Acer today unveiled the new Ferrari 5000 and Ferrari 1000 laptops
Based on AMD Turion 64 X2 dual core mobile processor, the new Ferrari 5000 is a 15.4-inch widescreen laptop essentially replacing the Ferrari 4000 and comes with HD-DVD drive. The Ferrari 1000 is a 12-inch widescreen ultraportable. Both wrapped around carbon fiber casing and of course sport the Ferrari Formula One design with Black and Ferrari Red trim.
Ferrari 5000
The 15.4-inch widescreen is a desktop replacement that features AMD Turion 64 X2 dual core mobile processor and comes with a wide array of features:
Acer OrbiCam 1.3-megapixel webcamera built on the LCD panel
Wireless 802.11a/b/g
Bluetooth 2.0
Gigabit LAN/56K
160GB Hard Drive
Slot-Loading HD-DVD drive
Memory Card reader
Graphics card unknown
Ferrari 1000
This ultraportable laptop comes with a 12.1-inch widescreen CrystalBrite display and uses an integrated ATI Radeon XPRESS 1150 chipset supporting 512MB Hypermemory.
AMD Turion 64 X2 dual core mobile CPU
12.1-inch Acer CrystalBrite widescreen
Acer OrbiCam 1.3-megapixel webcamera built on the LCD panel
3.7 pounds
Specifications are particular unclear on the Turion 64 X2 speeds, pricing, and availability.
Press Release
Nice to see the 12" version of the ferrari, but I think it was time for them to shift to Intel for good. What are your views?
Acer Ferrari 5000 and Acer Ferrari 1000 Laptops
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