E6520 Owner's Thread

I work with Office...So the HD+ (1600x900) resolution is more suitable , than FHD(1920x1080)?

 

Higher resolution is always better. If you need larger text, you can always choose higher dpi font in Windows settings.

 

if i choose higher dpi font(1920x1080) in win settings , the text in the word is not larger...its the same like in 1600x900.

 

If its possible to install ssd sata 3 on e6520? it must be 2.5 inch or 1.8 inch?

 

A SATA III drive can be installed in any computer that takes a SATA drive, however it will run at the speed of the SATA bus. E.g. a SATA III drive installed in a computer with a SATA I bus will be reduced to SATA I speed. The E6520 has a SATA III bus, so a SATA III drive's speed would be fully realized.

The E6520 has a 2.5" inch bay. You could install 1.8" inch drive if you had a 2.5" adapter.

 

Not necessarily. Some things change, others don't. I choose the 1600x900 instead of the FHD for this reason. Even at 1600x900 I still up the DPI to 125%

I certainly wouldn't do less than 1600x900 on a 15" screen, but I think that's overall a good spot, especially if you're more productivity than multimedia oriented (I stare at Office software allllll day).

Again, just my eyes and preference...

 

Actually, no. You have to check your CPU in this list: ARK | Your source for information on Intel® products
For my i5-2520 it says, i could use 16Gb of RAM.

 

Yes, however (and correct me if I'm wrong), I believe only the HD slot is SATA III. The optical drive is SATA 1.5Gps (Sata 1) and I'm not sure about the eSATA slot.

Has anyone tested a SATA III drive in the optical slot to confirm speed?

 

I can't wait until Apple releases their "retina" displays for laptops. Then finally after I've been waiting for ages, dpi will finally got through the roof.... Without everything being tiny.

 

I have a USB 3.0 E-Module, my scores with my transcend 1 Tb USB 3.0 drive are as follows:
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CrystalDiskMark 3.0.1 (C) 2007-2010 hiyohiyo
Crystal Dew World : Crystal Dew World
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* MB/s = 1,000,000 byte/s [SATA/300 = 300,000,000 byte/s]

Sequential Read : 74.984 MB/s
Sequential Write : 72.356 MB/s
Random Read 512KB : 30.600 MB/s
Random Write 512KB : 37.070 MB/s
Random Read 4KB (QD=1) : 0.435 MB/s [ 106.2 IOPS]
Random Write 4KB (QD=1) : 0.866 MB/s [ 211.4 IOPS]
Random Read 4KB (QD=32) : 0.488 MB/s [ 119.2 IOPS]
Random Write 4KB (QD=32) : 0.813 MB/s [ 198.5 IOPS]

Test : 500 MB [E: 51.3% (307.8/600.0 GB)] (x3)
Date : 2012/01/03 15:37:21
OS : Windows 7 SP1 [6.1 Build 7601] (x86)