Compal - FL/IFL90

FL90 Personal Review

By: spacecrusader November 7, 2007

Review:

I ordered my IFL90 from PowerNotebooks.com on June 18th

Specifications: WXGA (1200x800) Glossy
		 T7300 (2.0GHz) Intel Core2Duo 
		(1) 2GB RAM
		256MB 8600GT
		120GB SATA II 3GB/s 7,200 RPM HD

I recieved my laptop on July 25th via UPS mail.

Initial Problem: When I opened the laptop, to my discovery I was sent a FL90 instead of the IFL90. There differences between the two are the FL90: Lacks a fingerprint reader, has different media buttons, and a slightly different case. I contacted Donald of PNB and he was aware and very apologetic about the issue. We agreed on compensation for the lacking feature. The wait is too long to exchange for a normal IFL90 for me to bare.

First Impressions: (NOTE: This is my first laptop)
I opened the laptop and was a bit suprised by the size of the screen, how big it was. The only other laptop ive payed attention to is my buddies 14" dell. I popped the battery in, and picked the laptop up. It is not heavy at all, I see no issues with portability. Overall it looks very nice in my opinion.

Build Quality:
The case all seems stable to me. I do not feel any keyboard flex, and im used to desktop keyboards. 

Screen:
Very bright, I went on my desktop after and it looks so dim and dull in comparison. The viewing angles are also better than on my friend’s 14" dell laptop in my opinion from the sides. I have one dead pixel in the top left area, it does not bother me, can hardly notice unless I’m on white looking at that area. My friends did not say anything either.

Performance:
So far I have ran 3 different graphical intense programs  - CS:S, F.E.A.R, and 3DMark06

CS:S
I have everything on high, and 4xMSAA (for some reason it wont let me take a screenshot)
I run about 120FPS when running alone, to 75-90 when in groups, and lowest of 58 when in intense combat.


F.E.A.R
[IMG]http://www.civilcitrus.com/laptop/fear.JPG[/IMG]


The game runs very great in my opinion. Will be playing this more tomorrow hehe.

The battery does not seem to last as long as I’d have though, maybe im doing something wrong.



3DMark06
I scored a 3400 with some programs in the background. Not sure how much that affects it – thought id mention.



Conclusion: Overall I am happy with this notebook, despite the mixup and such. Would I do it over again with the wait, probably. So far I am very pleased with the gaming power.