Acer Aspire One Price Drops

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Acer has cut the price of its Aspire One netbook with base models retailing for $349. At that price, the One will run Windows XP home. The One weighs only 2.17 pounds and is designed to be an entry level PC for students or a second system for advanced users.

The One runs an Intel Atom processor, XP Home, 1GB of RAM, 120GB HDD, and a three-cell battery. Users wanting a Linux version can get the same specs with Linpus Linux Lite for $329. A version of the One with a 6-cell battery, 160GB HDD, and Windows XP home is $399. All versions use an 8.9-inch LCD screen. Read more

Posted on Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:25:39 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

NVIDIA GeForce 8200 powers Acer Aspire SFF PCs

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NVIDIA announces that PC makers like Acer are using NVIDIA motherboard GPUs to deliver new lines of consumer-oriented, small-form-factor PCs that have the performance, functionality, price, and visual performance of full-sized desktop machines.
The Acer Aspire x1200 and x3200 line of PCs use the NVIDIA GeForce 8200 GPU to deliver visual performance while solving many of the thermal, noise, and cost issues traditionally associated with designing smaller machines. Read more

Posted on Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:53:29 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Acer Launches New S461 Compact Business PC

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Acer announced its latest compact desktop PC for business use today called the Veriton S461. The computer uses an Intel core 2 Duo CPU in a small form factor design. The PC features Acer LANScope to allow IT admins to get a blueprint of desktop hardware and software for centralized management.

Base level S461 PCs use an Intel Pentium dual-core E2200 CPU, 2GB DDR2 RAM upgradable to 8GB, 80GB SATA HDD, DVD burner, low-profile expansion slots, Gigabit LAN, and Windows XP or Vista Business. Graphics for the system is Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3100. Pricing for the computer starts at $549. Read more

Posted on Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:11:20 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Acer Aspire One Now On Sale in US

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Acer announced today that its Aspire One notebook we first reported on in May is now available in the US. The Aspire One is an ultra-lightweight netbook in the vein of the ASUS Eee. The One starts at a price of $379. The One is designed to allow users to surf the web, check email, IM, make VOIP calls, stream video and listen to music.

The system weighs only 2.17 pounds and measures 9.8 x 6.7 x 1.14 inches. The screen is a 8.9-inch WSVGA LED screen with a resolution of 1024 x 600 and an integrated webcam. The machine has a three cell battery good for three hours and a six cell battery is optional. Using the 6-cell battery and Linpus Linux Lite battery life is up to 7 hours. Prices for the system range from $379 to $499. Read more

Posted on Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:48:23 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Asetek to Cool Acer Aspire Predator Gaming PC

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Asetek is known in enthusiast crowds for making the Vapochill phase change cooling system for highly overclocked PCs. Asetek also provides OEM cooling solutions to some of the most recognizable computer makers around. Asetek announced that it is providing its LCLC cooling product to Acer.

Acer will be using the product in its high-end Predator gaming system. The liquid cooling system being used inside the Predator promises to reduce noise and improve performance over air cooling. The liquid cooling system will allow the CPU to be overclocked to higher levels than air cooling can achieve. Read more

Posted on Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:18:21 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Acer Aspire X1200 Desktop PC Launches

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Acer announced the latest addition to the Aspire line today called the X1200. The Aspire X1200 starts at a price of $450 and is a small form factor system that can be used as a HTPC machine when properly equipped.

The X1200 series uses AMD dual-core processors, NVIDIA GeForce 8200 integrated graphics and PCI Express 2.0. The X1200 measures 10.6” H x 4: W x 14.4” L and has a high gloss case making it fit well and look good in an entertainment center. Read more

Posted on Tue, 8 Jul 2008 08:55:19 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Acer AL2016WB Widescreen 20-inch Widescreen LCD Monitor Review

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ThinkComputer published an Acer AL2016WB Widescreen 20-inch Widescreen LCD Monitor Review.

Quote from the review: "Today I will be looking at the Acer AL2016WB 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor, a budget-minded upgrade to the 19" standard-dimension monitor. Read more

Posted on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

HP settles Acer Patent Litigation

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Technology giant Hewlett-Packard Co. Inc. said on Sunday it had settled patent litigation with Taiwan-based computer maker Acer .
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Posted on Mon, 9 Jun 2008 00:16:26 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Acer Aspire One Review

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Hexus got a chance to spend some time with the new Acer Aspire One at the Computex 2008.

Quote from the brief review: "Playing around on the Linux version - on which Acer will ship a Vista-like GUI that links web browsing, emailing, word processing, and multimedia support - navigation between panes was a little slow compared to a full-sized laptop. Further, opening up concurrent applications caused the sample model to slow to a crawl, but that should be remedied with more system RAM. Read more

Posted on Thu, 5 Jun 2008 07:32:07 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Acer Aspire One

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Acer, the third largest PC vendor enters the low-cost mini notebook segment with the Acer Aspire One.

The Acer Aspire One is an Intel Atom based mini notebook with 8.9-inch CrystalBrite LED backlit display at 1024x600px resolution. Read more

Posted on Tue, 3 Jun 2008 00:57:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Acer Aspire G Predator G7700

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Acer to enter the Alienware and Dell XPS turf with new Acer Aspire G Predator enthusiast desktop PC line.

