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Which do you value more in a notebook, sexy aesthetics or raw performance? If you answered "both," then Acer's Ethos line might be right up your alley.
On the performance side, these desktop replacements pack an Intel Core i5 or Core i7 processor, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 or 5650 graphics, up to 16GB of DDR3 memory, up to two 640GB hard drives, 5.1 surround sound, optional Blu-ray player, multi-card reader, and eSATA and HDMI ports.
Hiding all that hardware is a gorgeous chassis with a matte silver back and a black and silver interior theme. But it's the trackpad that steals the show. Acer equipped the trackpad with touch-sensitive buttons to control your media.
"The media console is now combined with the touchpad, providing a set of commands all managed by a single key and a completely new approach to entertainment control," Acer said in a statement.
The Acer Aspire Ethos 18-inch model (8943G) should be available in the U.K. towards the end of June for around $1,675, while the 15.6-inch model (5943G) will follow in Q3. No word yet on when these will ship stateside.
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Keith E. Whisman
April 02, 2010 at 2:51pm
I notice the new keyboard style like in the picture has pretty much become standard. Is the new keyboard easy to type with and get used to?
johnny3144
April 01, 2010 at 5:37pm
i won't call that touch screen. it's just some glowing light under a capacitive touch pad rather than a screen. and didn't asus do something like this already? think theirs was actually a LCD screen.
