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HP 255 G1 Notebook PC Specifications

Product description

HP 255 G1 Notebook PC is for professionals on the move, the HP 255 features a durable chassis that helps protect against the rigors of day.

Product features

Feature
Description
Chipset
  • AMD A68M fusion controller hub (FCH) (E2-2000/E1-1500/E2-1800/ E1-1200)
  • AMD SOC FCH (E1-2500/E2-3000/A6-5200/A4-5000)
  • Intel HM75 Express Chipset (Core i5/i3 processors only)
  • Intel HM70 Express Chipset (Pentium/Celeron processors only)
Graphics
UMA graphics:
  • AMD Radeon HD 8400 Graphics (on models with A6-5200 processor)
  • AMD Radeon HD 8330 Graphics (on models with A4-5000 processor)
  • AMD Radeon HD 7340 Graphics (on models with AMD E2-2000 and E2-1800 processors; supports DirectX 11)
  • AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics (on models with AMD E1-1500 and E1-1200 processors; supports DirectX 11)
  • AMD Radeon HD 8280G Graphics (on models with AMD E2-3000 processor; supports DirectX 11)
  • AMD Radeon HD 8240G Graphics (on models with AMD E1-2500 processor; supports DirectX 11)
  • Intel HD Graphics 4000 (on models with Intel Core i7, i5, i3 processors)
  • Intel HD Graphics 3000 (on models with Intel Core i7, i5, i3 processors)
  • Intel HD Graphics (on models with Intel Pentium or Celeron processor; supports DirectX 11; Intel HR UMA or Calpella UMA use DX10)
Panel
  • 39.6 cm (15.6 in), HD, LED, SVA, 0.55 cm, anti-glare (1366 × 768) display
  • LVDS support
Memory
  • Supports up to 8192GB of system RAM
  • DDR3/1600-MHz (support E2-3000)
  • DDR3/1333-MHz (DDR3/1600-MHz downgraded to DDR3/1333-MHz)
  • DDR3/1066-MHz (DDR3/1600-MHz downgraded to DDR3/1066-MHz to support E1-1200 and E1-1500)
Hard drives
  • Supports 6.35 cm (2.5 in) hard drives in 0.95 cm (0.37 in) and 0.7 cm (0.28 in) thicknesses
  • Supports the following hard drives:
    • 750GB, 5400 rpm, 0.95 cm
    • 640GB, 5400 rpm, 0.95 cm
    • 500GB, 5400 rpm, 0.95 cm or 0.7 cm
    • 320GB, 5400 rpm, 0.95 cm or 0.7 cm
Optical drive
  • Fixed
  • Serial ATA
  • 12.7-mm tray load
  • DVD±RW Double-Layer SuperMulti Drive
  • Supports zero power optical drive
Audio/video
  • Single digital microphone
  • HD audio
  • Altec Lansing speakers
  • Supports Microsoft Premium requirements
  • HP TrueVision HD webcam (fixed, no tilt with activity LED, 1280 × 720 by 30 frames per second)
Ethernet
Integrated 10/100/1000 network interface card (NIC)
Wireless
  • Integrated wireless local area network (WLAN) options by way of wireless module
  • WLAN antennas built into display assembly
  • Support for the following WLAN formats:
    • Atheros AR9485 802.11b/g/n 1x1 WiFi Adapter
    • Ralink RT3290LE 802.11b/g/n 1x1 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 Combo Adapter
    • Realtek RTL8188EE 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter
External media card
HP Multi-Format Digital Media Reader
Ports
  • 3-pin AC power
  • Audio-in (microphone)
  • Audio-out (headphone)
  • HDMI version 1.4 supporting 1920×1200 @ 60Hz
  • RJ-45 (Ethernet, includes link and activity lights)
  • USB 2.0 (3 ports)
  • VGA (Dsub 15 pin) supporting 2048×1536 external resolution @ 75 Hz, hot plug and unplug and auto-detection for correct output to wide-aspect vs. standard aspect video
  • VGA (Dsub 15 pin) supporting 2048×1536 external resolution @ 60 Hz, hot plug and unplug and auto-detection for correct output to wide-aspect vs. standard aspect video
Keyboard/pointing devices
  • Full-size textured pocket keyboard
  • TouchPad with multi-touch gestures, 2-finger scrolling, and pinchzoom enabled
  • Taps enabled by default
Power requirements
  • 65-W RC V HP Smart AC adapter with localized cable plug support (3-wire plug with ground pin, supports 3-pin DC connector)
  • 6-cell, 47-Whr, 2.20-Ah Li-ion battery
Security
Security cable slot

