Operating system
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

CPU and chipset
AMD E-Series processor E-300 (1 MB L2 cache, 1.30 GHz, DDR3 1066 MHz, 18 W)
AMD A50M Fusion™ Controller Hub

System memory
4GB Dual-channel DDR3 SDRAM support:
• Up to 4 GB of DDR3 1066 MHz memory, upgradable to 8 GB using three soDIMM modules

Display
15.6" HD 1366 x 768 pixel resolution, high-brightness (200-nit) Acer CineCrystal™ TFT LCD
16:9 aspect ratio

Graphics
AMD Radeon™ HD 6470M with 1024 MB of dedicated DDR3 VRAM, supporting Unified Video Decoder 3 (UVD 3), OpenEXR High Dynamic-Range (HDR) technology, Shader Model 5.0, Microsoft DirectX 11, OpenGL 3.1, OpenCL™ 1.1
Dual independent display support
16.7 million colors
External resolution / refresh rates:
• VGA port up to 2048 x 1536: 85 Hz
• HDMI port up to 1920 x 1080: 60 Hz
MPEG-2/DVD decoding
VC-1 and H.264 (AVC) decoding
MPEG-4 Part 2 DivX and Xvid decoding
Microsoft DirectX Video Acceleration (DXVA) application interface (API)
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) support

Audio
High-definition audio support
Built-in mono speaker
MS-Sound compatible
Built-in microphone

Storage
Hard disk drive:
• 500 GB SATA 5400 rpm

2-in-1 card reader, supporting:
• Secure Digital™ (SD) Card, MultiMediaCard™ (MMC)

Optical media drive
8X DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive:
• Read: 24X CD-ROM, 24X CD-R, 24X CD-RW, 8X DVD-ROM, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 6X DVD-ROM DL, 6X DVD-R DL, 6X DVD+R DL, 6X DVD-RW, 6X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM
• Write: 24X CD-R, 16X CD-RW, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 4X DVD-R DL, 4X DVD+R DL, 6X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM

Webcam
Acer Video Conference, featuring:
• Acer Crystal Eye webcam with 1280 x 1024 resolution

Wireless and networking
WLAN:  
• Acer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™
• Supporting Acer SignalUp™ wireless technology
LAN: Gigabit Ethernet, Wake-on-LAN ready

Privacy control
BIOS user, supervisor, HDD passwords
Kensington lock slot

Dimensions and weight
Dimensions
381 (W) x 253 (D) x 25/34 (H) mm (15 x 9.96 x 0.98/1.33 inches)
Weight
2.6 kg (5.74 lbs.) with 6-cell battery pack

Power adapter and battery
ACPI 3.0 CPU power management standard: supports Standby and Hibernation power-saving modes
Power adapter
3-pin 65 W AC adapter:
• 95 (W) x 50 (D) x 25.4 (H) mm (3.74 x 1.96 x 1 inches)
• 216 g (0.47 lbs.) with 180 cm DC cable

Battery
48 Wh 4400 mAh 6-cell Li-ion standard battery pack
Battery life: 3 hours and 20 minutes
ENERGY STAR

Input and control
Keyboard
103-/104-/107-key Acer FineTip keyboard with independent standard numeric keypad, international language support
Touchpad
Multi-gesture touchpad, supporting two-finger scroll, pinch, rotate, flip
Media keys
Media control keys (printed on keyboard): play/pause, stop, previous, next, volume up, volume down

Input and output
2-in-1 card reader (SD™, MMC)
Three USB 2.0 ports
HDMI port with HDCP support
External display (VGA) port
Headphone/speaker/line-out jack
Microphone-in jack
Ethernet (RJ-45) port
DC-in jack for AC adapter

Software
Productivity
• Acer Backup Manager
• Acer ePower Management
• Acer eRecovery Management
• Adobe Flash Player 10
• Adobe Reader 9.1
• Bing™ Bar
• eSobi™
• Microsoft Office 2010 preloaded (purchase a product key to activate)
• Microsoft Office Starter 2010
• Norton™ Online Backup
Security
• McAfee Internet Security Suite Trial
• MyWinLocker (except China, Hong Kong)
Multimedia
• NTI Media Maker™
Gaming
• Oberon GameZone (except US, Canada, Hong Kong, Korea)
• WildTangent (US, Canada only)
Communication and ISP
• Microsoft Silverlight™
• Windows Live™ Essentials
Utilities and tools
• Acer Accessory Store (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, UK only)
• Acer Identity Card
• Acer Registration
• Acer Updater
• eBay shortcut 2009 (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Spain, UK, US only)
• Netflix shortcut (US only)

Optional items
1/2/4 GB DDR3 1066 MHz soDIMM module
6-cell Li-ion battery pack
3-pin 65 W AC adapter
External USB 56K modem