PRESS RELEASE
London, 7th July 2010 - From mere working tools, PCs have now become the hub of our digital life, bringing together work and the best of entertainment. The new Acer Aspire Z5710 and Z5700 All-in-One PCs, combining great performance, excellent entertainment and sleek design with superior multi-touch functionalities are the perfect example of PC evolution.
The striking, sophisticated body frames an advanced PC, rich of cutting edge technologies engineered to convey enhanced performance. The new Intel® CoreTM i7, i5 and i3, a processors family capable of delivering maximum processing power in response to most demanding tasks such as editing multimedia files, or playing fast-paced games, ensure maximized entertainment and productivity. Allowing much faster multitasking these desktops help you be more productive, have more fun and get more tasks accomplished in less time.
Characterized by its sophisticated design, a spacious 58.4 cm (23") display and grand multimedia capabilities, the Aspire Z5710 and Z5700 represent a current revolution in the world of PCs and are engineered to maximize the touch screen capabilities enabled by the new Microsoft Windows 7 operating system. Users no longer have to be limited by keyboard and mouse controls: multi-touch functionality offers an easier and more intuitive way to access and interact with a PC, bridging the gap that still many users perceive when confronted with technology.
Besides being a fun and engaging way for everyone to manage and share digital content, multi-touch technology means you can use more gesture combinations for a wider range of functionalities and a more natural and intuitive approach. With simple touches you can flick, rotate, magnify and more, making the experience faster, more instinctive and just plain fun! It's possible to select, browse through files, start applications and navigate menu options.
Starting point of this new, hands-on computing experience is the Acer TouchPortal from where you can access the Acer TouchGadgets an array of cool and useful multi-touch enabled applications:
- TouchBrowser is optimised to browse the Internet using touch gestures.
- TouchCam allows you to take photos or record video using the built-in camera. You can also add interesting effects.
- TouchPhoto permits to easily bring your pictures together and create photo albums and slideshows.
- TouchVideo is perfect to play DVD movies, videos on your PC or YouTube videos.
- TouchMusic lets you organize, browse, play and enjoy your music.
This new world of touch comes in a sleek and streamlined space saving design. Perfect for complementing the most sophisticated of environments, it can find its place in any room of the house, from the lounge to the study, from the kitchen to a child's room. The nifty aluminum case sets off the shiny glass display making of these desktops true icons of style. The easel design means it takes up minimal space on the desk or table too, while the back-stand angle can be easily adjusted to optimize your view for use while standing or seated. When you switch it on the red strip below the panel lights up, illuminating the keyboard for a more comfortable typing. The plug-n-boot, single power cord design keeps setting up to the minimum.
Top-quality visual and audio components make the most of your entertainment. With a Full HD 16:9 display, fast 5ms response and powerful graphics solutions, you will catch even the tiniest details of your favourite movies, games, pictures, and digital TV thanks to ultra-sharp and colorful imagery. Captivating and immersive audio is brought about by an integrated 5 W HD stereo speaker system with high-definition audio with 5.1-channel support.
The new Aspire Z5710 and Z5700 are not just pretty faces, but true communication and entertainment hubs for your digital lifestyle. With a slot-in optical drive, multi-in-one card reader, HDMI port and optional TV-tuner they can bring together all the facets of your digital life, from movies to games, from TV to pictures: the new Aspires truly engage all your senses!
Full connectivity is ensured by the most advanced wireless and wired technologies: 802.11a/b/g/n network connection, Gigabit LAN and optional built-in Bluetooth® 2.1. The built-in microphone and high definition webcam will help you keep in touch with friends and family through video chats and conference.
Storage-wise, a SATA 3 Gb/s hard disk with up to 2TB of capacity has plenty of space for all your digital archives. In addition, the Aspire Z5710 can also be specified with an additional SSD NAND flash module up to 160GB to rapidly decrease boot-up times as well as speeding up applications launch times. Up to 8GB of DDR3 memory ensure seamless running of most demanding application, while six USB port supply handy connection to all your peripherals. For added convenience an eSATA port (optional) provides fast data back-up and file transfer.
The Aspire Z5710 and Z5700 will be available from 1st August with pricing to be confirmed.
