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Specifications

Operating

Windows VistaUltimate

system

Windows VistaHome Premium

 

Windows VistaHome Basic

 

Windows VistaStarter

Platform

AMD Better By Design program, featuring:

 

AMD Turion64 X2 dual-core mobile technology TL-66 / TL-64 /

 

 

TL-60 / TL-58 / TL-56 / TL-52 (2x512 KB L2 cache, 2.3 GHz / 2.2 GHz /

 

 

2.0 GHz / 1.9 GHz / 1.8 GHz / 1.6 GHz, supporting AMD

 

HyperTransport® technology (for selected models)

 

AMD Athlon64 X2 Mobile Technology TK-53/TK-55 (1.70/1.80

 

 

GHz, 2x 256 KB L2 cache), supporting AMD PowerNow!

 

 

technology and AMD HyperTransporttechnology (for selected

 

models)

 

AMD Turion64 Mobile Technology MK-36/MK-38 (2/2.20 GHz,

 

 

512 KB L2 cache), supporting AMD PowerNow!technology and

 

AMD HyperTransporttechnology (for selected models)

 

Mobile AMD Sempron3500+ (1.80 GHz, 512 KB L2 cache),

 

3600+/3800+ (2/2.20 GHz, 256 KB L2 cache) (for selected models)

 

NVIDIA nForce® 610M (MCP67-MV)

 

Acer InviLink802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® solution, supporting

 

 

Acer SignalUpwireless technology

System memory

Up to 2 GB of DDR2 667 MHz memory, upgradeable to 4 GB using two

 

soDIMM modules (dual-channel support)

 

 

TV-tuner

Acer TV-tuner options:

 

Digital TV-tuner supporting DVB-T (Digital Video Broadcasting

 

Terrestrial) standard (6 MHz to 8 MHz)

 

TV-tuner I/O:

 

 

RF jack for digital/analog TV antenna cable input

 

TV-tuner cables:

 

 

PAL cable for digital TV input, PAL/SECAM to NTSC port

 

 

 

converter

 

Acer DVB-T antenna (UHF/VHF reception) supporting Acer SignalUp

 

wireless technology

 

 

Display

15.4" WXGA high-brightness (220-nits) Acer CrystalBriteTFT LCD, 1280

 

x 800 pixel resolution, supporting simultaneous multi-window viewing

via Acer GridVista8 ms response time

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Acer 5520G, 5220 manual Specifications, Platform

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