More Acer Gemstone details dribble forth
The flow of information regarding Acer’s new Gemstone Blue laptop series continues including Acers line that the Gemstone is the laptop that is going to “bring the enjoyment of high definition anywhere you go”.
Unlike most laptops to date the Acers incorporate a touch-sensitive media pad, the “CineDash” that Acer says allows you to:
“manage entertainment in seconds, as well as navigate menus, adjust volume and control media on the fly.”
The machines will also beamong the first laptops to offer a 16-inch screen size, allowing them to benefit from the 16:9 ratio of widescreen movies.
Specification common to 8920G and 6920G
- Intel Centrino Core 2 Duo processor
- Vista Ultimate or Home Premium
- up to 4GB of DDR2 667MHz memory
- integrated webcam
- fingerprint reader
- draft-N wireless
- Bluetooth
- CineDash media controller (see above photo)
- Acer Arcade Deluxe software
6920G
- 320GB hard drive
- 1X Blu-ray Super Multi double-layer drive
- 16-inch LCD screen at 1920×1080 or 1366×768
- NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS with 512MB video RAM that can also grab up to 768MB of system RAM
- 7.7 pounds with the standard battery attached.
8920G
- two hard drives of up to 320GB
- 2X Blu-ray Super Multi double-layer drive
- 18.4-inch LCD running at full HD (1920×1080)
- GeForce 9500M GS graphics or 9650M
- 9.0 pounds with the standard battery
Both will be available in by mid April at between $900 and $2000 depending on your options.
This story on other sites
- Acer unveils the second-gen Gemstone
- Acer Aspire 6920 and 8920G hands-on
- Acer Gemstone Blue laptop launched
- Acer Aspire ‘Gemstone Blue’ series details
March 13th, 2008 at 1:36 am
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