Welcome the Acer Ferrari 5000
- AMD Turion 64 X2 (dual-core 64-bit) running at 2GHz, with 512KB L2 cache per core;
- 2GB RAM 667MHz DDR 2 memory configured in dual-channel mode;
- ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 graphics processor with 256MB;
- 15.4" WSXGA or WXGA, 16 ms, widescreen;
- 160GB SATA HDD;
- HD-DVD R/W;
- Bluetooth 2.0;
- carbon fiber casing;
- 802.11 a/b/g wireless LAN;
- 5-in-1 media card reader built-in;
- 1.3 megapixel digital camera built-in.
Review at the The Register.
This laptop will arrive with Windows Vista installed and ready to use, courtesy of AMD and Microsoft. I plan to replace my P4 HT 3GHz desktop and Toshiba M200 Tablet PC with this machine.
I will post about it later, when it gets here. Just before Xmas...
UPDATE: for people coming from Digg and Slashdot, read this...
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Comment by A. Hoc, on 28-DEC-2006 09:30
If you keep it you'll never be viewed as someone who is capable of having a unbiased opinion. Count me in as one of many who won't be returning to your blog. Unsubscribed.
Comment by Roger Jennings, on 28-DEC-2006 10:54
How about posting a screen capture of your Control Panel/Performance Information and Tools page so we can see the Ferrari 5000's Windows Experience Index. The Ferrari 1000's was 2.8, very disappointing for a "high-end" 64-bit machine.
See http://oakleafblog.blogspot.com/2006/12/microsoft-gives-bloggers-sub-aero-28.html
--rj
Comment by Prof. Jean, on 2-JAN-2007 11:40
I'd Like one.
Jean
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Comment by Billy, on 28-DEC-2006 05:48
Cool a new laptop..
You didn't even have to buy the new win2k service pack for it....
COOOL