Eurocom launches a notebook complete with TPM 1.2 hardware data encryption

Apr 17, 2014 06:21 GMT  ·  By

This week powerful mobile notebook solution provider, Eurocom has pulled a new thin and light laptop out of the bag, in the form of the 15.6-inch Electra 2.

The machine comes with TPM 1.2 hardware data encryption, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850 latest graphics card, 4th-gen Intel Core i7 or i7 Extreme processors and offers 5 hours of battery life.

Eurocom President, Mark Bialic, introduced the Electra 2 himself by saying “at Eurocom we consider both performance and security as something that goes hand in hand. Both of these requirements are critical even in entry level systems.”

“Users must be provided with a means to secure their hardware by encrypting all the files and personal information they have.”

So one of the main characteristics of the Electra 2 is enhanced security feats. But first, let’s take a look at the standard specs.

The Electra 2 comes with a 15.6-inch FHD display with a 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution and complete with backlight LED.

Eurocom has added NVIDIA’s latest GPU architecture under the hood, in the form of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M graphics card (based on Maxwell architecture) with 640 CUDA cores running at 936MHz+ boost with 2GB GDDR3 memory running at 2500 MHz with Optimus Technology to boost graphics performance.

For power users who need to have important amounts of storage at their disposal, the Electra 2 offers support for three storage drives, with one mSATA, one 9.5mm standard drive plus another one in the optical drive spot. In total, users can take advantage of up to 4TB of storage.

Eurocom Electra 2 has new NVIDIA GPU
Eurocom Electra 2 has new NVIDIA GPU
Now for the security specifications, Eurocom has brought onboard the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2 that has been designed to save costs for organizations and stand-alone users activating in IT management/security.

This particular embedded system will store digital certificates, passwords and keys in such a way that they are safe from software attacks and physical theft. Furthermore, TMP will allow applications to be run in a more stable and safe environment.

Like most of Eurocom’s notebook offerings, the Electra 2 is fully configurable with price-range starting from $825 / €596.

One of the most advanced configurations that a user can opt for includes the Intel Core i7-4940MX Processor Extreme with 4 cores and 8 threads running at 3.1 GHz (up to 4GHz max turbo frequency) with 8MB L3 cache.

The 16GB DDR3-1600 memory is granted support via two slots. The above specifications will take you back with a whopping $7,035 / €5,084.

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