After the wave of netbooks that hit the tech industry years ago, shows that Taiwan's Acer remains strong in selling machines more powerful (and expensive). The novelty of the time are the newly submitted Aspire Ethos, planned to make an appearance in European stores by the end of the month.
Available in versions with screen of 15.6 inches and 18.4-inch models have resolution of 1920 by 1080 pixels (aka Full HD) is duly protected by a layer of Gorilla Glass - Glass imud the same risks and damage resistant which gives faces in the family iPhone smartphones, among others.
Under its aluminum body built can be found in Intel Core i3, i5 or Core i7, which are joined by up to 4GB of RAM and Nvidia GeForce GT 540 (with 1GB capacity) for versions more modest or Nvidia GeForce GT 550 (2GB) for more complete models, to run Windows 7.
All this is powered by a battery capable of resisting bravely for up to 5.5 hours on one charge and lifetime of 1,000 cycles, or three times more common than the models available in the market. " If it were not enough, a 5.1 sound system and Blu-ray discs can be part of the package.
Despite the great technical strength, the detail that draws more attention in the family is its removable trackpad, called MediaRemote. When connected to the computer it works normally, but when disconnected it turns into a remote control that can be used by their owners to watch movies or web content.
Those interested, Ethos Aspire notebooks will cost from 999 pounds salted, or $ 2600 here.
