Dell Inspiron 8200 Pentium 4-M 2.0GHz

Performance - MobileMark 2002

The Dell Inspiron 8200 is only the third mobile system we have put through BAPCo's new MobileMark 2002 benchmark. We previously discussed how MobileMark 2002 represented a big step forward for the mobile benchmarking world, enabling much needed Windows XP support and incorporating a full new suite of programs.

Battery Life (minutes) MobileMark 2002 Dell Inspiron 8200 2.0GHz (GeForce4 440 Go) WinBook J4 2.4GHz Compaq Presario 900 1500+ 305 170 170 | 0 | 61 | 122 | 183 | 244 | 305 | 366

Since our Dell Inspiron 8200 shipped with two batteries, we tested the unit with one battery installed in each of the battery trays (for a total of two batteries). The two battery solution that the Inspiron 8200 provides creates for very impressive battery up times. The system with two batteries ran for a full five hours and five minutes: incredible considering the power that the 2.0GHz processor, 5400RPM hard drive, 15" LCD panel, and video card consume. The Dell Inspiron 8200 is certainly powerful but who would have guessed it can also run so long away from a power outlet?

To estimate performance of the Inspiron 8200 with only one battery we can take our two-battery run time and divide it by two, giving the run time of a single battery. This suggests that the Inspiron 8200 has a single battery run time of 2 hours and 32 minutes (152.5 minutes), meaning that the single battery life of the system is a bit lower than the competition. Perhaps this is one reason why Dell offers the ability to install two batteries in the system simultaneously.