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Midsize Laptops |
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| Processor(s): |
Basic System:
Intel Celeron processor AMD Athlon Neo or AMD Sempron processors Standard System:
Intel Core 2 Duo or Intel Pentium Dual Core processors AMD Turion II or AMD Athlon X2 processors Performance System:
Intel Core i7 or Intel Core 2 Duo processors AMD Athlon II processor |
| Motherboard | PCI-X (PCI Express) with few or no expansion card slots. |
| Operating System: |
Basic System:
Microsoft Vista (any 32 bit version) Standard System:
Microsoft Windows 7 (any 32 bit version) or Microsoft Vista (any 64 bit version) Performance System:
Microsoft Windows 7 (any 64 bit version) or Apple Macintosh OS X or Linux |
| Memory: |
Basic System: 3GB
Standard System: 4GB (max for 32 bit systems)
Performance System: > 4GB
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| Hard Drive(s): |
Basic System: 250GB
Standard System: 320GB
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 256MB of RAM (e.g. ATI or nVidia cards)
Performance System: PCIe graphics card with 512MB of RAM (e.g. ATI and nVidia cards) Optional Equipment: TV tuner & remote control
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| Sound System: | Standard System: integrated sound card; integrated stereo speaker(s); built-in headphone jack; external speakers not typically bundled with laptop. |
| Optical Drive(s): |
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 | 14” to 16” wide. 16″ screens are proportioned for DVD viewing. A matted screen is recommended over a transflective screen. Transflective screens are glossier and tend to produce more glare. |
| Weight: | Standard System: 4.5 lbs. to 8 lbs. |
| Ports, Jacks & Slots: |
Standard System:
Two (2) or more USB ports. One (1) Express Card slot One (1) multi-format Flash Memory Card Reader One (1) Firewire port One (1) Microphone jack One (1) Headphone jack Optional:
One (1) Docking Station port One (1) HDMI Video Out jack One (1) DVI Video Out jack One (1) RJ11 Phone jack One (1) Ethernet RJ45 jack One (1) VGA-output port One (1) Parallel port One (1) Serial port 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 full-size keyboard with eraser head or track pad, webcam, USB mouse.
Optional Equipment: fingerprint reader, wireless mouse.
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| Battery Life | 1.75 – 7.25 hours. See general hardware specifications for additional guidance. |
| Bays: | See general hardware specifications for guidance. |
