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 PCI
Express - The Next Step in Bus Architecture.
PCI Express is a brand new high-performance technology
developed by Intel that delivers up to 16x AGP graphics bus speeds
and low latency for more instantenous response times. The essential
need for bus performance is growing dramatically as PCs continue
to strive for graphically rich video realism that demands the movement
and manipulation of large chunks of data. Video editors, graphics
designers, CAD users, engineers and land surveyors will find system
performance will dramatically increase in all bus related sub-systems
that will minimize any cost in efficiency with respect to the Metabox
740's Intel Pentium 4 CPU. The PCI Express x16 graphics interface
delivers increased bandwidth and scalability over previous generation
AGP8X-based solutions. With up to 4 GB/s of peak bandwidth per direction,
and up to 8 GB/s concurrent bandwidth, a platform configured with
a PCI Express x16 graphics card can tackle the most demanding multimedia
tasks.
>Click
here to watch a video that illustrates the system and graphics performance
gained with PCI Express graphics solutions, versus previous AGP
solutions (2MB .wmv).
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 Amazing
Nvidia Geforce Go 7800 GTX
The Metabox 730 is the world's first Centrino notebook
to boast the equivalent to industry leading desktop graphics processing
with the Nvidia Geforce Go 7800 GTX. Building on the outstanding
Geforce Go 6800 Ultra, the Geforce Go 7800 GTX delivers ground breaking
performance demanded by today's sophistocated gaming environments
and 3D modelling systems. Benefit from advanced technologies such
as Microsoft DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 3.0, NVIDIA® CineFX™
4.0 Engine, NVIDIA® Intellisample™ 4.0 Technology and
64-Bit Floating Point Texture Filtering and Blending.
Microsoft DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 Support
The first and only mobile GPU with support for Shader Model 3.0,
the GeForce Go 6800 powers the hottest games of today and tomorrow,
giving developers the freedom to create breathtaking visual effects
and environments.
NVIDIA® CineFX™ 4.0 Engine
Delivers advanced visual effects at unimaginable speeds. Full support
for Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 enables stunning
and complex special effects. Next-generation shader architecture
with new texture unit design streamlines texture processing for
faster and smoother gameplay.
NVIDIA PureVideo Technology
Watch videos on your notebook PC or HDTV without the annoying artifacts
and imperfections of traditional PC-based video solutions. NVIDIA
PureVideo technology delivers smooth HD video in all formats and
with superb picture clarity. And the high precision subpixel processing
enables videos to be scaled to any size so that even small videos
look like HD videos.
>Click
here to find out more about the Nvidia Geforce Go 7800 GTX.
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 LGA
775 Intel® Pentium® 4 HT, Extreme and 64-bit Processors.
The Intel® Pentium® 4 range of Hyper-Threading
CPUs are being developed so rapidly, it is difficult to keep up with
which one is most suitable to your application. Each processor is
optimized for the multimedia rich and multitasking
demands of today's computing environment. Perform CPU intensive
DVD encoding on the fly whilst sitting back to enjoy a graphically
intensive 3D gaming experience with no loss in frame rate or speed.
A PC based on the Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with
HT Technology allows software programs to "see" two processors and
work more efficiently. Improve performance and system responsiveness
in today's multitasking environments by enabling the processor to
execute instruction threads in parallel for applications such as video
encoding, digital media and gaming all in a portable form factor.
Go a step further with Intel's 6xx series of processors featuring
2MB of L2 cache and support for 64-bit computing to help handle the
applications of tomorrow. Additionally, the Pentium 4 processor 6xx
also provides power saving capabilities with Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology.
Power for the passionate gamer and advanced performance for advanced
users, the Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with HT Technology Extreme
Edition 3.20, 3.46 and 3.73GHz1 has a 2MB L3 cache which helps deliver
an incredible experience for those users who need processing power
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 Hard
Disk RAID 0/1 with SATA. When
installing two hard disks into the Metabox 740 you can take advantage
of it's built-in Raid technology. Raid 0, (striping) dramatically
increases hard disk performance by splitting your data into blocks
that gets written across both hard disks. This allows the Metabox
740's Raid controller to talk to both hard disks simultaneously to
retrieve the blocks of information that make up your data file. The
additional benefit is the doubling of your hard disk capacity making
it possible to have a 240Gb hard disk configuration. Raid 0 is perfect
for video editing and dataprocessing. Raid 1, (mirroring) focuses
on data security by providing an on-the-fly data backup feature. If
one of your hard disks fails, no data is lost and it is a simple matter
of replacing it and the Metabox's 740 raid controller will rebuild
the Raid 1 facility.
Now with SATA and the proven performance gains over the already blistering
speed of 7200rpm IDE, the Metabox 740 boasts a hard disk sub-system
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 Dual-Channel
DDR2-533 Memory Architecture.
Dual Channel DDR2-533 is the highest performing PC platform memory
architecture available in the market today. Dual Channel DDR2-533
memory architecture balances the bandwidth capability of Intel Pentium
4 with 800 MHz FSB.
The result is a balanced platform that is optimized for memory demanding
applications such as 3D graphics in advanced games, 3D modeling, high
resolution video editing and playback in addition to other multi application
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| Feature highlights |
 17"
WUXGA LCD SCreen. Superior pixel definition.
