Acer's anticipated Aspire 8920 and Aspire 6920 are now available in stores, sporting Intel T9500 processors and high-end NVIDIA discrete graphics.
Acer today announced the availability of the Aspire Gemstone Blue notebook PC series, which should be sold through Acer authorized resellers and select retailers in North America. Unveiled in March 2008, the Aspire Gemstone Blue range features the PC market's first 18.4- and 16-inch notebook form factors with full HD capabilities (compare the two models).
The 18.4-inch Aspire 8920 (image gallery) features an Intel Core 2 Duo T9500 processor, up to 640GB of hard drive capacity, integrated Blu-ray disc drive, memory card reader, 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GS (or NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS) discrete graphics.
The 16-inch Aspire 6920 (image gallery) features an Intel Core 2 Duo T9500 processor, up to 320GB of hard drive capacity, integrated Blu-ray disc drive, memory card reader, 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS discrete graphics.
Both the Aspire 8920 and Aspire 6920 notebooks include the second generation Dolby Home Theater technology, including CineSurround, Tuba CineBass boost, and up to five integrated speakers for 5.1 sound output. The Aspire Gemstone Blue notebooks ship with Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate or Home Premium pre-installed.
The Acer Aspire 8920 and Acer Aspire 6920 begin at $1300 and $850, respectively, for basic configurations.
To compare the new Gemstone Blue notbooks with 17-inch and 20.1-inch Blu-ray competitors, click here.
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