Chapter 1 1FeaturesBelow is a brief summary of the computer’s many features:Operating systemT Genuine Windows® VistaTM CapableT Genuine Windows® VistaTM Home Basic / Home Premium / Ultimate / Business EditionT Genuine Windows® XP Home / Professional Edition (Service Pack 2)T Genuine Windows® XP Media Center / Tablet EditionT Genuine Windows® 2000 (Service Pack 4)NOTE: Windows® VistaTM Capable PCs come with Windows® XP installed, and can be upgraded toWindows ® Vista TM. For more information on Windows ® VistaTM and how to upgrade, go to:Microsoft.com/windowsvista.Platform and memoryT Intel® Mobile Merom mobile technology, featuring:t Intel ® Core TM Duo processor (4 MB L2 cache, 1.66/1.83/2/2.16 GHz, 800 MHz FSB) or highert Intel ® PM965 ChipsetT Integrated Intel ® PRO/Wireless 3945ABGN network connection (dual-band tri-mode 802.11a/b/g/n) Wi-Fi CERTIFIED TM solution, supporting Acer SignalUpTM wireless technologyT Core logic: Intel ® Santa Rose Platform, Crestline 965GM+ICH8M (north bridge+ south bridge)T Up to 2GB of DDR2 533/677 MHz memory, upgradeable to 4GB using two soDIMM modules(dual-channel support)Display and graphicsT 15.4” WXGA+ high-brightness Acer CrystalBriteTM TFT LCD, 1680 x 1050 pixel resolution, 6 lampsT 16 ms typical of/off and 8 ms average gray-to-gray response timeT Simultaneous multi-window viewing via Acer VistaTM supportedT Supporting NVIDIA ® PureVideo TM technology (WMV HD, High-Definition MPEG-2 HardwareAcceleration, integrated HDTV encoder) dual-link DVI, Microsoft® DirectX® 10, Shader Model 4.0,OpenEXR High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology, Unified Shader Architecture, GeometryInstancing 2.0, SGI OpenGL ® 2.0 Optimizations and support, SmartDimmerTM Technology andPCI Express®T Dual independent displayT 16.7 million colors (20.1” LCD model)T 16.2 million colors (19” LCD model)T MPEG-2/DVD hardware-assisted capabilityT S-video/TV-out (NTSC/PAL) supportT Acer ArcadeTM featuring Acer CinemaVisionTM and Acer ClearVision technologiesSystem SpecificationsChapter 1