By
Harald Thon,
published on February 19, 2004
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: the, modular, approach | Themes: Business Notebooks
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: the, modular, approach | Themes: Business Notebooks
Contents
2. Technical Specs
For the test, FIC sent us a barebone including all the needed components. As was the case with the FIC MB02 , assembling the system posed no major hassle.
| FIC MB05 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Two-spindle |
| Dimensions (WxHxD) | 328mm x 38mm x 277mm / 12.9" x 1.5" x 10.9" |
| Weight of unit | 2941g / 6.47lbs |
| Weight of charger and cable | 350g / 0.77lbs |
| Display size | TFT-15" |
| Display resolution | 1024x786 / XGA |
| CPU | Intel Pentium-M 1400MHz |
| Memory type | PC2100 DDR SDRAM CL2.5 |
| Amount of memory | 512 MB |
| Chipset Northbridge | Intel 855GM/82855GM (GMCH) |
| Chipset Southbridge | Intel ICH4-M |
| Graphics controller | 82852/82855 GM/GME up to 64 MB (DVMT) |
| Hard drive bay | 2.5", 9.5mm height |
| Ethernet/WLAN | Realtek RTL8139/810x Family and Intel PRO/WLAN 2100 802.11b |
| Bluetooth radio | No |
| Modem | Agere Systems AC'97 |
| Audio | Realtek AC97 |
| Battery capacity | 65 Wh |
| Battery weight | 432 g / 15.3 ounces |
| Pointing device(s) | Touchpad |
| DVD/CD-R/RW drive | QSI CDRW/DVD SBW-242 8x//24x10x10x DVD//CD-R/RW |
| Hard disk | HITACHI DK23EA-30 ATA-5 30 GB/4200rpm/2 MB |
| PC card slot(s) | 2x type II (L) |
| Floppy drive | No |
| USB ports | 3x USB 2.0 (L) |
| 1394 ports | 1x (L) |
| IR port | No |
| Serial ports | Yes |
| Parallel ports | Yes |
| VGA out | Yes |
| PS/2 connector | Yes |
| Headphone/Microphone/ Line In Connector | Yes/Yes/No (F) |
| Video-In/Out | No/No |
| B=Back side, F=Front, L=Left side, R=Right Side | |
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