24X Max4 CD Drive
(integrated in the Mobile
3500 Expansion Unit)
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| . | Center Hole Diameter | 15 mm | 
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| . | Disc Diameter | 8 cm | 
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| . | Disc Thickness | 1.2 mm | ||||
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| . | Track Pitch | 1.6 µm | 
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 | Output power | 0.24 | ± | 0.1mW | |
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 | Type | GaAiAS double hetero laser diode | |||
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 | Wave length | 780 nm at  | |||
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 | Random | 150 ms (typical) | |||
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 | Full stroke | 300 ms (typical) | |||
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| . | Audio Output Level –  | 0.8 | ± | 0.27 Vrms | ||
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| . | Cache Buffer | 128 KB | ||||
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 | Sustained | 150 KB/s (sustained 1X) | |||
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 | Variable | 1500 to 3600 KB/s (10X to 24X) | |||
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| . | Stop Time | < 4 sec | ||||
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| . | For Hard Drives, GB = Billion Bytes. | 
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| . | Certain restrictions and exclusions apply. Service and support programs vary by geographic regions. Consult the Compaq Customer | |||||
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| . | Pick up and delivery service is available in 48 contiguous US States and Canada. Eligibility for priority  | |||||
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 | Data transfer rates will vary from 150 KB/s to 3600 KB/s. | 
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 | Full support in Windows 9.x. | 
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 | IrDA 4 MB compliant. IR performance will vary depending on performance of IR peripherals and applications used. | ||||
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 | range over two hours. Using the extended Life Battery Option, the Armada 3500 will operate for over three hours of typical use. | ||||
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 | With respect to suspend time the shipped battery can achieve over 250 hours while in standby mode. Standard configuration at time of | ||||
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 | announcement (6/15/98) is considered to be one battery, an 800 x 600 (16M colors) 12.1” panel, 32 MB memory RAM, and no drives | ||||
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| . | AssetControl monitor. AssetControl features are accessible with Compaq desktops featuring Intelligent Manageability. | |||||
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| . | May not be compatible with the ArmadaStation Monitor Support Stand, the Convenience Base I, or the Convenience Base II due to | |||||
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| . | Armada 1500 compatible. | 
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| . | Designed only to allow faster downloads from V.90 and K56flex compliant sources. Maximum achievable download transmission | |||||
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