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Laptop Comparison (2015)

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Laptop/Notebook Model Processor Processor Clock Speed Processor Cores Processor Cache Dedicated Graphics Dedicated Graphics Memory
HP Beats Special Edition 15-p058na AMD A8-5545M APU with Radeon HD 8510G Graphics 1.7GHz / 2.7GHz Turbo 4 CPU 4MB None None
HP 15-g022na AMD A8-6410 APU with Radeon R5 Graphics 2.0GHz / 2.4GHz Turbo 4 CPU 2MB None None
HP ENVY 17-j121na TouchSmart Intel Core i7-4710MQ with Intel HD Graphics 4600 2.5 GHz / 3.5GHz Turbo 4 CPU 6MB NVIDIA GeForce 840M 2GB DDR3
HP ENVY TouchSmart 17-j122na Intel Core i5-4200M with Intel HD Graphics 4600 2.5 GHz / 3.1 GHz Turbo  2 CPU  3MB NVIDIA GeForce 840M 2GB DDR3
HP Omen 15-5001na Intel Core i7-4710HQ with Intel HD Graphics 4600 2.5 GHz / 3.5 GHz Turbo  4 CPU  6MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M 4GB GDDR5
HP ENVY 15-j140na Intel Core i5-4200M with Intel HD Graphics 4600 2.5 GHz / 3.1GHz Turbo  2 CPU  3MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 840M 2GB DDR3
HP Pavilion 15-p178na AMD A8-6410 APU with Radeon R5 Graphics 2.0GHz / 2.4GHz Turbo 4 CPU 2MB AMD Radeon R7 M260 2GB DDR3L
HP ENVY 15-j151sa AMD A10-5750M APU with Radeon HD 8650 Graphics 2.5 GHz / 3.5 GHz Turbo  4 CPU  4MB AMD Radeon HD 8750M 2GB DDR3
Inspiron 15 5000-Series Intel Core i5-5200U 2.2 GHz / 2.7 GHz Turbo  2 CPU  3MB AMD Radeon HD R7 M265 2GB DDR3
Inspiron 15 5000-Series Intel Core i7-4510U 2.0 GHz / 3.1 GHz Turbo  2 CPU  4MB AMD Radeon HD R7 M265 2GB DDR3
Inspiron 17 5000 Series Intel Core i5-5200U 2.2 GHz / 2.7 GHz Turbo  2 CPU  3MB NVIDIA GeForce 840M 2GB DDR3
HP ENVY 15-k201na Intel Core i7-5500U 2.4 GHz / 3.0GHz Turbo  2 CPU  4MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M 4 GB DDR3
HP ENVY 15-k200na Intel Core i5-5200U 2.2 GHz / 2.7 GHz Turbo  2 CPU  3MB NVIDIA GeForce 840M 2 GB DDR3
HP ENVY 17-k207na Intel Core i7-5500U 2.4 GHz / 3.0GHz Turbo  2 CPU  4MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M 4 GB DDR3
HP ENVY 17-k201na Intel Core i7-5500U 2.4 GHz / 3.0GHz Turbo  2 CPU  4MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M 4 GB DDR3
HP ENVY 17-k200na Intel Core i5-5200U 2.2 GHz / 2.7 GHz Turbo  2 CPU  3MB NVIDIA GeForce 840M 2 GB DDR3
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Slow Network or Internet Download and Read Speeds using Intel Network Adapter

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You may find that Network and/or Internet speeds are very slow when using an Intel Network Adapter.

This appears to be an issue with the Speed and Duplex settings, after a Driver update or installation you may notice that the Speed and Duplex is set to 100 Mbps Full Duplex.

100 Mbps Full Duplex

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When running a LAN Speed Test it only reports a Read speed of 5 Mbps and Internet Speed tests also report terrible Download rates.

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Upon changing the Speed and Duplex setting to Auto Negotiation the issue is resolved

Auto Negotiation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LAN speed test and www.speedtest.net results after making this change both indicate the issue is resolved

LANSpeedTestFixed

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2012 Model Laptops and Notebooks that Feature a Serial Port (RS-232)

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I was recently asked to source laptops with an integrated serial port which is becoming harder and harder in this day and age.

Thankfully a few vendors still fit the trusty RS-232 port to some models and I have outlined these models below.

2012 Models

HP ProBook 6570b Series

P/N: B6P78EA – http://www8.hp.com/uk/en/products/laptops/product-detail.html?oid=5270277

P/N: B6P79EA – http://www8.hp.com/uk/en/products/laptops/product-detail.html?oid=5270278

P/N: B6P81EA – http://www8.hp.com/uk/en/products/laptops/product-detail.html?oid=5270280

P/N: B6P78ET – http://www8.hp.com/uk/en/products/laptops/product-detail.html?oid=5281632

HP EliteBook 8570p Series

P/N: B6P98EA – http://www8.hp.com/uk/en/products/laptops/product-detail.html?oid=5270297

P/N: B6P99EA – http://www8.hp.com/uk/en/products/laptops/product-detail.html?oid=5270298

P/N: B6Q00EA – http://www8.hp.com/uk/en/products/laptops/product-detail.html?oid=5270299

P/N: B5V88AW – http://www8.hp.com/uk/en/products/laptops/product-detail.html?oid=5268988

Toshiba Tecra A11 Series

P/N: PTSE0E-0M9052EN (TECRA A11-1FR) – http://uk.computers.toshiba-europe.com/innovation/product/Tecra-A11-1FR/1118527/toshibaShop/false/

P/N: PTSE0E-0M6052EN (TECRA A11-1F4) – http://uk.computers.toshiba-europe.com/innovation/product/Tecra-A11-1F4/1117375/toshibaShop/false/

P/N: PTSE0E-0MJ052EN (TECRA A11-1HP) – http://uk.computers.toshiba-europe.com/innovation/product/Tecra-A11-1HP/1119159/toshibaShop/false/

P/N: PTSE0E-0MC052EN (TECRA A11-1FP) – http://uk.computers.toshiba-europe.com/innovation/product/Tecra-A11-1FP/1118524/toshibaShop/false/

I will try and update this Post as new models become available, please feel free to add your comments if you are aware of an other currently available laptop brands/models that feature a seial port.

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Untfs.dll – Pre Service Pack 3 Revision History for Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Windows Small Business Server 2008 (SBS 2008)

Untfs.dll – Pre Service Pack 3 Revision History for Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Windows Small Business Server 2008 (SBS 2008)

05-Mar-2012 – 6.0.6002.22811 – Untfs.dll – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967351 – A heavily fragmented file in an NTFS volume may not grow beyond a certain size

24-Aug-2009 – 6.0.6002.22208 – Untfs.dll – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974729 – The Chkdsk.exe utility does not detect and fix a corrupted file that contains a non-resident TXF_DATA attribute in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008