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Eco mode's impact on performance is minimal: it knocked between two and seven per cent off key PCMark Vantage scores, but it boosted battery life by almost an hour. Running PCMark Vantage in a loop with the screen on maximum brightness, and the Wi-Fi radio on and connected, we timed the battery life at 90 minutes. Enabling Eco Mode raised that to 145 minutes. To be fair, you could achieve close to that simply by turning down the display's brightness, which Eco Mode does.
Physically, it's a lot of laptop for your money
As ever, Toshiba doesn't short-change you when it comes to software. It provides a wealth of utilities for adjusting this, formatting that and monitoring t'other. And it includes its ReelTime UI, which lists files, apps and web pages you've accessed in chronological sequence. BulletinBoard, meanwhile, is a virtual alternative to the fridge door: a place to keep notes, frequently used files and so forth.
All good stuff and while we're not entirely convinced many people will use them regularly, nice to have nonetheless.
Verdict
The U500 is a big old machine, even though it's only a 13in model. The Ducati branding will either appeal to you or not - ditto the styling - but the anyone can see that the laptop fails to live up to the performance of its namesake. It's not that the U500 puts in a poor showing - it doesn't - just that for a machine with a superbike brand, we'd have like to have seen a real speed demon. ®
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COMMENTS
Another useless comparison
Why are reviews these days so completely useless?
The Acer is a 15" screen, the HP is a 15", the L450... that's right a 15" screen. Oh it's OK though because it's balanced out by just as useless data for the t110 and 1810TZ as they're both 11" screens. If I'm in the market to buy a 13" laptop (which I am), I don't need data for anything but a 13" screen!
they got it all wrong
a Duc should be ridiculously overpriced, attract either complete poseurs or insane people with balls of steel, and be ultra high maintenance in both time and treasure-but when you ride it both scare the bejeezus out of you and thrill like nothing else. And it should be both red and loud, just like a vocally appreciative supermodel nymphomaniacal girlfriend.
The only thing in common with a modern Duc here is the logo and the tendency to attract poseurs.
How sad do you have to be ...
... to base your laptop purchasing decision on having a motorcycle branding ?
I suppose somebody might choose a ducati laptop to emphasise they are a free spirit, a renegade, born to be wild etc.
But I'd just assume they were a bit of a cokc not even capable of being a sunday afternoon, fairweather middle aged biker.
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