Acer Launches Updated Product Range

Author Hugo Jobling
Published 8th Apr 2009
Acer Launches Updated Product Range
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Acer has released almost an overwhelming barrage boatload of new laptops and PCs.

Frankly the number of new systems is ridiculous and some of the systems specifications have been left a little vague, but here's what we know so far:

11.6in Aspire One

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  • 11.6in WXGA pixel screen
  • Intel Atom CPU
  • Intel US15W chipset
  • 160GB hard drive
  • WiFi, Bluetooth, 3G connectivity
  • 2.54mm thick
  • Eight hours from six-cell, 5200 mAh, battery
  • White, dark blue, red and black colour options
Acer Aspire One D250
  • 1.6GHz N270 or 1.68GHz N280 Atom CPU
  • 10.1in 1,024 x 600 pixel screen
  • 25.4mm thick (versus 33.4mm for the D150)
  • Three or six-cell battery
Aspire Z5600 All-in-One
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  • 24in touch-sensitive display
  • Intel Core 2 Duo CPUs
  • Up to 2TB hard drive capacity
  • The "latest generation of MXM graphic processors" (AMD ATI Mobility Radeon 3000-series or nVidia GeForce 100-series seems likely)
  • Blu-ray drive
eMachines EZ1600
  • 18.5in, 16:9 aspect ratio, "720p" display
  • Intel Atom N270 CPU
  • Intel 945GSE chipset (the older, not-so-good one)
  • 160GB hard drive
Acer Aspire Revo (a.k.a. the hornet)
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  • Intel Atom 230 processor
  • nVidia ION platform (9400M graphics, hardware HD video decoding and so on)
  • Optional (Wiimote-style) motion-sensitive controllers
  • Ethernet, WiFi (Draft-N optional), connectivity
Aspire Timeline series (specific details below)
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  • 13.3in (pictured), 14.1in and 15.6in, LEB-backlit, 1,366 X 768 pixel displays
  • Intel Core 2 Duo Ultra Low-Voltage processors
  • 500GB hard drive or 64GB SSD
  • Eight-hour battery life with mechanical drive, 10-hour with SSD (claimed)

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comment Matt said on 9th April 2009

The Timeline series looks very interesting. It could be a direct competitor to the Dell Studio XPS line if there are options to have some half-decent graphics grunt inside these m... more

comment Oliver Levett said on 9th April 2009

For the 11.6 inch Aspire One, you state a thickness of 2.54mm. Is this a typo? 25.4mm seems at least realistic.

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