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Aspire 5920

The new Acer Aspire 5920 is the first model to launch with Acer's new, groundbreaking, Gemstone design. Tailored to meet the needs of the advanced home entertainment user it comes packed with all the latest features on the market today and is powered by the Core 2 Duo processor. It is the perfect multimedia-mate sporting a 15.4” wide Acer CrystalBrite display managed by the powerful NVidia GeForce 8600M-GT graphics card with up to 512MB of dedicated VRAM. The new Aspire 5920 comes with Dolby Home Theatre Virtual Surround sound which offers a superior audio experience and combined with the optional HD DVD drive it will provide an unsurpassable entertainment experience.
  • Groundbreaking Design
  • Acer has clothed the new Aspire range with a brand new Industrial Design theme: the Gemstone concept. The Gemstone design symbolizes the universal value of natural beauty, capturing and expressing it with Acer’s inimitable style. The new Aspire 5920 brings the purity and value of a precious stone within reach of users looking for the highest quality, cutting-edge hardware and spectacular design in a state-of-the-art multimedia notebook
  • Multimedia Highs
  • The Acer Aspire 5920 is a highly-versatile notebook that delivers an extraordinary audio-visual experience. With Dolby Home Theater Virtual Surround Sound speakers, a high-definition audio-video port (HDMI), an HD-DVD drive (on selected models), and an optional TV Tuner (DVB-T), the Aspire 5920 is the perfect multimedia-companion for the high-definition content era.
Operating System
  • Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic
  • Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium
  • Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate
Processor & Chipset
  • Intel® Centrino® Duo mobile processor technology, featuring:
  • Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor with up to 4MB L2 Cache and 800MHZ FSB
  • Mobile Intel® PM965 Express Chipset
  • Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN (dual-band quad-mode 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N) network connection, supporting Acer SignalUp™ with InviLink™ Nplify™ wireless technology or
    Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG (dual-band tri-mode 802.11a/b/g) network connection Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® solution, supporting Acer SignalUp™ wireless technology
Memory
  • DDR2 memory, upgradeable to 4 GB using dual soDIMM modules (dual-channel support)
  • Intel® Turbo Memory supported (on selected models)
HDD
  • S-ATA Hard Disk Drive
Storage
  • HD DVD Drive or
    DVD-Super Multi Double Layer 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 (220-nits) Acer CrystalBrite™ TFT LCD, 1280 x 800 pixel resolution, supporting simultaneous multi-window viewing via Acer GridVista™
  • 8 ms response time
  • 16.7 million colours
Graphics
  • NVIDIA® GeForce 8600M GT with up to 2304 MB of TurboCache™ technology (up to 512MB of dedicated GDDR2 VRAM, up to 1792 MB of shared system memory*), supporting NVIDIA® PureVideo™ technology (WMV HD, High Definition MPEG-2 Hardware Acceleration), Microsoft® DirectX® 9 and DirectX® 10, OpenEXR High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology and PCI Express®
    * depending on size of system memory
  • MPEG-2/DVD hardware-assisted capability (full decode)
  • WMV9 (VC-1) and H.264 (AVC) support (full decode)
  • HDMI™ (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) support
  • S-video / TV-out (NTSC/PAL) support
  • DualView™ support
Multimedia
  • Dolby®-certified surround sound system with two built-in Acer 3DSonic stereo speakers and one subwoofer supporting low-frequency effects
  • Dolby® Home Theater audio enhancement featuring Dolby® Digital, Dolby® Digital Live, Dolby® Pro Logic® II, Dolby® Digital Stereo Creator, Dolby® Headphone and Dolby® Virtual Speaker technologies
  • Digital( DVB-T) TV-tuner supporting hardware MPEG-2 stream encoding and DVB-T (Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial) standard (6 to 8 MHz)
    (manufacturing option)
  • Intel® High-Definition audio support
  • S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) support for digital speakers
  • Acer PureZone technology with two built-in stereo microphones featuring beam forming, echo cancellation, and noise suppression technologies
  • MS Sound compatible
Communication
  • Acer Video Conference featuring Voice and Video over Internet Protocol (VVoIP) support via Acer CrystalEye webcam, Acer PureZone technology and optional Acer Xpress VoIP phone
  • Integrated Acer Crystal Eye webcam, supporting enhanced Acer PrimaLite™ technology (manufacturing option)
  • Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN (dual-band quad-mode 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N) network connection, supporting Acer SignalUp™ with InviLink™ Nplify™ wireless technology or
    Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG (dual-band tri-mode 802.11a/b/g) Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® network connection, supporting Acer SignalUp™ wireless technology
  • 56K ITU V.92 modem with PTT approval; Wake-on-Ring ready
  • 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet; Wake-on-LAN ready
  • Bluetooth® 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) (manufacturing option)
I/O Interfaces
  • 4 x USB 2.0 ports
  • 1 x HDMI™ port with HDCP support
  • 1 x External display (VGA) port
  • 1 x ExpressCard™/54 slot
  • 5-in-1 card reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO/xD)
  • 1 x S-video/TV-out (NTSC/PAL) port
  • 1 x Consumer infrared (CIR) port
  • 1 x IEEE 1394 port
  • 1 x AV-in port (on models with TV Tuner only!)
  • 1 x TV-tuner antenna-in port (on models with TV Tuner only!)
  • 1 x Modem (RJ-11) port
  • 1 x Ethernet (RJ-45) port
  • 1 x Headphone/speaker/line-out jack with S/PDIF support
  • 1 x Microphone-in jack
  • 1 x Line-in jack
  • 1 x DC-in jack for AC adapter
Security
  • 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
  • 71W 8-cell or 44W 6 -cell Li-ion battery pack
  • up to 3.5-hour battery life (with 8 cell battery)
  • Acer QuicCharge™ technology:
    • 80% charge in 1 hour
    • 2-hour rapid charge system-off
    • 3-hour charge-in-use
  • 3-pin 90W AC adapter
Keyboard & Special Controls
  • 88-/89-key keyboard, 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: WLAN, Internet, email, Bluetooth®, 3G (optional), Acer Arcade™
  • Acer MediaTouch keys: play/pause, stop, previous, next and record keys
Weight and dimensions
  • 364 (W) x 270.2 (D) x 30.8/43.7 (H) mm
    (14.3 x 10.6 x 1.2/1.7 inches)
  • 3.00 kg (6.61 lbs.)
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 Arcade or Acer Arcade™ Deluxe featuring DV Wizard, VideoMagician, DVDivine (Arcade Deluxe on models with Vista Home Premium or Vista Ultimate)
  • Acer PureZone
  • Microsoft® Works 8.5 with Office Home and Student 2007 Trial
  • Acer Video Conference Manager (on models with Acer Xpress VoIP phone)
  • McAfee Internet Security Suite 60-day trial version (or equivalent)
  • Adobe Reader™
  • CyberLink® Power Producer®
  • NTI® CD Maker™
Options
  • Acer Xpress VoIP phone featuring Acer Video Conference Manager
  • Memory expansion modules
  • Additional battery pack
  • Additional AC adapter
  • External USB floppy disk drive
Warranty
  • 1 year International Travellers Warranty