Acer TravelMate
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Laptop
A laptop, also called a notebook, is a personal computer for mobile use. A laptop integrates most of the typical components of a desktop computer, including a display, a keyboard, a pointing device and speakers into a single unit...
manufactured by Acer
Acer (company)
Acer Incorporated is a multinational information technology and electronics corporation headquartered in Xizhi, New Taipei City, Taiwan. Acer's products include desktop and laptop PCs, tablet computers, servers, storage devices, displays, smartphones and peripherals...
. Of the various notebook series Acer has offered, the TravelMate is designated as a business and professional computer. Previously, the TravelMate name was used by Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments Inc. , widely known as TI, is an American company based in Dallas, Texas, United States, which develops and commercializes semiconductor and computer technology...
.
Hardware
Depending on the model, the TravelMate Series' standard features may include: an EthernetEthernet
Ethernet is a family of computer networking technologies for local area networks commercially introduced in 1980. Standardized in IEEE 802.3, Ethernet has largely replaced competing wired LAN technologies....
adapter, a Wireless Ethernet adapter, one or more PC Card
PC Card
In computing, PC Card is the form factor of a peripheral interface designed for laptop computers. The PC Card standard was defined and developed by the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association which itself was created by a number of computer industry companies in the United States...
slot. They also include USB 2.0 ports, an optical drive, and 1 VGA port. More recent versions feature dual core processors along with a 5 in 1 card reader, a large hard drive and a lot of memory. The more recent models come with better graphics cards. This means more graphics connectivity like S-Video.
Software
The operating system included with the computer is Windows 2000Windows 2000
Windows 2000 is a line of operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, business desktops, laptops, and servers. Windows 2000 was released to manufacturing on 15 December 1999 and launched to retail on 17 February 2000. It is the successor to Windows NT 4.0, and is the...
, Windows XP
Windows XP
Windows XP is an operating system produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops and media centers. First released to computer manufacturers on August 24, 2001, it is the second most popular version of Windows, based on installed user base...
, Windows Vista
Windows Vista
Windows Vista is an operating system released in several variations developed by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablet PCs, and media center PCs...
or Windows 7, which interfaces with several proprietary Acer programs. These programs include Acer ePower Management for managing the computer's mobile power options, and Acer Launch Manager for configuring the computer's launch keys, which are used to launch various user applications. Some models in the series include a webcam and additional bundled software that allows users to manipulate CD data, operate the webcam, organise windows and empowering technology, a system that is designed to allow safer, more comfortable and practical use of the notebook.
Acer TravelMate series
- Acer TravelMate 2300 Series
- Acer TravelMate 2350 Series
- Acer TravelMate 2400 Series
- Acer TravelMate 2420 Series
- Acer TravelMate 2700 Series
- Acer TravelMate 3000 Series
- Acer TravelMate 3020 Series
- Acer TravelMate 3210 Series
- Acer TravelMate 4070 Series
- Acer TravelMate 4200 Series
- Acer TravelMate 4235 Series
- Acer TravelMate 4330 Series
- Acer TravelMate 4335 Series
- Acer TravelMate 4530 Series
- Acer TravelMate 4600 Series
- Acer TravelMate 4730 Series
- Acer Travelmate 4740 Series
- Acer TravelMate 5220 Series
- Acer TravelMate 5230 Series
- Acer TravelMate 5500 Series
- Acer TravelMate 5510 Series
- Acer TravelMate 5720 Series
- Acer TravelMate 5730 Series
- Acer TravelMate 5735 Series
- Acer TravelMate 5740 Series
- Acer TravelMate 5742 Series
- Acer TravelMate 6253 Series
- Acer TravelMate 6292 Series
The travelmate 6292 is a small, lightweight business oriented laptop manufactured by Acer inc. from 2007-2009. It features an Intel centrino duo chip set conssiting of 802.11a/g/draft-n, Bluetooth 2.0+edr and an Intel Core 2 Duo processor at 2.0 or 2.2 GHz. The unit comes with 2GB of 667Mhz DDR2 SO-DIMM ram and a 160GB hdd using an Intel GMA X3100 graphics accelerator.. The laptop has been praised for its ruggedness but has been faulted for its poor visual appeal.
