Scan this code for more info. To download a barcode app, SMS <f2k> to 56677 from a mobile phone with Internet access and camera. HARD DISK PRINTER Price: `8,500 SONY PSZ-HA50 HDD A rugged hard disk for those spending maximum time outdoors Price: `57,375 (Device); `12,837 for consumable (model CZ192A with a yield of 12000 Pages) – Anuj Sharma he PSZ-HA50 HDD is designed for consumers who need high- HP LASERJET PRO M706N speed and reliable data storage for back-up and transfer of A Single Function Printer best suited for small and medium Ttheir content. The PSZ-HA2T HDD is equipped with one USB 3.0 enterprises and two FireWire 800 ports and comes in a stackable form factor. Furthermore, the drive is compliant with industry standards of IP5X – Anuj Sharma and IPX4 of dust and splash proof hard casing that can be used in Monolaser A4/A3 printer for workgroups which has been reduced various ranges of environments and conditions. It also comes in 1TB in size by 20% as compared to its predecessor HP LaserJet 5200 and 2TB variants. Aand includes more features like AirPrint, HPePrint etc. Overall build Performance: The hard drive produced good numbers in our and construction looks solid and sturdy. It has a 2 Line LCD Panel and tests. The test bed comprised of Intel i5-3450 CPU clocked at 3.5 minimalist control panel design. Ghz,Gigabyte GA-H61M-S1 motherboard, 8GB RAM, 256 GB SSD Good performer: HP Laserjet Pro M706N delivers good print speed, (source drive), Windows 7 64-bit. In CrystalDisk Mark benchmark, it printing 33 A4 pages in a minute and that too with appreciable quality. delivered sequential read speed of 35.25 MB/sec and sequential write Here, the first page was printed in just 7 seconds. However, this is less speed of 29.85 MB/sec. In HD Tune Pro benchmark, it delivered max than Samsung ML-4510 ND laser printer which printed a total number speed of 33.2 MB/sec, min speed of 31.2 MB/sec and CPU access of 40 pages in a minute. A strange behavior that we observed in this time of 17.5ms. In drag and drop test, the hard drive took 32 seconds printer was that all the printouts came out slightly bent from the edges. to transfer 3.3 GB assorted files from source drive to HDD, delivering The printer is Energy Star Certified, thus it can automatically push speed of 102 MB/sec, which is much higher as compared to Seagate itself to power saving mode when not in use. It wakes up when a print Backup Plus, which completed the transfer in 6 minutes delivering command is fired to it and does not 8MB/sec speed. The HDD offers 465GB produce much noise during printing. of free space, thus, per GB cost comes KEY SPECS: The duty cycle of printer is more than out to be Rs.18.27 which is relatively Mono Laser A4/A3 Printer, 750 HP LaserJet Pro M425 (50000) but KEY SPECS: MHz Processor, 256 MB RAM, Print 500 GB, 1*USB 3.0, 2*FireWire 800 higher as compared to Seagate Backup Resolution: Up to 1200 x 1200 dpi, less than Samsung ML4510 ND, which Ports, 5400 rpm, 3 years warranty, plus, which is at Rs.6/GB. The Firewire Duty Cycle-65,000 Pages, 350 Sheets gives some 2,00,000 prints. Windows and Mac Compatible Input Tray, 250 Sheet Output Bin, 1 ports are used for daisy chaining. By USB 2.0, Ethernet Port, Manual Duplex, We would have appreciated had this, you can hook two or more