus each cost 79 Euros (RRP).
We will forego any lengthy reports concerning the keyboard and touchpad (Synaptics V7.4) as the combination in use here is also found on the Asus U36JC. The only thing that is new is the textured surfaces of the touchpad which lend it the aluminum look, ( Dell Laptop Battery ) and these do not noticeably change the use of the device. We did notice the Synaptic pre-settings which deactivate the internal pointer device as soon as an external one is connected. But this setting can be changed within just 30 seconds.

Matte standard-displayA business (dell vostro 1400 battery ) notebook simply must have a matte display; the ergonomics of a glare type would not go over well with customers. The screen of the P31F offers a diagonal of 33.8 cm (13.3") as well as the much-needed matte display. The native resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels falls within a wide average range, whereby high-end business notebooks can offer even finer resolutions (Sony Z13). External devices with a higher resolution can be hooked up via the integrated VGA- and HDMI interfaces. With a resolution of 1920 x 1089 pixels (full HD, 1080p), ( Vostro 1310 battery ) the picture quality of both ports is enough to impress when used for external monitors.

With the Mavo monitor from Gossen, ( sony VGP-BPS13A/S battery ) we took a look here at the panel from the AU Optronics Corporation with the type designation AUO352C. LEDs, which unfortunately only fall somewhere in the mid-field, provide illumination and give the display lid a slim construction. The best value we measured was 193 cd/m². The new Samsung 900X3A of series 9 is the current class-leader among devices with a 13.3" display. The integrated panel offers over 400 cd/m² on average and is extremely bright. But the Asus P31's AUO panel does score points for its even illumination, ( Battery Vostro 1320 ) which is at around a very strong 96%.
The black level and the resulting contrast also fall in midfield and are in line with a standard display. The rendering of pure black appears slightly grayish with a value of 1,14 cd/m² , and the modest contrast of max. 169:1 is really apparent when used outdoors; more on that below. The portrayable colour space is not enough to cover the sRGB reference colour space, which means the panel is limited in terms of its suitability for professional picture- and video editing.

P31F vs. (Dell Inspiron 1720 Battery ) MSI CX620MX (t)The design of the matte display predisposes the Asus P31F for outdoor use. And this is certainly possible, although the average brightness and the limited contrast represent limitations when faced with direct light or sunshine. One can however certainly work in a shady spot. The shiny black display frame is a further hindrance. Depending on the source of light, this creates strong reflections which can be bothersome. Conservative business devices without such a style factor (high-gloss paint) are clearly at an advantage in this respect.

The picture display along the horizontal axis remains stable to around 150 degrees,(Battery Dell Inspiron 1520 ) there are no colour distortions and it's no problem for multiple people to view presentations, photos or films. Vertically, things don't look so rosy. Even just minimal changes to the viewing angle cause the reference image to invert or fade out.

The Asus P31F is currently only available in the RO108X model variant which is equipped with a somewhat older Intel Core i3-380M processor (Arrandale, HM55 chip set). This computing unit works with a clock frequency of 2.533 GHz in two cores as well as 3MByte L3-cache. ( Dell Inspiron 1420 battery ) Thanks to Hyper Threading technology, two additional, virtual computing cores are available. Together with the Intel GMA HD graphics, the primary office duties are underscored, whereby some performance reserves for simple multimedia tasks are still left over. With its Intel Core i5-480M (Dual-core, clock frequency: 2,666 GHz), (HP Compaq 8510w battery ) the Asus U36JC consumer counterpart is geared a bit more toward use as a multimedia notebook.

A current Asus notebook can't be without its own Super Hybrid Engine (software) including Power4Gear energy controls. Depending on the task profile, the processor is overclocked to a maximum of 2.833 GHz (High Performance) (battery VGP-BPS9/B ) or underclocked to 898 MHz in order to ensure the longest possible battery life (Battery Saving). But the lengthy time it takes when switching between individual performance modes is annoying.

Additional hardware equipment features include a 2.5" harddrive with 500 GBytes of gross capacity as well as 4 GBytes of DDR3-10600S of memory. Instead of the typical clocking speed of 1066 MHz, ( VGP-BPS13A/S Battery ) the RAM is endowed with just 667 MHz, which is intended to reduce its current consumption. As mentioned above, switching out these components can be done quickly as needed.

Systeminformationen: Asus P31F-RO108X Subnotebook
Our comprehensive course of benchmark tests confirmed its base-level performance, (Acer Aspire One Battery ) without great multimedia- or gaming ambitions. The pure CPU performance of the Intel Core i3-380M in the CineBench R10 Mutli-Thread-Rendering (64-bit) fell somewhere in the lower midfield in our database with 8465 points. But the jump in performance from 300 MHz through the Super Hybrid Engine is a benefit for the P31F-RO109X. ( Acer Aspire 4710 Battery ) With this, the subnotebook catapults to the level of an Intel Core i5-460M and therefore comes to the level of an Asus U36JC, which however offers dedicated graphics as well.

Apart from the impressive office-performance, ( Acer Aspire 4520 Battery ) the integrated Intel GMA HD graphics of the P31F is not suited for gaming. Its score of 1399 points in the 3DMark 06 confirms this assumption, whereby it should be made clear that this does not represent its intended area of use.