Acer "NAPA" Platform Notebooks
Acer America Corporation today introduced three notebook series, the TravelMate 8200, the TravelMate 4200, and the Aspire 5670, based on the Intel Centrino Mobile Technology Duo platform, otherwise known as "NAPA."
What does "NAPA" mean to you anyway? The offical name for the NAPA platform is Centrino Duo, and includes the Mobile Intel 945 Express chipset, the Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Wi-Fi PCI Express MiniCard and the Intel Core Duo processor (or Yonah). The advantages: a higher FSB (667 MHz), high speed DDR2 support (533/667 MHz), Serial-ATA, lower power consumption, and an advanced cache design to speed up things even more. The performance curve just went several notches higher.
Back to the Acers. The new notebooks offer higher performance while using thirty percent less power than their siblings.
The TravelMate 4200 is the dual-core solution for the not so rich. It offers a taste of dual-core technology, but compromises on the other pieces of hardware to stay within budget. But, it's a good start.
The Aspire 5670, on the other hand, will blow you away. Sporting an Intel Core Duo processor upto 2.16 GHz, an Intel 945PM Express chipset with dual-channel DDR2 533/667 MHz memory, a dual-band tri-mode 802.11a/b/g Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Wi-Fi card, an ATI Mobility™ Radeon® X1400 with up to 512 MB of HyperMemory, a Serial ATA HDD of up to 120 GB, Acer CrystalBrite™ 15.4" wide screen and a slot-load 8X DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive, the Aspire 5670 is truly everything for everyone.
The TravelMate 8200 goes beyond the Aspire 5670 by offering a carbon-fiber reinforced cover that guarantees protection from daily wear and tear, and shines with sophistication. With an array of communication and security solutions, the high-end TravelMate 8200 will drive you to the peak of success.
With these laptops, Acer is targeting demanding business professionals, ultra-mobile users, and advanced multimedia customers.
Manufacturer wesbite: Acer Corporation
Comments
I just got a TravelMate 4200 today, and the docs and site sayes that it should have Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, BUT it is no where to be seen. I have a bluetooth icon on the hardware, but nothing in the control panels, devices, or anywhere else. It was so new, that the folks at Microcenter had to check if they had it, in the back, because it was not on display. I am digin' on the speed thus far.
Posted by: Franklin | February 6, 2006 05:03 AM