Acer Notebook - TravelMate

The TravelMate 8104Mi is a spectacular model from the house of Acer. Keeping in mind the recent trend of making notebooks as small and light as possible, this acer notebook - TravelMate, tries to strike a balance between weight and dimension and comes out with flying colors.

Weighing only 2.85kgs and measuring 36.3cm by 26.5cm this acer notebook is a stylishly made slick model and normally comes in a metallic gray color.

The acer notebook screen has a 15.4-inch Widescreen TFT panel and a native resolution of 1680 by 1050 pixels, which is ideally suited for watching DVDs. The TravelMate keyboard is every user's delight. This acer notebook has a FineTouch 5 degree curved keyboard which makes it more convenient for typing.

The battery stand by time for this acer notebook is about two-and-a-half hours - which is slightly on the low side, but still manageable. It runs on the latest Intel mobile technology, the second generation of Centrino, code-named Sonoma, which is named after a Californian wine-growing region. As with the previous version, only a notebook having all three Intel elements - Pentium M processor, 915 chipset and WLAN (Wireless LAN) - can be labeled a Centrino product. TravelMate 8104Mi is an acer notebook running on Intel Pentium M 760 - which, in other words, is basically a 2GHz Dothan Pentium M. The Dothan is the latest version of the Pentium M and has a FSB speed of 533MHz, 2MB of L2 cache and Enhanced Speedstep technology. In addition, this acer notebook has an i915PM chipset and 512MB of DDRII memory running in dual channel operation. In case 512 MB of memory is not sufficient, the acer notebook can be enhanced to 2GB with the help of two SO-DIMM slots.

This Acer notebook provides Net access through Ethernet, modem or WLAN as well as built-in Bluetooth capability. The Acer notebook also provides stunning graphics with the help of a 128MB ATI Mobility Radeon. It has a graphics configuration that ensures that games can be played with ease. When tested with FarCry, this remarkable acer notebook - TravelMate 8104Mi - delivered a playable 32fps at 1024 by 768 pixels, with all details set at maximum - which is undoubtedly quite outstanding performance in terms of laptop standard. True to its name - TravelMate 8104Mi - is certainly an ideal travel companion.