Acer Goes Large – and Small – with New Notebook PCs

Thinking big? Or thinking small? Acer is bringing its 13.3-inch Aspire 3935 to the U.S., along with the gigantic ASpire 8935 this June.

Computer maker Acer—now the parent company of Gateway and the third largest PC maker in the world—is brining its 13.3-inch Aspire 3935-6504 notebook to the U.S. market, to be followed this June by the latest behemoth in its large-screen Gemstone line.

The Aspire 3935-6504 features a 13.3-inch 1,366 by 768-pixel display, a 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, up to 3 GB of RAM, a 250 GB hard drive, an 8× DVD SuperMulti DVD burner, and Intel integrated graphics. The 3935 also comes stick with a 5-in-1 media card reader, a Web cam, Intel 802.11a/g/n Wi-Fi, three USB ports, and a multi-gesture trackpad which enables users to pinch, flick, and swirls their fingers to perform common actions. The Aspire 3935-6504 ships with Windows Vista Home Premium, and carries a suggested retail price of $899.99.

If the Aspire 3935-6504 isn’t big enough for you, the company hopes you’ll wait until June for the Aspire 8935G, the latest in its large-screen Gemstone notebooks. The 8935 will feature an 18.4-inch display with a native 1,920 by 1,080-pixel resolution, an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, ATi Mobility Radeon HD 4670 graphics, a 4× Blu-ray writer, and a host of other goodies (like 802.11a/b/n Wi-FI, a 5-in-1 media card reader, a backlit keyboard, an otional biometric fingerprint reader, and a sound system featuring Acer’s Tuba CineBass amplifier). Acer hasn’t announced pricing for the 8935G, but the units weigh 10.1 pounds and should be available in June.