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Acer Prices Gemstone Blue In Aus |
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Written by Adam Gosling
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Thursday, 17 April 2008 |
Acer has put an Australian price on its new Gemstone Blue series of entertainment
notebooks. Announced globally last month the new laptops are now available locally from A$2,499.
Acer
introduced two of the high definition notebooks in March, one with six speakers and an 18 inch display and a not quite
so large 16 inch display with only three speakers.The Acer Aspire 8920G (18.4 inch with 6 speakers) comes with an RRP of
$2,699 inc. GST and the Aspire 6920G (16 inch with 3 speakers) with an RRP of
$2,499 inc. GST.
The company says the new 8920G Aspire, based on the Gemstone design it released in May last year is the world 's
first full High Definition (HD) screen resolution and six integrated speakers.
The display has 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution in a 16:9 aspect ratio.
The screen is Acer CineCrystal TFT LCD and has an 8ms response time.
The HD display is driven by a NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS graphics card and
backed with a Blu-ray Disc.
The casing has a 3D holographic cover with an Apple-style LED-lit Acer
logo. Opening the notebook reveals a back-lit, touch sensitive media
control panel on the left of the keyboard that lets users easily
navigate all media menus such as volume, music, and movies.
"What Acer has created is a new benchmark in notebook technology,
demonstrating how standard screen resolutions for the computer and the consumer
electronics industries are beginning to merge," says Henry Lee, Senior Product
Manager, Acer Oceanic Region. "The Gemstone Blue series is adopting the consumer electronics
standard by providing a screen with the same resolution as a top of the line
HDTV; 1920x1080 pixels."
"Acer is merging design with high definition
quality. We have addressed some of the aesthetic concerns that have been voiced
by our users, and used these to enhance the overall design look and feel of the
Gemstone Blue series," he said.
  
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