Eurocom Intros Ultraportable 15.6-inch Electra 2 Notebook
This notebook has Nvidia GeForce GTX 850M graphics by default.
Eurocom launched on Thursday a new thin and light notebook focused on the gamer and business consumer. Called the Electra 2, this configurable notebook has a starting price of $825, and is available to purchase now. Highlights include Trusted Platform Module 1.2 hardware data encryption, Nvidia GeForce GTX 850M graphics and more.
"At Eurocom we consider both performance and security as something that goes hand in hand. Both of those requirements are critical even in entry level systems. Users must be provided a means to secure their hardware by encrypting all the files and personal information they have,” said Mark Bialic Eurocom, President.
According to the base specs, the laptop sports a 15.6-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080) IPS LED-lit screen backed by up to an Intel Core i7-4940MX "Haswell" Processor Extreme Edition, Intel HD Graphics 4600, and an on-board Nvidia GeForce GTX 850M "Maxwell" GPU with 2 GB of DDR3 VRAM.
The base specs also show two dual channel SODIMM sockets with up to 16 GB of DDR3L-1600/1866 RAM, and up to 3.6 TB of storage. This capacity includes three physical SATA 3 (6 Gb/s) drives, or 2x mSATA3 + 1x HDD/SSD (via ODD bay). Customers can choose to have a Blu-ray burner or a DVD burner.
As for ports, there is a USB 2.0 port, two USB 3.0 ports (1x powered AC/DC), an eSATA port (USB 3.0 combo), HDMI 1.4a out, and a VGA/CRT port for an external display. Connectivity includes Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth and Wireless AC. The laptop measures 14.96 x 10.2 x 1.07 inches, and has a 62.16 WH battery promising up to 300 minutes.
"The integrate TPM 1.2 from Infineon Technologies ensures that digital certificates, passwords and keys are made more secure from software attacks and physical theft," states the PR. "TPM provides the ability for a computing system to run applications more secure and allows secured remote access to perform electronic transactions and communication more safely."
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