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Acer announced the new Aspire Gemstone 8930 notebook PC. The Aspire 8930 series is powered by Intel’s Centrino 2 processor technology and Intel Core 2 Duo processor. It has a 18.4-inch 16:9 HD CineCrystal widescreen display, optional Blu-ray, WiMax, optional built-in TV Tuner, 6-in-1 card reader and an eSATA port.

The Aspire 8930 features a NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT or GeForce 9700M GT graphics cards. It offers also Dolby audio.

The Aspire 8930-6448 is one of the models available:

• Intel Centrino Processor Technology
• Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T9400 (6MB L2 Cache | 2.53 GHz | 1066MHz FSB)
• 18.4″ WUXGA Acer CrystalBrite™ TFT LCD (1920 x 1080)
• 4GB DDR3 1066 MHz Dual Channel Memory
• NVIDIA® GeForce® 9700M GT with 512MB dedicated video memory
• 320GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
• DVD-Super Multi Double-Layer Drive
• 6-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader
• 802.11a/g/Draft-N Wi-Fi CERTIFIED®
• Acer Crystal Eye Webcam
• Dolby Home Theater®
• Windows Vista® Ultimate
• MSRP $1699.99

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Not only the Gemstone series gets update, Acer has also updated the TravelMate lineup by releasing the new TravelMate 5730 and 7730 Centrino 2 business laptops.

Acer’s TravelMate 5730 comes with Core 2 Duo CPU and up to 2GB of RAM. You can choose from the following for your graphic card:

• ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470/HD 3650
• nVidia GeForce 9300M GS
• Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X4500HD

You can get also a 15.4-inch display, WiFi and optional WWAN connectivity.

TravelMate 7730 is a 17-inch business laptop that is also equipped with a Core 2 Duo CPU. It gets up to 4GB of RAM, up to 320GB hard drive capacity and optional Blu-ray drive. You can also choose from the follwing graphic card, X4500M graphic and nVidia GeForce 9600M GT/9300M GS.

Both laptops will have WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity.

[PCMag]

Along with the announcement of Intel’s Centrino 2, Acer has updated its Aspire Gemstone series to have the Centrino 2 technology.

There are four new Centrino 2 Aspire Gemstones, Aspire 2930, the Aspire 4930, Aspire 5930,and Aspire 7730. They are equipped with Core 2 Duo Penryn CPU, max 4GB memory and choices of graphic cards.

[PCMag]

Acer is going to launch in Hong Kong in July the Aspire One mini laptop. The Aspire One is Acer’s answer to Asus’ Eee PC.

The Acer Aspire One is powered by an Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz CPU, 1GB of memory, 8GB of SSD for storage and Intel’s integrated GMA 850 graphic. It will support WiFi. You can also find a 5-in-1 card reader. It comes with also a SIM  card slot for 3G cellular connectivity,

The Aspire One runs Linpus Linux Life and has a 8.9-inch 1024×600 CrystalBrite LCD display. The suggested price is $3,488 HKD (about $470 USD).

[Yahoo News HK]

Trusted Reviews has got a hands-on with the Acer Aspire 7720G laptop PC and gives us a review. Acer Aspire 7720G is powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz processor, 3GB of RAM, a 250GB of SATA hard drive drive and the nVidia GeForce 8600M GT graphics. It has a 17-inch LCD screen and supports WiFi, Bluetooth connectivity.

TrustedReviews says:

Offering good value and a great specification, the Acer Aspire 7720G is let down by some annoying niggles; a mediocre display and an overall impression that it doesn’t sit quite right anywhere. It’s not a real gaming machine and though it’s a good entertainment PC, it’s by no means perfect. Despite these reservations, if it addresses your needs you’re getting a very fast notebook for your money.

Design: 7/10
Features: 8/10
Performance: 8/10
Value: 9/10
Overall: 8/10