Main Specification Overview
CPU Type AMD Athlon 64 3000+
RAM  512MB
Hard Drive 40GB
Display 15 inch TFT display
Video Chipset ATI Mobility Radeon 9600
Video RAM 64MB
Optical Drive DVD/CDRW
Operating System MS WinXP Home
Wireless LAN Built in Wireless LAN 802.11g 54Mbps
Weight Kg 3.72

Glossary of Laptop & Wireless terms

The Aspire 1500 series is designed for employees in small and medium businesses, and for the self employed professional, looking for a very powerful, 64-bit, HyperTransport-driven workplace to outperform the competition while on the move, and who wants true-to-life digital entertainment at home, supported by high-end Radeon video performance.

Processor & Core Logic
AMD Athlon 64 processor 3000+, supporting AMD HyperTransport technology and 1 MB L2 cache VIA Apollo K8T800

Ram
512MB (2x 256) DDR

Storage
40 GB Enhanced-IDE hard disc drive

Storage Devices
Integrated 8x DVD/24x(16/12/24)CD-RW combo drive

Display & Graphics
Depending on configuration
15.0" XGA TFT LCD with 1024 × 768 pixels resolution, 16.7 million colours
ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9600 graphics card with 64 MB of external DDR VRAM, supporting both 8X AGP and Microsoft® DirectX® 9
CRT display at 1600 x 1200 resolution, 60 Hz via non-interlaced CRT
Simultaneous LCD and CRT display with 1280 x 1024 pixel resolution, 16.7 million colours, 75 MHz DualView
MPEG-2 DVD hardware-assisted capability

Audio
MS DirectSound-compatible Audio system with two stereo speakers

Dimensions & Weight
334mm (W) x 286.5mm (D) x 42/49mm (H)
3.72kg with 15.0” display and DVD-ROM (actual weight may differ, depending on configuration)

Networking & Communication
Integrated V.92 56 Kbps MDC modem (with international PTT certification)
Integrated Gigabit Ethernet
Depending on configuration:
Integrated Acer InviLink IEEE 802.11g

I/O Ports
1 x S-video-out (NTSC/PAL) port
1 x IEEE 1394 port
4 x USB 2.0 ports
1 x Type III or 1 x Type II CardBus PCMCIA slot
1 x RJ-11 jack for modem
1 x RJ-45 jack for Ethernet
1 x external VGA port
1 x microphone-in jack
1 x headphone-out jack
1 x DC-in jack for AC adapter
1 x Infrared (FIR) port
1x Parallel port

Power Subsystem
3-pin 120 AC adapter
95Wh Li-Ion battery pack
3-hour battery life (actual battery life might vary, depending on usage and configuration);
7 hours charge-in-use

Keyboard & Pointing Device
84/85-key Windows keyboard
Built-in touchpad pointing device with left and right click buttons, center scroll button
12 function keys; 4 cursor keys; two Windows keys; hotkey controls
4 launch keys, including Internet browser, e-mail and 2 user-programmable keys
Embedded numeric keypad
International language support

Quality & Reliability Tests
Temperature and humidity test
Electrostatic discharge test
Hinge life test
Weight pressure tests
Free drop test
Shock and vibration test
Keyboard Switch Life test
Acoustics test
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure) test

Software
BIOS User and Administrator passwords
Acer Launch Manager
Acer System Recovery CD
Norton AntiVirus
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader®
CyberLink® PowerDVD®
NTI CD & DVD-Maker

Options
Additional Li-Ion battery pack
Additional 120W AC adapter
256-/512/1024MB soDIMM modules (optional 1024MB memory modules are subject to availability)

System Compliances
Windows® XP
NSTL Y2K
Operating System
Windows® XP Home Edition

Warranty 1 year collect and return local warranty
1 year International Travellers Warranty