Decked out with an impressive 17" Acer CrystalBrite™ widescreen display, the Aspire 7004 enhance multi-tasking productivity and gaming pleasure. The Aspire 7004 is built around the budget-friendly AMD Sempron platform respectively, and boast a host of appealing features. With a chic exterior that mirrors the professional feel of a leather portfolio holder, the Aspire 7004 give entertainment enthusiasts performance they can depend on — all for excellent valueA Laptop With Amazing Processing Power!
The Acer 7004 uses the latest AMD Sempron™ processor 3500. The AMD Sempron provides affordable performance and security that redefines everyday mobile computing. The Mobile AMD Sempron™ processor offers the performance and security you need for the evolving needs of today’s mobile life style. Whether it’s e-mailing friends and family, surfing the Web, viewing photos, or getting work done, AMD technology can make it fast, easy, and secure, anytime, anywhere.
It is specifically developed to meet the evolving day-to-day needs of home and business PC users. Basic computing is no longer just about email, Web browsing or word processing. Now you can download and play music, or send pictures to family and friends. Helps you to make things happen whether at home, in the office or on the go. Choose from the Mobile AMD Sempron processor that features lower power requirements to enable thin and light designs or from the Mobile AMD Sempron processor for full size mobile computing that delivers best-in-class performance
Incredible Viewing and Entertainment
The Aspire 7004 is wrapped in Acer's acclaimed Folio design — but with a new look that trims its waist-line, is appealing to the eyes and cool to the touch
The Folio design features chic lines, smooth curves, and a cool metallic sheen. It projects confidence and finesse in an elegant chassis. Easy-access jacks and controls – including Audio jacks: Line-in, Microphone, Headphones / speaker / line-out with S/PDIF support as well as WLAN and Bluetooth® LED-communication buttons making network and audio connections more convenient. Acer's logo-plaque has been repositioned to demonstrate elevated regard for our customers — and to let people catch the Acer name at a glance
High-brightness, wide-aspect 17" WXGA+ LCD
17" screen with 16:10 aspect ratio displays 27 percent more information (versus 15.4" LCDs), empowering users to enjoy DVDs and video in native widescreen resolution.
Two side-by-side pages can be viewed comfortably; left-to-right scrolling can be used for screening spreadsheets, bundled with the very useful Acer GridVista™. An ultra-fine, highly-polished coating is applied to the 17" screen, achieving better filtering efficiency and enabling quicker image building. It reads color coordinates more accurately, resulting in very radiant hues and minimizes distortion. Contrast ratio is far superior to that of a normal LCD in a sunlit room providing clearer and cleaner edges when displaying photos and images
Intelligently adjusts luminance and chroma of the pictures; reveals more attractive, natural colors for TV and DVD movie playback. Detects the video frame by frame; adapts saturation, brightness and contrast ratio dynamically to deliver sharper, more vivid images. Utilizes a non-linear stretching algorithm to allow multiple display ratios for playing 4:3 album pictures on a widescreen display, and 16:9 DVD movies on a 4:3 display
The 17" screen is optimized for all popular display devices, including dual-monitor environments. The user can change display settings according to the specs of frequently connected peripherals.
DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive meets multimedia needs, using all popular DVD formats: DVD±R/±R DL/RW and DVD-RAM
The Double-layer DVD discs are Single-sided with two information layers that can be independently recorded to and read from. It records up to 8.5 GB of data, four hours of DVD-quality video, 16 hours of VHS-quality video, or more than 2000 songs onto a single disc!
Amazing Graphics!
High Definition Graphics:
NVIDIA® GeForce® Go 6100 integrated 3D graphics with up to 528 MB of TurboCache™ (256 MB of dedicated DDR2 VRAM, up to 272 MB of shared system memory), supporting, Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0, NVIDIA® PowerMizer™ 6.0 and PCI Express®
Designed to deliver superior performance on today's applications like Google Earth and iTunes. It plays popular games and applications that use Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 effects. Includes NVIDIA® PureVideo™ technology for crystal-clear DVD playback and high-definition capability. NVIDIA® PowerMizer® SX technology delivers innovations in power management, allowing your Turion-based notebook to run longer on battery power and keep cooler when plugged in. NVIDIA notebook motherboard GPUs are built to exceed all Microsoft® Windows Vista™ premium system requirements
Ready-To-Go Communication
Acer SignalUp™ wireless technology benefits from Efficient PIFA (planar inverted-F antenna) which maximizes wireless performance. It has optimized panel-top antenna position which increases transfer speeds. Being Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ assurance and WPA2 security, it provides uncompromised value and security. Wireless performance validated by Acer RF laboratory, subjected to stringent and comprehensive performance tests
With the Acer InviLink™ dual-band 802.11b/g WLAN solution*, the Aspire 7004 is assured of connectivity to networks operating under the 802.11b and 802.11g specifications ─ keeping users in constant, secure contact with wireless networks. In this way there is support for real-time applications, a quick and easy network setup, as well as extended security support through the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ solution and WPA2 advanced encryption
Acer QuicCharge™ battery technology
Works well with Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries which hold more power capacity to help the battery retain its charge longer and improve longevity. Circuit-based design intelligently monitors battery performance, output voltage, and temperature for enhanced reliability and safety. Optimized battery charging brings uninterrupted productivity: Typical battery reaches 80% full capacity in one-hour charge; Full battery charge in 2 hours (system off); Full battery charge in 3 hours (system in-use)
Acer Empowering Technology
Acer eNet Management hooks up to location-based networks intelligentlyAcer ePower Management uses pre-configured or customized settings for more efficient system power usageAcer eAudio Management provides centralized control over notebook audio for music, movies and gamesAcer ePresentation Management simplifies resolution settings when connecting to a projectorAcer eDataSecurity Management1 encrypts files to prevent unauthorized accessAcer eLock Management secures removable data and optical drives for maximum data protectionAcer eRecovery Management2 creates backups and recovers system configurations reliablyAcer eSettings Management makes selecting system settings easy
Wireless Performance
Push the boundary via the latest Intel® Next-Gen Wireless-N (dual-band quad-mode 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N) network connection. It is up to 5X faster than 802.11g1; reduces dead spots and dropped connections; Features longer battery life with advanced power conservation1 AND Supports Acer SignalUp™ with Acer InviLink™ Nplify™ wireless technology.The Latest Operating System
Windows Vista Home Basic is the edition of Windows for basic home computing needs. If you only want to use your PC for tasks like browsing the Internet, using e-mail, or viewing photos, then Windows Vista Home Basic may be the right edition for you. While it won't provide as many benefits as Windows Vista Home Premium, it will help you use your PC more easily and more safely than you could with Windows XPThe first thing you'll notice about Windows Vista Home Basic is how easy it is to find the programs and files you're looking for. The instant desktop search feature looks across all of your documents, e-mails, photos, and other files, organizing the results in the way that you want to view them. When coupled with the built-in web search of Windows Internet Explorer 7 in Windows Vista, you'll spend less time looking for the things that you need and more time on the activities that you care about
With automatic defenses against malicious software and fraudulent websites, Windows Vista Home Basic enables you and your family to use your computer with greater confidence. Plus, parents can use built-in controls to help ensure their children's computer use is protected and appropriate
Windows Vista Home Basic makes it easier than ever to set up your new PC, with features that easily transfer all of your data and settings from your old PC to your new one. What's more, you can have peace of mind for years to come with technology that keeps your system running quickly and reliably over time
Simply put, Windows Vista Home Basic provides you with just the essentials you need for home computing
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