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Acer announces TravelMate 8481

by Hugo Jobling on 15 July 2011, 13:07

Tags: Acer (TPE:2353)

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Road warrior

Acer's TravelMate 8481 purports to be an ideal companion for professionals who spend a lot of time travelling. The 8481 combines a slim and light design with a fairly powerful set of components, and offers a number of business-oriented features which should prove appealing to the road warriors at which it's targeted.

The TravelMate 8481's 14in display has a 1,366 x 768 pixel resolution, which is less than some notebooks in the same size-range offer, but not terrible. Intel Core-series processors are coupled with 8GB of RAM and a 320GB hard drive, which can be paired with a 64GB SSD offering a fast boot partition and a decent amount of storage.

Graphics from nVidia use its Optimus technology to enable automatic switching between a dedicated GPU and the integrated Intel HD Graphics 3000 chip. Of particular note is the Intel graphics' provision of Wireless Display technology, which enables the TravelMate 8481 to connect to a compatible projector or monitor without needing to be directly wired into it.

Connectivity comes from the standard suite of Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. There's also a USB 3.0 port, in addition to 'Power-Off USB Charging,' which enables exactly what its name suggests. The 8481 offers "up-to" nine hours of battery life, which is good, although how frugally it has to be used to achieve that is unknown.

The TravelMate 8481 has a magnesium-aluminium chassis, aimed to make it more resilient to knocks and bumps and features metal hinges - a common weak point of laptop design. The 8481 also has an anti-shock hard drive enclosure, and an anti-dust system, aimed at keeping the cooling systems clear and effective.

The TravelMate 8481 will be available in August with prices starting from £699 ex-VAT.



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Hi Hwxus, here's yet another blatant lack of proof reading example.

The TravelMate 8481 will be available in August with process starting from Ā£699 ex-VAT.

cameronlite
Hi Hwxus, here's yet another blatant lack of proof reading example.

:p

10Char
It was an intentional mistake! :)
cameronlite
It was an intentional mistake! :)

I did wonder, but went for it anyway :)

Either that, or you're a very sneaky individual!