Retailers and computer vendors in the U.S. have started offering students with back-to-school laptop deals for 2011 season, including great savings on notebooks, netbooks, and tablet computers.
Acer Aspire Laptops
Acer Aspire One AOD257 Netbook Now on Sale States-Side
The Acer Aspire One AOD257 10.1-inch netbook with a new design and the Intel Atom N570 processor is now on sale in the USA.
Acer Aspire Ethos AS5951G, AS8951G High-End Multimedia Laptops Announced
Acer has announced the Aspire Ethos AS5951G and AS8951G high-end multimedia notebook PCs, with 15.6- and 18.4-inch displays respectively, new Intel CPUs, GeForce graphics, and an interesting design feature.
Acer Releases New Aspire TimelineX Thin & Light Laptops
Acer has unveiled the Aspire TimelineX thin-and-light notebook line for 2011, including the the 13.3-inch 3830T, 14″ 4830T and 15.6″ 5830T.
Acer Aspire One AO722 11.6″ AMD Fusion Netbook Now Available
Target now sells the Acer Aspire One AO722, Acer’s new 11.6-inch netbook with an AMD Fusion chip and new design.
The offered Aspire One AO722-BZ454 features the Fusion C-50, incorporating dual 1GHz CPU cores, Radeon 6250 graphics, and 1080p video decoder. The mini laptop sports 2GB of DDR3 memory, a 250GB hard disk, a battery life of “up to 7 hours”, 1366 x 768 LED-backlight screen, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit OS.
Acer Aspire One AOD255E Netbook with Dual-Core Atom N570 Available
Acer’s Aspire One AOD255E, their first netbook with the latest Intel Atom N570 processor, is now available for purchase in the US market.
Amazon has on sale the Acer Aspire One AOD255E with a 10.1-inch LED-backlit 1024 x 600 screen, the dual-core 1.66Ghz N570, 1GB DDR3 memory, a 250GB hard drive, Intel’s integrated GMA 3150 graphics, a 6-cell battery for up to 8-hour run time, and Windows 7 Starter operating system.
Acer Aspire AS7741Z-4633 Overview
The Acer Aspire AS7741Z-4633 is an affordable 17.3-inch multimedia-centric notebook and one of the best selling laptops on Walmart.com.
The sub-$500 Aspire AS7741Z-4633 is based on Intel’s Pentium P6100 dual-core 2GHz processor and Intel HD integrated graphics. Acer’s laptop comes with 4GB of DDR3 memory, a 320GB hard drive, DVD burner, a 6-cell battery for “up to 3.6 hours” of battery life, and Windows 7 Home Premium operating system.
Acer Aspire AS5253-BZ684 with AMD Fusion Zacate APU Now on Sale
The Acer Aspire AS5253-BZ684 affordable laptop with an AMD Fusion “Zacate” APU can be purchased now in the US.
Acer Aspire One AO522-BZ897 with AMD Fusion Available for Pre-Order
The recently leaked Acer Aspire One AOD522, the first netbook with an AMD Fusion APU, is now available for pre-order.
Amazon offers the Acer Aspire One AO522-BZ897 with the AMD C-50 “Ontario” chip incorporating 1GHz dual-core processor, built-in ATI Radeon HD 6250 graphics, and HD video decoder supporting 1080p playback. The AMD A50M chipset-based netbook sports a 10.1-inch WXGA LED-backlit display, 1GB of DDR3 memory, a 250GB hard drive, 6-cell battery for “up to 6 hours” of battery life, and Windows 7 Starter operating system.
Acer Rolls Out Aspire 5253 15.6″ Laptop with AMD E-350 APU
Besides four Intel-powered laptops, Acer has released the Aspire 5253 budget-class 15.6-inch notebook, featuring the latest AMD E-350 Fusion APU that integrates both dual-core CPU and Radeon 6310 graphics on a single die.
Four Acer Aspire Laptops with “Sandy Bridge” i7-2630QM Announced
Acer has unveiled four new Aspire notebooks, all with the Intel i7-2630QM quad-core, which is the first available Intel 2nd Generation Core “Sandy Bridge” processor.
Acer Aspire TimelineX AS1830T-68U118 with Core i7-680UM Available
Acer has released an Aspire TimelineX AS1830T 11.6-inch ultraportable laptop model with the Intel Core i7-680UM, chip maker’s top-of-the-line ultra-low voltage processor.
The 3.1-pound Acer Aspire TimelineX AS1830T-68U118 is the only notebook in the US market with the i7-680UM, which features two ULV CPU cores and 1.46GHz clock speed (2.53 GHz via Turbo Boost). The ultraportable also has 4GB of DDR3 RAM, a 500GB hard drive, integrated Intel HD graphics, and a 6-cell battery for “up to eight hours” of run time on a single charge.
Acer Updates Aspire Lineup with New CPUs, GPUs, 3D Technology
Acer has updated the Aspire notebook lineup, refreshing some mainstream entertainment models, the AS8943 high performance desktop replacement, and Aspire TimelineX thin-and-light series.
Besides the 3D-ready 15.6-inch Acer Aspire AS5745DG, the mainstream line update includes the 15.6″ Aspire AS5742G, AS5745 and 17.3″ AS7745. Depending on model, the notebooks feature Nvidia Optimus switchable graphics technology, ATI Radeon dedicated graphics, Blu-ray optical drives, and Intel Core i7 quad-core processors.
Acer Announces Aspire 5745DG 3D Laptop
Acer has unveiled the 3D-capable Aspire 5745DG laptop, featuring Nvidia’s 3D technology.
Besides a 15.6-inch LED display at 120Hz and Nvidia 3D Vision glasses, the Acer Aspire 5745DG comes with Acer Arcade Deluxe software that enables on-the-fly 2D to 3D conversion of any video or DVD.
Acer Aspire One AOD255 Netbook with Dual-Core Atom N550 Now on Sale
HSN has started offering the Acer Aspire One AOD255 netbook, which includes the latest Intel Atom N550 dual-core processor.
Besides the 1.5GHz Atom N550 with GMA 3150 graphics, the 10.1-inch AOD255 has 1GB DDR3 RAM, a 250GB hard drive, a 6-cell battery that lasts “up to 8 hours”, and Windows 7 Starter OS.
