Acer’s US division has announced three new notebooks to join in their product portfolio. These will be based on their “sapphire” design, also known as the Gemstone Blue. All 3 of the notebooks (Aspire AS5536, AS5739G, and AS7735Z) all feature Dolby surround sound audio, multi-gesture touchpad’s and Acer’s very own CineCrystal LED-backlit 16:9 displays. Is the world going HD?
The Aspire AS5336 includes a 15.6 inch screen, 2.1GHz clocked Athlon 64 X2 ZL-64 CPU, 3GB of memory, ATI Radeon HD 3200 integrated graphics, 320GB hard drive, 8x DVD writer and Wi-Fi capable of 802.11bgn. The starting price of this model will be $599.99 USD.
The mid range Aspire AS5739G also includes a 15.6 inch screen incorporating Intel’s Core 2 Duo T655, a whopping 4GB of DDR3 1066MHz memory, Nvidia Geforce GT310M integrated graphics with an astonishing 1GB of memory, 250GB hard drive, 8x Blu-ray drive, multi-gesture touchpad and the same fantastic Wi-Fi capabilities. The starting price of this model will be $749.00 USD.
The largest of the 3 notebooks is the AS7735Z, which comes packed with a 17.3 inch screen, featuring a 2.0GHz Pentium T4200 CPU, 4Gb DDR3 1066MHz memory, GMA 4500MHD integrated graphics, 250GB hard drive, 8x DVD Super Multi drive, and the same Wi-Fi capabilities as the other notebooks.
You can expect the AS5336 and AS7735Z to be available now, whilst the AS5739G should be available nearer the end of June.
