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System76 Kudu Professional (2013)

kudp1 · 2013–2016 · laptop

Specifications

Cpu: Intel Core i7-4700MQ, i7-4800MQ, or i7-4900MQ (4th Gen Haswell), quad-core
Ram: max: 16 GB (2x8 GB SO-DIMM) · base: 4 GB DDR3L-1600 (configurable)
Ports: HDMI · VGA · 2x USB 3.0 · 2x USB 2.0 · eSATA · Gigabit Ethernet · SD card reader · 3.5mm headphone/mic combo
Battery: 62 Wh Li-Ion (11.1V, 5600 mAh), roughly 4.5 hours light use per third-party reviews of the identical Clevo W670SZQ barebone
Display: 17.3" 1600x900 or Full HD 1920x1080 matte panel
Storage: base: 500 GB 2.5" SATA HDD (configurable to SSD) · options: mSATA SSD (cache or boot drive) · Blu-ray or DVD writer in the optical bay
Weight: 3.1 kg
Os Support: latest: Ubuntu-based distributions supported through the mid-2010s · shipped: Ubuntu 12.04 / 13.04

Upgrade paths

RAM

Two SO-DIMM slots, up to 16 GB · Standard Clevo-chassis bottom panel access, no soldered memory.

~$40-70

EASY

storage

2.5" SATA bay plus optical bay swap for a second drive caddy · The optical drive bay can be swapped for a second HDD/SSD caddy, a common upgrade on this Clevo W670S-series chassis.

varies

EASY