Aspire Z5710 Specifications |
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Operating system1 |
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium (Touch Pack) |
CPU and chipset1 |
Intel® CoreTM i7-860/i7-870 processor (8 MB L3 cache, 2.80/2.93 GHz, with Turbo Boost up to 3.46/3.60 GHz, DDR3 1066 MHz, 95 W), supporting Intel® EM64T Technology, Intel® Virtualization Technology Intel® CoreTM i5-750 processor (8 MB L3 cache, 2.66 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.20 GHz, DDR3 1333 MHz, 95 W), supporting Intel® EM64T Technology, Intel® Virtualization Technology Intel® CoreTM i5-650/i5-660/i5-670 processor (4 MB L3 cache, 3.20/3.33/3.46 GHz, DDR3 1333 MHz, 73 W), supporting Intel® EM64T Technology, Intel® Virtualization Technology, Intel® HD graphics Intel® CoreTM i5-661 processor (4 MB L3 cache, 3.33 GHz, DDR3 1333 MHz, 87 W), supporting Intel® EM64T Technology, Intel® Virtualization Technology, Intel® HD graphics Intel® CoreTM i3-530/i3-540 processor (4 MB L3 cache, 2.93/3.06 GHz , DDR3 1333 MHz, 73 W), supporting Intel® EM64T Technology, Intel® Virtualization Technology, Intel® HD graphics Intel® Pentium® processor G6950 (3 MB L3 cache, 2.80GHz, DDR3 1066 MHz, 73W) supporting Intel® EM64T Technology, Intel® Virtualization Technology Intel® H57 Express Chipset |
Memory1, 2, 3 |
Dual-channel DDR3 1066/1333 MHz SDRAM support:
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Graphics1 |
NVIDIA® GeForce® G210M with 512 MB of dedicated DDR3 VRAM, supporting NVIDIA® CUDATM, PhysXTM, PureVideo® HD technology, OpenEXR High Dynamic-Range (HDR) technology, Shader Model 4.0, Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1, OpenGL® 3.0 NVIDIA® GeForce® GT240M with 1 GB of dedicated DDR3 VRAM, supporting NVIDIA® CUDATM, PhysXTM, PureVideo® HD technology, OpenEXR High Dynamic-Range (HDR) technology, Shader Model 4.0, Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1, OpenGL® 3.0 Dual independent display support 16.7 million colors External resolution / refresh rates4:
MPEG-2/DVD, MPEG-4 decoding WMV9 (VC-1), H.264 (AVC), DivX® decoding HDMITM (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) support |
Display |
23" Full HD 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution, high brightness (300-nit), TFT LCD 16:9 aspect ratio 5 ms response time 16.7 million colors 1000:1 (ACM) contrast ratio |
Touchscreen |
Integrated Windows® 7 compliant multi-touch capable optical solution |
Audio |
Integrated 5 W stereo speaker system High-definition audio support |
Storage1 |
Hard disk drive
Solid state drive
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Optical media drive1 |
4X Blu-ray DiscTM Reader / DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive 8X DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive |
Communication |
WLAN1, 6:
WPAN1: Bluetooth® 2.1 + EDR LAN: Gigabit Ethernet Built-in 1 MP high-def webcam with 1280 x 800 resolution image capture Built-in microphone |
TV-tuner1 |
Acer TV-tuner options:
TV-tuner I/O: AIO platform
TV-tuner I/O: AIO platform
TV-tuner I/O: Tower platform
TV-tuner I/O: AIO platform
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Card reader |
Multi-in-1 card reader, supporting:
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I/O ports |
Side:
Rear:
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Software1, 8 |
Productivity: Acer Touch Suite; Adobe® Reader®; eSobiTM; Microsoft® Office 2007 Trial with Microsoft® Works; Microsoft® Touch Pack (Microsoft® Surface Globe/Microsoft® Surface Collage/Microsoft® Surface Lagoon/Microsoft® Blackboard/Microsoft® Rebound/ Microsoft® Garden Pond) Multimedia: CyberLink® PowerCinema®; CyberLink® YouCam® Security: McAfee® Internet Security Suite 2009 Trial9; MyWinLocker® Entertainment: Oberon TouchGames Utilities: Acer eRecovery Management |
Accessories |
Keyboard and mouse
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Power1 |
Adapter
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System compliance |
PC 2001, ENERGY STAR® |
Certification |
FCC, CE, BSMI, CCC, C-Tick, ETL, Nemko (CB & Bauart) |
Dimensions |
570 (W) x 484.0 (H) x 84.6 (D) mm |
Windows® Life without WallsTM. Acer recommends Windows 7.