external Dimension: 500 x 425 x 295 mm, it carried the secure print feature, PROS: HDD together via a series of firewire Weight: 17Kg, 1 year warranty Fast, 3 years warranty, Dust and present in Samsung ML4510 ND Splash Proof Design cables, running from each HDD to the PROS: printer wherein printer fires the next, with only one HDD being plugged Print Quality, Speed print only after the correct pin code CONS: into the computer. CONS: is entered for the document on Expensive Bottomline: A speedier drive Price, Manual Duplex the printer. which also offers good physical WRITE TO: Bottomline: Fast print speed and WRITE TO: HP India Sales Pvt. Ltd. Sony India, Delhi protection and the option of two Ph: 1800 425 4999 good quality make it a viable choice for Phone: 1800-103-7799 transfer interfaces. Email: [email protected] small workgroups. PricE PErformaNCE FEatURES OVErall PricE PErformaNCE FEatURES OVErall pcquest.com twitter.com/pcquest facebook.com/pcquest linkd.in/pcquest [email protected] SEPTEMBER 2014 PCQUEST 77 REVIEW BENCHMARKS GRAPHS SMARTPHONES PERFORMANCE COMPARED We’ve tested so many phones in different price brackets in the past few months. Here’s how they compare to each other in performance, to help you decide the right one for your needs. — Rohit Arora The Benchmarks and What they Measure AnTuTu A full system test that analyses the power of the CPU and checks the processing capability of RAM. It also examines GPU rendering (3D effects, games and video playing) and input/output performance of the device. 3DMark A benchmark test designed to measure the graphical performance of your device by extensive usage of higher quality textures to create a more demanding load at different screen resolutions such as 1080p and 720p. Vellamo (HTML5) Developed by Qualcomm, Vellamo HTML5 evaluates mobile web browser performance by playing a series of tests that measures graphics rendering, JavaScript, pixel blending and network stack performance. Quadrant Quadrant also checks CPU, I/O, and 3D graphics performance of your device by running a series of tests. It also provides a comparison with other devices once you submit the score. ANTUTU BENCHMARK SCORES MODEL SUB `10,000/- SMARTPHONES SCORE Asus Zenfone 5 19702 Micromax Unite 2 18110 Karbonn Titanium S99 17885 Swipe konnect 5.0 17703 Spice Stellar 520 17293 Karbonn Titanium S1 Plus 16925 Lava Iris X1 13494 Moto E 12067 Optima Smart 45Q 10544 Nokia X 7856 MODEL `10,000 - 25,000/- SMARTPHONES SCORE Xiaomi Mi3 42126 Micromax Canvas Knight 30957 Panasonic P81 27490 Moto X 22961 HTC Desire 616 21846 HTC Desire 816 21547 Xperia T2 Ultra 19620 Oppo R1 R829 16962 LG L90 D410 16932 Moto G 16905 Micromax canvas Turbo Mini 16830 Nexus 4 16703 HTC Desire 516 16470 Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 15290 Gionee Elife E6 14546 78 PCQUEST SEPTEMBER 2014 pcquest.com twitter.com/pcquest facebook.com/pcquest linkd.in/pcquest [email protected] Scan this code for more info. To download a barcode app, SMS <f2k> to 56677 from a mobile phone with Internet access and camera. MODEL SMARTPHONES ABOVE `25,000/- SCORE HTC One M8 37583 Galaxy S5 37246 Lenovo Vibe Z 34860 Oppo Find 7 34160 Xperia Z2 33891 LG G3 33065 LG G Pro 2 31853 Xperia Z1 Compact 31291 Xperia Z1 31201 Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo 