CyberPower Xplorer X5-5720 Laptop Review
With the advent of the advanced computer age, certain laptop companies have gained a reputation of manufacturing excellent mobile multimedia and gaming PCs. Names like Asus, Lenovo, Dell or Acer are sure to come up. But have you ever heard of CyberPower? Gamers and multimedia freaks sure have, since although CyberPower is a rookie in the laptop industry, it has created a name for itself.
The CyberPower Xplorer X5-5720 is loaded with the Intel Core i7-720, the latest and the most powerful processor of Intel. The Core i7 is embedded with the Intel Turbo Boost Technology, which accelerates the laptop’s performance when the application demands it. This ensures very smooth performance even when doing several tasks at the same time. The Core i7 could even handle hardcore games with ease, and process heavy graphics with no effort.
Backing the CyberPower Xplorer X5-5720’s Core i7 is 4 GB of DDR3 random access memory, which ensures lagless and hitless computing even when rendering memory-hungry applications. The CyberPower-Xplorer X5-5720 is also embedded with the Intel 5 Series Express Chipset.
Handling graphics for the CyberPower Xplorer X5-5720 is the ATI Mobility Radeon HD dedicated video card. This allows the CyberPower-Xplorer X5-5720 to render 3D graphics in full clarity and great detail – which is something gamers badly need.
The CyberPower Xplorer X5-5720 sports an LCD of 14 inches with a TFT light-emitting-diode (LED) panel. This display carries a 16:9 aspect ratio and 1366 x 768 resolution. As for storage space, the CyberPower-Xplorer X5-5720 has a respectable 320GB of it – enough to save those very large games. The X5-5720 also sports a SATA DVD super-multi optical drive. The CyberPower Xplorer X5-5720 has a battery that could power this laptop for about three hours.
SPECS
CPU
- Intel Core i7-720 processor
RAM
- DDRIII 1066 4GB Memory
Screen Size
- 14.0″ TFT LED Panel (16:9) 1366×768
Graphics
- ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4300 Series
- ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4500 Series
Chipset
- Intel 5 Series Express Chipset – HM55
Hard Drive
- 320GB Hard Drive
Optical Drive
- SATA DVD Super-multi
PROS
The CyberPower-Xplorer X5-5720 gaming and multimedia laptop received a very high portability score, largely due to its being a 14-incher. Aside from its portability, what really is exciting about the CyberPower Xplorer X5-5720 is its being powered by the Intel Core i7-720 processor. Expect some performance to the max with this processor.
CONS
Though it scores high on portability, the CyberPower Xplorer X5-5720 might not appeal to some gamers who want to play with a larger screen size. The CyberPower Xplorer X5-5720 offers a mere three hours of gaming experience.
CONCLUSION – As one of the core i7 laptops and a small laptop that offers a stunning and awesome gaming and multimedia experience, the CyberPower Xplorer X5-5720 is a great buy, even with its $1,199 price tag. One might consider it a bit pricey, but let the specs speak for themselves and convince you to let go of your cash for this investment.