Acer Aspire AS8730-6918

Intel Core2 Duo Mobile Processor T6400; Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit with Service Pack 1; 18.4-inch Widescreen WXGA+ Acer CrystalBrite (HD) Display TFT LCD (1680 x 945); Mobile Intel GM45 Express Chipse; 4096MB DDR2 667 MHz Dual Channel Memory; Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500M; 320GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive; 8X DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive; 6-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader; Intel WiFi Link 5100 802.11a/g/Draft-N Wireless LAN; Integrated Acer Crystal Eye Webcam; 4 - USB 2.0 Ports; 6-Cell Lithium-Ion (2.2AHr); 9.04 lbs. | 4.1 kg (system unit only).

Detail Product Description
Featuring Acer's eye-catching, award-winning Gemstone design the Acer Aspire AS8730-6918 presents a cool, confident look and delivers powerful mobile computing. Designed for high-definition multimedia entertainment at home or on the go, the Aspire 8730 boasts a 15.6-inch HD Acer CineCrystal TFT LCD panel with a native 16:9 aspect ratio for a true cinematic view. And it includes two Acer 3DSonic stereo speakers and high-definition audio support for a complete, immersive multimedia experience.
The cover is shaped to resemble a precious stone, with the Acer logo floating on a polished midnight sapphire sublayer. The palm rest area has a matt grey finish that gives remarkable tactile feedback, while contrasting with the gleaming cover. Easy-to-use media keys allow access to frequently used functions and allow total multimedia control. The multi-gesture touchpad with circular-motion scrolling and pinch-action zoom puts swift, flawless navigation and intuitive zoom in and out at your fingertips.
The Acer Video Conference solution integrating real-time video and voice over internet delivers highly mobile and extremely flexible communication, and it includes the Acer Crystal Eye webcam and PrimaLite technology, which incorporates a premium sensor and lenses to provide superior video performance under low-light conditions. The Aspire 8730 comes with Draft-N Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n) networking, featuring MIMO technology and supporting Acer SignalUp with Nplify wireless technology for a smooth connection to wireless networks.

Key Features

• 18.4-inch WXGA+ (1680 x 945) LCD screen with Acer CineCrystal HD+ technology (Learn more)
• 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T6400 processor (Learn more)
• 320 GB SATA hard drive
• 4 GB of RAM (maximizing capacity) with 667 MHz speed
• Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD video processing with up to 1759 MB of shared video memory
• 8x Multi-format DVD±R/RW drive can also write to CD, DVD-RAM, and dual-layer (DL) DVD±R discs--which can hold up to 8.5 GB of data. (See speeds)
• Crystal Eye Webcam provides face-to-face online communications and even snaps still photos and video clips to share with friends and family.
• 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N Wi-Fi networking with expanded wireless features to get more done in more places
• Ultra-fast Gigabit Ethernet wireed networking (10/100/1000)
• VGA video output
• Acer 3DSonic stereo speakers with high-definition audio support
• Windows Home Vista Premium operating system (64-bit version) (Learn more)
• Battery: 6-cell lithium-ion (2.2 AHr)
• Dimensions: 17.3 x 11.8 x 1.7 inches (WxDxH)
• Weight: 9 pounds
• Warranty: 1-year hardware warranty

Networking, Connectivity & Expansion
Be ready for the next platform in wireless connectivity with the integrated quad-mode Wi-Fi chip. Based on the draft 802.11n Wi-Fi specification, it offers up to five times the performance and twice the wireless range as existing 802.11g wireless. It's also backward compatible with 802.11b/g networks (commonly found in home routers and wi-fi hotspots) as well as 802.11a networks (which has a higher throughput, but more limited range--great for closed office environments). This laptop comes with the following expansion ports:

• 4 USB 2.0 ports for connecting a wide range of peripherals--from digital cameras to MP3 players
• Analog video output: 1 VGA
• 1 ExpressCard 54/34 slot for adding advanced wireless, networking, storage, and security features
• 6-in-1 memory card reader compatible with Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC), MultiMediaCard Plus (MMCplus), Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, and xD Picture Card media
• 1 headphone/speaker/line-out jack with S/PDIF digital audio support
• 1 microphone jack
• 10/100/1000 Fast/Gigabit Ethernet
• 56K modem port (V.92)
• 1 Kensington lock slot

What's in the box
This package contains the Acer Aspire AS8730-6918 notebook PC, rechargeable lithium-ion battery, AC adapter, and operating instructions

Software

• Microsoft Works 8.5
• Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 (60-day trial)
• McAfee Internet Security Suite (with 60 days of live update)
• NTI Media Maker
• Acer GridVista; Acer GameZone; Acer Launch Manager

Acer CineCrystal HD+ Technology
The wide-aspect 18.4-inch Acer CineCrystal HD+ display provides a true cinematic view with 16:9 aspect ratio for HDTV and the latest Blu-ray Disc format. The 1680 x 945 resolution captivates with its precision and ensures flawless, pixel-for-pixel reproductions of entertainment created in the 720p high-def format. An 8ms (millisecond) high-def response time diminishes ghosting in games with finely rendered, complex graphics. Acer GridVista software simultaneously shows up to eight windows on dual displays and automatically resizes open application windows to fit the screen for fantastic multitasking.

Dual-Core Processing Power
The Intel Core 2 Duo T6400 processor has a 2.0 GHz processor speed, fast 800 MHz front-side bus (FSB), and 2 MB L2 cache. (An L2, or secondary, cache temporarily stores data; and a larger L2 cache can help speed up your system's performance. The FSB carries data between the CPU and RAM, and a faster front-side bus will deliver better overall performance.)
With two computational execution cores in a single processor, it provides greater system response when running multi-threaded applications simultaneously with no significant increase in power consumption. It's optimized for multitasking and is ready to support the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system. It can simultaneously run multiple demanding applications--such as graphics-intensive games or serious number-crunching business productivity applications--while downloading music or running virus-scanning security programs in the background. Some of the advanced Intel innovations of the Core 2 Duo processor include:

• Smart Memory Access: Improves system performance by hiding memory latency, thus optimizing the use of available computer data bandwidth to provide data to the processor when and where it is needed.
• Advanced Digital Media Boost: Effectively doubles the execution speed for instructions used widely in multimedia and graphics applications.
• Dynamic Power Coordination: Coordinates Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology and idle power-management state (C-states) transitions independently per core to help save power.
• Deeper Sleep with Dynamic Cache Sizing: Saves power by flushing cache data to system memory during periods of inactivity to lower CPU voltage.