Acer Brings Ferrari Notebook To U.S.

The Ferrari 3400 is based on the latest Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor 3000+ for thin and light notebooks.

The Ferrari 3400 from Acer is an elegant, slim and lightweight chassis in grey and Ferrari red encases the most advanced technology available for today’s mobile users. Acer’s newest notebook is a full-featured, thin and light notebook with a brilliant, 200nit 15″ SXGA+ (1400 x 1050) TFT display, 512MB of DDR333 SDRAM upgradeable to 2GB system memory and an ATI(R) MOBILITY RADEON(TM) 9700 graphics card with 128MB DDR video memory. In addition to wireless 802.11g, the Ferrari 3400 offers four USB 2.0 ports, a FireWire (IEEE 1394) port, FIR (fast infrared), Giga LAN connection, 56K V.92 modem, S-video output and Bluetooth support.

This newest Acer notebook incorporates up to a 80GB ATA/100 removable hard drive, slot-loading DVD Super-Multi (DVD+/-RW, – RAM) optical drive and 4-in-1-card reader for optional MultiMediaCard (MMC), Secure Digital (SD) card, SmartMedia card or Memory Stick. A high-capacity Li-ion battery delivers up to four hours of battery life. Security is made possible by AMD’s Enhanced Virus Protection feature that is enabled by Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2.

Preloaded with Microsoft Windows XP Pro and weighing just 6.5 pounds, the Ferrari 3400 is unlike anything else on the market — designed and built to stand out and to provide unmatched performance. The Ferrari 3400 is the achievement of the commitment to research and leadership of two companies from entirely different markets, inextricably linked by the constant and continuous improvements of their products.

Pricing

The Ferrari 3400 is available through Acer authorized resellers and retail outlets throughout North America starting at approximately $2299.