To commemorate the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics Games, Acer will release a limited edition Acer Aspire AS1410 Olympic Edition for the Japanese market. Limited to just 1,500 units, this ultraportable laptop will feature an 11.6-inch 1366 x 768 LED-backlight display, an Intel GMA 4500MHD graphics card, a 2GB RAM, a 250GB hard drive, a built-in webcam, a 5-in-1 media card reader, an HDMI port, WiFi and a 6-cell battery. This limited edition laptop will go on sale in Japan starting on November 27th for 79,800 Yen (about $897). [PC Watch]
Someone at Netbooked has tested the ability of the Intel SU2300 processor to handle YouTube’s new “1080p” HD video. The SU2300 processor can be found on the Acer Aspire 1410, Lenovo IdeaPad U150 and HP Pavilion DM1. Watch the video after the jump to get more details. More
Still remember the Acer Ferrari One laptop that is currently available in the UK market? This highly anticipated laptop will be released in the US market. The Acer Ferrari One features AMD’s Athlon X2 L310 processor running at 1.2GHz with an ATI Radeon 3200 integrated graphics chip, a 4GB RAM, a 160GB hard drive, WiFi, Bluetooth, a six-cell battery and Windows 7 OS. No word on pricing of the US version. Stay tuned for more updates. [TrustedReviews]
Acer will release their latest high-end notebook with Intel Core i7 CPU. Known as the Acer Aspire 8940, the laptop is powered by a 1.6GHz Intel Core i7 720QM processor with an 18.4-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080) widescreen display, a 4GB of DDR3 RAM and an nVidia GeForce GTS 250m 1GB graphics cards. The Aspire 8940 also supports a 4x Blu-ray / DVD Super-Multi double layer drive, a multi card reader, 802.11 a/b/g/n WiFI, an integrated Acer Crystal Eye web camera, and a touch capacitive media control interface. Other features include 5 USB 2.0 ports, 1 HDMI port, 1 eSATA port, an 8-cell Li-Ion battery and the latest Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64Bit. If you want one, you can purchase the Acer Aspire 8940 for $1,349.99 each. [Electronista]
Here is good news for those who are living in the States. Acer has launched the Acer Aspire 5738DG 3D notebook in the US market. The laptop boasts the special TriDef 3D solution, which includes a 3D screen, software and glasses to enable vibrant 3D visuals. Powered by the Windows 7 Home Premium operating system, the Acer Aspire 5738DG is also capable of translating the 2D experience into a vivid 3D one. The notebook comes equipped with a 15.6-inch Acer CineCrystal HD display, an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570 graphics card, Dolby Home Theater Audio Enhancement with built-in stereo speakers and a 5.1-channel surround sound output. The price starts fom $779.99 upwards, depending on the specs. [Press Release]
Acer today announced their brand new Aspire AS1410 11.6-inch netbook that is powered by a 1.2GHz Intel Celeron processor, a 2GB of RAM (upgradable up to 4GB), a 160GB hard drive, an Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD, and an HDMI out. Running on Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit, the netbook also features a high definition LED display (1366 x 768), a couple of stereo speakers with Dolby Sound Room audio enhancement, three USB 2.0 ports, a card reader, and a multi gesture touchpad. Its 6-cell Li-Ion battery provides up to 6-hours of operating time. The Acer Aspire AS1410 will be released before Christmas for approx. $400. More
