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Features

Below is a brief summary of the computer’s many feature:

Platform

AMD Better By Design program, featuring:
AMD Turion™ X2 Ultra dual-core mobile processor
AMD Turion™ X2 dual-core mobile processor
AMD Athlon™ X2 dual-core mobile processor
AMD M780G Chipset
Acer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11b/g/Draft-N, or
Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g
Core logic: AMD RS780M+SB700

System Memory

Dual-Channel SDRAM support
Up to 2 GB of DDR2 667 MHz memory, upgradeable to 4 GB using two soDIMM modules

Display and graphics

12.1" WXGA (200-nit) Acer CrystalBrite™ TFT LCD with white LED backlight, 1280 x 800 pixel
resolution, supporting simultaneous multi-window viewing via Acer GridVista™
ATI Radeon™ X1250 integrated 3D graphics with up to 960 MB of HyperMemory™ (64 MB of dedicated
GDDR2 VRAM, up to 896 MB of shared system memory), supporting Microsoft® DirectX® 9
Dual independent display support
16.7 million colors
MPEG-2/DVD acceleration
WMV9 (VC-1) and H.264 (AVC) acceleration
S-video/TV-out (NTSC/PAL) support

Storage subsystem

120/160/250 GB or larger hard disk drive with enhanced Acer DASP (Disk Anti-Shock Protection)
DVD-Super Multi double-layer (slim type slot-in 9.5 mm) drive
5-in-1 card reader, supporting Secure Digital™ (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick® (MS),
Memory Stick PRO™ (MS PRO), xD-Picture Card™ (xD)

Input devices

84-/85-key keyboard with inverted "T" cursor layout, 2.5 mm (minimum) key travel
Touchpad pointing device
Bluetooth® optical mouse
Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint reader, featuring Acer FingerNav 4-way control function
12 function keys, four cursor keys, two Windows® keys, hotkey controls, embedded numeric keypad,
System Specifications

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