This laptop has a low-voltage 4th generation processor which provides a battery life of up to 7 hours (based on MobileMark® 2012 test results according to the Dick Smith website)
- Ultra low voltage (ULV) 4th Gen i5 Haswell i5-4210U, 2 cores/4 threads, 15 Watts, 1.7 GHz with turbo boost to 2.7 GHz
- 15.6" HD Widescreen LED Display (1366x768)
- Windows® 8.1
- Battery: Up to 7 hours
- Weight: 2.5 kg
- Integrated HD graphics 4400
- Max ram 16 GB with 4GB installed
- 500GB hard drive
- 3 USB ports: 1 USB3, 2 USB2
- HDMI
The main downside for this laptop is the low resolution screen (1366 x 768) but that seems to be the case with most laptops below $1000.
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