30319 Oppo N1 26470 LG Nexus 5 21754 QUADRANT BENCHMARK SCORES MODEL SUB `10,000/- SMARTPHONES SCORE Karbonn Titanium S99 8785 Micromax Unite 2 8743 Spice Stellar 520 8491 Karbonn Titanium S1 Plus 8375 Asus Zenfone 5 8276 Swipe konnect 5.0 7167 Moto E 5133 Lava Iris X1 3551 Optima Smart 45Q 3286 Nokia X 2826 MODEL `10,000 - 25,000/- SMARTPHONES SCORE Xiaomi Mi3 22208 Micromax Canvas Knight 15540 Panasonic P81 13624 HTC Desire 816 13359 HTC Desire 616 13082 Xperia T2 Ultra 9498 Moto G 8784 HTC Desire 516 8455 Moto X 8154 Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 7181 Oppo R1 R829 7014 LG L90 D410 6060 Micromax canvas Turbo Mini 5817 Gionee Elife E6 4720 Nexus 4 4492 pcquest.com twitter.com/pcquest facebook.com/pcquest linkd.in/pcquest [email protected] SEPTEMBER 2014 PCQUEST 79 REVIEW MODEL SMARTPHONES ABOVE `25,000/- SCORE HTC One M8 25572 LG G3 23830 Galaxy S5 23302 Oppo Find 7 22340 Lenovo Vibe Z 21453 LG G Pro 2 20501 Xperia Z2 18388 Xperia Z1 Compact 16994 Xperia Z1 16984 Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo 11862 Oppo N1 11233 LG Nexus 5 7813 3D MARK ICS U BENCHMARK SCORES MODEL SUB `10,000/- SMARTPHONES SCORE Lava Iris X1 4113 Karbonn Titanium S1 Plus 4072 Moto E 3724 Asus Zenfone 5 3656 Spice Stellar 520 2884 Nokia X 2195 Swipe konnect 5.0 2160 Karbonn Titanium S99 2112 Micromax Unite 2 1945 Optima Smart 45Q 939 MODEL `10,000 - 25,000/- SMARTPHONES SCORE Xiaomi Mi3 18717 Moto X 10925 Micromax Canvas Knight 7243 Nexus 4 5818 Xperia T2 Ultra 5654 Moto G 5587 Gionee Elife E6 5476 Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 5337 HTC Desire 816 4866 LG L90 D410 4817 Panasonic P81 4614 HTC Desire 516 3971 HTC Desire 616 3829 Micromax canvas Turbo Mini 2964 Oppo R1 R829 2868 MODEL SMARTPHONES ABOVE `25,000/- SCORE HTC One M8 18943 Xperia Z2 18929 Oppo Find 7 18700 LG G Pro 2 17760 Xperia Z1 Compact 17655 Xperia Z1 17055 Lenovo Vibe Z 16752 LG G3 15667 LG Nexus 5 13402 Galaxy S5 13241 Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo 9236 Oppo N1 7384 80 PCQUEST SEPTEMBER 2014 pcquest.com twitter.com/pcquest facebook.com/pcquest linkd.in/pcquest [email protected] Scan this code for more info. To download a barcode app, SMS <f2k> to 56677 from a mobile phone with Internet access and camera. VELLAMO BENCHMARK SCORES MODEL SUB `10,000/- SMARTPHONES SCORE Swipe konnect 5.0 2921 Micromax Unite 2 2876 Karbonn Titanium S1 Plus 2004 Karbonn Titanium S99 1618 Spice Stellar 520 1609 Asus Zenfone 5 1589 Optima Smart 45Q 1194 Moto E 1145 Lava Iris X1 1143 Nokia X 1140 MODEL `10,000 - 25,000/- SMARTPHONES SCORE Xiaomi Mi3 2203 Micromax Canvas Knight 2091 Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 1964 Micromax canvas Turbo Mini 1939 Xperia T2 Ultra 1864 HTC Desire 516 1646 Panasonic P81 1609 Gionee Elife E6 1555 Oppo R1 R829 1554 Moto X 1465 HTC Desire 816 1431 HTC Desire 616 1408 Nexus 4 1375 LG L90 D410 1261 Moto G 1254 MODEL SMARTPHONES ABOVE `25,000/- SCORE Oppo Find 7 2995 Lenovo Vibe Z 2926 Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo 2926 LG G3 2786 Galaxy S5 1881 Oppo N1 1803 Xperia Z1 Compact 1681 Xperia Z1 1641 Xperia Z2 1587 LG G Pro 2 1521 LG Nexus 5 1353 HTC One M8 1101 pcquest.com twitter.com/pcquest facebook.com/pcquest linkd.in/pcquest [email protected] SEPTEMBER 2014 PCQUEST 81.