Acer 2500 manual System Introduction, Features

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System Introduction

Features

This computer was designed with the user in mind. Here are just a few of its many features:

Performance

Intel® Pentium® 4 (for Extensa 2500) and Intel® Celeron® (for Extensa 2000) processors, 2.80GHz and above

Intel® Hyper-ThreadingTM Technology

256/512MB of DDR333 SDRAM, upgradeable to 2048 MB with dual soDIMM modules High-capacity, Enhanced-IDE hard disk

Display

The 14.1” or 15” XGA (1024x768 resolution), or 15.0” SXGA+ (1400x1050 resolution) TFT LCD panel providing a large viewing area for maximum efficiency and ease-of-use

3D graphics support

Support for simultaneous display between LCD and CRT

S-video for output to a television or display device that supports S-video input

“Automatic LCD dim” feature, automatically selecting the best setting for the display in order to conserve power

Dual independent display support

Multimedia

High-speed built-in optical drive:

DVD-RW, DVD/CD-RW Combo, or DVD-Dual

MS DirectSound compatible

Built-in dual speakers

Connectivity

Integrated 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet connection

Built-in 56kbps fax/data modem

Four Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 ports

IEEE 802.11b or IEEE 802.11g Wireless LAN (manufacturing option)

Bluetooth (manufacturing option)

Expansion

PC Card slots enabling a range of add-on options

Upgrageable hard disk and memory modules

I/O Ports

Two Type II or one Type III PC CardBus (PCMCIA) slot

One FIR port

One RJ-11 modem jack (V.92, 56K)

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