PCMark showed a similarly massive leap forward over the outgoing machine, even when running with the Intel graphics – I make a point of mentioning this, because slow graphics can have a big effect on PCMark. Running PCMark with the Intel graphics turned in a score of 2965 compared to 2729 on the S5VP, which was equipped with a GeForce GO 6400 chipset. However, once I switched to the GeForce GO 7400 chipset the SZ1VP surged forward with a score of 3586!

As already mentioned, 3D performance was vastly improved when using the nVidia chipset and the numbers do indicate that you should be able to play the odd 3D game when you switch over to the nVidia graphics.

Battery life is a massive improvement over the S5VP with the SZ1VP lasting almost 100 minutes longer - 262 compared to 165 minutes to be precise. The DVD playback time is also impressive at 218 minutes compared to 142 minutes on the old machine. Of course all those times were achieved using the Intel integrated graphics, but to be fair that's exactly what you're likely to be using when on battery power. That said, despite using the slower graphics chipset, the SZ1VP managed a MobileMark performance rating of 203, only eight points behind the S5VP.