Acer Aspire 9800: 20.1\" LCD, HD-DVD drive
April 08, 2006 at 07:46:00 AM, by Thai Tan
Acer\'s latest multimedia powerhouse may truly redefine mobile entertainment.
Remember the Acer TravelMate 8204, with its plethora of cutting edge features and high price tag?
Well say hello to the Aspire 9800, the multimedia desktop replacement version of the 8204 in our books. While the TravelMate 8204 was somewhat portable and highly feature loaded, with more of an emphasis on performance and gadgets than multimedia, the Aspire 9800 looks like it is going to be all about multimedia and entertainment while not lacking in performance. The big eye catcher on this machine is its enormous 20.1" 1680x1050 LCD. While there have been a few 20" behemoths announced, they were pretty much all based on the same relatively bland chassis and are without Acer's flare for style and quality. Backing up this monster is a Core Duo processor, dual hard drives up to 240GB, NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 256MB graphics card, integrated TV tuner, VoIP Bluetooth phone, and more features than you can shake a stick at. While we don't know when (or if) this is coming to the United States, it should debut in Europe around May. Expect it to cost at least as much as the $2500 TravelMate 8204!
- 20.1" CrystalBrite colour TFT LCD display (WSXGA+ resolution of 1680 x 1050)
- Intel Core Duo Processor
- NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 graphics card with up to 256MB dedicated video memory,
- DVI-D connectivity to provide faster and higher-quality images for high-definition entertainment on external monitors
- 3-Watt speakers and a 4-Watt subwoofer and Dolby Digital Live which allows the notebook to be hooked up via a single digital connection to a Dolby Digital-equipped audio/video receiver or digital speaker system,
- Acer Media keys, seven mirror-coated keys with LEDs: Acer Arcade, volume up/down, previous, next, play/pause and stop, offering convenient, one-button control over all your multimedia entertainment.
- Hard Drive storage of up to 240GB (with second HD)
- Choose between the slot-loading DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive or an HD-DVD drive
- 5-in-1 card reader that supports the most common card formats
- Integrated hybrid TV Tuner for both analog and digital broadcasts
- VoIP Bluetooth phone included
- Acer OrbiCam, a 1.3 megapixel camera mounted at the top of the LCD panel.
- WLAN (with Acer InviLink 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED solution, supporting Acer SignalUp wireless technology),
- Built-in Bluetooth 2.0 module
- LAN connection with Gigabit Ethernet cards and standard connectivity through the integrated 56K ITU V.92 modem.
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Comments
Andrew at 21:46, December 17, 2007
I agree!!!