The best laptop money can't buy
InfoWorld designs the next-gen laptop that PC makers could ship in 2009. But will they? Explore our ideal thick and thin laptops via interactive Flash, and check out the technical specs,
product highlights, and pricing and options below. ยป FULL STORY
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Processors
- AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology TL-68 CPU (2.4GHz or 2.8GHz, 1024KB L2 cache)
- 32-bit ARM processor with Java MIDP runtime for "always on" embedded smartphone
Memory
- 4GB to 8GB 667MHz DDR SDRAM
- 4GB to 64GB NV-RAM
Graphics
- AMD ATI Hybrid Graphics with 256MB video RAM
Audio/Video
- AMD Live! and Windows Media Center certified
- DisplayPort in/out, with optional adapters for HDMI, DVI, and VGA connectors
- Combo analog audio in and out/coaxial digital audio out (Dolby Digital and DTS surround sound)
- Noise-canceling microphones and Digital Signal Processor for audio recording
- Hardware-based MPEG-4 decoder
Operating system
- Windows Vista Ultimate
- Windows XP Professional
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Desktop
- Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 10
- Ubuntu 8 Desktop Edition
Displays
- 15.3-inch HD widescreen display with 16:9 aspect ration (1920 x 1080 resolution and 16 million colors)
- Synchronized 6-inch (diagonal) color trackpad and lid-top high-resolution (640x480) displays for "always on" smartphone functions
Storage
- 64GB or 128GB SSD
Communications/Networking
- Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) controller
- 802.11a/b/g/n and 802.16 WiMax wireless networking
- Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
- (Optional) 3G/HSDP/EDGE/GPRS or EVDO/1XRTT cellular radio
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Ports/Expansion
- 3 USB 2.0 ports
DisplayPort Video connector
- ExpressCard/54 slot (supports 54mm and 34mm Express Cards)
- Infrared receiver for (optional) remote control
- (Optional) MicroDock with eSATA port, DisplayPort port, RJ-45 10/100/1000 Ethernet connector, 1 audio in jack, 1 audio out jack, and 6 USB 2.0 ports
- (Optional) DiscDock with Blu-ray/DVD+RW read-write drive, eSATA port, DisplayPort port, RJ-45 10/100/1000 Ethernet connector, 1 audio in jack, 1 audio out jack, and 6 USB 2.0 ports
Input devices
- Full-sized backlit keyboard with proximity sensor
- Touch-sensitive strips on left and right edges of the display enable vertical scrolling and assignable actions
- Lid-top display/touchpad and trackpad/touchpad support stylus input for "always on" smartphone functions
Power
- Energy Star 4.0 compliant
- 90-watt AC adapter with 6-foot power cord
- 6-cell (55WHr) slim lithium ion polymer battery module
- 5-watt lid-top solar panel
- (Optional) external battery charger with airplane and car power connectors
Dimensions
- 14.3" wide x 9.5" deep x 0.8" high
