Acer announces a new high-end multimedia notebook PC with the introduction of the Acer Aspire AS8940G-6865 system. It has all the makings of an powerhouse entertainment PC with features such as the Intel Core i7 quad-core processor, 18.4 inch widescreen HD display, NVIDIA graphics, lots of storage space and memory, support for Blu-ray, and Windows 7 Home Premium.

The full specs of the AS8940G-6865 include:

• Intel Core i7 Processor 720QM (1.60GHz, 6MB L3 Cache, 1333MHz FSB)
• 18.4″ Full HD Widescreen CineCrystal LED-backlit Display
  (1920×1080 Resolution, 16:9 Aspect Ratio)
• 4GB DDR3 Dual-Channel 1066MHz Memory
• NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M with 1GB dedicated DDR3 VRAM
• 500GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
• 4X Blu-ray Disc/DVD SuperMulti Double-Layer Drive
• Multi-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader
• Intel Wireless WiFi Link 5100 802.11a//bg/Draft-N Wi-Fi CERTIFIED
• Acer Crystal Eye Integrated Webcam
• Touch-Capacitive Media Control Interface
• 5 USB 2.0 Ports, 1 HDMI Port, 1 eSATA Port
• 8-cell Li-Ion Battery (4800mAh)
• Dolby Home Theater® Audio Enhancement
• Acer CineSurround Sound System (5 built-in speakers)
• Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

The Aspire AS8940G-6865 will be available this holiday season with a starting price of $1349.99.

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The latest nettop system to hit the U.S. market is the new Acer Veriton N260G-U2802CP. Designed for the business/professional market, the N260G comes in a one-liter volume chassis which can be placed upright via its retractable stand or attached to the back of a display via the VESA mount.

The Veriton N260G has the following specs:

• Screw-less chassis
• Intel Atom N280 processor clocked at 1.66GHz
• Intel GN40 Express Chipset
• Windows XP Professional
• 2GB RAM
• Two memory slots
• 160GB SATA HDD
• Intel GMA 4500M
• Multi-in-one card reader
• Six USB 2.0 ports (four in the front and two in the back)
• HDMI port
• PCI Express Mini 1.1 x 1 slot
• Gigabit Ethernet
• Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/draft-N
• PS2 keyboard
• USB Optical Mouse

The Veriton N260G is available now here in the U.S. with a starting price of $399.

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Acer also introduces updates their Aspire M5, M3, and X3 series of consumer desktop systems today – introducing a new industrial design for the PC systems (which unfortunately we do not have pictures for .. ). The Aspire M5/5800 Series desktop systems deliver high-end performance in a “trend setting brushed metal chassis”. The Aspire M3/M3800 Series target digital media and productivity applications while striking an affordable price point. Finally, the Aspire X3/X3810 Series goes for the mainstream user looking for a compact chassis design. Here are the details of the updated systems:

Acer Aspire M5800 Series:

• Silver chassis with sport chrome and dark grey accents along with matching keyboard, speaker, and mouse
• Card reader, audio jacks, and ports on the front of the chassis – protected by hinged door
• Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 processor
• 8GB DDR3 SDRAM Memory
• NVIDIA GeForce GT230 Graphics with 1.5GB Discrete Video Memory
• 750GB SATA Hard Drive
• Super Multi Double-Layer Drive DVD+/-RW, DVD-RAM Featuring LabelFlas Technology
• 802.11b/g Wireless
• Multi-in-One Digital Media Card Reader
• 8 USB 2.0 Ports (4 Front, 4 Rear)
• IEEE 1394 Port
• HDMI Port
• Amplified Stereo Speakers (USB Powered)
• Acer USB Keyboard
• USB Optical Mouse

Acer Aspire M3800 Series:

• Black tower design with media deck on top
• Illuminated 3D power/optical drive eject button

• Intel Pentium Processor E5200 (2.5GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
• Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit with Service Pack 1
• 4GB DDR3 SDRAM Memory
• Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X4500 Graphics
• 640GB SATA Hard Drive
• DVD+/-R/RW SuperMulti Double-Layer Drive Featuring LabelFlashTechnology
• Multi-in-One Digital Media Card Reader
• 8 USB 2.0 Ports (4 Front, 4 Rear)
• IEEE 1394 Port
• HDMI Port
• Amplified Stereo Speakers (USB Powered)
• Acer USB Keyboard
• USB Optical Mouse

Acer Aspire X3810 Series:

• Small Form Factor (SFF) PC design
• High gloss black color
• Acer 20-Inch Widescreen LCD Display
• Intel Pentium Processor E5200 (2.5GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
• Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit With Service Pack 1
• 4GB DDR3 SDRAM Memory
• Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X4500 Graphics
• 320GB SATA Hard Drive
• DVD+/-R/RW SuperMulti Double-Layer Drive Featuring LabelFlash Technology
• Multi-in-One Digital Media Card Reader
• 9 USB 2.0 Ports (5 Front, 4 Rear)
• IEEE 1394 Port
• HDMI Port
• eSATA Port
• Acer USB Keyboard
• USB Optical Mouse

All three desktops will be available this month.

