Sony, Acer Unveil Budget Laptops with BD
Posted June 22, 2009 09:02 AM by Juan Calonge
In the space of one week, Sony and Acer have announced upcoming laptops sporting a Blu-ray drive and a price tag under $900. Both of them have 15.5-inch screens and beefed-up processor and graphics horsepower to cope with Blu-ray decoding and other multimedia functionalities. Both will be available this month.
Their main characteristics are as follows:
Sony VGN-NW180J/S
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo P7350 (2.0GHz)
RAM: 4GB DDR2
Graphics: 512MB ATI Radeon HD 4570
Hard drive: 400GB, 5400 rpm
Screen: 15.5", 1366x768
Dimensions: 14.6" x 1.2" x 9.8" in
Weight: 6 pounds
Price: $880
Acer AS5739G
CPU: Intel Core2 Duo Mobile Processor T6500 (2.1GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
RAM: 4GB DDR3 1066MHz
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT130M Graphics with 1GB Memory
Hard drive: 250GB
Screen: 15.6", LED-backlit Display (1366x768)
Dimensions: TBA
Weight: TBA
Price: $749.99