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Ultraportable Laptops |
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| Processor(s): | Standard System: Intel Atom or Intel Core 2 Duo processors AMD Turion X2 or AMD Athlon Neo processors Via C7-M ULV processor |
| Motherboard | PCI-X (PCI Express) with few or no expansion card slots. |
| Operating System: |
Standard System:
Microsoft Vista (any 32 bit version) or Microsoft Windows 7 (any 32 bit version) Performance System:
Microsoft Vista (any 64 bit version) or Apple Macintosh OS X or Linux |
| Memory: |
Standard System: 2 GB
Performance System: 4 GB (max for 32 bit systems)
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| Hard Drive(s): |
Basic System: 128GB
Standard System: 250GB
Performance System: 500GB
Optional Equipment: Solid State Drive (SSD) to save weight and energy
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| Graphics Card(s): |
Standard System: integrated graphics processing unit (e.g. Intel Graphics Media Accelerator chip family) or PCIe card with 64MB of RAM (e.g. Intel, ATI or nVidia cards)
Performance System: PCIe card with 256 MB of RAM (e.g. ATI and nVidia cards)
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| Sound System: | Standard System: integrated sound card; integrated stereo speakers; external speakers are not usually bundled with ultraportable laptops |
| Optical Drive(s): |
Basic System: external optical drive Standard System: one (1) internal DVD optical drive (reads and writes DVD & CD discs).
Performance System: one (1) internal Blu-ray optical drive (reads and writes Blu-ray, DVD & CD discs)
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| Display | Recommended: 12.1” screen. Anything less will create eye strain. Anything more will add weight. |
| Weight: | 2.9 lbs. to 5.2 lbs. |
| Ports, Jacks & Slots: |
Standard System:
Two (2) or more USB ports One (1) Microphone jack One (1) Headphone jack One (1) or more Flash memory card slots Optional Equipment:
One (1) Express Card slot One (1) Docking Station port One (1) S-Video port One (1) VGA port One (1) Firewire port One (1) Audio – Line In jack One (1) Audio – Line Out jack One (1) HDMI Video Out jack One (1) DVI Video Out jack One (1) RJ11 Phone jack One (1) Ethernet RJ45 jack One (1) eSATA port |
| Communications: |
Standard System: one (1) Ethernet port (10/100/1000 MB) and WiFi (a.k.a 802.11x) and Bluetooth radios built-in.
Optional Equipment: integrated 56K modem; Cellular broadband radio (e.g. EV-DO, EDGE or HSDPA)
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| Input Device(s): |
Standard System: built-in keyboard with eraser head or touchpad.
Optional Equipment: USB or wireless mouse, webcam, fingerprint reader, multi-touch touchpad, built-in microphone.
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| Battery Life | 3.5 – 8.75 hours. See general hardware specifications for additional guidance. |
| Bays: | See general hardware specifications for guidance. |
