Acer adds a couple of new Windows 7 laptops
PC maker Acer is adding another pair of laptops to its Windows 7 laptop lineup. The two entries are a 15.6-inch touchscreen system, called the Aspire 5738PG; and a 11.6-inch addition to the Timeline series, called the Aspire Timeline AS1810TZ.
The touchscreen Aspire 5738PG has a multi-touch display that can understand two-finger gestures, but in a standard laptop design instead of a convertible tablet. We've seen something similar recently with the Lenovo ThinkPad T400s.
The Aspire Timeline AS1810TZ has an 11-inch Netbook chassis, but instead of the Intel Atom CPU, it has the dual-core Intel SU7300 -- which essentially gives it thin-and-light performance in a Netbook-size system. Although, at $599, you're definitely well out of the standard Netbook price range.
Both systems will be available starting with the October 22 release of Windows 7.
The Acer Aspire 5738PG
Acer Aspire AS5738PG-6306 Multi-Touch Screen Notebook
- 15.6-Inch HD CineCrystal LED-Backlit Multi-Touch Screen Display (Widescreen 16.9 Aspect Ratio, 1366x768 Resolution)
- Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
- Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T6600 (2.2GHz, 2MB L2 cache, 800MHz FSB)
- ATI Radeon HD 4570 Graphics with 512MB Dedicated DDR3 VRAM
- 4GB DDR2 667MHz Dual Channel Memory
- 320GB SATA Hard Drive
- 8X DVD-Super Multi Double-Layer Drive
- Dedicated Numeric Keypad
- Two Built-In Stereo Speakers With Dolby 10-Optimized Surround Sound System
- HDMI Port and Four USB 2.0 Ports
- 6.16 lbs with 6-Cell Battery
- MSRP: $799.99
The Acer Aspire Timeline AS1810T
Acer Aspire Timeline AS1810T-8679
- Intel Core 2 Duo Processor SU7300 (1.3GHz, 3MB L2 cache, 800MHz FSB)
- Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
- 11.6-inch HD Widescreen LED-backlit TFT LCD 1366 x 768, 16:9 aspect ratio)
- Mobile Intel GS45 Express Chipset
- Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
- 4096MB DDR2 Dual-Channel 667MHz memory
- 320GB 5400RPM SATA hard drive
- Integrated Acer Crystal Eye webcam
- Multi-in-1 digital media card reader
- Dolby Sound Room Audio Enhancement
- Intel WiFi Link 1000 802.11b/g/Draft-N WiFi
- Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
- 3 USB 2.0 ports
- HDMI port
- Multi-Gesture Touchpad
- Standard 6-cell Li-ion (5600 mAh) Battery
- 3.08 lbs.
- 11.2" (W) x 0.87" to 1.18" (H) x 8.03" (D)
- MSRP $599.99
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