Acer Aspire 8943 Specifications

Acer Aspire 8943 Specifications

Display
Diagonal Size : 18.4"
Max Resolution : full HD (1920 x 1080), 16:9
Technology : Acer® CineCrystal, TFT LCD, LED backlight, frameless design, mercury-free
Brightness : 220-nit
Color : up to 16.7 million colors
Response Time : 8ms HD

Processor (CPU)
Type : Intel® Core™ i7-720QM
Speed : 1.60GHz
Cache : 6MB Intel® Smart Cache

Chipset
Mobile Intel® PM55 Express

Memory
Up to 8GB (4 x 2GB) DDR3 1066 SDRAM
Total slots : 4
Max : 16GB (4 x 4GB)

Graphics Card
Discrete ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5850 graphics
1024MB DDR3 VRAM
Microsoft® DirectX® 11.0 support

Hard Drive
500GB SATA 5400rpm

Communication
LAN : Gigabit LAN, Wake-on-LAN ready
WLAN : 802.11b/g/n wireless LAN, Acer® SignalUp technology
Bluetooth options:
- Bluetooth® v3.0 + HS (high speed) wireless PAN
- Bluetooth® v2.1 + EDR (enhanced data rate) wireless PAN

Input
Back-mounted 103-key keyboard, independent standard numeric keypad, international language support

Dual-mode touchpad with media console and multi-gesture function supporting two-finger scroll, pinch, rotate, flip

Touch-sensitive media console with:
- Movie and music shortcuts
- Play/pause, stop, previous and next media controls

Horizontal volume wheel

Control keys:
Instant-on Acer® Arcade Deluxe support
Acer® PowerSmart or programmable key
Acer® Backup key
Communication key

Audio
Dolby®-optimized Acer® CineSurround sound system with five integrated speakers and one subwoofer supporting low-frequency effects
Optimized third-generation Dolby® Home Theater® audio enhancement
True 5.1-channel surround-sound output
Acer® Video Conference (Acer® PureZone technology with two integrated stereo microphones, featuring beam forming, echo cancellation, Dynamic Gain Control and noise suppression technologies)
Headphones/speaker/line-out with SPDIF support, microphone and line-in ports
Microsoft® DirectSound® compatibility

Interface
1 x DC-in
1 x RJ-45 LAN
1 x VGA
1 x Headphones/speaker/line-out with SPDIF support
1 x Microphone
1 x Line-in
1 x FireWire® (IEEE 1394)
1 x eSATA
1 x HDMI™ (High-Definition Multimedia Interface™) with HDCP (high-bandwidth digital-content protection)
1 x CIR (consumer infrared)
5 x USB 2.0 (four are functional when an eSATA device is plugged in)

Optical Drive
Integrated variable-speed Blu-ray Disc™ drive / Super-Multi drive combo:
-Read - 24X CD-ROM, 24X CD-R, 24X CD-RW, 8X DVD-ROM, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 8X DVD-ROM DL, 6X DVD-R DL, 6X DVD+R DL, 8X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM, 4X BD-ROM, 4X BD-R, 2X BD-RE, 4X BD-ROM DL, 4X BD-R DL, 2X BD-RE DL
-Write - 24X CD-R, 16X CD-RW, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 6X DVD-RW, 6X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM, 4X DVD+R DL, 4X DVD-R DL

Slots
Card Reader : 5-in-1 card reader (MultiMediaCard™, Secure Digital card, Memory Stick®, Memory Stick PRO™, xD-Picture Card™)

Camera
Acer® Crystal Eye webcam, 1280 x 1024 resolution

Power
Battery :8-cell Li-Ion
AC adapter : 120W
Battery Life : up to 3.0 hours
Recharge time : 2.0 hours with power off, 80% charge in 1.0 hour

Security
User, administrator and hard drive BIOS passwords
Kensington® lock slot

Operating System
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium

Dimensions and Weight
Width :440.0mm (17.3")
Depth : 295.0mm (11.6")
Height : 31.0mm – 43.8mm (1.2" - 1.7")
Weight : 4.6kg (10.1 lbs)

Software
Acer® Arcade Deluxe
Acer® Assisst
Acer® Crystal Eye
Acer® eRecovery Management
Acer® Identity Card
Acer® InstantOn Arcade
Acer® Registration
Acer® Updater
Acer® Video Conference Manager
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader
Adobe® Flash® Player
eSobi™
Google™ Setup
Google™ Toolbar
McAfee® Internet Security Suite (trial version)
Microsoft® Office (60-day trial)
Microsoft® Silverlight®
Microsoft® Works
Norton™ Online Backup
NTI Media Maker™*
Skype™
Windows Live™ Essentials