Anyone have a Tecra R10, esp with WXGA+ (1440x900) screen?

Hi--

I'm intrigued by the Tecra R10, and have found some mostly favorable information online, but after extensive searching haven't been able to find any feedback/reviews that discuss the higher-resolution screen option for the R10.

I'm hoping that WXGA+ screen is of reasonable quality and is appropriate for a fair amount of outdoors use. I'd also like to confirm that it has a matte finish, though that seems nearly certain to be a "yes".

In the USA it appears that the only model w/ that screen is the R10-S4411.

Thanks for any help...

 

I'm glad to see that they're offering a WXGA+ (1440x900) LED display option. Initially, the R10 was only available with a WXGA (1280x800) LED.

The original model was the R10-S4401 with WXGA (1280x800) display, 3GB RAM, 160GB 7200rpm hard drive and 128mb nVIDIA Quadro NVS 150M graphics. It was (is) priced at $1549.99.

The R10-S4411 with the higher-resolution display is only $1399.99, BUT it only has 2GB RAM, a 5400rpm hard drive and Intel integrated graphics??? The only benefit, other than the lower price, is longer battery life....by 45 minutes (5:29 vs. 4:44 on the standard 6-cell).

It seems the decision is between better performance or the high-res display...hopefully they'll offer the new display with dedicated graphics very soon!

Here are three reviews of the R10, but they're all of the S4401 model:
NotebookReview- LINK
Computer Shopper- LINK
LAPTOP Magazine- LINK

 

Yeah, it's a strange pair of configurations. While I prefer integrated graphics personally, I would like to be able to get a config that is higher-end in other ways such as the hard drive speed. I guess I've been somewhat spoiled by the wide variety of configs and built-to-order options that Dell and Lenovo offer.

Thanks for the review links. I wish I could find someone that has any info on the WXGA+ screen. While I am generally a Thinkpad guy, the thought of a 14" machine w/ 1400x900 at a full pound less than a T400 is very tempting.

 

The other two Tecra models, the 14.1" M10 and 15.4" A10 can be configured-to-order or ordered in a few different fixed configurations. Hopefully the R10 will be offered as a CTO model soon, too. The weight and design are appealing, even to a Latitude and ThinkPad fan like me!

At 4.3lbs, the R10-S4401 is a good 1-pound lighter than my E6400 or a similar T400. The S4401 also has impressive battery life, 4.5hrs even with the dedicated GPU and 7200rpm hard drive. I suppose the SP9300 combined with an LED-backlit display are to thank for the long battery life.

I wonder how the 2.26GHz SP9300 and 2.26GHz P8400 perform compared to one another? The only difference is the SP9300 has 6mb of L2 cache vs. the P8400's 3mb. Both have a 25W TDP and 1066MHz FSB...so what exactly are the benefits of the SP9300 (and SP9400)?

 

Hi allfiredup--

I didn't know the answer either, but after looking around online for a while it appears that the "S" means that the chip is physically smaller in size. But otherwise the SP9300 appears to have the same specs as the P8400 except that it has a 6MB L2 cache. I guess we'd expect the performance to be somewhere between a P8400 and a P9500. In other words, a pretty awesome chip, not underpowered at all.

So short answer I guess is that we can think of the "S" as standing for Small.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/15/intel-releasing-15-montevina-cpus-in-may/

 

Are you still thinking about purchasing the R10?

 

Yep. Haven't decided on it for sure, but I may. If I do I will post some info about it here.

 

so did you purchase it? what's it like?