Gigabyte P2542G laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3610QM 39.6 cm (15.6") Full HD 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 878 GB HDD+SSD NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660M Windows 7 Home Premium Black, Yellow

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  • Product name : P2542G
  • Product code : P2542G
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  • Long product name Gigabyte P2542G laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3610QM 39.6 cm (15.6") Full HD 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 878 GB HDD+SSD NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660M Windows 7 Home Premium Black, Yellow :

    Intel Core i7-3610QM (6M Cache, 2.30 GHz), 15.6" Full HD 1920x1080 LED, 8GB DDR3, 128GB mSATA SSD + 750GB SATA HDD 7200rpm, Intel HD Graphics 4000 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M GDDR5 2GB, Blu-ray Rewritable Drive, Gigabit Ethernet, WLAN 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth V4.0, 1.3M WebCam, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

  • Gigabyte P2542G laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3610QM 39.6 cm (15.6") Full HD 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 878 GB HDD+SSD NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660M Windows 7 Home Premium Black, Yellow :

    The P2542G is a high-end gaming notebook that comes equipped with a blazing-fast 3rd generation Intel® Core™ i7 Quad-Core processor and a powerful NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660M GDDR5 2GB gaming level GPU to deliver a full throttle gaming experience. The P2542G also features many impressive features, including an exceptional Full HD (1080p) display, an incredible sound system with THX TruStudio Pro™ technology, a Blu-ray Rewritable Drive, Intel® Rapid Start Technology™, an ultrafast 7200rpm HDD or 256GB SSD*, USB 3.0, Bluetooth 4.0 and more. The P2542G has a sleek sports car design with dual air vents that keep the notebook cool even during long gaming sessions. Coming in a vibrant yellow cover and with a hairline aluminum brushed palmrest, the P2542G stands out as the ultimate gaming notebook.
    *optional

    Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium

    Windows® 7 is designed to be more reliable, more responsive, and to make the things you do every day easier. And it makes some exciting new things you can do with media and entertainment.

    Unrivaled Performance with 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Quad-Core Processor

    The GIGABYTE P2542G is powered by an unrivaled 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-3610QM Processor that supports Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology and a clock speed up to 3.3GHz. The processor delivers screaming fast performance that handles even the most challenging games with ease.

    Thrilling Visual Experience with NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660M GDDR5 2GB

    Featuring a high-end NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660M GDDR5 2GB graphics processor that supports NVIDIA® Optimus™, NVIDIA® PhysX™ and DirectX11 Technology, the P2542G provides a gorgeous visual experience. The P2542G scores an impressive 12,194 on 3DMark Vantage. Playing the latest games in incredible lifelike detail has never been more fun and enjoyable!

    - Great Battery Life and Performance with NVIDIA® Optimus™ Technology
    - Vivid Visuals with NVIDIA® PhysX™ Technology
    - Technological Breakthrough in Geometric Realism and Tessellation with DirectX11

    Data Transfers up to 10 Times Faster with Ultra Fast USB 3.0

    USB 3.0 provides fast transfer speeds up to 10 times faster. This not only saves you time, but gets you back to the action quicker than ever.

    Enjoy Full HD Entertainment on External Displays with HDMI

    HDMI lets you turn the P2542G into a home entertainment center by connecting to a large display. Now you can fire up the latest games and media and enjoy them in stunning full HD quality on external displays.

    1080p Full HD Display for Exceptional Visual Enjoyment

    The high-resolution Full HD (1920x1080) display delivers crisp images in spectacular detail and provides an awesome gaming experience. With the incredible display, it’s easy to make out your distant enemy trying to hide behind a building or seeing incoming fire and having enough time to duck out of the way.

    Excellent Storage Capabilities for Convenience

    The P2542G supports up to a 1TB HDD so that you can save all your important games, media and other data with ease. A 128~256GB SATAIII SSD storage option can also be equipped on the notebook.

    Outstanding Audio Performance with THX TruStudio Pro™ Technology

    THX TruStudio Pro™ groundbreaking audio technology comes equipped on the P2542G and is designed to provide outstanding performance by effectively eliminating sound distortion, enhancing volume and reinforcing even the smallest details of the sound. The result is an incredible audio quality that lets you hear every moment of the action as it was intended.

    Incredible Sound with 4 Dual-channel Stereo Speakers and 1 Subwoofer

    The P2542G features 4 high-quality dual-channel stereo speakers and a subwoofer speaker that provide an immersive audio experience with excellent bass. You will be able to enjoy stunning and realistic sound effects when playing the latest games and watching multimedia.

    Resume in Just 6.5 Seconds with Intel® Rapid Start Technology™

    Intel® Rapid Start Technology™ allows the P2542G to resume in 1.5 seconds from instant on and in just 6.5 seconds from sleep mode. With Intel® Rapid Start Technology™, you can resume to the previous session exactly as it was and applications will be in the same state with no data loss.
    *Supported on SSD/HDD+mSATA SSD models only

    Rear Dual Air Vent Design Providing Effective Cooling

    A unique dual heat sink design with dual air vents (one for the processor and the other for the GPU) on the back of the P2542G pushes both heat and noise away from users. This results in a quiet and cool computing environment. The unique venting system also keeps the CPU from overheating even during long gaming sessions.

