Acer TravelMate 2355LCi review

Performance
Based on its performance in our mobile benchmarks, the TravelMate 2355LCi will probably prove adequate for basic users. It beat the Toshiba Satellite M45 we tested, which carried a faster 1.5GHz processor, by 7 per cent and finished 4 per cent ahead of the HP Compaq nx6110, which offers a faster 1.6GHz Pentium M processor. If you need a laptop for travel, though, you should look elsewhere: the TravelMate 2355LCi's small battery lasted only 2 hours 1 minute in our drain tests. Though the Satellite M45's even smaller cell held on for just 1 hour 31 minutes, the HP Compaq nx6110's battery lasted 3 hours 48 minutes. Most mainstream laptops, including the HP Compaq Presario V2000Z and the Acer TravelMate 8104WLMi, last at least 2 hours 30 minutes.

Mobile application performance
(Longer bars indicate better performance)

BAPCo's MobileMark 2002 performance rating

Acer TravelMate 2355LCi

193

Compaq HP nx6110

185

Toshiba Satellite M45-S165

179

Battery life
(Longer bars indicate better performance)

BAPCo's MobileMark 2002 battery-life minutes

Compaq HP nx6110

230

Acer TravelMate 2355LCi

121

Toshiba Satellite M45-S165

91

System configurations:
Acer TravelMate 2355LCi
Windows XP Pro; 1.4GHz Celeron M 360; 512MB DDR SDRAM PC2700 333MHz; Intel 82852/82855 64MB; Hitachi Travelstar 80GN 60GB 4,200rpm

HP Compaq nx6110
Windows XP Pro; 1.6GHz Pentium M 730; 512MB DDR SDRAM PC2700 333MHz; Intel 915GM/GMS; 910GML Express 128MB; Toshiba 4026GAX 40GB 4,200rpm

Toshiba Satellite M45-S165
Windows XP Home; 1.5GHz Celeron M 370; 512MB DDR SDRAM PC2700 333MHz; ATI Radeon Xpress 200M 64MB; Toshiba MK8026GAX 80GB 5,400rpm

Edited by Michelle Thatcher
Additional editing by Nick Hide