14 DAY TRIAL // Acer has certainly established itself as one of the world's leading vendors of ultra-portable, low-power and low-cost computer systems, also known as netbooks. The PC vendor's line of Aspire One netbooks has been among some of the most popular choices for netbook fans, thanks to its overall design and high-quality build.
However, the company appears to have taken things to a new level, by introducing a new model that will be part of its Ferrari line of portable computer systems. The netbook, which boasts an 11.6-inch display, also comes with a rather unique list of hardware specifications, namely AMD's Congo platform, a step up from the current Intel Atom-based offerings.
Acer's new Ferrari netbook manages to impress on different levels, thanks to a unique, Ferrari F1-branded exterior design, accompanied by a low-power AMD processor and a highly capable, integrated graphics chipset. Reportedly dubbed Ferrari One, the new Acer netbook is powered by AMD's Athlon X2 L310 processor, which runs at a core speed of 1.2GHz and is coupled with 1MB of L2 cache. The system operates on AMD's M780G chipset and incorporates the ATI Radeon HD 3200 graphics chipset, a step up from the X1250 graphics chip on HP's Pavilion dv2 laptop.
Other hardware highlights include the integrated Draft-N wireless solution, Bluetooth, optional HSDPA and a 5600mAh six-cell battery pack. The 11.6-inch display is capable of outputting videos and images at a screen resolution of 1,366 by 768, while the integrated graphics can provide support for hardware-accelerated, high-definition videos. The system also comes with a Dolby Home Theatre solution and is apparently going to be priced at a starting 499 Euros.
Based on another Intel-powered Aspire One netbook, the new Ferrari One solution is expected to go on sale starting October 22, pretty much on the same date as the launch of Microsoft's much-anticipated Windows 7 OS release.