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Acer Ferrari 3400LMi

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It’s red, it’s glossy, it features the famous prancing pony, and it really does go faster.
The glossy red finish on Acer’s latest Fl-inspired Ferrari model really makes it stand out. The style isn’t to everyone’s taste, but Acer is certainly making the most of its association with Ferrari.
Beyond the aesthetics, the machine is well appointed. The 3kg Acer Ferrari 3400LMi is configured with a Mobile AMD Athlon 64 3000+,
Il mated to an 80GB hard disk and 512MB of RAM. r A 15in SXGA screen runs at a native resolution of 1,400 x 1,050 pixels. The system also features a 128MB ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 processor, which helped the machine achieve solid benchmark results under video testing. The system scored 10,743 under 3DMark2001 SE, and 3,049 under 3DMark03 Pro.
Other benchmarks are also impressive. The Ferrari managed 24 under Multimedia Content Creation Winstone 2004 and 20.8 under Business Winstone 2004. These solid scores were backed up by a PCMark04 figure of 3,760, proving it worthy of its association with the prancing horse.
A slot-loading 4x multiformat DVD drive is fitted, with a dust-protector to help protect the sensitive optics from particles in your notebook bag. The front left-hand side of the palm-rest gets warm during operation, but it’s not unbearable, even on longer train or bus trips.
Gigabit Ethernet is included, along with four side-mounted USB ports that are sufficiently spaced to accept two USB keys side by side. FireWire, PC card and S-video outputs are provided, along with Bluetooth support and 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi. A 4-in-1 card reader rounds out the front panel, covering all the most popular card formats except CompactFlash.
The review machine shipped with Windows XP Home — fine for most people, though corporate users will prefer to upgrade to XP Professional. No productivity software was included.
The mobile Athlon 64 does demand some current to run, but BatteryMark 4.0.1 testing pegged life at two hours and four minutes, which is ample for most commuters — even sufficient to watch a DVD movie. The system ships with a matching red Ferrari USB mouse and a protective sleeve that doubles as a polishing cloth — a great idea as the outside of the clamshell has a high-gloss coating.
A one-year warranty is included as standard.

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