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Acer Ferrari One ultra-portable to get it on with AMD's Congo

by Parm Mann on 11 September 2009, 14:50

Tags: Ferrari One, Acer (TPE:2353)

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Acer, one of the world's largest computer manufacturers and sponsor of Formula 1 team Ferrari, has shown off the latest notebook equipped with the official Cavallino Rampante seal of approval.

Somewhat surprisingly, the system, dubbed the Ferrari One, isn't as extreme as say an ASUS Lamborghini. Instead, the Acer Ferrari One takes on a netbook-like ultra-portable form factor with an 11.6in display that provides a 1,366x768 resolution.

What's interesting is that the Ferrari One isn't your typical Intel Atom-powered machine. It's an all AMD affair, and we're not talking about the hopeful-but-ultimately-disappointing Yukon platform, either.

Inside the Ferrari One is AMD's Yukon successor, Congo, comprising of a 1.2GHz dual-core Athlon X2 L310 processor, AMD's RS780M chipset and SB710 southbridge. The chipset brings with it integrated Radeon HD 3200-series graphics, providing a marked improvement when compared to the single-core processor and Radeon X1250-class graphics found in Yukon.

Users will be treated to a six-cell battery, Wireless N and Bluetooth connectivity, and Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system. Oh, and to the dismay of those who like a clean, clutter-free design, you'll also find one of those new AMD Vision stickers.

Given the choice of software, Acer's Ferrari One lands on October 22nd and is said to be priced at €499.


Images via Flickr.



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Is it also available in plain black without the badge? So I don't have to feel like a 13 year old boy or italian poser?
lol, All dissing of the Yukon platform aside, I just purchased an HP based off of it.

HP dv2z with the important bits listed below.

12in 1280x800 LED backlit screen
AMD Turion X2 Neo, 1.6GHz with 512KB L2 cache per core
Radeon 3410m discreet GPU
2GB of ram (for now)
55Wh 6cell battery

I'm seeing 3-4 hours of battery life depending on use.

It is a really sweet little laptop. I'm totally in love with it.
I'm kinda sick of my Dell Mini 9…. it's just too irritatingly slow!

I don't know what the next generation of the Atom platform will be like, but Congo and CULV seem to be the way forward…

Su
Sumanji
I'm kinda sick of my Dell Mini 9…. it's just too irritatingly slow!

I don't know what the next generation of the Atom platform will be like, but Congo and CULV seem to be the way forward…

Su

Intel could loose some Atom sales if they don't pull out the new atom soon. AMD are starting to gain momentum with they netbook CPUs.
Interesting spec. But it's got to stylish, not tacky, and it's got to be sub £400! Why do the manufacturers mock us so? It is really that hard to get the spec and asthetics of a netbook right.

Matt screen
Sturdy build quality
1280x800 or 1366x768 res
Basic 3D capability (HD3200 / ION/9400M or better)
Less than 1.5Kg
Less than 30cm x 20cm x 2.5cm
Maximum keyboard and screen size for chassis
6 cell battery
£400 retail cost
Dual core CPU (Atom, anything, just DUAL CORE)
4 hour battery life minimum in general useage

That's all we want, stop pissing us about!!!!

/rant