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TEST REPORT
JULY 2011
Battery life and performance ratings of the Gateway
ID47H02u notebook system
Executive summary
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KEY FINDING
Gateway commissioned Principled Technologies (PT) to
measure the battery life and performance of the Gateway
The Gateway ID47H02u notebook system
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ID47H02u notebook system. This system has a 2
produced a battery life score of 8 hours 44
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generation Intel Core™ i5-2410M processor (2.30GHz)
minutes on the MobileMark 2007 Productivity
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MobileMark 2007 Productivity 2007 includes the following applications with their corresponding tasks: Microsoft Project 2003 (project management) ® Microsoft Excel 2003 (calculation sheets) ® Microsoft Outlook 2003 (emails, calendars, scheduler) ® Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 (slide presentations) ® Microsoft Word 2003 (formatted text documents) ® WinZip Computing and WinZip Pro 10.0 (compressed archives) ® ® Adobe Photoshop CS2 (manipulated and compressed images) ® Adob
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Test results Figure 2 presents the median scores for the Gateway ID47H02u notebook system on the benchmark tests we performed. For both MobileMark 2007 Productivity and SYSmark 2007 Preview, we conducted one conditioning run. We then conducted three official runs. For the remaining benchmarks, we conducted three runs. For MobileMark, we used the median of the Battery Life scores to determine the Performance Qualification score. In the event of a tie, we chose the run with the higher Perfo
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Test methodology This section details the methodologies we followed in testing the system. Measuring battery life with MobileMark 2007 Antivirus software conflicts MobileMark 2007 is not compatible with any virus-scanning software, so we uninstalled any such software present on the notebook PCs before we installed the benchmark. Pre-installed software conflicts MobileMark 2007 installs the following applications, which its test scripts employ: Adobe Photoshop 6.0.1 ® InterVid
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brightness setting keys to adjust the screen to bring the display as close to 60 nits as possible. Next, note how many times you pressed the button to achieve the desired brightness. After unplugging the system under test, use the keyboard to set the desired brightness by pressing the brightness button as many times as you previously noted to return the screen to the correct brightness level. BAPCo AutoConfig Tool v2.4.1 This tool supports three levels of configuration: 1. Only makes c
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Sleep button action: Sleep Start menu power button: Shut down g. PCI Express: Link State Power Management: Maximum power savings h. Processor power management: Minimum processor state: 5% Maximum processor state: 100% i. Search and Indexing: Power Savings Mode: Power Saver j. Display: Turn off display after: Never Adaptive display: Off (Extends the time that Windows waits to turn off the display) Display brightness: 100% (We then adjust the brightness percentage t
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Note: If you are unable to save these settings, please see the Displaying Brightness section above. 19. Disable automatic disk defragmentation: a. Click the Windows start button, type disk defragmenter in the Windows Start Search box, and press Enter. b. Click Configure Schedule. c. Uncheck the box next to Run on a schedule, and click OK. d. Click Close. 20. Disable System Protection: a. Click the Windows start button, and type System in the Windows Start Search box. In the search res
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7. The Productivity 2007 test is complete when the notebook PC has fully depleted its battery and is no longer operational when running on battery power. We executed the MobileMark Productivity 2007 test three times on the system and took the median battery life run as the representative score for that test. Getting the MobileMark 2007 results After each MobileMark Productivity 2007 test completed, we plugged the AC power adapter into the notebook PC and turned on the system. MobileM
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5. At the Welcome to InstallShield Wizard screen, click Next. 6. At the License Agreement screen, select I accept the terms in the License Agreement, and click Next. 7. At the Choose Destination Location screen, click Next. 8. At the Ready to Install the Program screen, click Install. 9. When the application prompts you to do so, remove SYSmark 2007 Preview Disc 1, and insert SYSmark Preview Disc 2 into the DVD drive. Click OK. 10. When the installation is complete, click Finish. 11. Do
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Running PCMark Vantage 1.0.2.0 1. Reboot the system, and wait 2 minutes. 2. Double-click the PCMark Vantage desktop icon to launch the benchmark. 3. Verify all test suites are selected, and that the HDD Suite target is set to C:. 4. Accept the default settings, and click Run Benchmark. 5. When the benchmark run completes, click Submit results. 6. Take a screenshot of the results, and record them as follows: PCMark Suite Memories Suite TV and Movies Suite Gaming Suite Music
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Measuring graphics performance with 3DMark Vantage 1.1.0 Installing and patching 3DMark Vantage 1. Download the 3DMark_Vantage_v110_installer.exe Windows package from http://www.futuremark.com/benchmarks/3dmarkvantage/download/. 2. Install 3DMark Vantage 1.1.0 with the default options by double-clicking the 3DMark_Vantage_v110_installer.exe file. 3. At the Welcome screen, click Next. 4. At the License Agreement screen, click I accept the terms of the license agreement, and click Next.
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Appendix A – Complete test results Figure 3 presents the complete MobileMark 2007 Productivity 2007 test results for the test system. We conducted one conditioning run followed by three official MobileMark 2007 Productivity 2007 runs. Test Score MobileMark 2007 Productivity 2007 MobileMark 2007 - Productivity 2007 - Performance Qualification score - Run 1 259 MobileMark 2007 - Productivity 2007 - Performance Qualification score - Run 2 256 MobileMark 2007 - Productivity 2007 - Perform
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Test Score Productivity Suite - Run 2 5,417 Productivity Suite - Run 3 5,407 HDD Test Suite - Run 1 3,448 HDD Test Suite - Run 2 3,439 HDD Test Suite - Run 3 3,441 3DMark06 1.2.0 3D Mark Score - Run 1 4,103 SM2.0 Score - Run 1 1,434 HDR/SM3.0 Score - Run 1 1,583 CPU Score - Run 1 3,262 3D Mark Score - Run 2 4,101 SM2.0 Score - Run 2 1,438 HDR/SM3.0 Score - Run 2 1,581 CPU Score - Run 2 3,235 3D Mark Score - Run 3 4,102 SM2.0 Score - Run 3 1,437 HDR/SM3.0 Score - Run 3 1,581
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Appendix B – Test system configuration information Figure 4 provides detailed configuration information about the test system. System Gateway ID47H02u General Number of processor packages 1 Number of cores per processor 2 Number of hardware threads per core 2 System power management policy Balanced Processor power-saving option EIST Length: 13” Width: 8-7/8” System dimensions (length x width x height) Height when closed: 1” front, 1-1/8” middle, 1-1/4” back Height when open: 3/
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System Gateway ID47H02u Operating system Name Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Build number 7601 Service Pack 1 File system NTFS Kernel ACPI x64-based PC Language English Microsoft DirectX version 11 Graphics Vendor and model number Intel HD Graphics 3000 Type Integrated Chipset Intel HD Graphics Family BIOS version 2111.0 Total available graphics memory (MB) 1,760 Dedicated video memory (MB) 128 System video memory (MB) 0 Shared system memory (MB) 1,632 Resolution 1,366 x 768
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About Principled Technologies We provide industry-leading technology assessment and fact-based marketing services. We bring to every assignment extensive experience with and expertise in all aspects of technology testing and analysis, from researching new technologies, to developing new methodologies, to testing with existing and new tools. When the assessment is complete, we know how to present the results to a broad range of target audiences. We provide our clients with the materials t
