PC maker Acer has just unviled a new-generation 14-inch business notebook, the 3.7-pound and 0.87-inch thick TravelMate Timeline 8481T. The ultralight includes a Core i5 and Intel's integrated HD 3000 graphics, but it adds TPM 1.2 to boost security. The notebook sports 4GB of RAM, which can be doubled, and a 320GB, 7,200RPM hard drive with anti-skip protection
Acer chose a last-minute introduction for its first ever pro-focused CULV notebooks and today launched the 8371, 8471 and 8571 all emphasize relatively high speed and battery life with Core 2 Duos and as much as 8 hours of battery life even as they measure just over 1.1 inches thick. Acer also claims a relatively light weight of 3.5 pounds even for the largest systems.
Acer in the post-CES wake has started shipping a pair of new pro notebooks skewed towards high-end users. The 14-inch TravelMate 6493 and the 15-inch TravelMate 6593 are fast for business PCs and run both low- and high-power 2.53GHz Core 2 Duo processors; they also use more efficient 1,066MHz DDR3 memory and carry 7,200RPM hard drives to reduce load times as bottlenecks.
