 Full HD 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 878 GB HDD+SSD NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660M Windows 7 Home Premium Black, Yellow (P2542G)")
- - Gaming Laptop Clamshell Black, Yellow
- - Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3610QM 2.3 GHz
- - 39.6 cm (15.6") Full HD 1920 x 1080 pixels LED backlight 16:9
- - 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 1600 MHz 2 x 4 GB
- - 878 GB HDD+SSD Blu-Ray RW
- - NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660M 2 GB Intel® HD Graphics 4000
- - Ethernet LAN 10,100,1000 Mbit/s Bluetooth 4.0
- - Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
- - Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
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
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.
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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.
Gigabyte P2542G, Intel® Core™ i7, 2.3 GHz, 39.6 cm (15.6"), 1920 x 1080 pixels, 8 GB, 878 GB
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
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