Acer Introduces Aspire AS8940G-6865 Quad Core 18.4″ Laptop

Acer has introduced the Acer Aspire AS8940G-6865 desktop replacement laptop, featuring an 18.4-inch display, an Intel Core i7 quad-core processor and Windows 7 Home Premium OS.

Along with the i7-720QM 1.6GHz quad-core CPU and the full HD 1920×1080 LED-backlight screen, the entertainment oriented AS8940G-6865 incorporates the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M dedicated GPU, a Blu-ray combo drive, a 500GB HDD and 4GB of DDR3 memory.

The notebook also sports five built-in speakers and Dolby Home Theater sound technology, a web camera, an HDMI output, a touch-capacitive media control interface, 802.11n Wi-Fi, five USB ports, and an eSATA port.

The Acer Aspire AS8940G-6865 will be available this holiday season at leading retailers in the U.S. for around $1,350.

Update: The laptop is available now.