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General Information
Durabook S13Y Laptop PC is a rugged notebook made by Durabook. It comes with the following features
- Magnesium alloy case – 20 times stronger than ABS plastic, offering higher survival rate.
- Anti-shock mounting design protects LCD screen and hard disk drive from damage and data loss.
- Flexible HDD cable design absorbs shock from drops.
- Spill resistant keyboard, touchpad and buttons.
- Exclusive Optical disk tray lock prevent unintentional tray eject from drop and vibration.
- Double protection smart battery circuitry prevents damage caused by current or voltage surges and overheating.
- It is available in black and silver combination.
- It weighs 2.6 kg with 6-cell battery and the dimensions are 31.25cm (W) X 25.7cm (D) X 3.6~3.83cm (H).
Processor Type
This laptop uses Intel centrino Duo Core mobile technology. This processor is designed exclusively for notebook users. This technology gives good performance even while working on the battery. You would not feel the difference that you are actually working on battery.
It is available with the following processors
- Intel Core 2 Duo processor with Front Speed Bus(FSB) 667MHz and 2~4MB L2 Cache
- Intel Core Duo processor with Front Speed Bus (FSB) 667MHz and 2MB L2 Cache
- Intel Core Solo processor
- Intel Celeron M processor with Front Speed Bus (FSB) 533MHz and 1MB L2 Cache
Hard disk capacity
Durabook S13Y Wireless Laptop comes with two types of hard disks SATA (serial- ATA) and PATA (Parallel- ATA) with 2.5" in width and 9.5 mm in height. The Hard Disk features anti-shock proof that provides safety during transportation. It is shipped with 60/80/100GB PATA 100 or SATA 150 (factory option).
RAM type
This notebook comes with two Dual Channel DDR II SODIMM Slots each for 512MB/1GB/2GB (Max. 4GB). The clock speed of the memory is 533/667
Chipset and System BIOS
It comes with either Intel’s North Bridge 945GM Express or Intel’s South Bridge ICH7-M chipset. The BIOS supplied is from AMI BIOS.
Display, Video, and Graphics
This notebook comes with 13.3" TFT LCD with WXGA resolution 1280 x 800 dpi resolution. S13Y has a built in Intel 945GM graphics card. This card has enhancements for AGP BUS equivalent hardware 2D/3D video graphic accelerators. It has a shared system memory up to 128MB.
I/O ports
It comes with the following input and output ports.
- One Smart Card socket
- One 1.3 Mega-pixel Webcam
- 4-in-1 media card reader support MS/MS Pro/SD/MMC
- Three USB 2.0 connectors
- One Line-Out phone jack for external speakers
- One IEEE 1394 port
- One Mic-In phone jack for external microphone
- One 9 pin D-sub connector for RS232 serial port
- One RJ-11 jack for internal 56Kbps V.90 modem
- One Type II PCMCIA card socket
- One RJ-45 jack for internal 10/ 100/ 1000Mbps Ethernet
- One 15 pins D-Sub connectors for external monitor
- One DC-In jack
- One 36 pins D-Sub connectors for 2ND Serial & one Parallel ports (Factory Optional)
Optical drives
Durabook S13Y Laptop PC comes with a combo drive (DVD/CD-RW). It also has an option of DVD Dual or DVD Super Multi DVD Super Multi (DVD-R/CD-RW/DVD-RW/DVD+RW-DL/DVD-RAM)
Removable media slots
It has the following media slots
- One smart card socket
- 4-in-1 media card reader with support for MS/Ms Pro/SD/MMC
- 1.3 Mega-Pixel Camera
Battery capacity
Durabook S13Y Notebook comes with a standard 6 cells 4400mAh Li-Ion battery that lasts up to 3.5hrs and an optional 9 cells 6600mAh Li-Ion battery that can last up to 5 hours.
Keyboard and touchpad
It comes with a standard keyboard with 85 keys and a standard touch pad.
Wireless Communication
This notebook comes with the following communication options
- Modem : Internal 56K V.90 Fax/Modem
- Ethernet : Integrated 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet
- Wireless : Intel Pro/Wireless 3945ABG (802.11 a/ b/ g) network connection(factory option)
- Optional Bluetooth
Operating System
It is shipped with
- Windows Vista Business
- Windows Vista Home Premium
| General Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Brand | Durabook |
| Model | Durabook S13Y |
| Colours available | Black and Silver Combination |
| Weight | 2.6kg |
| Dimensions | 31.25cm (W) X 25.7cm (D) X 3.6~3.83cm (H) |
| Processor Type | Intel centrino Duo Core mobile technology |
| Hard disk capacity | 100GB (Max). |
| RAM capacity | 4GB (Max) |
| RAM type | Dual Channel DDR II SODIMM |
| Speed | 533/667 |
| Screen size | 13.3 Inch |
| Screen resolution | 1280 x 800 dpi |
| Graphics card | Intel 945GM graphics card |
| USB ports | 3 |
| Optical drives | 1 |
| Removable media slots | 2 |
| Battery capacity | 3.5hrs (standard 6 cell Lithium Ion Battery) |
| Mouse pad | Touchpad |
| Wireless technology | Intel Pro/Wireless 3945ABG (802.11 a/ b/ g) |
| Modem | Internal 56K V.90 Fax/Modem |
| Operating System | Windows Vista Business Windows Vista Home Premium |
| Warranty | 1 Year |
| Features | |
| S-Video card | No |
| Wi-Fi capability | Yes |
| CD/ DVD Read/write | Yes |
| Firewire port | Yes |
| Infra red port | No |
| Accessories | |
| Mouse | No |
| Memory sticks | No |
| Carrying case | Yes |
| Anti-virus software | No |
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