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Extensa 4230

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Operating System
  • Genuine Windows Vista® Business
  • Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium
  • Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic
Processor & Chipset
  • Intel® Celeron® mobile processor, up to 1 MB L2 cache,
  • Mobile Intel® GL40 Express Chipset
Memory
  • DDR2 memory, upgradeable to 4 GB using dual 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) Card, MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick® (MS), Memory Stick PRO™ (MS PRO), xD-Picture Card™ (xD)
Display
  • 14.1" WXGA TFT LCD, 1280 x 800 pixel resolution, supporting simultaneous multi-window viewing via Acer GridVista™
  • 16.7 million colours
Graphics
  • Mobile Intel® GL40 Express Chipset with integrated 3D graphics, featuring Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500M (Intel® GMA 4500M) with up to 1759* MB of Intel® Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0 (64 MB of dedicated video memory, up to 1695 MB of shared system memory), supporting Microsoft® DirectX® 10
    Depending on size of system memory!
  • Dual independent display support
  • MPEG-2/DVD decoding
  • WMV9 (VC-1) and H.264 (AVC) decoding
Multimedia
  • Two built-in Acer 3DSonic stereo speakers
  • High Definition Audio support
  • MS-Sound compatible
  • Built-in microphone
Communication
  • Acer Video Conference featuring Voice and Video over Internet Protocol (VVoIP) support via Acer CrystalEye webcam and optional Acer Xpress VoIP phone
  • Integrated Acer CrystalEye webcam, supporting enhanced Acer PrimaLite™ technology
    (manufacturing option)
  • Acer InviLink™ Nplify™, 802.11b/g/Draft-N or 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® network connection, supporting Acer SignalUp™ wireless technology
  • 56K ITU V.92 with PTT approval, Wake-on-Ring ready
  • Gigabit Ethernet, supporting ASF (Alert Standard Format) 2.0, Wake-on-LAN ready
  • Bluetooth® 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
    (factory option)
I/O Interfaces
  • 1x PC Card slot (Type II)
  • 5-in-1 card reader (SD™, MMC, MS, MS PRO, xD)
  • 2 x USB 2.0 ports
  • 1x External display (VGA) port
  • 1x Headphones/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
  • Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint solution, featuring Pre-Boot Authentication (PBA), computer protection, Acer ProfileLaunch, Acer FingerLaunch, Acer FingerNav
    (on selected models)
  • Slot for Kensington lock
  • BIOS user, supervisor, HDD passwords
Power supply and battery
  • ACPI 3.0 CPU power management standard: supports Standby and Hibernation power-saving modes
  • 48.8 W 6-cell Li-ion battery pack, or
    79.9 W 9-cell Li-ion battery pack
  • Up to 3-hour battery life with 6-cell battery, or
    up to 4.3-hour battery life with 9-cell battery
  • 3-pin 65 W AC adapter
  • Energy Star®
Keyboard & Special Controls
  • 88-/89-key Acer FineTouch™ keyboard with 5-degree curve, inverted "T" cursor layout, 2.5 mm (minimum) key travel
  • Touchpad pointing device with Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint reader *, featuring Acer FingerNav 4-way control function
    *) Fingerprint reader on selected models
  • 12 function keys, four cursor keys, two Windows® keys, hotkey controls, embedded numeric keypad , international language support, independent Euro and US dollar sign keys
  • Empowering Key
  • Easy-launch buttons: Empowering Key, Internet, email, user-programmable™
  • Productivity keys: Lock, Presentation, Sync
  • Front-access communication switches: WLAN and Bluetooth®*
    *Active on models with Bluetooth only!
Weight and dimensions
  • 338 (W) x 247 (D) x 31/41 (H) mm (13.3 x 9.7 x 1.2/1.6 inches)
  • 2.35 kg (5.17 lbs.) with 6-cell battery pack and 2.51 kg (5.53 lbs.) with 9-cell battery pack
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 Bio-Protection (on selected models)
  • Acer Crystal Eye (on selected models)
  • Acer GridVista™
  • Acer Launch Manager
  • Acer Video Conference Manager
    (on models with Acer Xpress VoIP phone)
  • Adobe® Reader®
  • Corel® WinDVD
  • Microsoft® Office Ready 2007
  • McAfee Internet Security Suite 60-day trial version (or equivalent)
  • NTI Media Maker™
  • NTI Shadow™
Options
  • Acer Xpress VoIP phone featuring Acer Video Conference Manager
  • Memory expansion modules
  • Additional battery
  • Additional AC adapter
  • External USB floppy disk drive
Certifications
  • ACPI 3.0
  • Mobile PC 2002
  • DMI 2.0
  • Wi-Fi®
Warranty
  • 1 year International Travellers Warranty