Acer has recently upgraded its Acer Ferrari 1200, the high-end notebook that many out there would be craving to buy. With the Ferrari logo and name as part of the product, the exclusive appeal of this laptop made from carbon fiber goes up huge notches. While technology freaks would feel that the Ferrari is just a gimmick, they should take heart in the fact that this is actually a great performance product filled many high tech features.
Here is short review of Acer Ferrari 1200:
With the newest AMD Turion X2 Ultra dual core processor and a discrete mobility Radeon video, performance of this machine is surely top notch. The 4 GB DDR2 RAM is just excellent. With a 320 GB SATA hard drive, storing things is of no problem.
The 12-inch widescreen TFT LCD screen is great. It delivers excellent and crispy colors that enhance your experience a great deal. The integrated 0.3 megapixel crystal eye video camera is excellent for video chatting and making video calls. The built in microphones allow you to express freely without the need for some external microphone. The built in speakers are also bang for your buck and give you a very good Dolby Digital Experience.
A shock protection feature has been provided to waive off any threat of any shock whatsoever. Acer Bio-protection fingerprint solution is another excellent feature.
And now to the body of the notebook. Made of carbon fiber, this laptop does have a pretty sexy body.
Overall the Acer Ferrari 1200 is an excellent product for you to own and show off. Sexiness just oozes out of this baby. The information about its pricing hasn’t been revealed yet.
Acer announces plans for Ultrabook
Acer has announced that the company is going to introduce a new significant addition to the Aspire line of laptops this September, the Acer Ultrabook. It is going to be a 13-inch laptop with thickness as low as 13 mm (0.5 inches) and weight as low as 1.3 kg (2.86 lbs). The specifications of the Ultrabook are still not made public, but it is clear that Acer is going to use one of Intel’s mobile processors from Core i line. The battery life is expected to be about 6 hours which is very impressive.
If Acer’s plans come true, their Ultrabook is going to become one of the first ultra-thin notebooks that run on Windows operating system. Many other laptop manufacturers, including ASUS TeK Computers, also expressed interest in producing their own Ultrabooks in the nearest future.
Acer Iconia: a dual screen tablet
Back in November 2010 Acer has introduced its new double screen tablet PC, Acer Iconia. It is powered by Intel Core i5 processor and has 4GB of DDR3 RAM and two multi-touch 14-inch displays with 1366×768 resolution each. That allows You either to spread your working window across both screens, or You can do totally different things in these two screens.
Acer Iconia provides some really useful features to take advantage of the multi-touch dual screen design. The touch applications, such as Virtual Keyboard or Gesture Editor, can be launched easily by making a grab gesture with all 5 fingers. You can also assign customized gestures to specific applications to making their launching as easy and quick as possible.
This dual-touchscreen Acer Iconia laptop was nominated the winner of the Last Gadget Standing at CES 2011 consumer technology trade show.
Acer Aspire Netbook With 3G Modem: Access Internet Anywhere Anytime
Technology never fails to amaze me these days. Just several years ago, who would have thought about taking a netbook with them to a hunt in the forest and surfing the Internet right from their hunting lodge. Today this doesn’t seem fantastic at all, you can just buy a netbook with a 3G modem and get online from even the most remote places no matter where you. As long as the area is covered with cellular network, you don’t have to carry a huge backpack filled with radio-electronics to be able to stay connected with the world.
If you’re in the market for a netbook with built-in 3G access, RadioShack Corporation is offering the Acer Aspire One netbook that comes with an integrated 3G modem. It is a special version of the Acer Aspire One designed to fulfill growing needs of people who need to stay connected wherever they travel to. It will give the facility of mobile access to the Internet, and comes with ultra energy efficient Intel Atom processor, a 3-cell Li-ion Battery that provides for 3 hours of run time, and only weighs 2.43 lbs. (1.1 kg).
Get Acer Aspire One for only $99 at Radioshack
If you’re in a market for a netbook with 3G connectivity, don’t wait until Xmas for an excellent deal to emerge. RadioShack has announced that for one week, starting December 14-th, they will be selling ultra-thin 8.9-inch Acer Aspire One netbooks for an incredible price of only $99! Originally priced at $398.95, Acer Aspire One comes with a 1.6GHz N270 Intel Atom Processor, 160GB 2.5″ Hitachi hard drive, 1GB of RAM, a LED-backlit display, a card reader, and Windows XP.
There’s one think that you should be aware of though, the netbooks will be sold subsidized with a two-year AT&T data contract. So if you need a netbook with a 3G data plan, this would be an excellent deal, otherwise committing to $60/month service with AT&T does not sound as such a bargain at all.
Acer presents Aspire One netbook with WiMAX
Acer have introduced its new line of ultra-compact stylish Atom-based netbooks equipped with WiMAX technology at the Computex 2008, the Acer Aspire One.
