March 13th, 2008

Acer is vying for your attention with the latest color blue; their new lineup guns for the high-end notebook market and is nicknamed Gemstone Blue. A drastically revamped Aspire, the Gemstone Blue sports a new design centered around a deluxe media console called the CineDash. The CineDash is a touch-sensitive control that allows you to navigate music, videos, and menus without having to resort to the trackpad. The notebook also features a unique “weave” finish and an advanced speaker system that generates virtual Dolby 5.1-channel surround, including a 10-watt subwoofer. Both the new systems introed are the first notebooks of their kind to feature a true 16:9 ratio display. Both the 16-inch Aspire 6920 and 18.4-inch Aspire 8920G can output at the same 1080p (1920×1080) resolution of Blu-ray or an HDTV tuner (options on both models). At 8ms they are fast enough to avoid the ghosting artifacts that surface on many notebook LCDs. The Aspire 6920 has the option of a less costly 720p (1366×768) display.

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