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System Specifications
Features
Below is a brief summary of the computer’s many features:
NOTE: Items marked with * denote only selected models.
Operating System
• Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium
Platform
• Intel® Centrino® processor technology, featuring:
• Intel® Core™2 Duo processor T6400 (2 MB L2 cache, 2 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 35 W),
supporting Intel® 64 architecture
• Mobile Intel® PM45 Express Chipset
• Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 5100/5300 (dual-band quad-mode 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N) Wi-Fi
CERTIFIED® wireless LAN card
System Memory
• Dual-channel DDR3 SDRAM support
• Up to 4 GB of DDR3 800 MHz memory, upgradeable to 8 GB using two soDIMM modules (for 64-
bit OS)
• Up to 2 GB of DDR3 800 MHz memory, upgradeable to 4 GB using two soDIMM modules (for 32-
bit OS)
Display
• 17.3" HD 1600 x 900 pixel resolution, high-brightness (220-nit) Ultrabright™ TFT LCD, supporting
simultaneous multi-window viewing
• 16:9 aspect ratio
• 8 ms response time
• 60% color gamut
Graphics
• ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 4570 with up to 2304 MB of HyperMemory™ (512 MB of dedicated
DDR2 VRAM, up to 1792 MB of shared system memory), supporting Unified Video Decoder
(UVD), OpenEXR High Dynamic-Range (HDR) technology, Shader Model 4.1, Microsoft®
DirectX® 10.1
• Dual independent display support
• 16.7 million colors
• MPEG-2/DVD decoding
• WMV9 (VC-1) and H.264 (AVC) decoding
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