LAPTOP magazine reviews the T43

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I just bought a copy of the LAPTOP magazine and was disappointed to say the least. Here are some of the benchmarks:

MobileMark 2002:
IBM T43 144
Toshiba M45 189
Fujitsu N3510 212
Sony FS570 152
JVC MP-XP741 146 (This is a 2 pounder with a 1.1GHz processor!!)

3D Mark:
IBM T43 2909
Toshiba M45 3745
Fujitsu N3510 9530
Sony FS570 4715

The Toshiba M45 has a 1.73GHz Pentium M vs a 1.86GHz Pentium M on the T43, and a Integrated Intel 915GM graphics chipset vs a X300 on the T43. How could this be? Dedicated graphics + Faster processor + Same amount of memory = better video performance, no? Am I missing something?

This is a direct quote from the magazine:
As good as its hardware is, the T43's performance is a disappointment, with slower T42s blowing by it. Despite the faster CPU and memory the T43's MobileMark 2002 score of 144 is well off the pace set by the T42 just a few months ago.

[JaneL]

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