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BenQ Joybook R55VU

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RRP

$1499.00

Review Date

Friday, 22nd of June, 2007

What's Hot

Good battery life, excellent display

What's Not

Performance slightly disappointing

The Final Word

An excellent display and reasonably good battery life make the BenQ Joybook R55VU a decent option for those after a media notebook, but do note that its performance indicates it isn't up to more demanding tasks.

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Audio & Speakers

Number of speakers

Audio Type

Stereo

Display

Screen size

15.4 in

Screen Resolution

1280x800

General

Length (mm)

25.5 front, 35.5 rear

Width (mm)

355

Height (mm)

254.6

Weight (kg)

2.7

Graphics Card

Graphics Processor

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950

Graphics RAM

224 MB

Hard Drive

Storage capacity

80 GB

RPM

5400

Memory

RAM Type

DDR2

Motherboard

Chipset

Mobile Intel 945 PM Express Chipset

Multimedia Features

Built-in Microphone ( Mobile )

Yes

Modem

Yes

Power Options

Power Supply

AC Power, Battery

Battery Type

Rechargeable - (Li-Ion)

Processor

Processor Speed

1.73 Ghz

Software

Operating Systems

Genuine Windows Vista Business

Wired Connections

Wired Terminals / Ports

VGA, D-Sub, Line In, Line out, Microphone Jack , RJ11 Phone Jack, RJ45, SPDIF output, S-Video Output, USB 2.0

Number of USB 2.0 Ports

Wireless Connections

Wireless technology supported

Bluetooth 2.0, Wireless 802.11a , Wireless 802.11b, Wireless 802.11g

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