    Hassle-free System Restore with Smart Recovery

    Smart Recovery makes it fast and easy to restore the notebook back to factory default settings. Just click on F9 when the computer is booting up to launch Smart Recovery and you will be able to quickly restore your notebook.

    Manage Key Settings with Smart Manager

    Smart Manager user interface consolidates different system programs into an intuitive guiding page to make changing key settings just a click away.

    Extraordinary High-definition Media Playback with Blu-ray Rewritable Drive

    The P2542G has a built-in Blu-ray Rewritable Drive that displays all the latest media in crystal clear HD quality. It also supports BDXL format so that up to 128GB can be burned on a single disc, which makes it easy to share all the latest high-volume content with friends.

    Enhanced Multitasking with High-speed 7200rpm HDD

    The 7200rpm HDD is exceptionally fast and handles multitasking with ease. Now you can boot up your games quicker and get the action started even faster. It also provides faster data read/write rates, which is great for quickly backing up critical data.

    New Energy Efficient Bluetooth 4.0 Technology

    Bluetooth 4.0 is more energy efficient and stays in hibernation mode while idle without draining much power. It will then activate itself when transferring files. Sharing content between friends has never been easier.

  • Short summary description Gigabyte P2542G laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3610QM 39.6 cm (15.6") Full HD 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 878 GB HDD+SSD NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660M Windows 7 Home Premium Black, Yellow :

    Gigabyte P2542G, Intel® Core™ i7, 2.3 GHz, 39.6 cm (15.6"), 1920 x 1080 pixels, 8 GB, 878 GB

  • Long summary description Gigabyte P2542G laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3610QM 39.6 cm (15.6") Full HD 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 878 GB HDD+SSD NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660M Windows 7 Home Premium Black, Yellow :

    Gigabyte P2542G. Product type: Laptop, Form factor: Clamshell. Processor family: Intel® Core™ i7, Processor model: i7-3610QM, Processor frequency: 2.3 GHz. Display diagonal: 39.6 cm (15.6"), HD type: Full HD, Display resolution: 1920 x 1080 pixels. Internal memory: 8 GB, Internal memory type: DDR3-SDRAM. Total storage capacity: 878 GB, Storage media: HDD+SSD, Optical drive type: Blu-Ray RW. Operating system installed: Windows 7 Home Premium. Product colour: Black, Yellow

Specs
Design
Product type Laptop
Product colour Black, Yellow
Form factor Clamshell
Market positioning Gaming
Display
Display diagonal 39.6 cm (15.6")
Display resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels
Touchscreen
HD type Full HD
LED backlight
Native aspect ratio 16:9
Processor
Processor manufacturer Intel
Processor family Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation 3rd gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model i7-3610QM
Processor cores 4
Processor threads 8
Processor boost frequency 3.3 GHz
Processor frequency 2.3 GHz
System bus rate 5 GT/s
Processor cache 6 MB
Processor cache type Smart Cache
Processor socket Socket G2
Processor lithography 22 nm
Processor operating modes 64-bit
Processor series Intel Core i7-3600 Mobile series
Processor codename Ivy Bridge
Bus type DMI
FSB Parity
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 W
Tjunction 105 C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes 16
PCI Express slots version 3.0
PCI Express configurations 1x16, 2x8
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio) 23
ECC supported by processor
Memory
Internal memory 8 GB
Internal memory type DDR3-SDRAM
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz
Memory layout (slots x size) 2 x 4 GB
Memory slots 2x SO-DIMM
Maximum internal memory 16 GB
Storage
Total storage capacity 878 GB
Storage media HDD+SSD
Number of HDDs installed 1
HDD capacity 750 GB
HDD interface SATA
HDD speed 7200 RPM
HDD size 2.5"
Number of SSDs installed 1
SSD capacity 128 GB
Optical drive type Blu-Ray RW
Card reader integrated
Compatible memory cards Memory Stick (MS), MMC, MS PRO, SD
Graphics
Discrete graphics card model NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660M
Discrete graphics card memory 2 GB
Discrete graphics memory type GDDR5
On-board graphics card
Discrete graphics card
On-board graphics card family Intel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card model Intel® HD Graphics 4000
On-board graphics card base frequency 650 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max) 1100 MHz
On-board graphics card ID 0x166
Number of discrete graphics cards installed 1
Audio
Audio system THX TruStudio Pro
Number of built-in speakers 4
Speaker power 1.5 W
Built-in subwoofer
Built-in microphone
Camera
Front camera
Front camera resolution (numeric) 1.3 MP
Network
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi standards 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Ethernet LAN
Ethernet LAN data rates 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
Bluetooth
Bluetooth version 4.0
Ports & interfaces
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity 2
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantity 1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports 1
HDMI ports quantity 1
DVI port
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity 1

