Acer TravelMate 8572G-5464G50MN (LX.TYZ03.020)

Acer TravelMate 8572G-5464G50MN (LX.TYZ03.020)

Acer TravelMate 8572TG-5464G50MN / 15.6" WXGA LED / Intel Core i5 460M / NVIDIA® GeForce® 330M 1GB / 2x2GB DDR3 / 1x500GB 7200rpm / NSM8X / WiFi 802.11bgn / 9 cell battery 3.0 / 1.3MP HD CrystalEye Camera / Bluetooth 3.0 / FingerPrint / Slim&Light / O10PKR / W7PR32 +XPP (DL)

Operating system
Genuine Windows® 7 Professional 32-bit + downgrade pack Windows XP Pro

CPU/chipset
Intel® Core™ i5-460M

Mobile Intel® HM55 Express Chipset
System memory
4 GB Dual-channel DDR3 SDRAM support:
" Up to 4 GB of DDR3 system memory, upgradable to 8 GB using two soDIMM modules (for 64-bit OS)
" Up to 2 GB of DDR3 system memory, upgradable to 4 GB using two soDIMM modules (for 32-bit OS)

Display
15.6" HD 1366 x 768 pixel resolution, high-brightness LED backlit TFT LCD
Mercury free, environment friendly
Super-slim design
Anti-glare coating

Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 330M with switchable graphics technology, up to 46067 MB of TurboCache™ (1024 MB of dedicated DDR3 VRAM, up to 35828 MB of shared system memory), supporting NVIDIA® CUDA™, PhysX™, PureVideo® HD technology, OpenEXR High Dynamic-Range (HDR) technology, Shader Model 4.0, Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1
Dual independent display support
16.7 million colors
External resolution / refresh rates:
" VGA port up to 2048 x 1536: 85 Hz
MPEG-2/DVD decoding
WMV9 (VC-1) and H.264 (AVC) decoding

Storage subsystem
Hard disk drive 500 GB or larger, with enhanced Acer DASP (Disk Anti-Shock Protection) 7200 rpm
Multi-in-1 card reader, supporting:
" Secure Digital™ (SD) Card, MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick™ (MS), Memory Stick PRO™ (MS PRO), xD-Picture Card™ (xD)
Optical disc drive
8X DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive:
" Read: 24X CD-ROM, 24X CD-R, 24X CD-RW, 8X DVD-ROM, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 6X DVD-ROM DL, 6X DVD-R DL, 6X DVD+R DL, 6X DVD-RW, 6X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM
" Write: 24X CD-R, 16X CD-RW, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 4X DVD-R DL, 4X DVD+R DL, 6X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM

Dimensions and weight
379 (W) x 253 (D) x 27.7/32 (H) mm (14.92 x 9.96 x 1.09/1.26 inches) with 6-cell battery pack
379 (W) x 253 (D) x 27.7/52.46 (H) mm (14.92 x 9.96 x 1.09/2.07 inches) with 9-cell battery pack
2.6 kg (5.73 lbs.) with 6-cell battery pack
2.8 kg (6.17 lbs.) with 9-cell battery pack

Power adapter and battery
ACPI 3.0 CPU power management standard: supports Standby and Hibernation power-saving modes
3-pin 90 W AC adapter:
" 133 (W) x 59 (D) x 31 (H) mm (5.23 x 2.32 x 1.22 inches)
" 390 g (0.86 lbs.) with 180 cm DC cable
66 W 6000 mAh 6-cell Li-ion standard battery pack
Battery life: 8 hours
99 W 9000 mAh 9-cell Li-ion standard battery pack
Battery life: 11 hours
ENERGY STAR®

Input devices
Keyboard
105-/106-/109-key Acer FineTouch keyboard with independent standard numeric keypad, international language support, dedicated US dollar and Euro symbol keys
Touchpad
Multi-gesture touchpad, supporting two-finger scroll, pinch, rotate, flip
Media keys
Media control keys (printed on keyboard): play/pause, stop, previous, next, volume up, volume down
Control keys
Acer PowerSmart or programmable key
Communication key

Audio
Two built-in stereo speakers
High-definition audio support
Built-in microphone
MS-Sound compatible

Communication Webcam
Acer Video Conference, featuring:
" Integrated Acer Crystal Eye webcam with 1280 x 1024 resolution
" Acer Video Conference Manager software, featuring Video Quality Enhancement (VQE) technology, supporting 1280 x 1024 resolution online video calls
" Acer PureZone technology
Wireless and networking
WLAN:
" Acer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™
" Supporting Acer SignalUp™ wireless technology
WPAN:
" Bluetooth® 3.0+HS

LAN: Gigabit Ethernet, Wake-on-LAN ready
Modem: 56K V.92 , Wake-on-Ring ready

I/O interface
Acer EasyPort IV connector
Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint reader
Multi-in-1 card reader (SD™, MMC, MS, MS PRO, xD)
Four USB 2.0 ports
External display (VGA) port
Headphone/speaker/line-out jack
Microphone-in jack
Ethernet (RJ-45) port
Modem (RJ-11) port
DC-in jack for AC adapter

Security
Enhanced Acer DASP (Disk Anti-Shock Protection)
Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint solution, featuring Pre-Boot Authentication (PBA) computer protection, Acer FingerLaunch
BIOS user, supervisor, HDD passwords
Kensington lock slot

Software Productivity
" Acer 3G Connection Manager
" Acer Backup Manager
" Acer ePower Management
" Acer eRecovery Management
" Acer Optical Drive Power Management (for models with ODD eject button)
" Acer PowerSmart Manager
" Microsoft® Office Personal 2007 (Service Pack 2) (Japan only, subject to customer request)
" Microsoft® Office Ready (Service Pack 2)
" Google Toolbar™
" Adobe® Flash® Player 10
" Adobe® Reader® 9.1
" eSobi™
" Norton™ Online Backup
Security
" Acer Bio-Protection (for models with fingerprint reader)
" McAfee® Internet Security Suite Trial
Multimedia
" Corel® WinDVD
" NTI Media Maker™
Communication and ISP
" Acer Crystal Eye
" Acer Video Conference Manager
" Microsoft® Silverlight™
" Skype™
" Windows Live™ Essentials - Wave 3.2 (Mail, Photo Gallery, Live™ Messenger, Movie Maker, Writer)
Utilities and tools
" Acer Accessory Store (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, UK only)
" Acer Identity Card
" Acer Registration
" Acer Updater
" eBay® shortcut 2009 (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Spain, UK, US only)
" Netflix shortcut (US only)

Optional items
Acer EasyPort IV
1 GB / 2 GB DDR3 1066 MHz soDIMM module
6-cell Li-ion battery pack
9-cell Li-ion battery pack
3-pin 90 W AC adapter

System compliance
Wi-Fi®
ACPI 3.0
Mobile PC 2002
DMI 2.0

Quality and reliability tests
Temperature and humidity
Hinge life
Weight and pressure
Acoustics
Spillage
Free drop
Shock and vibration
Electrostatic discharge immunity
Keyboard-switch life