Acer To Introduce 5 Centrino Pro Notebooks

Written by Adam Gosling

Thursday, 17 May 2007

Page 1 of 3 Acer was bragging today about what a blistering year it is having. The company made a commitment to itself and the industry a few years back to become a top tier PC company. The rate the company is growing it could well reach the number one spot. In 2006 Acer ranked as the fourth largest PC vendor in the world and this year, according to preliminary Dataquest data from Gartner, Acer could is on track to move up a notch. It ranked third for the first quarter of 2007 at least. Acer reported a staggering 46.1 per cent year-on-year growth, and is also ranked the fastest growing brand among the top five PC players. Most of this success comes down to efficiency in executing its vision. Oh that and massive growth in mobile computing demand. Laptops made up 62 per cent of Acer's first-quarter sales, followed by desktop PCs at 17 per cent and displays at 16 per cent. In all the copmany is looking at recording a stunning 30 to 40 per cent year-on-year increase in PC shipments this year. The company says there is: "No target date is set to challenge number two" the latest range of notebooks based on Intel's new Centrino platform could help it move up a notch. In something of an overhaul of the business class TravelMate range Acer is releasing no less than 5 new notebook models for the corporate and SOHO markets. All of the new notebooks incorporate the new Intel Centrino Pro architecture designed to make it easier for corporate IT departments to manage and control portable computers. Due for release next month the new notebook families will also provide better performance and graphics, enhanced wireless connectivity and improved security. There are also a few cosmetic changes coming with Acer "refining the details" to deliver better ergonomics, adding round edges, better port placement and a more comfortable keyboard shape. Overall Acer says it is also delivering improved build quality and overall durability of the laptops with a magnesium alloy casing that is 20 times stronger yet considerably lighter than plastic. These new TravelMate notebooks are built in a new look casing Acer calls its ProFile design and follows the BMW inspired update called Gemstone which the company made to the Aspire range earlier this month. There are two new TravelMate's for the desktop replacement market ( 6592 and the 6492) plus another three pitched at small business users (6292, 7720 and 5720). Some, but not all have the new Trusted Platform Module (TPM) security hardware which is an embedded solution that reduces security risks and manages personal cryptographic keys. The Acer TravelMate 6592 See next page for model descriptions and specs << Start < Prev 1 2 3 Next > End >>