The Acer Aspire G Predator G7700 is based on the NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI chipset and runs on an Intel Core 2 Extreme or Intel Core 2 Quad CPU. Read more

Posted on Wed, 21 May 2008 08:32:55 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Just a Minute with Christina Ricci on ''Speed Racer''

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By Nichola Groom

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Christina Ricci, who first hit the big screen opposite Cher in "Mermaids" at age 10, has been a Hollywood fixture for nearly two decades.
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Posted on Fri, 9 May 2008 00:10:06 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Acer Adds Business & Value Series LCDs

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Acer announced two new families of LCDs recently called the Business Series and the Value series. The B-series displays range in size from 17 to 24-inch and include several models. All B-series displays have black bezels and a black base. The B-series also uses Acer’s FlxArm technology for height adjustment, tilt and swivel as well as rotation. B-series interface options include VGA and DVI with HDCP support.

The B-series displays have 5ms response times and 2000:1 to 3000:1 dynamic contrast ratios. It seems that other than the FlxArm technology the two series of displays are very similar. The displays are available now at dealers across America. Read more

Posted on Wed, 7 May 2008 08:37:48 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Glu Mobile Launches Speed Racer Game

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Games on cell phones are becoming more and more popular and game developers are starting to put out more games for mobile devices. Glu Mobile announced that it is offering a Speed Racer game for mobile phone users to go along with the soon to be released film.

The game allows players to drive the Mach 6 to become the ultimate Grand Prix champion. Gameplay has drivers drifting, sliding, and driving defensively on extreme tracks against other drivers and avoiding obstacles. Read more

Posted on Thu, 1 May 2008 07:10:02 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Wii Too: Conspiracy Entertainment Announces Cocoto Kart Racer for Wii

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With the big expectations for the Mario Kart game on the Wii console it’s no surprise that other Kart racing games are coming to the Wii. Conspiracy Entertainment announced today that it would bring Cocoto Kart Racer to the Wii.

The premise of the game is that the holy cauldron of Cocoto has disappeared and the only way to get it back is to win a series of Kart races against other opponents with the winner getting the cauldron. Players can choose from 12 different characters, 12 different karts and play different modes including Championship, Time Challenge or Multiplayer. Read more

Posted on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:52:47 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Acer Q1 Net drops on Item, Operations strong

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By Sheena Lee

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's Acer Inc , the world No.3 PC vendor, on Wednesday posted a drop in first-quarter profit after a one-off investment gain last year, but showed solid core business growth amid a recent aggressive expansion.
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Posted on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:27:33 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

The Acer Asus Eee 900 PC Competitor said to have lower Price

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Nothing is really known about Acer's entry into low-cost Linux running notebooks, only that the company will release an Asus Eee PC 900 alternative soon.

Asus unveiled the 2nd generation Asus Eee PC 900 at the CeBit 2008. The highlight is the new larger 8.9 inch screen with higher resolution. Asus is supposed to release the Eee PC 900 in April. Read more

Posted on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 02:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Acer closes in on HP, with inspiration from Apple

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Acer recently introduced a new nicely designed and powerful notebooks with the Acer Aspire 8920G and the Acer Aspire 6920.
Rob Enderle over at digital trends takes a closer look at Acer starting to catch up to HP in the notebook market.

Quote from the column: "I was at the Acer launch of their Aspire Gemstone laptop line in New York and was very impressed with their new showing. Of course the fact they started with one of my favorite driving tunes helped a lot. Read more

Posted on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Acer Aspire 8920G Notebook

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Besides the Acer Aspire 6920, Acer also introduces the new Aspire 8920G series in its new Gemstone Blue design concept.

The Acer Aspire 8920G is the first 18.4-inch Full HD CineCrystal LCD panel with 1920x1080 pixel resolution on the market. The eye catching screen features 8ms response time and native 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio, the golden ratio to enjoy HD content with realism and precision. Read more

Posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Acer Aspire 6920 Notebook

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Acer introduces the new stylish Aspire 6920 series notebooks.

Acer is trying to follow-up on the success they had in 2007 with the Gemstone design concept with the Aspire Gemstone blue variation which was new at the time.
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Posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 03:23:35 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Crucial Launches Special Edition Red Ballistix Tracer RAM

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Crucial announced today a special version of its Ballistic Tracer RAM in a new red color. The RAM comes in DDR2-800 modules and can be had in a 2GB or 4GB kit. The modules include two rows of red activity LEDs, red ground-effects LEDs and a red printed circuit board.

"Crucial Ballistix Tracer Red 2GB 800MHz modules are designed to impress both inside and out," said Jeremy Mortenson, Lexar Media's DRAM Product Marketing Manager. "Hiding beneath the attractive casing is our award-winning Crucial Ballistix 800MHz memory, which maximizes performance through high speeds and low latencies. Plus, they are available in our highest capacity modules to date." Read more

Posted on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:50:44 CST | by Shane McGlaun