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viliv X70 EX Premium 3G review (7" - Atom Z520 - Win XP Home - 1 GB RAM - 32 GB SSD)

Multimedia multitasking test (in seconds)
(Shorter bars indicate better performance)
Viliv S5
3,617 
Viliv X70EX
4,260 
Viliv S7
4,380 
Asus Eee PC T91
4,380 
Sony Vaio P688E
5,062 

Jalbum photo conversion test (in seconds)
(Shorter bars indicate better performance)
Viliv S7
214 
Viliv X70EX
217 

Apple iTunes encoding test (in seconds)
(Shorter bars indicate better performance)
Viliv S7
931 
Viliv X70EX
935 
Viliv S5
954 

Video playback battery drain test (in minutes)
(Longer bars indicate better performance)
Viliv S7
496 
Viliv S5
375 
Viliv X70EX
248 

Juice box
Viliv X70EX  
Off (watts) 0.4
Sleep (watts) 0.43
Idle (watts) 4.39
Load (watts) 10.01
Raw (annual kWh) 16.48
Annual operating cost (@$0.1135/kWh) $1.87

The included battery on the Viliv X70EX lasted 4 hours and 8 minutes using CNET's video playback battery drain test, which replays a video file over and over until the battery expires. This is a more extreme usage of the Viliv battery than Web surfing would require, and the X70EX should last longer in casual use. In fact, we found that when using it around the office it lasted the better part of a day. Still, the X70EX's battery performance is significantly worse than the smaller but thicker S5.

Yukyung offers a one-year limited warranty on Viliv products, and provides a toll-free number for service in the U.S. More information is available on the Viliv Web site.

System configurations:

Viliv X70EX
Windows XP Home Edition SP3; 1.33GHz Intel Atom Z520; 1024MB DDR2 SDRAM 533MHz; 128MB (Shared) Mobile Intel GMA 500; 32GB SiliconMotion Solid State Drive

Viliv S7
Windows XP Home Edition SP3; 1.33GHz Intel Atom Z520; 1024MB DDR2 SDRAM 533MHz; 128MB (Shared) Mobile Intel GMA 500; 32GB Sandisk Solid State Drive

Viliv S5
Windows XP Home Edition SP3; 1.3GHz Intel Atom Z520; 1024MB DDR2 SDRAM 533MHz; 256MB (Shared) Intel GMA 500; 60GB Samsung 4,200rpm

Asus Eee PC T91
Windows XP Home Edition SP3; 1.33GHz Intel Atom Z520; 1024MB DDR2 SDRAM 533MHz; 256MB (Shared) Mobile Intel GMA 500; 16GB ASUS-JM S41 SSD + 16GB SD Expansion Card

Acer Aspire One AO751h-1545
Windows XP Home Edition SP3; 1.33GHz Intel Atom Z520; 1024MB DDR2 SDRAM 533MHz; 256MB (Shared) Mobile Intel GMA 500; 160GB Seagate 5,400rpm

Sony Vaio P688E
Windows Vista Home Premium SP1; 1.33GHz Intel Atom Z520; 2048MB DDR2 SDRAM 533MHz; 128MB Mobile Intel GMA 500; Samsung 64GB SSD

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Quick Specifications

  • Release date09/10/09
  • Processor Intel Atom Z520 / 1.33 GHz
  • Memory 1.0 GB
  • Hard Drive 32.0 GB Solid State Drive
  • Display Type 7.0 in TFT active matrix
  • Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
  • Optical Drive None
  • Weight 1.5 lbs

Scott Stein, a CNET senior editor and laptop reviewer, is a bit of a New York Jets fan. He has written about tech, entertainment, video games, and viral culture for publications including Maxim, Esquire, and Men's Journal. When he's not busy being a dad, he's obsessively mapping out NY's restaurant landscape and doing his best to write a novel. Full Bio

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