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Review specification table incorrectly calls it IPS while detailed text calls it TN, so subtype is not stored."}},{"url":"https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/84984/intel-core-i55250u-processor-3m-cache-up-to-2-70-ghz/specifications.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["cpu_thread_count","process_node_nm","ram_speed_mts"],"notes":{"cpu_thread_count":"Intel Total Threads for i5-5250U. Exact installed processor identified independently in matching 4 GB/128 GB iFixit Step 6 and Notebookcheck review. Generic CPU TDP is not a laptop power limit.","process_node_nm":"Intel i5-5250U Lithography 14 nm. Exact processor identified by matching iFixit Step 6.","ram_speed_mts":"Memory Types row: DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1600/1866. 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Exact grid average used rather than rounded prose 350 or comparison table 349.","measured_contrast_ratio":"APP9CF3 at maximum brightness using X-Rite i1Pro 2. Black level 0.493 nits. Different review panels can produce different readings.","measured_pwm_detected":"Review used 60 fps video test even with dimmed panel. No flicker found within that test. This does not establish absence at all frequencies.","fan_noise_measured":"Matching Core i5-5250U, 4 GB/128 GB review. Voltcraft SL-320, 15 cm distance. Named power mode not published, so omitted. Idle reading includes room noise, and text says unit silent at light load. Load rows are review medium and maximum readings.","measured_temp_top_max_c":"Matching 4 GB/128 GB review under maximum load. Voltcraft IR-360. Ambient 20.1 C. 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