Performance - Startup Times
Although the ECS i-Buddie 4 will likely never be used on the road (unless the
optional external battery pack is purchased), we decided to put the system through
the startup time tests that we put every notebook through. Unfortunately, we
were unable to run BatteryMark 2001 on the ECS i-Buddie 4 because our test system
did not come with the optional external battery pack.
| Boot
Time (seconds) |
|
|
|
0 |
|
17 |
|
34 |
|
50 |
|
67 |
|
84 |
|
101 |
|
|
|
The i-Buddie 4 1.6GHz was ranks as the slowest to start Intel based laptop we
have seen to date, however not by much. The system was only two seconds slower
to go from a cold start into Windows XP Professional than the WinBook N4 1.8GHz.
Again, boot time of the i-Buddie 4 is likely not too important because the system
will most likely be used as a desktop, not a laptop. Even if the i-Buddie 4 were
to be used on the go, the time required to unpack and plug in the AC power adapter
would be far longer than the time required to get into Windows.
| Out
of Standby Time (seconds) |
|
|
|
0 |
|
2 |
|
4 |
|
7 |
|
9 |
|
11 |
|
13 |
|
|
|
The standby feature of the i-Buddie 4 will likely go unused since the system
does not even have battery capacity to maintain a standby state Regardless,
the i-Buddie 4 fell almost in the middle of the pack in the standby test, requiring
seven seconds to come out of standby.
| Out
of Hibernate Time (seconds) |
|
|
|
0 |
|
8 |
|
16 |
|
25 |
|
33 |
|
41 |
|
49 |
|
|
|
Unlike the standby feature, the hibernate feature of the i-Buddie 4 will likely
be used. Since the system can be set to hibernate on a power off, the i-Buddie
4 can be transported from place to place while maintaining open applications
and achieving a faster boot time. It took the system a slightly shorter time
to start when in standby mode and performed about on average when compared to
the other notebooks.
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