Product review of Acer 2010 Spring Line-Up

1. Acer 2010 Spring Line-Up
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Acer is blasting away this year with a ton of new products for their 2010 line-up, including a monitor
that has its own media player and WiFi capabilities, a powerful gaming machine and a pocket-sized
projector.
The K11 pico projector and the D241H 24-inch computer monitor are 2 new content-sharing devices
Acer is introducing. The 1.34 pound, 4.8" by 4.6" K11 pico offers powerful portable projection that
combines DLP technology with LED lamp technology for better color saturation, 200 ANSI Lumens of
brightness and a 2000:1 contrast ratio as well as improved durability. In addition to integrated USB and
card reader connectivity there's also a HDMI port for uncompressed digital signals and multi-channel
audio.

2. The D241H display is a mini information hub, digital photo frame and entertainment system. Users can
manage schedules and appointments, check weather and news feeds and log into email accounts
without even switching on a connected computer. Whether you want to use its media player to listen to
music or watch 1080p high definition videos, synchronize the family events calendar, view photos or
check email or RSS feeds, the 24" D241H can load in content directly from the internet, from a home
server setup or from a variety of flash memory cards.
Acer's Veriton range includes the new Intel Core i7, i5 or i3 processors on the M490G, X490G, M680G
and S680G series. The only difference between the first 2 models and the others is the chipset used, the
former using an Intel H57 Express Chipset and the latter a Q57 Express Chipset. All systems feature
integrated high definition 3D graphics, can support up to 16Gb DDR3 RAM and up to 1TB SATA
HDD with RAID support and tool-less upgrading and maintenance.

3. The Acer Veriton M275 desktop PC has an Intel Core2 processors on Intel G41 Express Chipset with
integrated high definition 3D graphics and audio. It can also dual boot, offering users a choice of
operating systems. Rounding off the desktop solutions is the Veriton N270G, a mini-PC powered by an
Intel Atom D510 at 1.66GHz on Intel's NM10 Express Chipset and capable of supporting up to 4Gb
RAM.
The liquid-cooled Aspire Predator G7750 is a gaming PC with a blazing fast Intel Core i7 Extreme
processor featuring TurboBoost system acceleration technology and processing enhancing Hyper-
Threading. Intel's Extreme Tuning Utility promises to make overclocking a relatively simple affair and
Acer's Easy-swap means that users can add or remove a drive from any one of the four SATA bays even
when the machine is powered on.

4. As well as a rewritable DVD and optional Blu-ray drive, the G7750 also features dual LAN technology
which permits two connections to work at the same time for network redundancy and Creative THX
TruStudio PC technology that works with the Creative's Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium sound card with
EAX 5.0 to deliver vivid surround sound on up to eight speakers.
Acer's TravelMate series is joined by the 15.6" 5740 and the 17.3" 7740 with Intel Core i3 or i5
processors on a Mobile Intel HM55 Express Chipset featuring integrated high definition 3D graphics
and audio, some models are available with ATI Radeon HD5470 or HD5670 graphic solutions. Acer
boasts up to five hours battery life on both models which also support up to 8Gb DDR3 RAM and up to
640Gb HDD. Naturally both wired and wireless internet connectivity options are included and on some
models 3G is available. There's also a 1.3 megapixel webcam and optional Bluetooth 2.0.
The 15.6in TravelMate 6594 notebook weighs in with a choice of Intel Core i7 or i5 processors on a
Mobile Intel QM57 Express Chipset with anti-theft technology and either ATI Radeon HD5670 or
integrated graphics. The media bay on this baby can also be used to load in additional storage or extra
battery power and opting for a 9-cell battery doubles the claimed battery life to ten hours.
Acer offers Intel Core i7, i5 or i3 processors in 13.3in, 14in or 15.6in flavors for its TravelMate 8x72
Timeline notebook series which handle 768p high definition resolution playback, are only about an
inch thick, can support up to 640Gb HDD or 160Gb SSD and boast around eight hours battery life.

5. The Aspire range expnads with an 18.4" 1080p full high definition frameless display model being
unveiled in the shape of the 8942 and a 15.6" 768p high definition frameless display model in the 5942.
Both support dual storage of up to 640Gb in each slot, have a multi-gesture touchpad and optional Blu-
ray optical drive, digital TV-tuner and Bluetooth 2.1.
Rounding out the line-up is the Intel Celeron 743 ULV processor-powered Aspire One 752. An
extremely portable three pounds in weight and measuring less than an inch thick, the unit features an
11.6" 768p high definition 3D display, multi-gesture touchpad, WiFi, 3G and Bluetooth 2.1 as well as
Gigabit LAN and can go up to 4Gb DDR2 RAM and up to 320Gb HDD. (www.acer.com)
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