X-bit labs

Form-factor

Dual-spindle notebook

Platform

Intel Centrino Duo (Santa Rosa)

CPU

Intel Core 2 Duo T7300:
- Two cores
- 2000MHz clock speed
- 4096KB L2 cache
- FSB 800MHz

Chipset

Intel PM965 North Bridge
ICH8-M South Bridge

Memory

2048MB DDR2-667
Two expansion slots on the mainboard

Video subsystem

NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M
128MB of proprietary DDR3 memory

Display

14” diagomal
16:10 format
WXGA+ (1440x900) resolution
200 nit brightness
Matt screen surface

HDD

Serial ATA 100GB HDD with 7200rpm spindle rotation speed
1GB Intel Turbo Memory module

Optical drive

DVD-Supermulti Dual Layer
Modular design: the optical drive can be replaced
with a second hard disk drive or additional battery

Communications

10/100/1000Mbit/s Local network adapter
802.11a/b/g/draft-n wireless network adapter
Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR module
56Kbit/s modem

I/O ports

3 x USB 2.0
1 x IEEE 1394 (i.LINK, FireWire)
1 x PCMCIA
1 x ExpressCard|54
1 x VGA (external monitor output)
1 x RJ-11 (modem)
1 x RJ-45 (network)
1 x mic In
1 x headset Out
1 x doc-station connector

Audio

Intel High Definition Audio system
Two built-in speakers
Built-in mono mic

Input devices

Keyboard
Touchpad
TrackPoint
Dactyloscopic sensor

Power

Li-Ion, 6 elements: up to 3.8 hours of battery life
65W PSU

Dimensions

335.5 x 237 x 27.6-31.9 mm

Weight

2.27kg with 4-element battery
2.37kg with 6-element battery

Warranty

1 year warranty
Can be extended to 5 years for additional charge

Price
at the time of review

$964 in base configuration
$1469 as the one tested today