Acer To Introduce 5 Centrino Pro Notebooks

Written by Adam Gosling

Thursday, 17 May 2007

Page 2 of 3 TravelMate 6592 Based on the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors in combination with processor integrated virtualisation, advanced manageability standards (AMT 2.5) and Intel's new Wireless IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n module, the Acer TravelMate 6592 is a fully equipped Intel "Centrino PRO" platform. The 6592 has a modular bay for DVD, a second battery or second hard disk. The 15.4" display is managed by the ATI Mobility Radeon X2300-HD graphics card with up to 896MB of HyperMemory (128MB of dedicated VRAM). The TravelMate 6592 has the Trusted Platform Module solution which supports Acer eDataSecurity Management, fingerprint reader, Pre-Boot Authentication, PlatinumSecret suite and Smartcard support. As this is a desktop replacement device, the ezDockII docking solution is also supported. TravelMate 6492 The 6492 notebook is also based on the new Centrino PRO platform with the Core 2 Duo processors and a 14" display. In this case the screen is driven with a Mobile Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 graphics chip. The dual-channel DDR2 memory ensures increased reliability and productivity, while the Serial ATA Hard Disk Drive provides 160GB of storage capacity. The TravelMate 6492 can plug into thw Acer ezDock II/II+. The 6492 also has 802.11 a/b/g/n and has a built-in Bluetooth 2.0 module. Wired connectivity is by way of Gigabit Ethernet, there's even a modem built-in, though we can't see what use that might be to anybody these days. See next page for SOHO solutions << Start < Prev 1 2 3 Next > End >>