Acer’s whole range of TravelMate mobile computers delivers superb performance and reliable on-the-road convenience.
The most reliable laptops in the market are those from Asus, Toshiba, and Sony, followed by Apple and Dell, according to a Sqare Trade’s reasearch which is based on a 3-year malfunction rates projection.
The failure rates for Asus, Toshiba, Sony, Apple and Dell notebooks are 15.6, 15.7, 16.8, 17.4, and 18.3 percent, respectively.
Acer has announced the new consumer-oriented Aspire and business-class TravelMate laptops, all based on the 2010 Intel Core processor family.
The 15.6-inch Aspire 5942 and 18.4-inch Aspire 8942 are entertainment notebooks and feature “first-class graphics solutions”, up to 1280GB of storage using dual hard drives, up to 8GB of DDR3 memory, and optionally integrated TV tuner and Blu-ray optical drive.
Acer released today the new TravelMate Timeline business-class ultra-thin series laptops including TravelMate 8571, 8471 and 8371.
Featuring 15.6-, 14- and 13.3-inch displays, the TravelMate Timeline 8571, 8471 and 8371 are based on the Intel CULV platform with Core 2 ultra-low voltage processors and the 4500MHD integrated graphics. The laptops come with up to 4GB of DDR3 RAM, up to 320GB of hard drive space, and a DVD burner, and provide up to 8 hours of run time with the 6-cell battery.
Acer announced yesterday the 15.4-inch TravelMate 6593 and 14.1-inch TravelMate 6493 business-class laptops, based on Intel’s Centrino 2 with vPro technology.
The new TravelMates feature Intel Core 2 Duo processors, GMA 450MHD integrated graphics, up to 4GB of DDR3 memory, a 250GB hard drive, and the Acer MediaBay hot-swappable solution that offers a choice of an extra hard disk, a second battery or an optical drive with either a DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive or DVD/CD-RW combo. Both notebooks have a screen resolution of 1280×800 pixels.
Acer has silently unveiled TravelMate 4720, the PC maker’s latest addition to its Intel “Santa Rosaâ€-based business notebook line-up.
According to the details published on Company’s website, the 14.1 inch widescreen (1280×800-pixel) Acer TravelMate 4720 supports Intel Core 2 Duo T7100/T7300/T7500/T7700 processors and up to 4GB DDR2 system memory. It is built on Intel’s Mobile GM965 Express chipset with the integrated GMA X3100 graphics. The specifications say the TravelMate 4720 comes with up to 160GB SATA hard drive and a choice of DVD burner or combo optical drive.
Acer has published the details of its TravelMate 6292 ultra-portable notebook, based on Intel “Santa Rosa” platform.
Acer TravelMate 6292 features the new ProFile design, a 12-inch widescreen display with 1280×800 resolution and Mobile Intel GM965 Express chipset supporting the latest Intel Core 2 Duo T7100/T7300/T7500/T7700 processors. The GM965 incorporates the integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 and provides support for up to 4GB of DDR2 system memory. This ultra-portable system comes with up to 200GB Serial ATA hard drive and a DVD burner.
Acer has launched five business-use TravelMate notebooks: 6592, 6492, 6292, 7720 and 5720 series. These laptops feature Intel “Santa Rosa” platform, the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors, and the new Acer TravelMate “ProFile” design with magnesium alloy chassis.
Based on Intel Centrino Pro technology, Acer TravelMate 6592 has an integrated virtualization capability, Advanced Managablity Standards (AMT 2.5) and Intel Wirless IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n module. The TravelMate 6592 offers large hard drive capacities, along with DVD burner or an optional HD-DVD optical drive. The notebook provides a choice of 15″ or 15.4″ display, which is managed by the new ATI Mobility Radeon X2300-HD graphics card with 128MB of dedicated video memory and with up to 896MB of shared VRAM using HyperMemory technology. For security and data protection, the TravelMate 6592 features TravelMate TPM (Trusted Platform Module) solution, fingerprint reader, and Smartcard support.
Acer will launch the refreshed Aspire and TravelMate notebook PC lines, both featuring models built on Intel “Santa Rosa” notebook platform, ComputerWorld reports.
The new Acer Aspire notebook PCs, called “Gemstone”, will be launched globally in June. The select Aspire models will feature HD DVD players, HDMI slots, Dolby surround sound and 17-inch screens. Along with “Santa Rosa”-based “Gamestone” laptops, there will be new models powered by AMD’s chipsets and processors. The new Aspire mobile computers will have changed and fashionable design when compared to current models. However, the company officials said that pricing will be competitive and there will be no premium for the extra design work that has gone into the machines.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Acer America Corporation, today announced a voluntary program for the replacement of certain notebook computer lithium-ion batteries containing Sony-made cells.
“As announced previously by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, there have been 16 reports of notebook batteries overheating. These reports were associated with earlier recalls by other notebook computer manufacturers of batteries containing these Sony cells. These previous reports involved only minor property damage and two minor burns. None of these reports involved batteries in Acer notebook computers,” Acer published.
