Acer Debuts Aspire AS5536 And AS7735Z Notebooks

Had enough of Acer's Aspire netbooks? Good, because the company has just revealed two new machines that are about as far as one can get from small, light and underpowered. The newest Aspire notebooks fall in the multimedia/gaming-centric Gemstone line, both incorporating 16:9 widescreen displays, Dolby surround sound and--gasp!--full size keyboards.



The 15.6" Acer Aspire AS5536 and 17.3" Aspire AS7735Z both feature LED backlit displays, NVIDIA graphics, a multi-gesture touchpad, Acer Backup Manager and a PowerSave Key that enables users to prolong battery life to extend uptime with a single button press. Each machine ships with Windows Vista Home Premium, up to 4GB of RAM, Intel or AMD CPUs, hard drives starting at 250GB and a Crystal Eye webcam. Full specifications are listed below, with prices for the AS5536 and AS7735Z starting at $479.99 and $599.99, respectively.Also, the 15.6" AS5739G offers a more high-end configuration starting at $749.99.



 Acer® Aspire AS5536 Notebook PC - Prices begin at $479.99
  • 15.6-Inch HD Acer CineCrystal™ LED-Backlit Display (16.9 Aspect Ratio)
  • AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 QL-64 Dual-Core Processor (2.1GHz, 1MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
  • 3GB DDR2 667MHz Memory
  • ATI Radeon™ HD 3200 Graphics
  • 320GB SATA Hard Drive(2)
  • 8X DVD-Super Multi Double-Layer Drive
  • Multi-Gesture Touchpad
  • Acer InviLink 802.11b/g/Draft-N Wi-Fi CERTIFIED®

Acer® Aspire AS7735Z Notebook PC - Prices begin at $599.99
  • 17.3-Inch HD+ Acer CineCrystal™ LED-Backlit Display (16:9 Aspect Ratio)
  • Intel® Pentium® T4200 Processor (2.0GHz, 1MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
  • 4GB DDR3 1066MHz Memory
  • Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
  • 250GB SATA Hard Drive(2)
  • 8X DVD-Super Multi Double-Layer Drive
  • Acer PowerSmart Technology/Key
  • Multi-Gesture Touchpad
  • 802.11b/g/Draft-N Wi-Fi CERTIFIED®
 Acer® Aspire AS5739G Notebook PC – Prices Begin at $749.99
  • 15.6-Inch HD Acer CineCrystal™ LED-Backlit Display (16:9 Aspect Ratio)
  • Intel® Core2™ Duo Mobile Processor T6500 (2.1GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
  • 4GB DDR3 1066MHz Memory
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GT130M Graphics with 1GB Memory
  • 250GB SATA Hard Drive(2)
  • 8X Blu-ray Disc/DVD-Super Multi Double-Layer Drive
  • Acer Bio-Protection Fingerprint Solution
  • Acer PowerSmart Tech/Key
  • Intel® WiFi Link 5100 802.11 a/b/g/Draft-N Wi-Fi CERTIFIED®
  • Multi-Gesture Touchpad