A notebook, also known as laptop, is a portable computer. When you are looking for the right notebook, it is important to know where you are going to work with it. Do you want to use it on the road? Choose a model with a special energy saving 'mobile' processor, a good battery and a reasonably small display. This will allow you to work longer with the same battery and saves you the trouble of carrying around a large display that consumes a lot of precious battery power. Or will you be using you notebook mainly in places where you will have access to a power outlet? Then choose a desktop processor (more processing power for less money) and an ordinary battery, this will save you a lot of money, which you could spend on a bigger screen, you'll work faster because you can view more information at once and it's great for multimedia!
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Processor
Processor clock speed
Processor speed in Mhz. Often the clock speed is expressed by a manufacturer in GHz (1 GHz = 1000 MHz). The clock rate is the fundamental rate in cycles per second (measured in hertz) at which a computer performs its most basic operations such as adding two numbers. There are more factors, like internal memory size, that influence a computer's actual response time.
2600 MHz
Processor family
The processor serie to which the processor belongs.
Intel Celeron
Processor
Processor is the central unit in a computer containing the logic circuitry that performs the instructions of a computer's programs.
Intel Celeron D 330
Processor front side bus
Speed of the processor's Front Side Bus (FSB) in megahertz (1 million Herz). The FSB is the bus that transfers data between the CPU and the northbridge of the Motherboard. The maximum theoretical bandwidth of the FSB is determined by the product of its width, its clock frequency and the number of data transfers it performs per clock tick.
400 MHz
Cache internal
Actual internal (L1) cache memory; expressed in bytes
128 MB
Disk drive
Total storage capacity
Total storage capacity in Gigabyte (1 billion bytes).
40 GB
Hard disk rotational speed
The rotational speed of a hard disk expressed in rotations per minute. The faster the better.
4200 RPM
Hard disk drive type
ATA 100
Display
Display diagonal
Size of the display for this product; expressed in inches diagonal
15.4 "
Display
The display technology. Flat screen technologies like Liquid Cristal Display (LCD) and Thin Film Transistor (TFT) active matrix technology are the trend.
In TV technologies one can notice FST (Flat Screen Tube) technology, and ARASC (Anti Reflexion, Anti Static Coating) or AGARAS (Anti-Glare ARASC) or simply AGC (anti-glare coating). The old tv and screen technology CRT means Cathodic Ray Tube. MLA = Micro Lens Array. p-Si=Polycrystalline Silicon. a-Si=Amorphous Silicon.
WXGA TFT LCD
Contrast ratio (typical)
The difference in light intensity between the brightest white and the darkest black.
750:1
Display resolution
Resolution of the display for the system
1280 x 800 pixels
Memory
Internal memory
The amount of memory measured in megabytes installed in the system's hardware
512 MB
Video
Graphic adapter
ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 IGP
Maximum graphic adapter memory
Graphics memory is determining with the (graphic) processor, the graphics/video performance of your computer. Graphics memory is often shared with system memory so that it varies depending on the amount of system memory installed and system load.
64 MB
Optical drive
Optical drive type
Type of the optical drive
DVD/CD-RW Combo
CD write speed
24 x
CD read speed
24 x
CD rewrite speed
10 x
DVD read speed
8 x
Audio
Audio system
SoundBlaster-Pro & MS DirectSound-compatible
Number of built-in speakers
2
Networking
Internal modem
Networking features
Ethernet/Fast Ethernet
Modem speed
56 Kbit/s
Operating system/software
Bundled software
Norton AntiVirus, CyberLink PowerDVD, Adobe Reader, Acer Launch Manager, Acer Notebook Manager, NTI CD Maker, Disc-to-disc recovery (uses 2GB of HD-space)
Energy management
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Battery type
Description of battery supplied with the product
8 Cell Lithium-Ion
Battery life
Maximum battery life in hours. Mobile Mark™ (2002) is the standard often used to benchmark battery life time. In some cases battery life can be extended by adding extra batteries.
1.5 h
Connectivity
I/O ports
An interface on a device to which you can connect another device.
4x USB 2.0 1x Infrared (FIR) 1x VGA for external monitor 1x 32bit type II PCMIA CardBus slot 1x RJ-11 jack 1x RJ-45 jack 1x speaker/ headphone/ line-out jack 1x microphone/ line-in jack 1x DC-in jack for AC adapter, USB, RJ-11, RJ-45, FIR
System requirements
Compatible operating systems
List of desktop operating systems tested as compatible with this product, including coined name and version
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Security
Security features
Kensington lock slot
Weight & dimensions
Weight
Weight of the product without packaging (nett weight). If possible, the nett weight is given including standard accessories and supplies. Please, note that sometimes the manufacturer is giving a too commercial interpretation of product weight, by leaving out the weight of accessories and/or supplies.
3400 g
Dimensions W x D x H
Dimensions of the produkt (Width x Depth x Height) in millimeter.
365 x 289 x 46 mm
Width
365 mm
Depth
289 mm
Technical details
Form factor
Description of characteristics; and/or size of the product; included by type.
