Weaknesses
It may stack up well in the performance stakes,
but there's no denying the colossal size of this machine. It's also
pretty hefty too at nearly 4kg, making only short trips from room to room
feasible.
It's just as well that it's not realistic to take it very far as the battery wouldn't last that long anyway. It only managed to keep going for just over an hour when running the intensive Battery Eater test. It fared slightly better with the lighter reader test, but still only achieved around three hours.
It also looks like it was designed by a short-sighted engineer. The black plastic lid is speckled with small reflective bits -- which is presumably meant to look distinctive, but in reality just makes it look like it's covered in small particles of dust.
However, that's nothing compared to the greying beige plastic employed on the inside. Make no mistake, this is an ugly, plastic-looking brute.
Despite its large screen size, it only supports a maximum resolution of 1,440x900 pixels, which is a waste of the increased display space and means that you won't be able to view 1080p HD video at its full resolution.
Conclusion
The 7720 tries hard and it's a good
performer when it comes to crunching numbers or the odd bit of gaming.
However, it's a large, ugly beast destined to stay desk bound, but a
reasonable choice if you don't have that many visitors and are happy to
hide it away if anyone pops round.
Edited by Jason Jenkins
Additional editing by Jon Squire
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Craig Bird 15 November 2010
Good: super fast speed......
Bad: its quite large
Comment: this laptop is brill if you dont carry it everywhere with you, if you use at home its brilliant, its powered like a tower, it so fast and never lets me down, its high quality and last for years... i would defo reccomend this laptop, its always done me well and never let me down
rating 8/10
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