Acer Travelmate TimelineX 8372-484G50Mnkk
Acer has released a very nicely priced thin-and-light laptop in the Philippine market, the 13.3-inch Acer Travelmate TimelineX 8372-484G50Mnkk. The laptop has the following specifications:
- Linux O.S.
- Intel Core-i5 480M, 2.66GHZ, 3MB Cache, 1066FSB (35W)
- Mobile Intel® HM55 Express Chipset
- 4GB DDR3 1066MHz Memory, with two memory slots up to 4GB max
- 13.3" HD 1366 x 768 pixel resolution, high-brightness LED-backlit TFT LCD
- Intel® HD Graphics with 128 MB of dedicated system memory
- Integrated High-definition Audio support with two built-in stereo speakers
- 500GB SATA HDD
- 8x DVD SuperMulti Double Layer Drive
- Built-in Fingerprint Solutions
- 2.1kg (4.63 lbs.) with 8-cell battery pack
- 87W 6000 mAh 8-cell Li-ion Standard Battery pack
- Up to 6 hours battery life
- Integrated Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000, Wake-on-LAN ready
- Integrated Wireless 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® Network
- Multi-in-1 card reader (SD™, MMC, MS, MS PRO, xD)
- Acer Crystal Eye high-def webcam, 1280 x 1024 resolution
- With Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR
- Three USB 2.0 ports
- HDMI™ port with HDCP support
- External display (VGA) port; Ethernet (RJ-45) port; DC-in jack for AC Adapter
- Headphone/speaker/line-out jack; Microphone-in jack
- 13.5 x 9.6 x 1.03 to 1.31 inches
- 4.6 pounds
- Multi-gesture touchpad, supporting two-finger scroll, pinch, rotate, flip
- Acer Carrying Bag
At a retail price of Php29,999 it is very reasonable priced even if the pre-isntalled operating system is Linux. Notable are the 4GB of RAM and the 8-cell 6000mAH capacity battery. This is a 2010 model or early 2011 model, and is not a Sandy Bridge laptop. Still at 30K, it is a very good deal.