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Acer Announces Aspire Gemstone Blue NBs
Techtree News Staff, Apr 04, 2008 1903 hrs ISTAcer claims it is the first to go to market with notebooks that are built on a unique 16-inches and 18-inches footprint, full HD LCD screens, and native 16:9 resolution.
Acer today launched its new "Aspire Gemstone Blue" series of notebooks comprising the Aspire 6920 and the Aspire 8920 notebooks that claim to fuse design and texture elements of the original 'Aspire Gemstone' series with a signature element, namely Blue, both the color and light. Apart from this, the notebooks claim to feature key multimedia innovations, superior displays, and second-generation Dolby home theater.
Speaking at the launch, S Rajendran, chief marketing officer of Acer India, said, "Acer is once again setting a new design trend, with the Acer Aspire 6920 and 8920 notebooks that are built on a unique 16-inches and 18-inches footprint, full HD LCD screens, and native 16:9 resolution."
In the looks department, the 6920 and 8920 notebooks come with a chic blue, black, and silver color scheme and lighting effects. The holographic 3D cover radiates elegance, and the starlit back-light shines beneath the floating Acer logo to make it sparkle with varying gradations of black and blue when viewed from different angles. The DiamondBlack Empowering Key draws upon the original Gemstone design while the CineDash media console, a touch-sensitive interface, helps users launch Acer Arcade in seconds and navigate menus, adjust volume, and control media on the fly. New surfaces like the NeoWeave palm rest provide a comfortable area for placing your hands.
Internally, the Aspire 6920 and 8920 deploy Intel Centrino technology featuring Intel Core 2 Duo processors, mobile Intel T5550 and T7300 Express Chipset on 2GB RAM and 3GB RAM respectively; and integrated module for wireless connection that supports Acer SignalUp with InviLink Nplify wireless technologies. Acer claims it is the first to go to market with 16-inches (6920) and 18-inches (8920) notebooks that feature a full-HD CineCrystal LCD, 8ms response time, and native 16:9 wide-screen aspect ratio -- for enjoying HDTV content. The wide color gamut displays, Acer claims, are capable of delivering more intense colors than typical notebook panels. The notebooks come with an HDMI port with HDCP support.
Both notebooks integrate second-generation Dolby Home Theater technology featuring powerful audio technologies such as CineSurround, Tuba CineBass booster, and True5.1 output. According to Acer, its Tuba CineBass sub-woofer exceeds 10Watts, blasting the clearest low tones imaginable through Dolby Natural Bass technology. Besides, the 6920 and 8920 offer 250GB and 320GB storage respectively. They also have a 6-in-1 card reader that supports most common card formats. Some models integrate a TV Tuner for digital television.
The 6920 is immediately available for Rs 69,999, while the 8920 will be available within a week or two for Rs 79,999.
Speaking at the launch, S Rajendran, chief marketing officer of Acer India, said, "Acer is once again setting a new design trend, with the Acer Aspire 6920 and 8920 notebooks that are built on a unique 16-inches and 18-inches footprint, full HD LCD screens, and native 16:9 resolution."
In the looks department, the 6920 and 8920 notebooks come with a chic blue, black, and silver color scheme and lighting effects. The holographic 3D cover radiates elegance, and the starlit back-light shines beneath the floating Acer logo to make it sparkle with varying gradations of black and blue when viewed from different angles. The DiamondBlack Empowering Key draws upon the original Gemstone design while the CineDash media console, a touch-sensitive interface, helps users launch Acer Arcade in seconds and navigate menus, adjust volume, and control media on the fly. New surfaces like the NeoWeave palm rest provide a comfortable area for placing your hands.
Internally, the Aspire 6920 and 8920 deploy Intel Centrino technology featuring Intel Core 2 Duo processors, mobile Intel T5550 and T7300 Express Chipset on 2GB RAM and 3GB RAM respectively; and integrated module for wireless connection that supports Acer SignalUp with InviLink Nplify wireless technologies. Acer claims it is the first to go to market with 16-inches (6920) and 18-inches (8920) notebooks that feature a full-HD CineCrystal LCD, 8ms response time, and native 16:9 wide-screen aspect ratio -- for enjoying HDTV content. The wide color gamut displays, Acer claims, are capable of delivering more intense colors than typical notebook panels. The notebooks come with an HDMI port with HDCP support.
Both notebooks integrate second-generation Dolby Home Theater technology featuring powerful audio technologies such as CineSurround, Tuba CineBass booster, and True5.1 output. According to Acer, its Tuba CineBass sub-woofer exceeds 10Watts, blasting the clearest low tones imaginable through Dolby Natural Bass technology. Besides, the 6920 and 8920 offer 250GB and 320GB storage respectively. They also have a 6-in-1 card reader that supports most common card formats. Some models integrate a TV Tuner for digital television.
The 6920 is immediately available for Rs 69,999, while the 8920 will be available within a week or two for Rs 79,999.
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