Acer America yesterday announced the US availability of the Core 2 Duo (Merom)-powered TravelMate 8210 notebook, featuring Blu Ray drive and ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 graphics card with up to 512 MB HyperMemory and up to 256 MB of dedicated GDDR3 VRAM . The first model of the 15.4-inch widescreen 8210 “Small Office Home Office” series, Acer TravelMate 8216WLHi, is now available at select online retailers such as CDW and Best Buy, and it costs from around $2950 to $3000.
The TravelMate 8216WLHi, comes with Core 2 Duo T7400 processor at 2.16 GHz with 4MB of L2 cache, it has 2GB of RAM (max. supported 4GB), and a 160GB 5400rpm SATA hard drive with Acer DASP+ (Disk Anti-Shock Protection) technology.
Regarding connectivity, Intel 945PM Express chipset based Acer TravelMate 8216WLHi has Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG network connection (802.11a/b/g), Gigabit Ethernet and 56K modem. The TravelMate 8216WLHi enables communication through Acer Video Conference technology featuring Voice and Video over IP (VVoIP) support via the LCD panel-mounted 1.3 megapixel Acer OrbiCam and the Acer Bluetooth VoIP phone.
The Acer SmartCard Security Solution protects the 8210 (8216WLHi) notebook against unauthorized access, while the Acer Platinum Secret security software provides one-click encryption/decryption features.
Acer TravelMate 8216WLHi, the Windows Vista Capable and Windows Vista Premium Ready notebook, weights around 6.6 lbs, and comes with Microsoft Windows XP Professional preinstalled.
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CDW Product Specifications: Acer TravelMate 8216WLHi
Acer TravelMate 6460, the 15.4-inch widescreen laptop feturing Intel Core 2 Duo Merom processor and ATI Mobility Radeon X1300 graphics card with up to 512 MB of HyperMemory, was announced by Acer America. The new TravelMate, categorized as Desktop Replacement notebook, has up to 4 GB of memory and a up to 160 GB 5400rpm SATA hard drive protected with Acer Disk Anti-Shock Protection (DASP+) Technology.
This Windows Vista Capable and Windows Vista Premium Ready laptop is built on Mobile Intel 945PM Express chipset, providing Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG (802.11a/b/g) or Intel PRO/Wireless 3945BG (802.11b/g). The TravelMate 6460 has Gigabit Ethernet and a 56K modem, while Acer Video Conference offers built-in VVoIP (Voice and Video over IP) capabilities via the built-in 1.3 megapixel Acer OrbiCam and Acer Bluetooth VoIP phone
Along with Trusted Platform Module (TPM), a utility for secure generation and management of personal cryptographic keys, the Acer TravelMate 6460 also has built-in fingerprint reader and the Acer SmartCard Security Solution with integrated Acer Platinum Secret security software to provide one-click encryption/decryption features.
Acer TravelMate 6460 weights around 5.95 pounds with 6-cell battery pack and optical drive, and it comes with Microsoft Windows XP Professional operating system.
There is no official info about its price and availability, but CDW sells the Acer TravelMate 6460-6752 with Core 2 Duo T7200 processor for $1700.
Acer TravelMate C210 is the first-to-market 12.1-inch screen tablet PC featuring Intel’s Core 2 Duo processor. The C210 is also the first 12.1-inch tablet PC with an integrated optical drive, according to its product page on the Acer’s Worldwide site.
As same as Acer C200 tablet PC, the C210 has a sliding-track, providing one-motion convertibility from slate mode to keyboard mode with 125-degree display.
Based on Mobile Intel 945PM Express chipset with Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG or 3945BG, the Acer TravelMate C210 tablet computer has Core 2 Duo (Merom) T5500, T5600, T7200 or T7400 dual-core 64-bit processor. It supports up to 4 GB of DDR2 533/667 MHz memory, and features a hard drive with up to 160GB “or higher” storage space. Regarding graphics, it has NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300 graphics card with up to 256 MB of video memory. For secure personal computing there is a built-in biometric fingerprint reader. The Acer TravelMate is “Windows Vista Capable” and “Vista Premium Ready”, but it is currently listed with Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005.
The Acer’s C210 Tablet PC weights around 5.5 pounds with 6-cell battery and optical drive module.
Currently, there is no information about its price and availability date, worldwide or in the USA.
Acer’s Worldwide site listed the new Acer Travelmate 8210 laptop featuring 64-bit Intel Core 2 Duo Mobile (Merom) processor, a Blu-ray Disc drive and Windows x64 operating system.
According to Acer TravelMate 8210 product specifications, the new laptop supports the full range of new Core 2 Duo processors – T5500, T5600, T7200, T7400 and T7600.
Acer Global site listed thirteen new laptop models featuring the latest Intel Core 2 Duo, codenamed Merom, processor.
Intel’s Merom CPU powers six new models in Acer TravelMate series. Those are 14-inch screen 3270 and 3290 TravelMate laptops, as same as 15.4-inch TravelMate 8210, 4230 and 4280 notebook PCs. Acer TravelMate 5620 is the first Acer’s 17-inch notebook to feature Core 2 Duo processor, according to Acer’s notebook comparison table.
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