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Acer introduces a new “premium display” today called the H235H. Featuring a new industrial design, the H235H has the following specs:

• 23 inch widescreen display
• 16:9 aspect ratio
• 1920 x 1080 resolution
• VGA, DVI w/HDCP, and HDMI inputs
• 2ms response time
• 300 cd/m2 brightness
• 100,000:1 max (ACM) contrast ratio
• 160 degree viewing angle
• 16.7 million color support
• Built-in stereo speakers
• 100mm VESA mount compatible

The H235H will be available in July – no word on the price as of yet.

UPDATED June 28th with a picture from Crave

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Staying with Acer related news, the folks at Akihabara News have snapped up a picture of the Acer F1 mobile handset over at Computex 2009. The notable feature with the F1? It’s got the Qualcomm Snapdragon processor on the inside as well as a 3.8 inch LCD display, Bluetooth/Wi-Fi/HSDPA connectivity, a 5 megapixel camera, a built-in GPS, and an FM tuner.

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Acer announced yesterday that their third and latest Windows Mobile smartphone, the Acer Tempo F900, is now available in select markets around the world. The F900 features:

• Whopping 3.8 inch wide VGA display
• 3.75G HSDPA/HSUPA connectivity
• Internet Explorer 6 with Javascript and Adobe Flash Lite support
• New widget-based Acer 2.0 user interface for easy one-hand navigation
• Pre-installed Google mobile services including Google Search, Google Maps, and YouTube

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The Android operating system is slowly picking up steam in the netbook industry as two netbook heavyweights, ASUS and Acer, announced plans this week to release systems based on the OS later this year.

According to BusinessWeek, ASUS’s latest Eee PC netbook will utilize the power-efficient Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. The system will also feature a 10 inch display, universal 3G radio, support for 720p video playback, built-in GPS, and Wi-Fi connectivity. Currently being demoed at Computex, the new Eee PC model is expected later this year.

Acer also announced plans this week to release a new Aspire One netbook running the Android OS. While there was no mention of specs, the company did mention that the new Aspire One would be ready by Q3 of this year. In addition, this won’t be the only Acer netbook model running Android. The company announced that the majority of Acer netbook models would offer Android as an option over Microsoft Windows – giving users a choice in pre-installed OS’s.

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Say hello to the Acer Aspire Timeline notebook – a new class of inexpensive thin-and-light notebooks designed to provide “all day computing” on a single charge of the 6 cell battery. Key to this is the usage of Intel ultra-low voltage processors, advanced power management, high-capacity batteries, and LED backlit displays.  The Timeline also features a convenient “PowerSmart” button that allows users to easily turn on the advanced power management features of the notebook.

The Aspire Timeline is available in three lines with prices ranging from a low $598 to an affordable $899.  On the low end, there’s the 13.3 inch 3.5 pound AS3810. In the middle, there’s the 14 inch, 4.2 pound, AS4810 with integrated optical drive. Finally, on the high end, there’s the 15.6 inch AS5810 with integrated optical drive and dedicated numeric keypad.

All three lineups are available now. Here’s a sampling of various models from the above three Aspire Timeline lineups:

Acer Aspire Timeline AS3810T-6415

• Intel Core 2 Duo processor SU9400 (1.40GHz, 3 MB L2 cache, 800MHz FSB, 10 W)
• Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit with Service Pack 1
• 13.3-inch HD Acer CineCrystal LED-backlit TFT LCD (resolution 1366 x 768, 16:9 aspect ratio)
• Mobile Intel GS45 Express Chipset
• Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
• 4 GB of DDR3 1066MHz dual channel memory (runs at 800MHz)
• 500GB SATA hard drive
• Acer Crystal Eye webcam
• Multi-in-1 digital media card reader
• Intel WiFi Link 5100 802.11a/g/Draft-N wireless LAN WiFi certified
• Bluetooth 2.0
• 3 – USB 2.0 ports
• HDMI port
• Multi-gesture touchpad pointing device supporting circular-motion scrolling, pinch-action zoom, page flip
• Acer touch-sensitive hotkeys (Touchpad Lock, Backup Manager, PowerSmart)
• Standard 6-cell Li-ion (5600 mAh) Battery
• 3.5 lbs.
• 12.67” (W) x 0.92” to 1.13” (H) x 8.97” (D)
• Energy Star 5.0 compliant
• MSRP $899.99

