Poor | Average | Good | Excellent | |
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Screen size | 13.3 in Best: MSI GT83 Titan SLI Screen size: 18.4 in | |||
Clock speed | 1600 MHz Best: Razer Blade Stealth 13 Clock speed: 3733 MHz | |||
Weight | 1350 g Best: Lenovo IdeaPad Duet Chromebook Weight: 450 g | |||
Resolution | 1440 x 900 Best: |
Resolution | 1440 x 900 |
---|---|
Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
Screen size | 13.3 in |
Widescreen | Yes |
Display surface | Gloss |
Touchscreen | no |
LED backlight | yes |
LCD backlight technology | LED backlight |
Graphics processor | Intel HD Graphics 6000 |
---|---|
Video memory size | None |
Video memory type | None |
RAM size | 8 GB |
---|---|
Technology | LPDDR3 SDRAM |
Clock speed | 1600.0 MHz |
Max RAM supported | 8 GB |
Wi-Fi | yes |
---|---|
Wi-Fi standards |
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Bluetooth | yes |
Colour of product | Silver |
---|---|
Housing material | Aluminum |
Charging port type | DC-in jack |
---|---|
Ethernet LAN | no |
Headphone outputs | 1 |
Main storage | 256 GB flash storage |
---|---|
Integrated card reader | yes |
Compatible memory cards | SDXC |
Optical drive type | None |
Built-in microphone | yes |
---|---|
Speakers | yes |
CPU model | Intel Core i5 |
---|---|
Clock speed | 1.6 GHz |
Number of cores | Dual-Core |
64-bit computing | yes |
Cache | L3 - 3 MB |
Input method | Trackpad |
---|---|
Numeric keypad | no |
Keyboard backlight | yes |
Height | 0.67 in |
---|---|
Weight | 47.62 oz |
Width | 12.8 in |
Depth | 8.94 in |
Built in camera | yes |
---|---|
Camera resolution | HD |
Battery capacity | 54.0 Wh |
---|---|
Battery technology | Lithium Polymer |
Energy Star | yes |
---|---|
EPEAT compliance (Certificates) | EPEAT Gold |
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