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Acer Ferrari 4000

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Acer Ferrari 4000 3.00

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RRP

$2999.00

Review Date

Sunday, 14th of August, 2005

Features

Processor : AMD Turion 64 Mobile Technology

Supported Media : DVD±RW (±R DL)

What's Hot

Solidly built, plays good-looking DVDs, easy access for upgrading

What's Not

Three hours battery life

The Final Word

This good-quality wide-screen model bundles such extras as a wireless Bluetooth mouse, and racing fanatics will like the Ferrari motif.

Notes

# This product is no longer available directly from the manufacturer. It may be available in retail and distribution channels, or second hand. The price displayed is the price at review time and the last available recommended retail price.

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Audio & Speakers

Number of speakers

Audio Type

Stereo

Display

Display Technology

Colour LCD TFT (Active Matrix)

Colour Support

36-bit Colour

Screen size

15.4 in

Screen Resolution

1280x768

Aspect Ratio

16:9 Enhanced

Frequency (Hz)

Viewing Angle (degrees)

160

Response Time (ms)

General

Length (mm)

267.5

Width (mm)

363

Height (mm)

34.3

Warranty (Months)

Weight (kg)

2.86

Graphics Card

Graphics Processor

ATI Radeon X700 PRO

Hard Drive

Storage capacity

80 GB

RPM

5400

Input Devices

Keyboard

Media

Supported Memory Media

Memory Stick, Secure Digital (SD), xD Picture Card, Multimedia Card (MMC)

Playable Discs

CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, CD-RW / DVD-ROM combo , DD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD+RW (dual layer), DVD-R, DVD-RAM, DVD-RAM / DVD-R, DVD-RAM / DVD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW, DVD±R, DVD±R (+R double layer), DVD±RW, DVD±RW (+R double layer) , DVD±RW (+R double layer) / DVD-RAM , DVD±RW (dual layer) , DVD±RW (±R DL), DVD±RW / DVD-RAM , VCD, SVCD

Memory

Installed memory (RAM)

512 MB

Maximum memory (RAM)

2 GB

RAM Type

DDR

L2 Cache Memory

1MB

Motherboard

Bus Speed

2GHz system bus using Hyper Transport™ Technology

Multimedia Features

Inbuilt Camera

Built-in Microphone ( Mobile )

Modem

Yes

Fax?

Yes

Remote Control

Optical Drives

Supported Media

DVD±RW (±R DL)

CD Drive Read Speed

24x

CD Drive Write Speed

24x

CD Drive Re-Write Speed

DVD Drive Read Speed

Write speed DVD-R

Write speed DVD-RW

Write speed DVD+R

Write speed DVD+R DL

Write speed DVD+RW

PC Expansion Slots

Expansion Slots

PC Card

Number of PC Card slots

Power Options

Power Supply

AC Power, Battery

Battery Type

Rechargeable - (Li-Ion)

Battery Run Time (minutes)

210

Battery Recharge Time (minutes)

150

Battery Price

300.30

Processor

AMD Turion 64 Mobile Technology

Processor Speed

1.6 Ghz

Software

Operating Systems

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Microsoft Windows XP Professional

Bundled Software

Acer eManager (Acer ePresentation/eRecovery/eSettings) Acer GridVista Acer Launch Manager Acer System Recovery CD Adobe® Reader® CyberLink® PowerDVD™ Norton AntiVirus™ NTI CD-Maker™

Television Features

DTV Display Format

480i (SDTV), 525i

Wired Connections

Wired Terminals / Ports

DVI Output, Firewire, Line out, Microphone Jack , RJ11 Phone Jack, RJ45, S-Video Output, TV-Out, USB 1.1, USB 2.0, Multiple VGA

Number of DVI Output Ports

Number of Firewire Ports

Number of Headphone Jack Ports

Number of Line In Ports

Number of RJ45 Ports

Number of S-Video Output Ports

Number of USB 2.0 Ports

Number of VGA Ports

Wireless Connections

Wireless technology supported

Wireless 802.11b, Wireless 802.11g

*Specifications are subject to change without notice. While every attempt has been made by GoodGearGuide in the production of these specifications, possible errors or omissions may still occur. GoodGearGuide neither assumes legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any product specifications supplied.

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