| Killer Notebooks Executioner |
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Weight:
The Executioner Notebook configured for Techware Labs weighed in at 9.5 lbs., and combined with the weight of the AC adapter that weighs 1.8 lbs. we have a total combined weight of 11.3 lbs.
Storage:
The Executioner we received came with dual Seagate hard drives setup in Raid-0 striping, not your normal OEM hard drives normally supplied by notebook makers, but rather the same type of retail hard drives you can normally buy. These drives come with 3 to 5 year warranty periods making them the best choice should you be able to choose what hard drives you can get with your next notebook.
Battery Life:
Most desktop replacement or high-end laptops generally do not last very long when subjected to load while on battery power. The Executioner falls into this category. During our testing, the power consumption while on battery power while either viewing videos, playing Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter, LockOn: Flaming Cliffs and Battlefield 2142 was limited from approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour maximum. After allowing the battery to cool and recharge, we set the Executioner aside to run in idle, while we only browsed the internet occasionally during this test and found that the battery power lasted approximately for 2 hours. Frame rates in games will differ greatly if playing on AC power versus on battery power, because the processor throttles back to allow for greater battery life. The processor on the Intel Core 2 Duo throttled back from 2.33Ghz to 977Mhz in its battery save mode.
Display:
The 1920 x 1200 resolution and Glassview display was very impressive and glossy, other than some reflective issues, I would highly recommend getting the higher end resolution displays since todays video cards fully take advantage of this.
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