Acer Officially Launches the Iconia Touchbook in Australia

After it has reached the US shores, Acer's now famous dual-screen Iconia Touchbook was also introduced in Australia where the laptop is expected to become available sometime later in the second quarter of 2011 for $2,499 AUD.

The Iconia Touchbook was first announced by Acer in November of 2010 and its most distinctive feature is the dual-screen design that replaces the standard keyboard with a touchscreen display.

This measures 14-inch in size and, just as the main screen, supports resolution of up to 1366x768 while it can also be used pretty much just like a regular keyboard when the need arises.

On the insides, the Iconia Touchbook can be configured with one the three first-generation Intel Core i5 processors available (the 480M, 560M and 580M) and can also pack up to 4GB of DDR3 memory.

The rest of the specifications, however, are not all that glamorous, except for the integrated 3G WWAN card, as the notebook comes without any dedicated graphics card and has to rely on the Intel HD integrated solution while also being limited to carrying a four-cell battery.

This would definitely affect the battery life of the notebook, especially considering the power consumption of the two Gorilla Glass-covered LCDs, so don't expect Acer's creation to go more than three hours without a recharge.

To complete the features list, the Iconia Touchbook also packs a 640GB SATA hard drive, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth and Gigabit Ethernet connectivity, a 1.3-megapixel HD webcam, support for the Dolby Advanced Audio v3 technology, an HDMI output and a single USB 3.0 port.

The operating system of choice is Windows 7 Premium (64-bit) and the notebook also comes pre-installed with a series of Acer software utilities that should make the Microsoft OS a lot more touchscreen friendly.

Sadly, the hardware configuration of the $2,499 AUD model wasn't revealed nor was the date when the notebooks should become available in Australia, but considering US will only get these in April, it may take some time until they hit the Land Down Under. (via VR-Zone)