If the Acer 3290 was all about business, the new Acer TravelMate 9520 is all about gaming. With specs like Centrino® Duo mobile technology -- featuring the Intel® Core™2 Duo processor with Intel® Extended Memory 64 Technology (EM64T) and a 17" Acer CrystalBrite™ wide screen, the latest TravelMate promises to be the ultimate gaming machine.

Powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, one is assured of blistering fast performance. The notebook can be equipped by either the NVIDIA® GeForce® Go 7900 GS or NVIDIA® GeForce® Go 7600 graphics engine and thanks to the dual-lamp design one is promised super bright, 400-nit display with a high color (72% gamut) saturation and high contrast ratio. The new Acer 3290 has a host of connectivity options like Bluetooth, Wi-Fi with Acer SignalUp™ technology that boosts the wireless signals for uninterrupted networking. One can also receive TV5 broadcasts thanks to the onboard hybrid digital/analog TV-tuner.

The Acer 9520 in the quest of being the perfect gaming machine is equipped with Acer 3DSonic stereo speakers and the Acer BasSonic subwoofer for unrivaled audio performance. This next generation machine has built-in HMDI™-out and DVI ports with HDCP support and can be easily hooked up to ones home audio system via the S/PDIF digital interface and Dolby®1 Digital Live and DTS CONNECT™2 technology. It is shipped with either Windows® XP Professional (Service Pack ) or Windows® XP Home Edition (Service Pack) and features a 8X DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive.

A part of the Acer Folio design series, the 9520 will surely turn heads with its ultra chic chassis and the silver-blue tint case is a relief form the usual black and silver. For enhanced sophistication Acer has thrown in a brush-finish aluminum touchpad and the Front-access media keys gives one-touch control for multimedia features like TV5 , volume up, volume down, next, previous, play/pause, stop. connectivity options include Bluetooth, Wi-Fi with Acer SignalUp™ technology that boosts the wireless signals for uninterrupted networking. The notebook can also be bought with the Acer Bluetooth® VoIP phone and has an ExpressCard™ /34 slot too. No word on pricing or availability and for more info check the Product Page