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Operating System
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Processor & Chipset
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- Intel® Pentium® dual-core mobile processor with 1MB L2 cache, supporting Intel® 64 architecture
- Mobile Intel® GL40 Express Chipset or
- Mobile Intel® GM45 Express Chipset
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Memory
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- Dual-channel DDR3 SDRAM support
- Up to 4 GB of DDR3 1066 MHz memory, using two soDIMM modules
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HDD
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- One S-ATA hard disc drive
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Storage
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- 4X Blu-ray Disc™/DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive (only on models with dedicated graphics) or
- 8X DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive
- 5-in-1 card reader, supporting Secure Digital™ (SD) Card, MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick® (MS), Memory Stick PRO™ (MS PRO), xD-Picture Card™ (xD)
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Display
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- 17.3" HD+ 1600 x 900 pixel resolution, high-brightness (220-nit) Acer CineCrystal™ LED-backlit TFT LCD, supporting simultaneous multi-window viewing via Acer GridVista™
- 16.7 million colours
- 16:9 aspect ratio
- 8 ms high-def response time
- 60% colour gamut
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Graphics
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- Mobile Intel® GL40 Express Chipset with integrated 3D graphics, featuring Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500M (Intel® GMA 4500M) with up to 1759 MB of Intel® Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0 (64 MB of dedicated video memory, up to 1695 MB of shared system memory*), supporting Microsoft® DirectX® 10
(* depending on size of system memory) or
- ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 4570 with up to 2304 MB of HyperMemory™ (512 MB of dedicated DDR2 VRAM, up to 1792 MB of shared system memory*), supporting Unified Video Decoder (UVD), OpenEXR High Dynamic-Range (HDR) technology, Shader Model 4.1, Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1
(* depending on size of system memory)
- Dual independent display support
- MPEG-2/DVD decoding
- WMV9 (VC-1) and H.264 (AVC) decoding
- Acer Arcade™, featuring Acer CinemaVision™ and Acer ClearVision™ technologies
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Multimedia
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- Dolby®-optimized surround sound system with two built-in stereo speakers
- Optimized 3rd Generation Dolby Home Theater® audio enhancement, featuring Dolby® Digital Live, Dolby® Pro Logic® IIx, Dolby® Headphone, Dolby® Natural Bass and Dolby® Sound Space Expander, Dolby® Inverse Filtering, Dolby® High Frequency Enhancer technologies
- True5.1-channel surround sound output
- High-definition audio support
- S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) support for digital speakers
- MS-Sound compatible
- Acer PureZone technology with two built-in stereo microphones, featuring beam forming, echo cancellation, dynamic gain control (TBC), and noise suppression technologies
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Communication
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- Acer Video Conference, featuring integrated Acer Crystal Eye webcam, supporting enhanced Acer PrimaLite™ technology
(manufacturing option)
- Optional Acer Xpress VoIP phone
- Acer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11b/g/Draft-N Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® network connection, supporting Acer SignalUp™ wireless technology, or
- Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® network connection, supporting Acer SignalUp™ wireless technology
- 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
- Bluetooth® 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
(manufacturing option)
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I/O Interface
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- 4x USB 2.0 ports
- 1x external display (VGA) port
- 1x Headphone/speaker/line-out jack
- 1x Microphone-in jack
- 1x Line-in jack
- 1x Ethernet (RJ-45) port
- 1x HDMI™ (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) port with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) support
- 1x Modem (RJ-11) port
- 1x DC-in jack for AC adapter
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Security
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- Slot for Kensington lock
- BIOS user, supervisor, HDD passwords
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Power Supply & Battery
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- ACPI 3.0 CPU power management standard: supports Standby and Hibernation power-saving modes
- 48.8 W 4400 mAh 6-cell Li-ion battery pack:
• up to 2.5 hour battery life
- Acer QuickCharge™ technology:
• 80% charge in 1 hour
• 2 hour rapid charge system-off
• 3-hour charge-in-use
- 3-pin 90 W AC adapter
- ENERGY STAR®
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Keyboard & Special Controls
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- 103-/104-/107-key keyboard, with inverted "T" cursor layout
- Multi-gesture touchpad pointing device, supporting:
• Circular-motion scrolling
• Pinch-action zoom
• Page flip
- 10 function keys, four cursor keys, two Windows® keys, hotkey controls, independent standard numeric keypad, international language support
- Acer PowerSmart key
- Easy-launch keys: WLAN, Bluetooth®*, Acer Backup key, touchpad lock
(* manufacturing option)
- Media keys (printed on keyboard): play/pause, stop, previous, next
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Weight & Dimensions
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- 410 (W) x 286 (D) x 35/41.5 (H) mm (16.14 x 11.25 x 1.37/1.63 inches)
- 3.25 kg (7.1 lbs.) with 6-cell battery pack
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Quality & Reliability Tests
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- Temperature & humidity test
- Free drop test
- Acoustics test
- Weight and Pressure tests
- Spillage test
- Shock and Vibration tests
- Electrostatic discharge immunity test
- MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure) test
- Hinge life test
- Keyboard-switch life test
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Software
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- Acer Arcade Deluxe featuring Cinema, Album, Music and Acer HomeMedia
- Acer Crystal Eye
(manufacturing option)
- Acer GridVista™
- Acer GameZone
- Acer Backup Manager
- Acer Launch Manager
- Acer eRecovery Management
- Acer PowerSmart Manager
- Adobe® Reader®
- McAfee Internet Security Suite 60-day trial version
- CyberLink® PowerDirector® trial version
- NTI Media Maker™
- Microsoft® Works 9 with Office Home and Student 2007 Trial (Service Pack 1)
- Microsoft® Windows Live™ Essentials
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Options
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- Memory expansion modules
- Additional battery
- Additional AC adapter
- External USB floppy disk drive
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Warranty
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- One-year International Travellers Warranty (ITW)
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