A cer's penchant for speed materialised in the form of their alliance with Scuderia Ferrari as an official partner for laptops. To commemorate this alliance, Acer introduced a series of special edition Ferrari laptops starting with the Ferrari 3000 series introduced last year. The Ferrari 4000 is the latest in this series, sporting a unique blend of cuttingedge technology and exotic materials.
The 4000 sports a matte black carbon fibre case with the prominent prancing horse logo shouting for immediate attention. The deep scarlet sides of the laptop make the Ferrari connection come through clearly. Despite being made of lightweight material, the Ferrari 4000 tips the scales at 3 kg, which by today's standards, is a tad too much on the shoulders (or the lap).
Acer doles out 1 GB of DDR 333 MHz memory to make most of your applications zoom by. The 15.4 inch, crisp display is powered by ATi's Mobility Radeon X700 graphics core. To cut down on the thickness, the Ferrari 4000 is provided with a slot loading, multi format, double layer DVD burner.
While all common ports such as USB, FireWire, S Video, VGA and DVI are available, Acer has also included a multiple card reader capable of reading compact flash (CF), Secure Digital (SD), Memory Stick (MS) and xD cards. Wireless connectivity comes in the form of a Bluetooth and a Wi Fi 802.11g adapter, whereas Ethernet and modem connectors are provided for
wired communication.
