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| Acer: Aspire Predator is Ready for Battle in the United States Acer announces that the Acer Aspire Predator desktop PC and Acer G24 widescreen LCD display are now available to customers in the United States. Specially engineered for cost-conscious gamers who push performance limits, the latest technologies make the Aspire Predator a top pick for gaming enthusiasts. This radically appealing gaming rig combines the power of Intel Core 2 Quad processors with NVIDIA GeForce 9000 Series graphics for dominating the gamut of games on the market today. A powerful showcase of Acer's innovation, the striking and edgy chassis design sports state-of-the-art technology. Its deep metallic copper color virtually shouts power. The front of the chassis can be raised for convenient access to a rewritable SuperMulti DVD burner. Located on the top of the chassis, the USB and audio ports are within easy reach and complemented by a front-mounted multi-card reader. Topping off the slick, futuristic look, the power button and front hard-drive door emanate cool blue rays of light. Making upgrades quick and simple, this monster desktop provides easy entry to the hard disks via a special door on the front of the chassis. Plus, the standard Acer Easy-Swap hard drive bays allow the Serial ATA high-capacity hard disks to be quickly and easily added. The Aspire Predator comes geared for combat and ready to destroy opponents with the Intel Core 2 Quad processor. In addition, NVIDIA GeForce 9 Series graphics fuel games with dynamic video and picture quality for life-like play. The Aspire Predator also features an advanced state-of-the-art liquid cooling system that protects PC performance even during the most intense gaming matches. RAID 0, 1, 5, 1+0 modes with NVIDIA MediaShield Storage technology keep data secure at all times. Optional high-speed Raptor 10,000 rpm hard drives offer superior reliability, especially in the RAID 0 striping configuration, which distributes data across several disks to improve speed and utilize full disk capacity. Bringing even more excitement to game dynamics, this action-packed desktop comes with an arsenal of accessories, such as a specially designed gaming mouse and a multimedia keyboard featuring illuminated keys that light up for play in the dark. Enabling a powerfully dynamic audio experience, the Aspire Predator also boasts high-definition 7.1-channel audio with EAX (Environmental Audio Extensions) 4.0 and Dolby Home Theater. And finally, for users who want to continually keep their PC up to date with the hottest innovations, the Aspire Predator permits integration of some of the most sophisticated technologies and components. The Aspire Predator comes with two 5.25-inch optical drive bays and is easily expandable with a variety of PCI Express slots, including three x16, two PCI Express x1, one PCI Express x8 in addition to a standard PCI 2.3. The systems also offer a host of connectivity options including 8 USB 2.0 ports (four in front, four in back), IEEE 1394, two eSATA ports, two Ethernet ports, two DVI-D ports (up to six with three graphics cards), a TV-out port, six audio jacks and various other ports. The G24 24-inch widescreen LCD display matches the radical look and feel of the Aspire Predator system chassis, while also providing top video performance. At 50000:1, it has the highest contrast ratio available in the market today. Combined with 1920 x 1200 maximum resolution, a super fast 2ms GTG response time and crisp 400 cd/m2 brightness, the G24 boasts outstanding picture quality. The screen swivels both horizontally and vertically with a 160-degree viewing angle from both positions. It also offers D-Sub, DVI and HDMI with HDCP inputs as well as VESA wall mounting. Acer Aspire G7700-UQ9550A features: - Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 (2.83GHz) Processor; - NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX Graphics; - 2GB x 4 DDR2 Memory (Dual Channel Support on Four DIMMs); - Three 640GB SATA II Hard Drives; - 16x DVD+R/RW, DVD-RAM SuperMulti, Double-Layer Drive; - 16x DVD-ROM; - Multi-in-One Card Reader; - Windows Vista Premium 64 with SP1; - 8 USB 2.0 ports (Four in Front, Four in Back). Acer Aspire G7700-UQ9300A features: - Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 (2.5GHz) Processor; - NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT Graphics; - 2GB x 4 DDR2 Memory (Dual Channel Support on four DIMMs); - Two 640GB SATA II Hard Drives; - 16x DVD+R/RW, DVD-RAM SuperMulti, Double-Layer Drive; - 16x DVD-ROM; - Multi-in-One Media Card Reader; - Windows Vista Premium 64 with SP1; - 8 USB 2.0 ports (Four in Front, Four in Back). The Aspire Predator gaming desktop comes with Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium. In addition, it comes with Adobe Reader, McAfee Internet Security Suite 2008, eSobi online search efficiency software, NTI Media Maker for multimedia fun and back-up as well as Acer Arcade Live, a powerful software package for editing, viewing, burning and managing media content. Acer Empowering Technology, a suite of management applications, is also bundled. It features eRecovery back-up and recovery and eSettings for viewing system information, changing boot options and monitoring components. write your comments about the article :: © 2008 Computing News :: home page |