HP Compaq 8530w Mobile Workstation
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The laptop selected for the 2009 academic year is the HP 8530w. The specifications selected by Rose-Hulman are below:
| Processor | Intel Core 2 Duo T9600, 2.8 GHz |
| RAM | 4 GB (800 MHz) DDR2 (1 DIMM) |
| Hard Drive | SATA 160 GB 7200 RPM |
| Optical Drive | DVD+/-RW SuperMulti Dual Layer Light Scribe Drive |
| Display | 15.4-inch TFT WUXGA WVA anti-glare wide-viewing angle display with 1920 x 1200 max resolution |
| Video Card | NVIDIA FX 770M graphics with up to 512MB dedicated memory |
| Network Cards | 10/100/1000 Wired, Intel Wireless (supports 802.11 a/b/g and draft-n), Bluetooth 2.0+ |
| Internal Modem | Internal 56K V.92 |
| Battery | 8-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery |
| USB | Four USB 2.0 ports |
| Pointing Devices | Touchpad with scroll zone and point-stick |
| Firewire | 1 Firewire Port |
| Integrated Webcam | Webcam built into display |
| Secure Digital | 1 Secure Digital Slot |
