Best Buy Introduces Next Class Laptop Line
To help find the most appropriate laptops for the line, the Best Buy computing team worked with students to identify the most important features. Six characteristics emerged as key: Extended battery life; low weight and portable design; personalized, yet professional design; full virus protection; preloaded with necessary software (specifically a full version of Office Home and Student); and an affordable price point. The Best Buy team took this input to manufacturers to help the retailer create a new line that would meet the students’ expectations.
The line will be available now through the fall. More information about Next Class computers is available at www.bestbuy.com/nextclass.
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Toshiba Satellite M505-S4940 |
HP Pavilion DV4-1465DX |
Dell Studio Chassis S1440-022B |
Sony VGN-NW125J/T | |
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Processor |
2.0GHz Intel® Pentium® |
2.1GHz Intel® Core™2 Duo |
2.1GHz Intel® Core™2 Duo |
2.1GHz Intel® Core™2 Duo |
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Display |
14" LED-backlit widescreen TFT-LCD with TruBrite technology (1366 x 768) |
14.1" High-definition widescreen with BrightView technology (1280 x 800) |
14" WXGA TrueLife widescreen LED display with 720p resolution |
15.5" WXGA widescreen LCD with XBRITE-ECO technology (1280 x 800) |
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System Memory (RAM) |
4GB DDR2 |
4GB DDR2 |
3GB DDR3 |
4GB PC2-6400 DDR2 |
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Hard Drive |
320GB Serial ATA (5400 rpm) |
320GB SATA (5400 rpm) |
320GB Serial ATA (5400 rpm) |
320GB Serial ATA (5400 rpm) |
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Optical Drive |
Double-layer DVD±RW/CD-RW |
Double-layer DVD±RW/CD-RW |
Not included |
Double-layer DVD±RW/CD-RW |
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Graphics |
Mobile Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500M |
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD |
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M |
Mobile Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD |
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Video Memory |
128MB - 1759MB dynamically allocated shared |
1759MB total graphics memory |
Not specified |
Up to 1750MB total available |
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Modem |
56 Kbps |
56 Kbps |
None |
None |
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Networking |
Built-in 10/100 Ethernet |
10/100Base-T Ethernet |
Built-in 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet |
Built-in 10Base-T/100Base-TX Fast Ethernet LAN |
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Wireless Networking |
Wireless-B+G+N |
Wireless-B+G |
Wireless-B+G+N |
Wireless-A+B+G+N |
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PCMCIA Slots |
1 ExpressCard 34/54 |
1 ExpressCard 34/54 |
1 ExpressCard/34 |
None |
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Laptop Weight |
Ultraportable (5.5 lbs. or less) |
Ultraportable (5.5 lbs. or less) |
Ultraportable (5.5 lbs. or less) |
Standard (more than 5.5 lbs.) |
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Battery Type |
6-cell lithium-ion |
12-cell lithium-ion |
8-cell lithium-ion |
6-cell lithium-ion |
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Battery Life |
Up to 3 hours and 20 minutes |
Up to 6 hours |
Up to 5 hours and 20 minutes |
Up to 5 hours and 30 minutes |
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Operating System |
Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit with SP1 |
Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit with SP1 |
Windows Vista Home Premium with SP1 |
Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit with SP1 |
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Included Software |
Microsoft Office Home & Student 2007 (full version), Toshiba Disc Creator, DVD Player, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Norton Antivirus (15 months) |
Microsoft Office Home & Student 2007 (full version), Microsoft Works, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Cyberlink DVD Suite, Norton Internet Security 2009 (12 months) and more |
Microsoft Office Home & Student 2007 (full version); Adobe Reader 9; Norton Internet Security 2009 (15 months) |
Microsoft Office Home & Student 2007 (full version), Microsoft Works SE 9.0, Sony Click to Disc Editor, Sony VAIO Movie Story, Norton Internet Security 2009 (12 months) and more |
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Product Height |
1.5" |
1.6" |
1.2" |
1.2" |
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Product Width |
13.5" |
13.2" |
13.3" |
14.6" |
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Product Weight |
5.2 lbs. |
5.1 lbs. |
5.4 lbs. |
6 lbs. |
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Product Depth |
9.1" |
9.5" |
9" |
9.8" |
