Technical specifications

Operating System


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Processor & Chipset


Intel® Celeron® mobile processor with up to 1MB L2 cache


Mobile Intel® GL960 Express Chipset





Memory


DDR2 memory, upgradeable to 2 GB using dual soDIMM modules (dual-channel support)





HDD


S-ATA Hard Disk Drive with Acer DASP (Disk Anti-Shock Protection)





Storage


DVD-Super Multi Double Layer drive, or
DVD/CD-RW combo drive


5-in-1 card reader, supporting Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick® (MS), Memory Stick PRO™ (MS PRO), xD-Picture Card™ (xD)





Display


15.4" WXGA high-brightness TFT LCD, 1280 x 800 pixel resolution, supporting simultaneous multi-window viewing via Acer GridVista™


16.7 million colours





Graphics


Mobile Intel® GL960 Express Chipset with integrated 3D graphics, featuring Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100 with up to 358/384 MB of Intel® Dynamic Video Memory Technology 4.0 (8 MB of dedicated system memory, up to 350/376 MB of shared system memory*) supporting Microsoft® DirectX® 9
*Depending on size of system memory


DualView™ support


MPEG-2/DVD hardware assisted capability


WMV9 (VC-1) and H.264 (AVC) acceleration


S-video/TV-out (NTSC/PAL) support





Multimedia


Two built-in Acer 3DSonic stereo speakers


Intel® High Definition Audio support


MS-Sound compatible


Built-in microphone





Communication


Acer Video Conference featuring Voice and Video over Internet Protocol (VVoIP) support via Acer CrystalEye webcam and optional Acer Xpress VoIP phone


Integrated Acer Crystal Eye webcam, supporting enhanced Acer PrimaLite™ technology
(manufacturing option)


56K ITU V.92 modem with PTT approval; Wake-on-Ring ready


Gigabit Ethernet supporting ASF (Alert Standard Format) 2.0, Wake-on-LAN ready


Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® solution supporting Acer SignalUp™ wireless technology


Bluetooth® 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
(factory option)





I/O Interfaces


1x ExpressCard™/54 slot


1 x PC Card slot (Type II)


5-in-1 card reader (SD, MMC, MS, MS PRO, xD)


4 x USB 2.0


1x IEEE 1394 port


1x Fast infrared (FIR) port


1 x External display (VGA) port


1x S-video/TV-out (NTSC/PAL) port


1 x Headphones/speaker/line-out jack


1 x Microphone-in jack


1 x Line-in jack


1 x Modem (RJ-11) port


1 x Ethernet (RJ-45) port


1x DC-in jack for AC adapter





Security


Enhanced Acer DASP (Disk Anti-Shock Protection) HDD protection technology


Slot for Kensington lock


BIOS user and supervisor passwords





Power supply and battery


ACPI 3.0 CPU power management standard: supports Standby and Hibernation power-saving modes


44W 6-cell Li-ion battery pack, or
71W 8-cell Li-ion battery pack


Up to 2.5-hour battery life with 6-cell battery pack
Up to 3.8-hour battery life with 8-cell battery pack


65 W AC Adapter





Keyboard & Special Controls


88-/89-key Acer FineTouch™ keyboard with 5-degree curve, inverted "T" cursor layout, 2.5 mm (minimum) key travel


Seamless touchpad pointing device with 4-way scroll button


12 function keys, four cursor keys, two Windows® keys, hotkey controls, embedded numeric keypad, international language support, independent Euro and US dollar sign keys


Empowering Key


Easy-launch buttons: email, Internet, programmable


Productivity keys: Lock, Presentation, Sync


Front-access communication switches: WLAN, Bluetooth®*
*Active on models with Bluetooth only!





Weight and dimensions


360 (W) x 267 (D) x 30.3/43 (H) mm
(14.17 x 10.51 x 1.09/1.69 inches)


2.88 kg (6.36 lbs.) with 6-cell battery pack
3.02 kg (6.65 lbs.) with 8-cell battery pack





Quality & Reliability Tests


Temperature & humidity test


Free drop test


Acoustics test


Weight and pressure test


Spillage test


Shock and vibration test


Electrostatic discharge immunity test


MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure) test


Hinge life test


Keyboard-switch life test





Software


Acer Empowering Technology (Acer eNet, ePower, ePresentation, eDataSecurity, eLock, eRecovery, eSettings, ePerformance Management)


Acer GridVista™


Acer Launch Manager


Acer Video Conference Manager
(on models with Acer Xpress VoIP phone)


Adobe Reader™


Cyberlink PowerDVD®


Microsoft® Office Ready 2007


McAfee Internet Security Suite 60-day trial version (or equivalent)


NTI® CD Maker™ / NTI® Shadow™





Options


Acer Xpress VoIP phone featuring Acer Video Conference Manager


Additional memory modules


Additional battery pack


Additional AC adapter


External USB floppy disk drive





Certifications


DMI 2.0


ACPI 3.0


Mobile PC 2002


Wi-Fi®


Cisco Compatible Extensions (CCX)*