Processor & Chipset

• AMD Better By Design program, featuring:
• AMD Athlon™ 64 II dual-core mobile processor with up to 1MB L2 Cache supporting AMD HyperTransport™ 3.0 technology
• AMD M880G Chipset

Memory

• Dual-channel DDR2 SDRAM support, upgradeable to 2 GB of DDR2 667 MHz memory, upgradeable to 4 GB using two soDIMM modules (A 64-bit operating system is required to enjoy the ultimate performance of 4 GB memory.)

HDD

• 320GB hard disk drive

Storage

• 8X DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive
• Multi-in-1 card reader, supporting Secure Digital™ (SD) Card, MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick™ (MS), Memory Stick PRO™ (MS PRO), xD-Picture Card™ (xD)

Display

• 15.6" HD 1366 x 768 pixel resolution, high-brightness (220-nit) Acer CineCrystal™ TFT LCD, supporting simultaneous multi-window viewing via Acer GridVista™
• 16.7 million colours
• 16:9 aspect ratio
• 8 ms high-def response time
• 60% color gamut

Graphics

• ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 4570 with up to 2304 MB of HyperMemory™ (512 MB of dedicated DDR2 VRAM, up to 1792 MB of shared system memory*), supporting Unified Video Decoder (UVD), OpenEXR High Dynamic-Range (HDR) technology, Shader Model 4.1, Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1 
  (* depending on size of system memory)
• Dual independent display support
• MEPG-2/DVD acceleration, decoding
• WMV9 (VC-1) and H.264 (AVC) decoding
• HDMI™ (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) support

Multimedia

• Dolby®-optimized surround sound system with two built-in stereo speakers
• Optimized 3rd Generation Dolby Home Theater® audio enhancement, featuring Dolby® Digital Live, Dolby® Pro Logic® IIx, Dolby® Headphone, Dolby® Natural Bass, Dolby® Sound Space Expander, Dolby® Inverse Filtering, Dolby® High Frequency Enhancer technologies
• True5.1-channel surround sound output
• High-definition audio support
• S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) support for digital speakers
• MS-Sound compatible
• Built-in microphone

Communication

• Acer Video Conference featuring integrated Acer Crystal Eye webcam, with 640 x 480 resolution, supporting enhanced Acer PrimaLite™ technology (depending on model)
• Acer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11b/g/Draft-N Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® network connection, supporting Acer SignalUp™ wireless technology, or
• Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® network connection, supporting Acer SignalUp™ wireless technology
• 56K ITU V.92 modem with PTT approval; Wake-on-Ring ready
• Gigabit Ethernet; Wake-on-LAN ready
• Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
  (depending on model)

I/O Interface

• Multi-in-1 card reader (SD™, MMC, MS, MS PRO, xD)
• 4x USB 2.0 ports
• 1x HDMI™ port with HDCP support
• 1x external display (VGA) port
• 1x Headphone/speaker/line-out jack
• 1x Microphone-in jack
• 1x Line-in jack
• 1x Modem (RJ-11) port
• 1x Ethernet (RJ-45) port
• 1x DC-in jack for AC adapter

Security

• Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint solution*, featuring Windows® logon, computer protection, Acer FingerLaunch, ProfileLaunch, MusicLaunch, Password Bank, MyLaunch, FingerNav 
  *(depending on model).
• Slot for Kensington lock
• BIOS user, supervisor, HDD passwords

Power Supply & Battery

• ACPI 3.0 CPU power management standard: supports Standby and Hibernation power-saving modes
• 48.8 W 4400 mAh (6-cell) Li-ion battery pack
• Up to 3-hour battery life
• • 2.5-hour rapid charge system-off
  • 3.5-hour charge-in-use
• 65 W AC adapter
• Energy Star®

Keyboard & Special Controls

• 103-/104-/107-key keyboard, with inverted "T" cursor layout, 1.8 mm (minimum) key travel
• Multi-gesture touchpad supporting two-finger scroll, pinch, rotate, flip
• Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint reader*, featuring Acer FingerNav 4-way control function 
  *(depending on model)
• 11 function keys, four cursor keys, two Windows® keys, hotkey controls, independent standard numeric keypad, international language support
• Easy-launch keys: Acer Backup, WLAN, Bluetooth®*, programmable, volume up/down, touchpad lock 
  *(depending on model)
• Media keys (printed on keyboard): play/pause, stop, previous, next

Weight & Dimensions

• 383 (W) x 250 (D) x 26/37 (H) mm (15.1 x 9.9 x 1.03/1.5 inches)
• 2.8 kg with 6-cell battery pack

Quality & Reliability Tests

• Temperature & humidity test
• Free drop test
• Acoustics test
• Weight and Pressure tests
• Spillage test