SCL Question PRX 1011

1. Ideal laptop hardware and why??

ACER

Aspire 5755G

Operation system	Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit Genuine Windows® 7 Basic 64-bit
CPU and chipset	Intel® Core™ i7-2820QM processor (8 MB L3 cache, cache, 2.30 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.40 GHz, DDR3 100 MHz, 45 W), I72630QM/i&2720QM processor (6 MB L3 cache, 2/2.20 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 2.90/3.30 GHz, DDR3 16000 MHz, 45W), supporting Intel® 64 architecture, Intel® Smart Cache Intel® Core™ 17-2620M processor (4 MB L3 cache,2.70 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.40 GHz, DDR3 1333 MHz, 35W), supporting Intel® 64 architecture, Intel® Smart Cache Intel® Core™ i5-2410M/i5-2430M/i5-2520M/i-2540M processor (3MB L3 cache, 2.30/2.40/2.50/2.60 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 2.90/3/3.20/3.30 GHz, DDR3 1333 MHz, 35W), supporting Intel® 64 architecture, Intel® Smart Cache Intel® Core™ i3-2310M/i3-2330M processor (3MB L3 cache, 2.10/2.20 GHz, DD R3 1333 MHz, 35 W), supporting Intel®64 architecture, Intel® Smart Cache Mobile Intel® HM65 Express Chipset
Memory	Dual-channel DDR3 SDRAM support: ·         Up to 4GB of DDR3 system memory, upgradable to 8GB using two soDIMM modules
Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 540M with NVIDIA® Optimus™ technology (208/1024 MB of dedicated DDR3 VRAM), supporting NVIDIA® CUDA™, PhysX™, PureVideo® HD technology, OpenEXR High Dynamic-Range (HDR) techlonogy, Shader Model 5.0, Microsoft® DirectX® 11 Dual independent display support 16.7 million colors External resolution / refresh rates: ·         VGA port up to 208 x 1536: 85 Hz ·         HDMI® port up to 1920 x 1080: 60 Hz MPEG-2/DVD decoding WMV9 (VC-1) and H.264 (AVC) decoding MPEG-4 Part 2 DivX® decoding HDMI® (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) support
Audio	Optimized Dolby® Advanced Audio® v2 audio enhancement, featuring Audio  Optimizer, Audio Regulator, Volume Leveler, Volume Maximizer, and Surround Virtualizer (for built-in speakers) technologies High-definition audio support Two built –in stereo speakers MS-Sound compatible Built-in microphone
Storage	Hard disc drive: ·         250/320/500/640/750 GB or larger Multi-in-1 card reader, supporting: ·         Secure Digital™ (SD) Card, MultiMedia Card™ (MMC), Memory Stick PRO™ (MS PRO), xD-Picture Card™ (xD)
Power adapter and battery	ACPI 3.0 CPU power management standard: supports Standby and Hibernation power-saving modes Power adapter 3-pin 90 W AC adapter: ·         133 (W) x 59 (D) x 31 (H) mm (5.23 x 2.32 x 1.22 inches) ·         390 g (0.86 lbs.) with 180 cm DC cable Battery 48 Wh 4400 mAh 6-cell Li-ion standard battery pack Battery life: 4.5 hours ENERGY STAR®
Wireless and networking	WLAN: ·         Acer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ ·         Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ ·         Supporting Acer SignalUp™ wireless technology WPAN: ·         Bluetooth® 3.0+HS ·         Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR LAN: Gigabit Ethernet, Wake-on-LAN ready