NEC VERSA LX Product Manual page 17

Q u e s t i o n s
• Low power consumption promotes longer battery life.
• Fast refresh rate allows multimedia presentations to be viewed without the
skips and jumps typical of slow-refreshed screens.
• Wide viewing angle enables side-angle viewing for presentations and
small group discussions.
• Integrated backlight and high contrast ratio allow for easier viewing in a
variety of lighting conditions.
What graphics accelerators are used in these notebooks, and what do they offer?
The NEC Versa LX has an ATI 3D RAGE LT PRO graphics accelerator, and
the Versa SX includes a Trident Cyber9388. These graphics accelerators support
Zoomed Video, DVD playback (with optional DVD Drive Accelerator PC Card),
videoconferencing (ProShare videoconferencing kit from Intel required) and dual
image display on one LCD or two separate display devices (Windows 98 models).
In addition, the Versa LX includes hardware wavetable support and three-image
display capability for the LCD, CRT and TV (S-Video and NTSC/PAL).
What are the hard drive and memory capacities of the NEC Versa LX and Versa SX?
In their standard configurations the NEC Versa LX and Versa SX come with 2.1GB
SMART hard disk drives (HDD) and 32MB of memory. However, users can have
their notebooks built to their own specifications and, as their needs change, easily
expand the systems themselves via VersaBay III (see page 16) and the slide-in
memory card slots.
Pre-installed HDD 6.0GB (available July 1998), 5.0GB,
4.0GB (available July 1998), 3.2GB
or 2.1GB
Maximum HDD
12.0GB with 6.0GB primary HDD
(available July 1998) and optional
6.0GB HDD (available August 1998)
in VersaBay III slot
Pre-installed memory 128MB, 96MB, 64MB or 32MB
Maximum memory
Via 128MB Memory Card (available
September 1998) up to 256MB on
Pentium II models, 192MB on
Pentium MMX model
How is the hard disk drive "SMART"?
It warns users of possible drive failure, giving them time to back up their data.
SMART stands for Self Monitoring and Reporting Technology.
What operating systems are available on the NEC Versa LX and Versa SX?
Any one of the following is pre-installed:
• Windows 95 (A coupon redeemable for an upgrade to Windows 98 for $29.95
U.S. is included with Windows 95 systems shipped between June 1 and
September 30, 1998.)
• Windows 98 (available after July 15, 1998)
• Windows NT Workstation 4.0
& A n s w e r s
NEC Versa LX Series NEC Versa SX Series
4.0GB (available July 1998), 3.2GB
or 2.1GB
10.0GB with 4.0GB primary HDD
(available July 1998) and optional
6.0GB HDD (available August
1998) in VersaBay III slot
128MB, 96MB, 64MB or 32MB
Via 128MB Memory Card
(available September 1998) up to
256MB
NEC Versa LX/SX
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