In 2007, the brand eMachines was bought by Acer. Since the Taiwanese manufacturer of computer equipment was the leader in the segment of budget devices, and the products of the absorbed brand were positioned as goods of this class, the acquisition was a logical step for further development. In addition, Acer management sought to create laptops with the best price / quality ratio, which coincided with the policy of the American company. The products of the eMachines brand have never been distinguished by high performance or unique design. But a feature of these devices is reliability. Today's review is dedicated to the eMachines E725 laptop , the technical specifications of which will be described later. It is quite difficult to find information about this model on the official website of the manufacturer. But this does not prevent us from finding out the answer to the question of how this laptop differs from others.
First impression
After purchasing the model, you will receive a package in which you will find the eMachines E725, a battery, a charger and a small manual. The laptop comes preloaded with
Windows Vista Home Basic. One more thing: the system recovery disk needs to be written on its own, it does not come in the kit. To do this, you can use a proprietary utility. Now let's dwell in more detail on every facet of this laptop.
Performance
The laptop is equipped with an entry-level 2-core processor Intel Pentium Dual-Core T4200 with a clock frequency of 2.0 GHz. But at the same time there is no SSE4.1, which negatively affected the video processing speed. It is worth noting that the power consumption of the T4200 in standby mode will be higher than in laptops with Core 2 Duo. Since the processor does not support virtualization technology, its performance is between the P7350 and P7370. Nevertheless, in synthetic tests, he showed a decent result. However, testing in real applications has once again proved that the cache size greatly affects the speed of work. But in general, the performance of this processor is enough to easily cope with office programs. This will help him 3 GB of RAM, which is a good indicator for a representative of the budget class. There is one important caveat. The laptop has 2 RAM slots, in which 1 and 2 GB are installed, respectively. However, for an unknown reason, the developers decided to install RAM from different manufacturers, although their characteristics are exactly the same. So we figured out the main features of the eMachines E725. The price of the device is about 8,000 rubles.
Video
The laptop is equipped with an Intel GMA x4500 graphics card . Since it does not have its own memory, it uses RAM for its needs. In the worst case, the video card will pull you 1759 megabytes. If we compare it with its predecessor, then the GMA x4500, it has 2 times more shaders and a higher core frequency, which positively affected its speed. Of course, with its help you can not play some modern games, but this laptop has a completely different purpose. And with its task - office applications, the GMA X4500 copes with a bang. Nevertheless, the video card was the weakest link in the eMachines E725 laptop.
Design
Given the budget orientation of the device, it is not surprising that the laptop received a classic design with strict lines and rounded edges. In order to save, the Taiwanese manufacturer used different types of plastic. For example, the upper part is made of glossy material with embossed texture, so get ready for a large number of prints. In turn, during the creation of the lower part, the company used matte plastic, which looks like a magnesium alloy. Like the top of the laptop, the frame around the screen is glossy, so it gets dirty very quickly. In general, there are no complaints about the build quality of the eMachines E725. The maximum angle of folding the screen is 185 degrees, which is more than enough for comfortable work. Under the display is a pair of built-in stereo speakers, and a couple more you will find in the laptop case. The sound quality is good, but in some cases there is not enough volume.
Input Devices
The full-size eMachines E725 keyboard is made of matte and practical plastic. It has several drawbacks. Firstly, it bends a little when pressed, although you can get used to it. Secondly, the English and Russian letters are applied in one, and even gray, color, so that with a minimum screen brightness in a dark room it will be difficult to distinguish the buttons. The touchpad is not located right in the center, but a little to the left. It is large and made of smooth plastic, so it’s easy and pleasant to use.
We have already figured out almost all the indicators of the eMachines E725. The matrix received a resolution of 1366x768 pixels. The Pentium T4300 processor has a frequency of 2100 MHz. The dimensions of the device are 372.3 x 246.5 x 39.6 mm and weighs 2.7 kg. Various formats of memory cards are supported: xD-Picture Card, SD, MS. The volume of the HDD is 250 GB. Optical drive internal DVD-RW. The network card is responsible for communication, which works with a data transfer rate of 10/100 Mbit / s. The type of battery Li-Ion, according to the manufacturer, provides 3 hours of battery life.
To summarize
A laptop is an ideal option for office work. The main advantages of this model are:
- low price;
- good performance;
- comfortable keyboard.
But the device has several disadvantages. Among them it should be noted:
- a small number of ports;
- glossy surface;
- low resolution webcam.
Now we can answer the question that was asked at the beginning of the article. Notebook eMachines E725 is characterized by high reliability and good performance compared to devices from other manufacturers.