The netbook has a 8.9-inch LED-backlight display with a resolution of 1,024×600 pixels and comes with a 80GB Hard Disk Drive and 1 GB of RAM. The Aspire One netbooks are available in 4 different colors that you can choose from: pink, white, blue and brown. It is also possible to choose the operating system to be installed on a netbook: Windows XP or Linux.
Thanks to the WiMAX support, the possibilities to connect to the Internet with Aspire One become truly endless: you can play your favorite online games, connect to social networks and make VoIP phone calls from locations where wi-fi networks are not available. With a battery life of more than 3 hours and the weight of below 1 kg, the Acer Aspire is definitely a laptop you should consider getting if you’re looking for an ultra-portable machine.
Acer Ferrari 1100 Laptop
Although Acer is mostly known for its inexpensive notebooks, their is a high-end notebook line in their product range that they co-brand with Ferrari (similarly to Asus and their Lamborghini-series laptops). The Asus Ferrari 1100 is a 12-inch laptop with a speedy 2.3GHz AMD Turion 64 X2 processor and sophisticated design, that retails for $1,999. Unlike cheaper Acer’s models, that are supposed to resemble the inside of a BMW, the Acer Ferrari 1100 feels and looks as sleek as its namesake. The chassis is made of matte black carbon fiber with shiny gray accents. The lid is made of smooth grey plastic and there’s Ferrari’s tiny yellow logo stamped in the middle. To add even more to the look and feel of a legendary racing car, there’s also a Ferrari branded mouse, a tiny Bluetooth Skype VoIP phone and a carrying case included.
As one may expect from such a top-notch laptop, Acer Ferrari 1100 features a number of high end features. It comes with an impressive 4GB of DDR2 RAM, a spacious 250GB 5400rpm SATA HDD with shock protection, a discrete ATI Radeon X1270 graphics card and a high definition 12-inch 1,280 x 800 LED-backlit screen. To use all the system memory to the fullest, there’s a 64-bit Windows Vista ultimate OS installed. One thing that might disappoint you is relatively short battery life time of 2 hours which is definitely less than one may expect from a high-end ultra-portable computer designed for frequent use on the go.
Technical specifications of Asus Ferrari 1100:
- 2.3GHz AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-66 dual-core CPU
- 4GB of 667MHz DDR2 RAM running in dual-channel mode
- 250GB HDD
- ATI Radeon X1270 graphics card with 256MB RAM
- mini-FireWire port
- Multi-format card reader
- ExpressCard slot
- 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi
- Gigabit ethernet
- Bluetooth
Acer launches the Travelmate 6292 laptop
At just over 5.7 pounds the Acer TravelMate 6292-301G16MN (a sleeker name might have been advisable) is ideal for traveling, as they tell you right in the name. The keep it small and slim and they provide you with everything you’ll need to browse the internet, do basic office type work (typing, spreadsheets, etc), and play the occasional game of Solitaire. It looks professional and simple. It’s for the no-nonsense business person that wants a laptop that gets it done without any hassle.
This 12-1-inch laptop comes with an Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 processor and can support up to 4GB of memory, although it starts at 2GB. You get a 160GB 5400RPM hard drive and that should be more than enough to store your files even if you want to add your music collection for something to listen to while you work. Few other laptops can deliver the build quality and performance as TravelMate 6292.
Acer launched two new Extensa 4620 laptops
Recently a new Extensa 4620-6294 and Extensa 4620-4054 laptops were launched by Acer for the North America Market.
This laptop is designed for small business and SOHO customers, so it has pretty much everything you can expect from a 14.1-inch laptop.
Acer Extensa 4620 comes with Microsoft Windows XP Professional with the ability to upgrade to the newest Vista, and has a 120GB hard disc drive and a super-multi drive. Depending on a model, the processor can be either Intel Centrino Duo or Intel Core 2 Duo Processor.
The battery used in the Extensa 4620 is a six-cell lithium ion battery that provides for two hours of running time. The Extensa 4620-6294 has 1GB of DDR2 667 SDRAM memory, built-in Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3100, 802.11a/b/g WLAN, gigabit ethernet and a V.92 modem that can already be considered a rudiment. The price of this latest Extensa 4620 notebook PCs starts at $699.
The new Acer Aspire 4710 laptop
Recently there was a new Acer Aspire 4710 14.1-inch budget laptop launched to the market. Despite its low price (only about $600), it has a dual core CPU, a solid and very comfortable keyboard, and all connectivity a home user might require, that even includes an Expresscard/54 slot. The glossy 14.1-inch display provides a very crisp image and has a native resolution of 1,280×800 pixels. The integrated Intel GMA 950 graphics card does not allow for hardcore gaming, but is sufficient for watching movies and doing your everyday tasks.
Specifications of Acer Aspire 4710:
- 1.73GHz Intel Pentium dual-core T2080 CPU
- 1GB RAM
- 120GB hard disk drive
- Intel GMA 950 (integrated) craphics card
- Optional webcam.
- Windows Vista Home Premium