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Aspire Z5700 Specifications |
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Operating system1 |
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium (Touch Pack) |
CPU and chipset1 |
Intel® CoreTM i5-650/i5-660/i5-670 processor (4 MB L3 cache, 3.20/3.33/3.46 GHz, DDR3 1333 MHz, 73 W), supporting Intel® EM64T Technology, Intel® Virtualization Technology, Intel® HD graphics Intel® CoreTM i5-661 processor (4 MB L3 cache, 3.33 GHz, DDR3 1333 MHz, 87 W), supporting Intel® EM64T Technology, Intel® Virtualization Technology, Intel® HD graphics Intel® CoreTM i3-530/i3-540 processor (4 MB L3 cache, 2.93/3.06 GHz , DDR3 1333 MHz, 73 W), supporting Intel® EM64T Technology, Intel® Virtualization Technology, Intel® HD graphics Intel® Pentium® processor G6950 (3 MB L3 cache, 2.80GHz, DDR3 1066 MHz, 73W) supporting Intel® EM64T Technology, Intel® Virtualization Technology Intel® H57 Express Chipset |
Memory1, 2, 3 |
Dual-channel DDR3 1066/1333 MHz SDRAM support:
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Graphics1 |
Intel® HD Graphics with 1.70 GB of video memory, featuring:
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Display |
23" Full HD 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution, high brightness (300-nit), TFT LCD 16:9 aspect ratio 5 ms response time 16.7 million colors 1000:1 (ACM) contrast ratio |
Touchscreen |
Integrated Windows® 7 compliant multi-touch capable optical solution |
Audio |
Integrated 5 W stereo speaker system High-definition audio support |
Storage1 |
Hard disk drive
Solid state drive
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Optical media drive1 |
4X Blu-ray DiscTM Reader / DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive 8X DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive |
Communication |
WLAN1, 6:
WPAN1: Bluetooth® 2.1 + EDR LAN: Gigabit Ethernet Built-in 1 MP high-def webcam with 1280 x 800 resolution image capture Built-in microphone |
TV-tuner1 |
Acer TV-tuner options:
TV-tuner I/O: AIO platform
TV-tuner I/O: AIO platform
TV-tuner I/O: Tower platform
TV-tuner I/O: AIO platform
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Card reader |
Multi-in-1 card reader, supporting:
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I/O ports |
Side:
Rear:
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Software1, 8 |
Productivity: Acer Touch Suite; Adobe® Reader®; eSobiTM; Microsoft® Office 2007 Trial with Microsoft® Works; Microsoft® Touch Pack (Microsoft® Surface Globe/Microsoft® Surface Collage/Microsoft® Surface Lagoon/Microsoft® Blackboard/Microsoft® Rebound/ Microsoft® Garden Pond) Multimedia: CyberLink® PowerCinema®; CyberLink® YouCam® Security: McAfee® Internet Security Suite 2009 Trial9; MyWinLocker® Entertainment: Oberon TouchGames Utilities: Acer eRecovery Management |
Accessories |
Keyboard and mouse
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Power1 |
Adapter
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System compliance |
PC 2001, ENERGY STAR® |
Certification |
FCC, CE, BSMI, CCC, C-Tick, ETL, Nemko (CB & Bauart) |
Dimensions |
570 (W) x 484.0 (H) x 84.6 (D) mm |
Windows® Life without WallsTM. Acer recommends Windows 7.
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About Acer
Since its founding in 1976, Acer has achieved the goal of breaking the barriers between people and technology. Globally, Acer ranks No. 2 for total PCs and notebooks. A profitable and sustainable Channel Business Model is instrumental to the company's continuing growth, while its multi-brand approach effectively integrates Acer, Gateway, Packard Bell, and eMachines brands in worldwide markets. Acer strives to design environmentally friendly products and establish a green supply chain through collaboration with suppliers. Acer is proud to be a Worldwide Partner of the Olympic Movement in staging the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter and London 2012 Olympic Games. The Acer Group employs 7,000 people worldwide. Estimated revenue for 2009 is US$17.9 billion.
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