The world's largest widescreen LCD for notebooks is at it's most
premium in the Milennia 740. The ultra-high contrast ratio brings
out the vividness of any graphics you output to either of a choice
of LCDs available - WUXGA CSV(Metabox 740U) or WSXGA+ CSV(Metabox
740S). Watch DVD movies with cinematic pleasure and view your favourite
family photos in high-definition detail and in full screen 16:10
aspect ratio. The super clear glossy surface (CSV) promotes the
crisp definition producing an incredible 125% more viewing space
then a regular WXGA screen (on the 740U). View graphics, photos
and videos that are life-like and full of such brilliant colour
and definition you wouldn't be silly if you just sat there and stared.
Fit up to two web pages side by side or all
your CAD drafting tools and drawings without an extended desktop
screen.
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 Virtual
8 Channel HD Audio System.
Up until now, high definition audio systems
were afforded only by music and audio buffs or those with cash to
burn. With the introduction of Intel's new high definition Audio
(Azalia) compliance in the Metabox 740's audio capabilties, users
can enjoy high definition audio in 8 channels as a standard. Games
will be played with richer and more realistc 3D audio environments
and videos can be watched with an incredibly more immersive experience.
>Click
here to find out more about Intel's new HD Audio
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 Stand-Alone
Audio DJ System.
The Metabox 740's audio dj system allows
you to enjoy the luxury of listening to your favourite music, in
cd audio or mp3 format, without having to start windows.
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Optional TV Tuner with
Remote Control.
Never be out of touch with the world again.
The Metabox 740 supports a choice of optional TV Tuners built into
the unit:
Analog TV Tuner
The standard analog TV Tuner comes complete
with software to programme and store all your favourite TV stations
across Australia.
Microsoft MCE TV Tuner
With Microsoft Media Centre Edition compatablity, enjoy a wealth
of online multimedia entertainment and advance
tv recording features including time shift and preview.
Digital Hybrid TV Tuner
Experience Digital and High Definition TV on the Metabox 740 in
true pixel by pixel definition.
The fully featured remote control unit conviently controls all the
functions of the TV Tuner including volume control, screen capture,
station autoscan, station preview and even powering down your Metabox
740(on some TV Tuners).
With the incredible storage capabilties of
your Metabox 740's hard disks, you can limitlessly record all your
favourite programs or take full screen snaps shots of any frame
that captures your attention.
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 802.11g
(104Mbps) Wifi and Bluetooth
Wireless freedom now made easy and completely invisible through
the optional built-in integration of the industry's most popoular
long and short range wireless protocols. 802.11g running at the
new enhanced speed of 104Mbps does away with your office or home's
blue coloured cat 5 or UTP cable with up to a 300m range. With such
additional technologies as 128-bit WEP encryption and VPN pass-through,
the Metabox 740 can be trusted to be as secure as it is convenient.
Bluetooth is technology that wirelessly interconnects
peripherals and devices to your Metabox 740 with a typical range
of 10m to 100m. Examples include speaker/microphone headsets, printers,
mice and keyboards and of course mobile phones and because many
of these devices can be connected simultaneously, you can imagine
the potential functionality you could achieve with your Metabox
740. Control your Metabox 740 from the back of the presentation
room with either your mouse or voice or a combination of both and
then produce some "on-the-fly" output to your audience
to several printers at once.
Choose from either the popular Intel 802.11g MiniPCI Card or the
Metabox 740's proprietory 802.11g+bluetooth combo MiniPCI Card.
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10-in-1 memory card reader.
Digital camera users will love the versatiliy and convenience of being
able to read any one of the many memory card standards - Compact flash(CF)/Microdrive,
Secure digital(SD)/Multimedia Card(MMC), Smartmedia(SM) and Sony Memory
Stick.
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 Built-in
CCD Camera . No need for add-on cameras you have
to attach to the lid or other parts of your laptop. Metabox 740's
built-in CCD camera, integrated into the top of the LCD lid, is ideal
for video conference or instantly sending video and pictures over
the Internet. Featuring extremely low light operation capability,
autofocus, and autoexposure the industry standard 640x480 (VGA) resolution,
the CCD is big on capabilties and small and discrete in size.
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Dual Optical Drives with optional Lightscribe technology.
Record professional-quality, personalized DVDs with the Metabox 740's
multi-format DVD±RW Drive with LightScribe. With this dual
format drive and using bundled recording software, users can store
and archive as much as four hours of high-quality DVD video, up to
16 hours of VHS video or up to 8.5GB of data, music or photos on a
single double layer DVD±R disc. This versatile drive now also
features innovative LightScribe labeling technology, which burns custom,
silkscreen-quality lasting images directly onto your discs using the
very same laser that burns data. With the option of installing 2 8x
Dual Layer DVD Burners in the Metabox 740, you could imagine the endless
possibilities.
Burn a full 8.5Gb disk in around 20 to 30 mins in +R format to produce
rapid backups of valuable data or produce a working DVD title after
editing it in a drop of a hat! With two drives installed, take advantage
of powerful software suites from Nero™ or Roxio™ to make
on-the-fly copies of data, video or software. |
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