Acer Aspire 5920 “Gemstone” Announced

Acer today announced the Aspire 5920 multimedia notebook featuring the latest Intel Centrino Duo “Santa Rosa” technology and a new Acer “Gemstone” design.

Acer Aspire 5920 “Gemstone” laptops feature the 15.4-inch widescreen displays with 1280 x 800 resolution and 8ms response time, as well as full range of Intel Core 2 Duo processors, from T7100 with clock speed of 1.8GHz to T7700 at 2.4GHz. Regarding graphics, there is DirectX 10-ready nVidia GeForce 8600M GT video card with 256MB of dedicated video memory, which can be expanded up to 2048MB using nVidia’s TurboCache technology for system memory sharing. Acer’s new notebook is offered with up to 4GB of DDR2 system memory.

The 5920 has Dolby Home Theater Virtual Surround Sound speakers, a high-definition audio-video port (HDMI), and an optional TV Tuner (DVB-T). The laptop is equipped with up to 200GB hard drive. Users can choose between a DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive and an HD-DVD drive. One of the novelties in Aspire 5920 is an Intel TurboMemory, codenamed “Robson”, which uses non-volatile Flash memory to increase system responsiveness.

“Intel TurboMemory enables the majority of application workloads to be written and read from a system cache instead of the HDD. Robson technology also offers increased power savings,” Acer explains.

Regarding Internet and connectivity, Acer’s 5920 features 802.11 a/b/g/n wireless and Gigabit Ethernet. On selected models, the Aspire 5920 features the Acer Bluetooth ExpressCard VoIP phone.

“Used in combination with the integrated Acer CrystalEye camera, the VoIP phone guarantees real-time videoconferencing and effortless broadcasting,” Acer says.

Currently, there is no information on the Acer 5920 “Gemstone’s” ports and slots, but it is known it has 5-in-1 media card reader and an ExpressCard slot.

The Aspire 5920 series comes with Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium or Ultimate preinstalled.

The pricing and availability dates are currently unknown.

[…] Acer Aspire 5720 is powered by Intel Core 2 Duo processor with clock speeds in range from 1.8GHz to 2.4GHz and 800MHz front side bus. Acer’s new consumer notebook comes in two versions: the first feature Intel GM965 chipset and integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100, while the second has PM965 chipset paired with the recently announced ATI Mobility Radeon HD X2300 or DirectX 10-ready HD X2400 XT video card. As same as the similar 5920 with nVidia’s graphics, the Aspire 5720 has 15.4-inch high-brightness (220-nits) CrystalBrite TFT LCD with 1280×800 resolution and 8ms response time. The notebook’s sound is powered by Dolby-certified surround system and two built-in Acer 3DSonic stereo speakers. […]

[…] Also, the Aspire 5920 is now available in the U.S. […]

[…] Acer Aspire AS5920-6661, the first model for the North American market in the new 5920 15.4-inch entertainment notebook PC series, is now available. It features Intel “Santa Rosa” notebook platform, NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT video card, HD DVD drive and HDMI output and the “Gemstone” chassis design. […]