Ports & interfaces
Headphone outputs 1
S/PDIF out port
Microphone in
Combo headphone/mic port
Docking connector
Charging port type DC-in jack
ExpressCard slot
CardBus PCMCIA slot type
SmartCard slot
Performance
Motherboard chipset Intel HM77 Express
Keyboard
Pointing device Touchpad
Numeric keypad
Windows keys
Software
Operating system architecture 64-bit
Operating system installed Windows 7 Home Premium
Processor special features
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)
Intel Clear Video Technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology
Intel® Insider™
Intel® Quick Sync Video Technology
Intel Flex Memory Access
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)
Intel Trusted Execution Technology
Intel Enhanced Halt State
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Intel Demand Based Switching
Intel® Secure Key
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)
Intel 64
Execute Disable Bit
Idle States
Thermal Monitoring Technologies
Processor package size 37.5 x 37.5 (rPGA988B)
Supported instruction sets AVX
CPU configuration (max) 1
Embedded options available
Graphics & IMC lithography 22 nm
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel Identity Protection Technology version 1.00
Intel Secure Key Technology version 1.00
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel Dual Display Capable Technology
Intel FDI Technology
Intel Rapid Storage Technology
Intel Fast Memory Access
Processor ARK ID 64899
Conflict-Free processor
Integrated 4G WiMAX
Battery
Battery technology Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
Number of battery cells 6
Battery capacity 5400 mAh
Security
Cable lock slot
Cable lock slot type Kensington
Fingerprint reader
Weight & dimensions
Width 392 mm
Depth 263 mm
Height (front) 3.21 cm
Height (rear) 3.83 cm
Weight 2.6 kg
Packaging content
Cables included AC
Other features
AC adapter included
LightScribe
Infrared data port
Graphics card family Intel, NVIDIA
3D
Reviews
Updated:
2014-05-24 01:59:41
Average rating:90
Uk has collected 15 expert reviews for Gigabyte P2542G laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") Full HD Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3610QM 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 878 GB HDD+SSD NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660M Windows 7 Home Premium Black, Yellow and the average expert rating is 90 of 100. The average score reflects the expert community’s view on this product. Click below and use Uk to see all ratings, product awards and conclusions.
tweaktown.com
Updated:
2014-05-24 01:59:41
Average rating:88
GIGABYTE has long been known for producing quality motherboards. As of late, the company has been venturing into more areas of the computing market, including video cards and, most recently, notebooks. It will be interesting to see if GIGABYTE's qual...
  • So, we've taken a look at the hard data and have received some very curious and interesting results. As a gaming machine, it's not exactly the best. However, as a high performance, all-around use machine, it fares much better. I can't give this a full...
reimarufiles.com
Updated:
2016-12-14 09:59:44
Average rating:0
Taiwanese company Gigabyte, one of the pioneers in the motherboard industry, they also offer affordable graphic cards and notebooks. With their newest P2542G gaming notebook, Gigabyte promises to provide the best quality and high performance notebook for...
hardwarezone.com.ph
Updated:
2016-12-14 09:59:44
Average rating:0
Joining the ranks of gaming notebook manufacturers is Gigabyte as it brings its 15-inch entry, the P2542G, to the market. This Intel and NVIDIA-powered notebook's main goal is to give gamers that immersive and wonderful gaming experience through gorgeous...
  • Unleash The FuryThe Gigabyte P2542G is equipped with an Intel Core i7-3630QM clocked at 2.4GHz. Along with this CPU, it also comes with a really capable NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M graphics card. Instead of the usual 4GB DDR3 memory, this one has doubled that...
techporn.ph
Updated:
2016-12-14 09:59:44
Average rating:0
We all know that gaming notebooks are already out for years, strongly marketing themselves as the portable equivalent of the Desktop Gaming PCs. Today, nothing much has changed, except for the fact that more, and more companies are entering the portable...
  • CPU performance, Storage performance, Portable enough to lug around, Build quality...
  • A bit pricey (256GB SSD config), Scary CPU temperatures...
  • So, how did the GIGABYTE P2542G faired on all of our tests? To be honest, I am quite amazed with this notebook's performance. I just have to give a thumbs up for its Storage, CPU, and Memory performance. Design is very subjective, and GIGABYTE played safe...
notebookcheck.net
Updated:
2014-05-24 01:59:41
Average rating:82
Gigabyte has taken a different direction with the P2542G. This 1500 Euro (~$1900) entertainment machine offers a premium package - at least partially. This 15-inch model not only has a high-resolution non-glare panel but also comes with a Blu-ray drive...
  • Bright Full-HD screen with a matt surface, Good software packet (includes PowerDVD 10), Great program performance, Metal hand-rest areas, Decent battery life, Optimus graphics switching technology, Good input devices, Lovely workmanship, mSATA slot, Solid...
  • Ports placed quite far back, High temperatures, No keyboard backlight, Clearly audible at load, Rough touchpad surface, Rickety service flap, Quite expensive...
  • The Gigabyte P2542GThe P2532N was a surprising success and now Gigabyte presents the evolution of its entertainment platform. The high-end hardware of the 15.6-inch P2542G will prove attractive to various buyers.On one side, we have the faction of gamers...