Getac 9213 Notebook Review

Getac 9213 Specifications:

• OS: Windows Vista Business (SP1)
• Screen: 1280 x 800 WXGA (Glossy finish)
• Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo SU9400 (1.40GHz, 800MHz FSB, 3MB Cache)
• Memory: 3GB DDR2 RAM (2GB x 1GB)
• Storage: 160GB Fujitsu 5400rpm HDD
• Optical Drive: DVD+/-RW
• Wireless: Intel 5300AGN, Bluetooth 2.1
• Graphics: Intel X4500M Integrated
• Built-in web camera
• Battery: 6-cell 11.1 58Wh
• Dimensions: (LxWxH) 12.64 x 8.98 x 0.79- 1.14″
• Weight: 3lbs 9.6oz

Build and Design

The Getac 9213 has a actual attenuate and glassy design, a big about-face from what we commonly anticipate of if the cast comes to mind. Trading the blubbery metal cladding for a brushed aluminum accomplishment with ablaze artificial trim the 9213 gives users a actual able and avant-garde look. Inside, the palmrest breadth shares the aforementioned atramentous brushed aluminum accomplishment with aphotic argent archetype the keyboard and media buttons beneath the screen. The keys are matte black, with ablaze white book that contrasts altogether authoritative the belletrist pop out as if they were backlit. One odd aspect to the architecture is the mirror apparent touchpad and ability buttons, and the actual cogitating ablaze atramentous touchpad which absolutely angle out on this notebook. Looking aback I can’t anticipate of any added anthology with mirror-like buttons.

Screen and Speakers

The WXGA console on the Getac 9213 is aloft boilerplate with ablaze colors and accomplished adverse acknowledgment to the ablaze surface. While the ablaze apparent does barter some afterimage in top accuracy situations (outdoors beneath sunlight or central beneath able lights), it is boilerplate abreast as bad as “all glass” displays begin on some notebooks. Examination angles are aloft boilerplate with a ample examination candied spot, accretion 30 degrees advanced and aback afore colors alpha to about-face or invert. Horizontal examination angles aggrandize out to almost 70 degrees, and afterwards that depending on the altitude reflections off the awning alpha to overpower the display. Examination accuracy is excellent, authoritative it simple to appearance the affectation even in ablaze appointment lighting. Outdoor examination would be accessible if you begin some adumbration to absolute blaze from the sun. The backlight was appealing even beyond the console if examination an all atramentous screen, with actual balmy drain about the edges at abounding brightness.

Keyboard and Touchpad

The keyboard calmly ranks as one of the nicer appearance of this notebook. It is actual adequate to blazon on with accomplished abutment and abundant concrete acknowledgment from the keys. Keys accept actual little jerk and action just the appropriate bulk of bounce for fast typing. Key appearance is agnate to a lot of Chiclet appearance keyboards, but with a accepted architecture after an close bezel. There is actual little cup to the top of anniversary key, which does yield a bit to get acclimated it.

Ports and Features

Port alternative is acceptable for a 13.3″ notebook, alms three USB ports, LAN, analog and agenda audio ports, VGA, and a side-mounted advancing connector. HDMI would accept been appreciated, but for its advised bazaar area projectors are acclimated frequently, VGA rules the apple still. Expansion slots cover an ExpressCard/34 aperture and SDHC multi-card reader.

Performance

System achievement was lower than expected, but a lot of of that revolves about the processor best than annihilation else. Our 9213 came with a 1.4GHz Intel SU9400 Core 2 Duo, which is advised for low ability burning over top performance. In a lot of of our tests the 9213 performed analogously to the Lenovo ThinkPad X301 and Toshiba Portege A605 which both offered the aforementioned processor. The X301 acquired a baby advance in PCMark05, but that access can be explained by the SSD, admitting our 9213 has a 2.5″ 5400rpm harder drive. For circadian use accounting documents, surfing the web, or watching alive video the anthology was up to the assignment with no discernable lag. In our HD video tests the anthology calmly played 720p and 1080p video after any adumbration of lag or bead in framerate. While arena 720P video the processor backward at almost 30% load, and beneath 1080P video it was at just over 50%.