Acer launches a tablet – not Chrome OS

Operating system

Genuine Windows^® 7 Home Premium 64-bit¹

CPU and chipset²

Intel^® Core^TM2 Duo processor SU7300 (3 MB L2 cache, 1.30 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 10 W), supporting Intel^® 64 architecture

Mobile Intel^® GS45 Express Chipset

System memory^{2, 3, 4}

Dual-channel DDR3 SDRAM support:

• Up to 4 GB of DDR3 system memory, upgradable to 8 GB using four soDIMM modules⁵

Display

11.6" HD 1366 x 768 (WXGA) pixel resolution, high-brightness (200-nit) LED-backlit TFT LCD with integrated multi-touch screen, supporting finger touch

Convertible design with screen image auto rotation

16:9 aspect ratio

Graphics

Mobile Intel^® GS45 Express Chipset with integrated 3D graphics, featuring Intel^® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD (Intel^® GMA 4500MHD) with up to 1759 MB of Intel^® Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0 (64 MB of dedicated video memory, up to 1695 MB of shared system memory), supporting Microsoft^® DirectX^® 10

Dual independent display support

16.7 million colors

External resolution / refresh rates⁶:

• VGA port up to 1792 x 1344: 60Hz
• HDMI^TM port up to 1728 x 1080: 60Hz

MPEG-2/DVD decoding

WMV9 (VC-1) and H.264 (AVC) decoding

HDMI^TM (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) support

Audio

Optimized 2^nd Generation Dolby^® Sound Room^®7 audio enhancement, featuring Dolby^® Headphone, Dolby^® Natural Bass, Dolby^® Sound Space Expander

High-definition audio support

S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface)⁸ support for digital speakers

MS-Sound compatible

Built-in microphone

Storage

Hard disk drive:

• 250/320 GB or larger^{2, 9}

Multi-in-1 card reader, supporting:

• Secure Digital^TM (SD)Card, MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick^TM (MS), Memory Stick PRO^TM (MS PRO), xD-Picture Card^TM (xD)

Communication

Acer Video Conference², featuring:

• Acer Crystal Eye webcam with 640 x 480 resolution

• Acer Video Conference Manager software, featuring Video Quality Enhancement (VQE) technology, supporting 640 x 480 resolution online video calls¹⁰

WLAN^{2, 11, 12}:

• Intel^® WiFi Link 5100 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED^TM with Acer Nplify^TM, featuring MIMO technology

• Intel^® WiFi Link 5100 802.11a/b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED^TM, featuring MIMO technology

• Supporting Acer SignalUp^TM wireless technology

WPAN²: Bluetooth^® 2.1+EDR

WWAN^{2, 11}: UMTS/HSPA at 850/900/1900/2100 MHz and quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE at 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, upgradable to 7.2 Mb/s HSDPA and 5.7 Mb/s HSUPA

LAN: Gigabit Ethernet, Wake-on-LAN ready

Privacy control

BIOS user, supervisor, HDD passwords

Kensington lock slot

Dimensions and weight

285 (W) 208.9 (D) 28.5/34.5 (H) mm (11.22 x 8.22 x 1.12/1.36 inches)

1.72 kg (3.79 lbs.)¹³ for non-3G SKU

Power adapter and battery¹

ACPI 3.0 CPU power management standard: supports Standby and Hibernation power-saving modes

3-pin 30 W AC adapter:

• 96 (W) x 42 (D) x 28.7 (H) mm (3.77 x 1.65 x 1.12 inches)
• 150 g (0.33 lbs.)¹³ with 150 cm DC cable

62.16 W 5600 mAh 6-cell Li-ion standard battery pack

Battery life: 8.0 hours¹⁴

ENERGY STAR^®

Input and control¹

Keyboard

84-/85-/88-key full-size Acer FineTip keyboard with international language support

Touchpad

Multi-gesture touchpad, supporting two-finger scroll, pinch, rotate, flip

I/O ports

Multi-in-1 card reader (SD^TM, MMC, MS, MS PRO, xD)

Three USB 2.0 ports

HDMI^TM port with HDCP support

External display (VGA) port

Headphone/speaker/line-out jack with S/PDIF support

Microphone-in jack

Ethernet (RJ-45) port

DC-in jack for AC adapter

Software

Productivity: Acer Backup Manager²; Acer ePower Management²; Acer eRecovery Management; Microsoft^® Office Trial (Service Pack 2); Microsoft^® Works SE 9²; Microsoft^® Works 9; Microsoft^® Works 8.5; Adobe^® Flash^® Player 10; Adobe^® Reader^® 9.1; eSobi^TM; Google Toolbar^TM; Norton^TM Online Backup

Security: McAfee^® Internet Security Suite Trial¹⁵; MyWinLocker^®2

Multimedia: PowerDVD^TM 

Communication and ISP: Acer Crystal Eye; Acer Video Conference Manager²; Microsoft^® Silverlight^TM; Skype^TM; Windows Live^TM Essentials - Wave 3.2 (Mail, Photo Gallery, Live^TM Messenger, Movie Maker, Writer)

Web links and utilities: Acer Accessory Store² (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, UK only); Acer Assist; Acer Identity Card; Acer Registration; Acer Updater; eBay^® shortcut 2009² (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and UK only)

Color options

Diamond Black

Sapphire Blue

Ruby Red

Optional items

1 GB / 2 GB DDR3 1066 MHz soDIMM module

6-cell Li-ion battery pack

Warranty

One-year International Travelers Warranty (ITW)

Windows^®. Life without Walls^TM. Acer recommends Windows 7.

1.       64-bit software is required to enjoy the advantages of 64-bit processing.

2.       Specifications vary depending on model.

3.       Shared system memory may be allocated to support graphics, depending on system memory size and other factors. Actual system memory available to the operating system will be reduced by any memory used by the graphics solution and resources required by the operating environment.

4.       This system is bundled with DDR3 1066 MHz memory; however, memory speed may vary depending on CPU/chipset support.

5.       A 64-bit operating system is required to enjoy the ultimate performance of 4 GB or higher memory.

6.       Resolution/refresh rates depend on display capability and color/depth settings.

7.       Dolby^® is a registered trademark of Dolby^® Laboratories.

8.       Supports 7.1-channel surround sound and 2-channel stereo output (multiple streaming).

9.       1 GB is 1 billion bytes. Actual formatted capacity is less and may vary depending on preloaded materials and operating environment. Acer eRecovery Management utilizes up to 10 GB of the stated hard disk capacity as dedicated backup space.

10.   Two VQE-enabled Acer notebooks with dual-core processors are required to enjoy the exclusive benefits and added performance of VQE.

11.   Actual throughput may vary depending on network conditions and environmental factors such as network traffic or overhead, building construction and access point settings.

12.   Acer Nplify^TM, a high-throughput wireless solution, delivers superior performance and reliable connections while enabling emerging voice, video and data applications. Wi-Fi CERTIFIED^TM, it supports Acer SignalUp^TM wireless technology and is compliant with 802.11a/b/g/n, 802.11a/g/n, 802.11b/g/n and 802.11b/g standards.

13.   Weight may vary depending on product configuration, vendor components, manufacturing variability, and selected options.

14.   The listed battery life is based on MobileMark 2007^® productivity mode testing with wireless on. Details of MobileMark2007^® testing are available at www.bapco.com. Battery life rating is for comparison purposes only. Actual battery life varies by model, configuration, applications, power management settings, operating conditions, and utilized features. A battery's maximum capacity decreases with time and use.

15.   Trial periods vary depending on the geographic region and specifications: 365-day trial for China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore (Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese OS models); 60-day trial for other regions.