Operating system

Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

CPU and chipset

Intel Pentium processor P6200 (3 MB L3 cache, 2.13 GHz, DDR3 1066 MHz, 35 W), supporting Intel 64 architecture, Intel Smart Cache

Mobile Intel HM55 Express Chipset

System memory

4GB Dual-channel DDR3 SDRAM support:

Up to 4 GB of DDR3 system memory, upgradable to 8 GB using two soDIMM modules⁵

Display

15.6" HD 1366 x 768 pixel resolution, high-brightness (200-nit) Acer CineCrystal^™ TFT LCD

16:9 aspect ratio

Graphics

NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M with NVIDIA Optimus™ technology, up to 2229 MB of TurboCache™ (1024 MB of dedicated DDR3 VRAM, up to 1717 MB of shared system memory), supporting NVIDIA CUDA™, PhysX™, PureVideo HD technology, OpenEXR High Dynamic-Range (HDR) technology, Shader Model 4.0, Microsoft DirectX 11
Simultaneous Multi monitors 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
WMV9 (VC-1) and H.264 (AVC) decoding
MPEG-4 Part 2 DivX decoding
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) support

Audio

Built-in mono speaker

High-definition audio support

MS-Sound compatible

Built-in microphone

Storage

Hard disk drive:

750 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,¹ featuring:

Acer Crystal Eye webcam with 1280 x 1024 resolution

Wireless and networking

WLAN:

·         Acer InviLink^™ Nplify^™ 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED^™

·         Acer InviLink^™ 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED^™

·         Supporting Acer SignalUp^™ wireless technology

WPAN:¹

·         Bluetooth 3.0+HS

·         Bluetooth 2.1+EDR

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.)¹⁰ with 6-cell battery pack

Power adapter and battery¹

ACPI 3.0 CPU power management standard: supports Standby and Hibernation power-saving modes

Power adapter

3-pin 65 W AC adapter:

·         108 (W) x 46 (D) x 29.5 (H) mm (4.25 x 1.81 x 1.16 inches)

·         225 g (0.49 lbs.)² with 180 cm DC cable

3-pin 90 W AC adapter:

·         133 (W) x 59 (D) x 31 (H) mm (5.23 x 2.32 x 1.22 inches)

·         390 g (0.86 lbs.)¹⁰ with 180 cm DC cable

Acer QuicCharge^™ technology:¹¹

·         80% charge in 1 hour

·         2-hour rapid charge system-off

Battery

48.8 W 4400 mAh 6-cell Li-ion standard battery pack

Battery life: 3 hours¹²

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 Manager¹

·         Acer ePower Management¹

·         Acer eRecovery Management

·         Adobe Flash Player 10

·         Adobe Reader 9.1

·         eSobi^™

·         Google Toolbar^™

·           Microsoft Office 2010 preloaded (purchase a product key to activate)¹³

·         Microsoft Office Starter 2010¹⁴

·         Norton^™ Online Backup

Security

·         McAfee Internet Security Suite Trial¹⁵

·         MyWinLocker¹

Multimedia

·         Cyberlink PowerDVD^™

·         NTI Media Maker^™

Gaming

·         Oberon GameZone¹ (except US, Canada, Hong Kong, Korea)

·         WildTangent¹ (US, Canada only)

Communication and ISP

·         Acer Crystal Eye

·         Microsoft Silverlight^™

·         Skype^™

·         Windows Live^™ Essentials — Wave 3.2 (Mail, Photo Gallery, Live^™ Messenger, Movie Maker, Writer)

Web links and utilities

·         Acer Accessory Store¹ (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, UK only)

·         Acer Identity Card

·         Acer Registration

·         Acer Updater

·         eBay shortcut 2009¹

Optional items

1/2/4 GB DDR3 soDIMM module

6-cell Li-ion battery pack

3-pin 65 W AC adapter

3-pin 90 W AC adapter

External USB 56K modem