Acer Ferrari 1004WTMi Review

Reviews of the Acer Ferrari 1004WTMi

6.1

CNET Review

October 12, 2006

The Good: Cool Ferrari styling; strong performance; comfortable keyboard; built-in rotating Webcam; plenty of ports and connections.

The Bad: Short battery life; optical drive is not built-in; uncomfortable mouse buttons.

The Bottom Line: The compact Acer Ferrari 1000 features the great looks and fast speed of the Italian sports car, but it doesn't have enough gas for the long haul.

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8.4

alaTest.com

By alaTest | October 10, 2008

Review Summary: Experts rate this product 69/100 and users 83/100. Comparing these reviews to 90478 other Laptop Computers reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 84/100 = Very Good.

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9.6

xbitlabs.com

By Alexander Britvin | December 6, 2007

Review Summary: Acer has brought the spirit of Formula 1 racing into the sector of ultra-compact laptops. The robust and stylish carbon case of the 1005WTMi contains a fast and functional configuration. Ferrari admirers are going to be crazy about this machine, even thou

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8.0

techtree.com

By Frazier Barretto | March 12, 2007

Review Summary: This laptop comes from Acer who are partners with Ferrari providing them technologies in their Formula 1 racing.

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7.0

laptoplogic.com

By Steve Martinez | January 24, 2007

Review Summary: The Acer Ferrari 1000 is stylish, loaded with features and accessories, and is plenty fast thanks to the AMD dual core processor. Outside of these three accolades, how does one recommend the Ferrari 1000? It is heavy for the 12? ultraportable category, ba

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Manufacturer: Acer

Part number: LX.FR606.041

General

Built-in Devices Wireless LAN antenna, Stereo speakers, Bluetooth antenna
Width 11.9 in
Depth 8.7 in
Height 1.4 in
Weight 3.7 lbs
Color Gloss black
Localization United States
Notebook type Ultraportable (Under 4 lbs.)
Screen type High-gloss/Anti-glare screen, Wide-screen

Processor

Processor AMD Turion 64 X2 mobile technology TL-56 / 1.8 GHz
Multi-Core processor technology Dual-Core
64-bit processor Yes
Processor features Integrated memory controller, AMD64 technology, HyperTransport technology, PowerNow! technology, Enhanced Virus Protection
Chipset type ATI Radeon Xpress 1150

Cache Memory

Type L2 cache
Cache size 1 MB

RAM

Installed Size 1 GB / 2 GB (max)
Technology DDR2 SDRAM - 667 MHz
RAM configuration features 2 x 512 MB

Storage Controller

Storage controller type Serial ATA
Storage Controller / Serial ATA Interface Serial ATA-150

Storage

Floppy Drive None
Hard Drive 160 GB - Serial ATA-150 - 5400 rpm
Storage Removable None
Hard drive type Portable

Optical Storage

Type DVD?RW (?R DL) / DVD-RAM - External
CD / DVD read speed 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD)
CD / DVD write speed 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD?R) / 4x (DVD?R DL)
CD / DVD rewrite speed 16x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) / 5x (DVD-RAM)

Optical Storage (2nd)

2nd optical storage type None

Card Reader

Card reader type 5 in 1 card reader
Supported flash memory cards MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick Pro, Memory Stick, SD Memory Card, XD-Picture Card

Display

Display Type 12.1 in TFT active matrix
Max Resolution 1280 x 800 ( WXGA )
Widescreen Display Yes
Color Support 24-bit (16.7 million colors)
Features CrystalBrite

Video

Graphics Processor / Vendor ATI Radeon Xpress 1150
Video Memory Shared video memory (UMA)

Audio

Audio output type Sound card
Audio output compliant standards DirectSound
Audio Input Microphone

Notebook Camera

Camera Type Integrated
Notebook Camera / Sensor Resolution 1.3 Megapixel
Image Sensor Type CMOS
Notebook Camera / Camera Features 225 degree rotation

Input Device(s)

Input device type Keyboard, 4-way scroll button, Touchpad

Telecom

Modem Fax / modem
Max transfer rate 56 Kbps
Protocols & Specifications ITU V.92
Modem features Wake on Ring

Networking

Networking Network adapter
Networking / Wireless LAN Supported Yes
Data link protocol Gigabit Ethernet, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n (draft), Bluetooth 2.0 EDR
Remote management protocol DMI 2.0
Networking features Acer SignalUp
Networking standards Wi-Fi CERTIFIED, IEEE 802.11b, Bluetooth 2.0, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n (draft)

Expansion / Connectivity

Expansion Slots Total (Free) 1 ( 1 ) x Memory Stick, 2 ( 0 ) x Memory, 1 ( 1 ) x SD Memory Card, 1 ( 1 ) x XD-Picture Card, 1 ( 1 ) x PC Card - Type II
Interfaces 1 x Audio - SPDIF output/headphones/line-out - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, 1 x Audio - Line-in - Mini-phone 3.5 mm, 1 x Microphone - Input - Mini-phone 3.5 mm, 1 x Infrared - IrDA, 1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire), 1 x Display / video - S-video output, 4 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type A, 1 x Display / video - HDMI - 19 pin HDMI Type A, 1 x Network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45, 1 x Display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15), 1 x Docking / port replicator, 1 x Modem - Phone line - RJ-11

Miscellaneous

Included Accessories Bluetooth VoIP phone
Features Security lock slot (cable lock sold separately), Wake on LAN, System password, Administrator password, Disk Anti-Shock Protection System (DASP)
Compliant Standards ACPI

Power

Power device form factor External
Voltage Required AC 120/230 V

Battery

Technology Lithium ion
Installed Qty 1 / 2 (max)

Operating System / Software

OS Provided Microsoft Windows XP Professional - English
Software Acer Voice Connection Manager, Acer OrbiCam, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Acer Empowering Technology, Acer Launch Manager, Acer GridVista, Norton AntiVirus (OEM), CyberLink PowerDVD (OEM), NTI CD-Maker (OEM)