Acer has presented the Aspire 9800, a new laptop series with a spectacular 20-inch LCD screen, delivering enough power, functionality, flexibility and presence to rival the very best desktop PCs.

Powered by Intel Centrino Mobile Technology Duo platform and featuring Acer’s exclusive Empowering Technology together with Acer Arcade entertainment suite, the Aspire 9800 is definitely a versatile system that should deliver a truly extraordinary audio-visual experience, offering digital TV through the integrated analogue and digital TV tuner and cutting-edge video and Voice-over-IP communication thanks to the built-in Acer Orbicam.

Equipped with the largest screen size currently available in a laptop, Acer’s 20.1-inch CrystalBrite colour TFT LCD display has a WSXGA+ resolution of 1680x1050 pixels and features Acer’s CrystalBrite technology for maximum screen brightness in all lightning conditions.

Graphics power comes in the way of nVidia’s GeForce Go 7600 graphics card with up to 256MB dedicated video memory. In addition, the DVI-D (includes High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) connectivity provides faster and higher-quality images for high-definition entertainment on external monitors.

For a realistic and engaging sound reproduction the Aspire 9800 integrates 3-Watt speakers and a 4-Watt subwoofer and Dolby Digital Live which allows the laptop to be hooked up via a single digital connection to a Dolby Digital-equipped audio/video receiver or digital speaker system, eliminating multiple cables and ensuring the integrity and quality of the audio signal.

All multimedia functions can be controlled with the Acer Media keys, seven mirror-coated keys with LEDs: Acer Arcade, volume up/down, previous, next, play/pause and stop, offering convenient, one-button control over all your multimedia entertainment.

Storage-wise, a generous HDD of up to 240GB meets the needs of multimedia file collectors. For the optical drive you can choose between the slot-loading DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive or an HD-DVD drive. In addition, for easy and speedy data transfer, the Aspire 9800 sports a 5-in-1 card reader that supports the most common card formats.

The Aspire 9800 provides a simple way to capture the interactive world of terrestrial digital television. By integrating a hybrid TV Tuner for both analogue and digital broadcasts, it lets you tune in to analogue and digital TV transmissions simply by connecting a cable to the specific laptop port. Acer’s multimedia software suite, Aspire Arcade, helps you view and switch between channels with a clear and easy-to-use interface as well as selecting the best video mode with Acer CinemaVision and Acer ClearVision video technologies.

On selected models, the Aspire 9800 comes bundled with a handy VoIP Bluetooth phone. When used in the PC Card slot, the Acer VoIP Bluetooth automatically recharges itself, but it can also be used as a normal cell phone connected to the laptop through Bluetooth connections. What’s more, it can be placed on any desk or surface and used as a speaker phone, letting you communicate freely while continuing to work on your PC. For real-time face-to-face video conferencing, Acer has equipped the Aspire 9800 with the Acer OrbiCam, a 1.3-Megapixel camera mounted at the top of the LCD panel.

To stay connected everywhere, the Aspire 9800 comes complete with full wired and wireless connectivity options: 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 module, LAN connection with Gigabit Ethernet cards and standard connectivity through the integrated 56K ITU V.92 modem.

All laptop functions can be efficiently managed with Acer Empowering technology, an intuitive interface that gives you easy control over the laptop’s security, performance, settings and communication with a single touch of the Empowering Key.

The Aspire 9800 series comes with Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition or Microsoft Windows Media Center Edition preinstalled. Additional installed software includes Adobe Reader, Norton AntiVirus and CyberLink PowerDVD or CyberLink Power Producer, Acer GridVista and Acer Arcade Software Suite.

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