Acer Aspire 9800 20.1-inch Laptop Coming Soon

Acer Aspire 9800, multimedia laptop featuring 20.1-inch screen, a HD-DVD drive and a built-in TV tuner, was recently announced. After the Toshiba Qosmio G30, it will be world’s second HD-DVD laptop. Acer Aspire 9800 is expected to be available in Europe in May, but it wasn’t said when will hit US market. It’s price in UK, according to stuffmag.co.uk, is expected to start at £1500.

Acer Aspire 9800 Basics

• Intel Core Duo Processor
• SATA Hard Drive up to 240GB (with
  additional second hard drive)
• 20.1″ CrystalBrite display (WSXGA+ resolution of 1680 x 1050)
• NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 graphics card with up to 256MB dedicated video memory

Acer Aspire 9800 Multimedia Features

• DVI-D port to hook the machine up to an HD TV
• DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive
  (available in May) or HD-DVD drive (available later)
• Integrated TV Tuner for analog and digital broadcasts
• 3-Watt speakers and a 4-Watt subwoofer and Dolby Digital Live
  for connecting Acer Aspire 9800 to a Dolby Digital audio/video receiver or digital speakers
• 1.3 megapixel camera at the top of the LCD panel
• Acer Media keys, seven mirror-coated keys with LEDs

Acer Aspire 9800 Connectivity

• Wireless (with Acer InviLink 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED solution, supporting Acer SignalUp wireless technology)
• Built-in Bluetooth 2.0 module
• LAN connection with Gigabit Ethernet cards and standard connectivity through the integrated 56K ITU V.92 modem
• VoIP Bluetooth phone included

[…] Fujitsu this week introduced the world’s third laptop featuring an HD DVD drive - the Fujitsu FMV-Biblio Loox NX95S/D. FMV-Biblio Loox NX95S/D announcment comes after Toshiba Qosmio G30 and Acer Aspire 9800 HD DVD laptops. […]

Acer today officially announced availability of its 20.1″ Aspire 9800 notebook in the North American market.