Acer announces Windows 7 laptops

Dan Ackerman | Oct 15, 2009

The Acer Aspire 5738PG.

PC maker Acer is adding another pair of laptops to its Windows 7 laptop lineup. The two entries are a 15.6-inch touchscreen system, called the Aspire 5738PG; and a 11.6-inch addition to the Timeline series, called the Aspire Timeline AS1810TZ.

The touchscreen Aspire 5738PG has a multitouch display that can understand two-finger gestures, but in a standard laptop design instead of a convertible tablet. We've seen something similar recently with the Lenovo ThinkPad T400s.

The Aspire Timeline AS1810TZ has an 11-inch Netbook chassis, but instead of the Intel Atom CPU, it has the dual-core Intel SU7300--which essentially gives it thin-and-light performance in a Netbook-size system. Although, at US$599, you're definitely well out of the standard Netbook price range.

Both systems will be available starting with the October 22 release of Windows 7 in the US. We are still awaiting word on Asian availability.

Acer Aspire AS5738PG-6306 Multitouch Screen Notebook

15.6-Inch HD CineCrystal LED-Backlit Multitouch Screen Display (Widescreen 16.9 Aspect Ratio, 1,366 x 768 resolution)

Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T6600 (2.2GHz, 2MB L2 cache, 800MHz FSB)

ATI Radeon HD 4570 Graphics with 512MB Dedicated DDR3 VRAM

4GB DDR2 667MHz Dual Channel Memory

320GB SATA Hard Drive

8x DVD-Super Multi Double-Layer Drive

Dedicated Numeric Keypad

Two Built-In Stereo Speakers With Dolby 10-Optimized Surround Sound System

HDMI Port and four USB 2.0 Ports

2.8kg with 6-Cell Battery

US$799.99