Laptops Arena

<-234x60 Half Banner - left->Acer made a public surprise yesterday at IAC Building in New York, by unveiling a new laptop design concept presented by Gianfranco Lanci, president of Acer Inc. and senior executives from Acer.
Using the same Gemstone design which characterizes the Acer notebooks since May 2007 when it was created, the company modified it a little to become the new Aspire Gemstone blue design for the unique HD notebook PC concept defined by the following key elements: light, blue and color.

The new 18.4-inch Acer Aspire 8920 and 16-inch Aspire 6920 feature Blu-Ray Disc drives, full high definition LCDs and 16:9 native resolution.



Acer chose blue to inspire a natural calming effect via the universal color, and enhanced this design with Holographic 3D cover consisting of starlit backlight shine below the logo for extra elegance, the Acer CineDash touch-sensitive interface with navigation menus, volume adjustment and media control, the DiamondBlack eKey to add a plus to the image of a precious stone, and the NeoWeave palm rest for ergonomics.



Extra new elements include the Dolby Home Theater technology with CineSurround, Tuba CineBass booster, and True5.1 output, while the Enlightener media flow traces a path between the power button and the digital sound coming from the Tuba bass.

In Japan, Acer Taiwan will release a new notebook, the Aspire 5920G-932G25 with the already Acer classic black Gemstone design.

It is a 15.4-inch notebook based on Intel Penryn technology being powered by the Intel Core 2 Duo T9500 processor at 2.5GHz speeds.
The internal memory is of 2GB RAM while there is a 250GB data storage capacity.

It shows a display with 1280 x 800 pixels resolution and integrates a 1.3MP camera for chat over the Internet.

For connectivity it brings Bluetooth support, version 2.0 with EDR, and all these will be available starting March, at a price of $1,650 but only in Japan.

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Acer Aspire 5315 is a new laptop with the Gemstome design featuring 1GB DDR II memory at 533MHz, 120GB HDD storage and a DVD+/_RW Super Multi Double Layer optical drive.
It is powered by an Intel Celeron-M 530 with a speed of 1.73GHz and by the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100, integrating it in the low-cost laptops category with medium performance.

Its display is a 15.4-inch Widescreen TFT with 1280 x 800 pixels resolution while the operating system installed is Windows Vista Home Premium.
It supports wireless connectivity via the 802.11b/g module and supports Fast Ethernet and high-speed USB connections.



Unlike the previous model described Acer Aspire 5315 has a built-in camera and no Firewire or Card Reader. Also it doesn’t come with Bluetooth support.
The laptop weights 2.8Kg and its battery lasts for up to 2 hours in working time. It is available at a price of $697.

<-180x150 Small Rectangle - left->Acer Aspire 5720Z is a low-cost laptop computer equipped with enough power to run most applications and it is also available at a nice price of just $747.
Coming in a cool housing with rounded margins, this new laptop runs with an Intel Pentium Dual-Core T2310 processor at 1.46GHz speed and has a RAM memory of 2GB DDR2 with 667MHz which is enough to install Windows Vista Home Premium on it and benefit from this operating system’s applications and superb interface.

There is also an 80GB S-ATA HDD storage space and a DVD+/-RW Super Multi Double Layer, to keep Acer models up to date with the latest technology requirements.
The laptop shows a 15.4-inch Wide TFT display of 1280 x 800 pixels resolution and the graphics are delivered by integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100.



For connectivity it comes with the 802.11b/g wireless module, Gigabit Ethernet, four high-speed USB ports, Firewire, and a card reader compatible with MMC, MS, MS-pro, SD and XD card types.
The notebook weights 2.8Kg and has no Bluetooth support and no built-in camera.

Acer notebook models are considered affordable models and in the latest technology trends, although some have minor hardware problems and most of the people searching for a new laptop in the end are opting for an Asus or Dell, if not a Novell.

Still, we can’t affirm that Acer models are not showing a nice design every time a new one comes out on the market.
Japan has the pleasure to welcome a new laptop from the company called AS5520-7A1G16, and this one comes with a 15.4-inch display and a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels.

The processor is an AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core and there is also a memory of 1GB integrated together with 160GB HDD storage.
As the performance of this model is not an outstanding one, it is priced at around $950.