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By Danijel Zivkovic
Acer today announced the North American availability of its new 20.1-inch wide-screen Aspire 9800 laptop computer, combining “cutting-edge multimedia PC performance, HD-DVD technology, IP-based communication facilities, and analog and DVB-T hybrid TV-tuner, audio and gaming functionalities”.
Acer Aspire 9800 incorporates Intel Centrino Duo mobile processing technology, NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 graphic chipsets, up to 4GB DDR2 in system memory, and 240GB Intel Matrix RAID ready SATA hard drives.
According to press release, the Aspire 9800 supports 13 types of optical media formats, with up to six times the image quality of standard DVD movies and complete backward compatibility.
The sound features of the Acer Aspire 9800 are 3Dsonic stereo speakers, an Acer BasSonic subwoofer, and a Dolby Digital Live and DTS CONNECT technology for instant home-theater experience.
The Aspire 9800 comes equipped with Acer QuicCharge battery technology, which recharges the notebook’s Lithium-ion battery up to 80 percent within one hour.
The Aspire 9800 also features LCD panel-mounted 1.3 megapixel CMOS camera.
The Acer Aspire 9800 notebook series comes with Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition pre-installed.
Aspire 9800 notebooks are available through Acer authorized resellers and retailers throughout North America with prices starting at $2799.
Acer’s Press Release
