14 DAY TRIAL // Even though there will always be a gaming desktop personal computer that will surpass even the most performance-packed of the gaming notebooks, Acer seems to want to make sure that the respective most capable notebook has its name on it. To that end, the company announced its plan to replace its Acer Aspire 8935 notebook, the current flagship product, with the Aspire 8942G-728G1280TWN, a laptop capable of DirectX 11 graphics and performance capabilities surpassing those of all but the most outrageously powerful desktops.
Acer plans to equip its upcoming 18.4-inch notebook with the graphics capabilities of the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850, a strong AMD video card with 1GB of GDDR5 VRAM capable of a maximum resolution of 1980x1080. Naturally, the complete product will boats top CPU power and the latest memory solutions in order to make sure that the GPU can run at full power and support all those DirectX 11 graphics properties that already have all gaming and graphics enthusiasts in an uproar.
Details on the laptop indicate, besides the aforementioned Mobility Radeon HD 5850, a quad-core 1.6GHz Core i7 central processing unit and a monumental memory capacity of 8GB of RAM. Storage space will be provided by two hard drives capable of 640GB. The platform won't just be suitable for gaming, though, as the Aspire 8942G will also boast a Blu-ray drive for Full-HD media playback.
If Acer manages to release it before rivaling companies put together their own super-powered platforms, the Acer Aspire 8942G-728G1280TWN will practically become the first DirectX 11-capable notebook. The product will also have wide connectivity and I/O options, including four USB 2.0 slots, 802.11 abgn, Bluetooth, ExpressCard, HDMI and a 5-in-1 card reader. The laptop will be powered by an 8-cell battery and will weigh about 4.6 Kg.
The pricing and availability details have not been disclosed as of yet, but chances are that the laptop itself will hit mass production and will start shipping in January.