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Communication

Modem: 56K ITU V.92 with PTT approval;

 

Wake-on-Ring ready

 

LAN: 10/100 Mbps Ethernet; Wake-on-LAN ready

 

WLAN: integrated 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIEDnetwork

 

solution, supporting Acer SignalUpwireless technology

 

WPAN: integrated Bluetooth®

Size and weight

364 (W) x 279 (D) x 33.9/38.9 (H) mm

 

(14.33 x 10.98 x 1.33/1.53 inches)

 

2.91 kg (6.4 lbs) for 15" LCD model

 

2.94 kg (6.5 lbs) for 15.4" LCD model

 

 

Power

ACPI 1.0b CPU power management standard: supports

 

Standby and Hibernation power-saving modes

 

29.6 W or 65 W Li-ion battery pack

 

2.5-hour rapid charge; 3.5-hour charge-in-use

 

65 W AC adapter

 

 

Special keys

88-/89-key keyboard, inverted "T" cursor layout, 2.5 mm

(minimum) key travel, international language support

and controls

Touchpad with 4-way scroll button

 

 

12 function keys, four cursor keys, two Windows® keys,

 

hotkey controls, embedded numeric keypad

 

Four easy-launch buttons: Internet, email, Empowering

 

Key, one user-programmable button

 

Two front-access LED-buttons: WLAN, Bluetooth®

I/O ports

Three USB 2.0 ports

 

PC card slot (one Type II)

 

External display (VGA) port

 

Headphones/speaker/line-out port

 

Microphone jack

 

Line-in jack

 

Ethernet (RJ-45) port

 

Modem (RJ-11) port

 

DC-in jack for AC adapter

 

 

Software

Acer Arcade

 

Acer eManager (ePowerManagement, eNetManagement,

 

ePresentation, eRecovery, eSettings)

 

Acer GridVista 2.0

 

Acer Launch Manager

 

Norton AntiVirus

 

Adobe® Reader®

 

NTI CD-Maker

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Acer M1640, 1640Z manual English

1640Z, M1640, 1640 specifications

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