Acer has announced two new models entertainment notebooks; Acer Aspire Ethos T5943G and Acer Aspire Ethos 8943G. These entertainment focused notebooks are equipped with large 18″ and 15.6″ displays and a will be equipped with powerful Intel Core i5 or i7 processors as well as ATI Mobility Radeon HD5000 series graphics cards.
Additionally, these notebooks will be equipped with true 5.1 Dolby Home theater surround support (including subwoofer), fingerprint reader, webcam, USB ports, Firewire, eSATA port, Storage up to 1.28 TB (combining 2 640 GB hard disk) and an optional Blu-ray optical drive upgrade.
The Acer Aspire T5943G will support a Full 1080p HD (1920 x 1080) resolution and the Acer Aspire 8943G will support a (1366 x 768) HD resolution. Both of these models also come with Acer’s own unique software; Acer Arcade Deluxe which provides a single place to organize your multimedia files.
- Acer Arcade Photo: This application will let you organize photos in slideshows and albums as well as do basic photo editing.
- Arcade Music & Arcade Video: This software will let you organize and play music and video on the go. Arcade Video will also let you to convert home made movies to many formats.
Acer has not announced pricing or a firm release date on these models but it’s expected soon.
Full notebook specifications below.
Acer Aspire T5943G Configuration /specification:
Brand | Acer Aspire |
Model | T5943G |
Operating System | Choices: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit |
Processor | Choices: Intel Core i7-820QM (8 MB L3 cache, 1.73 GHz Turbo Boost up to 3.06 GHz, DDR3 1333 MHz, 45 W), i7-720QM (6 MB L3 cache, 1.60 GHz Turbo Boost up to 2.80 GHz, DDR3 1333 MHz, 45 W), Intel Core i7-620m (4 MB L3 cache, 2.66 GHz Turbo Boost up to 3.33 GHz, DDR3 1066 MHz, 35 W), Intel Core i5-430M/i5-520M/i5-540M (3 MB L3 cache, 2.26/2.40/2.53 GHz Turbo Boost to 2.53/2.93/3.06 GHz, DDR3 1066 MHz, 35 W), Intel Core i3-330M/i3-350M (3 MB L3 cache, 2.26 GHz, DDR3 1066 MHz, 35 W) |
Chip Set | Mobile Intel Express HM55 |
Memory | Up to 4 GB DDR3 |
Hard Disk | 160/250/320/500/640 GB or higher |
Display | 15.6 “HD 1366 x 768, high-brightness (220-nit) Acer CineCrystal LED |
Graphic / Video Card | Choices: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 with 1024 MB of DDR3 VRAM, with support for Video Decoder (UVD), OpenEXR High Dynamic-Range (HDR), Shader Model 5.0, Microsoft DirectX 11, OpenGL 3.1, OpenCL 1.1 ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 with 1024 MB of DDR3 VRAM, with support for Unified Video Decoder (UVD), OpenEXR High Dynamic-Range (HDR), Shader Model 5.0, Microsoft DirectX 11, OpenGL 3.1, OpenCL 1.1 |
Interface | RF-in connector for Antenna, 3 X USB 2.0, eSATA, HDMI with HDCP, Consumer infrared (CIR), VGA, S-PDIF audio jack, Ethernet RJ-45 |
Audio | 2.1 system with two stereo speakers and a subwoofer is compatible with Dolby Optimized 3rd Generation Dolby Home Theater with Dolby Digital Live, Dolby Pro Logic IIx, Dolby Headphone, Dolby Natural Bass and Dolby Sound Space Expander, Dolby Audio Optimization, Dolby High Frequency Enhancer |
Expansions | Memory card reader Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC), MultiMediaCard Plus (MMCplus), Memory Stick (MS), Memory Stick PRO (MS PRO), xD-Picture Card (xD) |
Optical Drive | Choices: 4X Blu-ray Disc recorder / DVD-Super Multi double-layer Blu-Ray Combo 4x or 8x SuperMulti DVD |
Networking | Wireless-N Intel Centrino 1000 b / g / n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Nplify with Acer or Acer InviLink Nplify 802.11 b / g / n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED InviLink or Acer 802.11 b / g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, Gigabit Ethernet-enabled Wake-on-LAN |
Security | Fingerprint reader Acer Bio-Protection, Acer FingerLaunch, ProfileLaunch, MusicLaunch, Password Bank, MyLaunch, FingerNav, BIOS user, supervisor, HDD passwords, Kensington lock slot |
Dimensions | 382 (W) x 269 (D) x 24/39.4 (H) mm |
Weight | 3.3 kg |
Battery | Li-Ion 8 cell for 71 W 4800 mAh Acer QuicKCharge technology (up to 3.5 hours battery life) |
Others | multigestures touchpad, webcam, TV tuner DVB-T |
Acer Aspire T8943G Configuration /specification:
Brand | Acer Aspire |
Model | T8943G |
Operating System | Choices: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit |
Processor | Choices: Intel Core i7-820QM (8 MB L3 cache, 1.73 GHz Turbo Boost up to 3.06 GHz, DDR3 1333 MHz, 45 W), i7-720QM (6 MB L3 cache, 1.60 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 2.80 GHz, DDR3 1333 MHz, 45W), Intel Core i7-620m (4 MB L3 cache, 2.66 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.33 GHz, DDR3 1066 MHz, 35 W), Intel Core i5-430M/i5-520M/i5-540M (3 MB L3 cache, 2.26/2.40/2.53 GHz with Turbo Boost to 2.53/2.93/3.06 GHz, DDR3 1066 MHz, 35 W), Intel Core i3-330M/i3-350M (3 MB L3 cache, 2.26 GHz, DDR3 1066 MHz, 35 W) |
Chip Set | Mobile Intel Express HM55 |
Memory | Up to 4 GB DDR3 |
Hard Disk | One or two discs 160/250/320/500/640 GB |
Display | 18.4 “Full HD 1920 x 1080 pixel, high-brightness (220-nit) Acer CineCrystal LED |
Graphic / Video Card | Choices: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 with 1024 MB of DDR3 VRAM, with Unified Video Decoder (UVD), OpenEXR High Dynamic-Range (HDR), Shader Model 5.0, Microsoft DirectX 11, OpenGL 3.1, OpenCL 1.1 ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 with 1024 MB of DDR3 VRAM, with Unified Video Decoder (UVD), OpenEXR High Dynamic-Range (HDR), Shader Model 5.0, Microsoft DirectX 11, OpenGL 3.1, OpenCL 1.1 |
Microphone | Acer PureZone with two integrated microphones |
Expansions | Memory card reader compatible with Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick (MS), Memory Stick PRO (MS PRO), xD-Picture Card (xD) |
Optical Drive | 4X Blu-ray Disc recorder / DVD-Super Multi double-layer, or Blu-Ray Combo 4x or 8x SuperMulti DVD |
Networking | Wireless-N Intel Centrino 1000 b / g / n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Nplify with Acer or Acer InviLink Nplify 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Acer InviLink or 802.11b / g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, Gigabit Ethernet-enabled Wake-on-LAN |
Security | fingerprint reader Acer Bio-Protection, Acer FingerLaunch, ProfileLaunch, MusicLaunch, Password Bank, MyLaunch, FingerNav, BIOS user, supervisor, HDD passwords, Kensington lock slot |
Dimensions | 440 (W) x 295 (D) x 31/43.8 (H) mm |
Weight | 4.6 kg |
Battery | Li-Ion 8 cell for 71 W 4800 mAh Acer QuicKCharge technology (up to 3.5 hours battery life) |
Others | multigestures touchpad, webcam, TV tuner DVB-T |
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