Power specifications

Specification
Description
Operating voltage and current
  • 18.5 V dc @ 3.5A or 19.5 V dc @ 3.33A - 65W
  • 19 V dc @ 4.74A or 19.5 V dc @ 4.62A - 90W

HD display specifications

Feature
Description
Active diagonal size
39.6 cm (15.6 in)
Resolution
1366 x 768 (HD)
Active area
344.232 x 193.536
PPI
100
Surface treatment
Anti-glare or BrightView
Contrast ratio
  • 300:1 (typical) - Anti-glare
  • 500:1 - BrightView
Response time
8 ms
Brightness
200 nits (typical)
Viewing angle
SVA
Backlight
LED
Luminance uniformity @ 13 points
1.4 (typ), 1.6 (max)
Lifetime (half luminance)
12,000 hours
Color coordinate (white)
(0.313, 0.329)
Color tolerance (white)
+/- 0.02
Color tolerance (R, G, B)
+/- 0.03
Color gamut
60% (typical)

Hard drive specifications

Feature
Description
Hard drive capacity
750GB
640GB
500GB
320GB
Dimensions (H x L x W)
7.0 x 100.4 x 69.9 mm
Weight
115 g
98.8 g
95.0 g
98.8 g
Interface type
SATA
Transfer rate
Synchronous (maximum)
up to 300 MB/s
Security
ATA security
Seek times (typical read, including setting)
Single track
1.5 ms
2.0 ms
1.1 ms
1.5 ms
Average (read/write)
11 ms
12 ms
13 ms
13 ms
Maximum
14 ms
22 ms
25 ms
24 ms
Logical blocks
1,465,149,168
1,250,263,728
976,773,168
625,142,448
Disk rotational speed
5400 rpm
Operating temperature
0° to 60°C (32° to 140°F)
note:
  • 1GB = 1 billion bytes when referring to hard drive storage capacity. Actual accessible capacity is less.
  • Certain restrictions and exclusions apply. Contact technical support for details.

Physical specifications

Specification
Description
Dimensions (D x W x H)1
23.1 x 34.2 x 3.00 to 3.55 cm (9.09 x 13.46 x 1.18 to 1.40 in) (front to back)
Weight
2.19 kg (4.48 lb)

Software/OS

Feature
Description
Operating system
Preinstalled:
  • Windows 8 Professional (64-bit and 32-bit)
  • Windows 8 Standard (64-bit and 32-bit)
  • Windows 8 Professional downgrade to Windows 7 Professional
  • Ubuntu Linux
  • FreeDOS

Environmental specifications

Specification
Description
Temperature
  • Operating: 5° to 35°C (41° to 95°F) (not writing optical)
  • Non-operating: -20° to 60°C (-4° to 140°F)
Relative humidity (noncondensing)
  • Operating: 10% to 90% (non-condensing)
  • Non-operating: 5% to 95%
Altitude (unpressurized)
  • Operating: -15 to 3,048 m (-50 to 10,000 ft)
  • Non-operating: -15 to 12,192 m (-50 to 40,000 ft)

Warranty information

Terms of warranty apply to the individual model purchased. To see if your HP product is still in warranty, go to the HP Product Warranty Check page.