Acer Aspire 4730Z

The new Aspire 4730Z is a streamlined 14.1" portable entertainment center with exceptional multimedia functionality encased in Acer's new timeless Gemstone notebook design. Powered by the latest Intel® Pentium Dual core processors and packed with all the latest features on the market today the Aspire 4730Z will be your mobile entertainment companion wherever you are.

Benefits

Stunning mobile entertainment

The new Aspire 4730Z is combining a brilliant 14.1" CrystalBrite widescreen with a Dolby® certified Surround sound system and offers an amazing audio-visual experience that will surprise even the most demanding multimedia users. Acer Arcade™ and Acer GameZone will enable you to enjoy all your movies, music and gaming.

Eye catching design

Brilliant combination of Gemstone design and performance defines the new Aspire 4730Z. It will be a pleasure to carry around the eye-catching Aspire 4730Z enabling better interaction between user and machine. Featuring the integrated Acer CrystalEye webcam, generous harddisk space and handy 5-in-1 card reader the Aspire 4730Z will meet all your mobile entertainment needs.

SPECIFICATION

Operating System	Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium
Processor & Chipset	Intel® Pentium® dual-core mobile processor (1 MB L2 cache), supporting Intel® 64 architecture Mobile Intel® GL40 Express Chipset Mobile Intel® PM45 Express Chipset Acer InviLink™ Nplify™, 802.11b/g/Draft-N WiFi CERTIFIED® network connection, supporting Acer SignalUp™ wireless technology Acer InviLink™3 802.11b/g WiFi CERTIFIED® network connection, supporting Acer SignalUp™ wireless technology
Memory	DDR2 memory, upgradeable to 2 GB using two soDIMM modules (dual-channel support)
HDD	S-ATA Hard Disk Drive
Storage	DVD-SuperMulti double layer drive or DVD/CD-RW combo drive 5-in-1 card reader, supporting Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick® (MS), Memory Stick PRO™ (MS PRO), xD-Picture Card™ (xD)
Display	14.1" WXGA Acer CrystalBrite™ TFT LCD, 1280 x 800 pixel resolution, supporting simultaneous multi-window viewing via Acer GridVista™, or 16.7 million colours 16 ms response time
Graphics	Mobile Intel® GL960 Express Chipset with integrated 3D graphics, featuring Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100 with up to 358 MB of Intel® Dynamic Video Memory Technology 4.0 (8 MB of dedicated system memory, up to 350 MB of shared system memory*), supporting Microsoft® DirectX® 9 * depending on size of system memory ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3470 with up to 2048 MB of HyperMemory™ (256 MB of dedicated GDDR2 VRAM, up to 1792 MB of shared system memory), supporting Unified Video Decoder (UVD), OpenEXR High Dynamic-Range (HDR) technology, Shader Model 4.1, Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1 Dual independent display support MPEG-2/DVD hardware-assisted capability (acceleration) WMV9 (VC-1) and H.264 (AVC) decoding Acer Arcade™ featuring Acer CinemaVision™ and Acer ClearVision™ technologies
Multimedia	Two built-in stereo microphones High Definition Audio support MS-Sound compatible Built-in microphone
Communication	Acer Video Conference1 featuring: •Integrated Acer Crystal Eye webcam supporting enhanced Acer PrimaLite™ technology •Optional Acer Xpress VoIP phone WLAN: Acer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11b/g/Draft-N WiFi CERTIFIED® network connection, supporting Acer SignalUp™ wireless technology WLAN: Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g WiFi CERTIFIED® network connection, supporting Acer SignalUp™ wireless technology Bluetooth® 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) (manufacturing option) LAN: Gigabit Ethernet, Wake-on-LAN ready Modem: 56K ITU V.92 with PTT approval9, Wake-on-Ring ready
I/O Interfaces	ExpressCard™/54 slot 5-in-1 card reader (SD, MMC, MS, MS PRO, xD) Two USB 2.0 ports 1x External display (VGA) port 1x Headphone/speaker/line-out jack 1x Microphone-in jack 1x Line-in jack 1x Ethernet (RJ-45) port 1x Modem (RJ-11) port 1x DC-in jack for AC adapter
Security	Slot for Kensington lock BIOS, user and supervisor passwords
Power supply and battery	ACPI 3.0 CPU power management supporting Standby and Hibernation modes 48.8 W 4400 mAh 6-cell Li-ion battery pack: Up to 3.0-hour battery life Acer QuicCharge™ technology: • 80% charge in 1 hour • 2-hour rapid charge system-off • 3-hour charge-in-use 3-pin 90 W AC adapter ENERGY STAR® 4.0
Keyboard & Special Controls	88-/89-/93-key keyboard with inverted "T" cursor layout, 2.5 mm (minimum) key travel Touchpad pointing device 12 function keys, four cursor keys, two Windows® keys, hotkey controls, embedded numeric keypad, international language support, independent US dollar and Euro symbol keys Empowering Key Easy-launch buttons: WLAN, Bluetooth®, volume up and down Media keys (printed on the keyboard): play/pause, stop, previous, next
Weight and dimensions	342 (W) x 247 (D) x 35/38 (H) mm (13.46 x 9.72 x 1.38/1.49 inches) 2.45 kg (5.38 lbs.)
Quality & Reliability Tests	Temperature and Humidity test Free Drop test Acoustics test Weight and Pressure test Spillage test Shock and Vibration test Electrostatic Discharge Immunity test MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure) test Hinge Life test Keyboard-switch life test
Software	Acer Empowering Technology (Acer ePower, eDataSecurity, eRecovery, eSettings Management) Acer Arcade™ Deluxe1 featuring Cinema, Album, Music, HomeMedia Acer Crystal Eye Acer GridVista™ Acer Launch Manager Acer GameZone Acer Video Conference Manager Adobe® Reader® McAfee Internet Security Suite 60-day trial version (or equivalent) NTI® CD-Maker™ Microsoft® Works 8.5 with Office Home and Student 2007 Trial
Options	Acer Bluetooth® VoIP phone Memory expansion modules Additional battery Additional AC adapter External USB floppy disk drive
Warranty	1 year International Travellers Warranty