Main Specification Overview
CPU Type Pentium P4
CPU Speed 3.06GHz CPU
RAM  512MB
Hard Drive 120GB
Display 17 inch TFT display
Video Chipset nVidia GeForce FX Go5600
Video RAM 128MB
Optical Drive DVD-RW
Operating System MS WinXP Home
Wireless LAN Built in Wireless LAN 802.11b 11Mbps
Weight Kg 7.1

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The Acer Aspire 1705SMi has been specifically designed for employees of small and medium businesses and for self employed professionals looking for a transportable notebook with a full desktop sized screen for stunning detail and clarity for both work and entertainment use wherever they stay. Great for relaxed viewing of complex worksheets and devastating multimedia presentations, it is also the ideal choice for selected private users who don´t want space consuming PC´s around the house, but still need a removable computer for entertainment, for access to the internet, and for home applications.

The Acer Aspire 1705SMi also has the nVidia GeForce Go5600 VGA engine with 128MB RAM and DVD-RW drive so you can burn your own DVD's. For more on the nVidia Go5600 click here

Processor & Core Logic
Intel® Pentium® 4 processor 3.06GHz with Hyper-Threading technology
Integrated 512KB L2 Cache
SiS M650 with SiS 962 chipset
533MHz processor system bus

System Memory
Standard 512MB DDR-266 SDRAM, upgradeable to max. 2048MB* on dual DIMM sockets (*depending on availability of 1024MB modules)

Storage
120GB ATA-100 HDD

Storage Devices
Integrated 1.44MB 3.5” FDD
Integrated MediaBay with:
DVD-RW combo drive
Display & Graphics
17.0” SXGA TFT colour LCD, 1200×1024, 16.7M colours
Depending on configuration:
nVidia GeForce Go5600 VGA engine with 128MB RAM
CRT display at 2048 x 1536 @ 75 Hz via non-interlaced external CRT
Simultaneous LCD and CRT display at:
- 1280 x 1024 @ 85Hz (for CRT)
- 1280 x 1024 @ 60Hz (for LCD)
DualView support
MPEG-2/DVD hardware-assisted capability
Audio
Audio system with two stereo speakers & one sub-woofer
Microphone-in and headphone-out port
Audio DJ music CD control buttons (with MP3 player)
Dimensions & Weight
378 (W) Ă— 320 (D) Ă— 47-55 (H) mm;
14.88” (W) × 12.60” (D) × 1.85-2.17” (H)
7.1kg* for 17.0” LCD model with battery module; 15.60* lbs (*actual weight may differ, depending on configuration)
Networking & Communication
10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet; Wake-on-LAN ready
56K MDC V.90/V.92 data/fax modem (with international PTT approval); Wake-on-Ring ready
Wi-Fi 802.11b wireless LAN

I/O Ports
1 Ă— CardBus type II
1 Ă— RJ-11 jack for modem
1 Ă— RJ-45 jack for Ethernet
1 Ă— DC-in jack for AC adapter
1 Ă— external VGA port
1 Ă— microphone-in jack
1 Ă— headphone-out jack
4 Ă— USB 2.0 ports
1 Ă— S-video-out (NTSC/PAL) port
1 Ă— parallel port
1 Ă— serial port
1 Ă— PS/2-port
2 Ă— IEEE 1394 port
Power Subsystem
ACPI power management standard supporting Standby and Hibernation power
saving modes
3-pin 150W AC adapter
12 cell Li-Ion battery pack
1.5-hour battery life (actual battery life might vary, depending on usage and configuration);
3.5 hours charge-in-use

Keyboard & Pointing Device
Standard 103-/105-/107-/109-key, inverted "T" cursor layout, 2.5mm (minimum) key travel
Four easy-launch keys, including Internet browser, email and 2 user-programmable keys
Built-in touchpad pointing device with four-way buttons
Embedded numeric keypad
International language support

OS Preload
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition

Software
Acer Launch Manager
Norton® AntiVirus 2003
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® 5.0
CyberLink® PowerDVD with DIVX codec technology
NTI® CD Maker 6 Gold (for models featuring DVD/CD-RW combo drive module)

Standard Accessoires
1 x CD-RW disk (for models with DVD+CD-RW combo drive module)
Manual
150W AC-Adapter
Recovery CD

Options
Additional Li-Ion battery pack
Additional 150W AC adapter
256/512MB DDR soDIMM modules

System Compliances
Windows® XP
ACPI
DMI

WarrantyOne Year Collect & Return