- Acer TravelMate 6293 Series
- Acer TravelMate 6400 Series
- Acer TravelMate 6452 Series
- Acer TravelMate 6493 Series
- Acer TravelMate 6500 Series
- Acer TravelMate 6593 Series
- Acer TravelMate 6594 Series
- Acer TravelMate 7230 Series
- Acer TravelMate 7330 Series
- Acer TravelMate 7530 Series
- Acer TravelMate 7730 Series
- Acer TravelMate 7740 Series
TravelMate TimelineX series
- Acer TravelMate 8172
- Acer TravelMate 8371
- Acer TravelMate 8331
- Acer TravelMate 8372
- Acer TravelMate 8471
- Acer TravelMate 8431
- Acer TravelMate 8472
- Acer TravelMate 8473
- Acer TravelMate 8552
- Acer TravelMate 8571
- Acer TravelMate 8531
- Acer TravelMate 8572
TravelMate 2420
The TravelMate 2420 is a CentrinoCentrino
The Centrino brand represents Intel Wi-Fi and WiMAX adapters. It was formerly a platform-marketing initiative from Intel until January 7, 2010....
based laptop
Laptop
A laptop, also called a notebook, is a personal computer for mobile use. A laptop integrates most of the typical components of a desktop computer, including a display, a keyboard, a pointing device and speakers into a single unit...
computer, featuring either a Celeron M or a Pentium M
Pentium M
The Pentium M brand refers to a family of mobile single-core x86 microprocessors introduced in March 2003 , and forming a part of the Intel Carmel notebook platform under the then new Centrino brand...
processor at 1.7 GHz, depending on the region where it is to be distributed. As of April 2007, this model was discontinued by Acer Corp in the USA and Mexico.
Typical configurations
Latin AmericaIn Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
it included one 256 MB DDR2
DDR2 SDRAM
DDR2 SDRAM is a double data rate synchronous dynamic random-access memory interface. It supersedes the original DDR SDRAM specification and has itself been superseded by DDR3 SDRAM...
SO-DIMM
SO-DIMM
A SO-DIMM, or small outline dual in-line memory module, is a type of computer memory built using integrated circuits.SO-DIMMs are a smaller alternative to a DIMM, being roughly half the size of regular DIMMs...
, though in other countries it included one single SO-DIMM module of 512 MB. It also included (in Latin America) a 40 GB @ 4200 rpm Hard Disk
Hard disk
A hard disk drive is a non-volatile, random access digital magnetic data storage device. It features rotating rigid platters on a motor-driven spindle within a protective enclosure. Data is magnetically read from and written to the platter by read/write heads that float on a film of air above the...
, (in other countries, it included an 80 GB model).
As it's based on the Centrino platform, it includes a 10/100 Mbit/s Ethernet
Ethernet
Ethernet is a family of computer networking technologies for local area networks commercially introduced in 1980. Standardized in IEEE 802.3, Ethernet has largely replaced competing wired LAN technologies....
adapter, a Wireless Ethernet adapter, a Bluetooth
Bluetooth
Bluetooth is a proprietary open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances from fixed and mobile devices, creating personal area networks with high levels of security...
adapter and one PC Card
PC Card
In computing, PC Card is the form factor of a peripheral interface designed for laptop computers. The PC Card standard was defined and developed by the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association which itself was created by a number of computer industry companies in the United States...
slot. It also included three USB 2.0 ports and one VGA port.
It has a CD-RW/DVD-ROM as optical media drive.
North America
In North America, the model comes with 1GB of system memory which is DDR SDRAM and with a 120GB Hard drive. It does not include a "system recovery" portion in the hard drive. Also comes with a 128 MB video memory based on the nvidia technology. The video memory is not shared.
See also
- Acer AspireAcer AspireAspire is a series of personal computers by Acer Inc. aimed at the casual household user or for small business use. The Aspire series covers both desktop computers and laptops...
- Dell LatitudeDell LatitudeLatitude is Dell's business laptop brand, designed and manufactured mainly by Compal and Quanta.-Overview and product type:The Dell Latitude is targeted for business use. This means that standardized parts are used throughout the line and are available for several years for support purposes...
- FujitsuFujitsuis a Japanese multinational information technology equipment and services company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It is the world's third-largest IT services provider measured by revenues....
LIFEBOOKLifebookLIFEBOOK is line of laptop computers made by Fujitsu.Within the LIFEBOOK family, Fujitsu offers a range of thin and light, portable, and desktop-alternative notebooks, as well as convertible and Tablet PCs.-History:... - HP EliteBookHP EliteBookHP EliteBook is a brand of premium business-class notebooks and mobile workstations made by Hewlett-Packard. The EliteBook series, which slots above the lower-end ProBook series, was introduced in August 2008.-Features:...
- Lenovo ThinkPad
Sources
- Acer Global - Notebooks Acer's laptop range.