Acer Aspire Timeline AS4810T-8480

• Intel Core 2 Solo processor SU3500 (3MB L2 cache, 1.40GHz, 800MHz FSB, 5.50 W)
• Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit with Service Pack 1
• 14-inch HD Acer CineCrystal LED-backlit TFT LCD (resolution 1366 x 768, 16:9 aspect ratio)
• Mobile Intel GS45 Express Chipset
• Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
• 4 GB of DDR3 1066MHz dual channel memory (runs at 800MHz)
• 320GB SATA hard drive
• Acer Crystal Eye webcam
• Multi-in-1 digital media card reader
• 8X DVD SuperMulti double layer drive
• Intel WiFi Link 5100 802.11a/g/Draft-N wireless LAN
• 3 – USB 2.0 ports
• Multi-gesture touchpad pointing device supporting circular-motion scrolling, pinch-action zoom, page flip
• Acer touch-sensitive hotkeys (Touchpad Lock, Backup Manager, PowerSmart)
• Standard 6-cell Li-ion (5600 mAh) Battery
• 4.2 lbs.
• 13.32” (W) x 0.94” to 1.13” (H) x 9.44” (D)
• Energy Star 5.0 compliant
• MSRP $699.99

Acer Aspire Timeline AS5810TZ-4657

• Intel Pentium processor SU2700 (2MB L2 cache, 1.3 GHz, 800MHz FSB, 10 W)
• Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit with Service Pack 1
• 15.6-inch HD Acer CineCrystal LED-backlit TFT LCD (resolution 1366 x 768, 16:9 aspect ratio)
• Mobile Intel GS45 Express Chipset
• Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
• 3GB of DDR3 1066MHz memory (runs at 800MHz)
• 320GB SATA hard drive
• Acer Crystal Eye webcam
• Multi-in-1 digital media card reader
• 8X DVD SuperMulti double layer drive
• Acer InviLink Nplify 802.11b/g/Draft-N wireless LAN
• 4 – USB 2.0 ports
• HDMI port
• Multi-gesture touchpad pointing device supporting circular-motion scrolling, pinch-action zoom, page flip
• Acer touch-sensitive hotkeys (Touchpad Lock, Backup Manager, PowerSmart)
• 6-cell (5600 mAh) Li-ion Battery
• 5.3 lbs.
• 14.88” (W) x 0.97” to 1.16” (H) x 10.19” (D)
• Energy Star 5.0 compliant
• MSRP $598.00

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Didn’t get a chance to post about this last week but Acer announced their entry into the Windows Home Server market with the introduction of the Aspire easyStore Home Server. What makes this home server box so interesting is the bang for the buck feature. For a mere $399.99, you get a system with 2GB of RAM, built-in 1TB of disk space, and more importantly, three available hard drive bays. This is by far a more interesting proposition for the consumer/home market than the recently introduced HP MediaSmart LX195.

The full specs for the Acer Aspire easyStore AH340-UA230N Home Server are as follows:

• Intel Atom Processor N230
• Windows Home Server OS
• 2GB RAM
• 1TB Hard Drive
• Three Empty Hot Swappable Hard Drive Bays
• Five USB 2.0 ports
• One eSATA port
• Gigabit Ethernet
• 200 Watt Power Supply

As with the aforementioned LX195, the easyStore Home Server has an Atom processor on the inside – something we think you’ll see more often in network attached servers and home server products down the road. The processor is just fast enough for file serving capabilities, is power-efficient, and, most importantly for consumers, is cheap.

You can pre-order the Acer Aspire easyStore AH340-UA230N Home Server at Amazon.com for $399.99.

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Those of you into the netbook concept but wish the display and keyboard could be a tad bit larger will be thrilled to hear about Acer’s second generation netbook system – the Aspire One AO751h which features a full sized keyboard and a 11.6 inch widescreen high definition display. The AO751h can also be configured with an extended six cell battery capable of delivering up to eight hours of power. Specs for the Aspire One AO751h include:

• Intel Atom Processor Z520 or Atom Processor N270
• Microsoft Windows XP® Home (Service Pack 3)
• 11.6-inch WXGA 16:9 ratio Acer CrystalBrite High Definition LED back-lit TFT LCD (1364 x 768 resolution)
• Mobile Intel® US15W Express Chipset
• 1GB RAM
• Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
• 160GB SATA 5400RPM Hard Drive
• Multi-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader and Dedicated SD Card
• Acer InviLink 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED
• Acer Crystal Eye Web Camera
• Two Built-in Stereo Speakers
• Three USB 2.0 Ports
• 6-cell Li-ion Battery (5200mAh)
• Measures 11.18” (W) x 7.79” (D) x 1” (H)
• Available in Diamond Black, Ruby Red, Sapphire Blue and Seashell White
• One-Year Standard Warranty

The Acer Aspire One AO751h has a starting price of $349.99 with extended battery versions starting at $379.99.

Via NetbookTech.com

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