Taiwan market: Acer releases 12.1-inch AMD Ferrari for US$2,070

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Taiwan market: Acer releases 12.1-inch AMD Ferrari for US$2,070
Ruby Huang, Taipei; Jessie Shen, DIGITIMES [Friday 4 August 2006]

Acer has announced the availability in Taiwan of its Ferrari 1005, a 12.1-inch dual-core notebook based on the AMD Turion 64 X2 CPU, with a price tag of NT$67,900 (US$2,070).

Currently available notebooks in the Taiwan market that target the high-end segment are priced higher than Acer's 12-inch Ferrari model, including the Sony VAIO AR18 Blu-ray, the Fujitsu Q2010, the ASUS Lamborghini VX-1 and Toshiba's Tecra M5.

Taiwan market: Major high-end notebooks
Item	Sony VAIO AR18 Blu-ray	Fujitsu Q2010	Toshiba Tecra M5	Acer Ferrari 1005	ASUS Lamborghini VX1
CPU	Intel T2600, 2.16GHz	Intel U1400, 1.2GHz	Intel T2500, 2GHz	AMD Turion 64 X2 TL60, 2GHz	Intel T2500, 2GHz
Chipset	Intel 945GM	Intel 945GMS	Intel 945GMS	ATI Radeon Xpress 1150	Intel 945GMS
DDR2 memory	1GB	1GB	1GB	1GB	2GB
HDD	160GB SATA, 5400rpm	80GB ultra ATA-100	80GB SATA, 7200rpm	120GB SATA, 5400rpm	160GB SATA, 5400rpm
Graphics core	Nvidia GeForce Go 7600	NA	Nvidia Quadro, 256MB	ATI Radeon X300	Nvidia GeForce Go 7400, 512MB
Display	17-inch widescreen	12.1-inch widescreen	14-inch SXGA+	12.1-inch widescreen	15-inch widescreen
Weight (kg)	1.69	1	2.37	1.7	2.39
Suggested prices	NT$149,800	NT$138,000	NT$89,800	NT$67,900	NT$108,800

Source: Company websites, compiled by DigiTimes, August 2006

Acer Ferrari 1000-series notebook

Acer Ferrari 1000-series notebook
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ASUS Lamborghini VX1
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