Unboxing Acer Travelmate 8372

When there was a time in my life when I really needed a laptop, I was dirt-poor to own it.

And when I’ve come to a period in my life when I could afford stuff, there wasn’t really a need for me to have one.

Such is the vicious cycle in life presenting you with dilemmas and constraints of life.

Well I’ll try and find a good use for the ‘free’ Acer Travelmate 8372 I’ve gotten recently.

Nah it’s not for sale, as the laptop looks quite ‘chio’.

Unboxing Acer Travelmate 8372

Quickie Specs
Windows 7 Home Premiem 64bit
Intel Core i5-460M processor
2.53GHz
3MB L3 cache
Intel HD Graphics
2GB DDR3 Memory
500GB HDD
DVD Super multi DL drive
Acer Nplify 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth 3.0+HS
1.3MP webcam
4-cell Li-ion battery

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Unboxing Acer Travelmate 8372 Specs

Acer is adding the new TravelMate Timeline 8×72 series, including 13.3-inch 8372, 14-inch 8472 and 15-inch models 8572nd All these mobile employees are on the Intel Core i7, Core i5 and i3 based with Intel’s Core HM55 Express Chipset.

The new timeline 8×72 series comes with an Acer TravelMate CineCrystal LED display and is equipped with up to 640 GB or 160 GB SSD equipped. There are also Multi-in-one card reader and a DVD burner. All models support Bluetooth and WiFi, and 3G option.

The new TravelMate timeline provides a design that evokes the quality and professionalism and a slim profile.

Display
Diagonal Size : 13.3″
Max Resolution : 1366 x 768
Technology : TFT LCD with LED backlight, Mercury-free LCD

Processor (CPU)
Type : Intel® Core™ i5-460M
Speed : 2.63GHz
Cache : 3MB Intel® Smart Cache

Chipset
Mobile Intel® HM55 Express

Memory
2GB (1 x 2GB) DDR3 1066 SDRAM (32-bit operating system is limited to using 3GB of available memory) Max : 8GB (2 x 4GB) with 64-bit OS

Graphics Card
Integrated Intel® HD Graphics (128MB dedicated memory)
Microsoft® DirectX® 10.0 support

Hard Drive
500GB SATA 7200rpm

Communication
LAN : Gigabit LAN, Wake-on-LAN ready
WLAN : 802.11b/g/n, Acer® SignalUp technology
Bluetooth : Bluetooth® v3.0 + HS (high speed) wireless PAN

Input
88-keys full-size Acer® FineTouch keyboard, international language support
Play/pause, stop, previous, next, volume up, volume down media control keys printed on keyboard
Multi-gesture touchpad supporting two-finger scroll, pinch, rotate, flip

Audio
Integrated microphone
Two integrated stereo speakers
High-definition audio support
Headphones/speakers/line-out and microphone ports
Microsoft® DirectSound® compatibility

Interface
1 x DC-in
1 x RJ-45 LAN
1 x RJ-11 modem
1 x VGA
1 x Headphones/speaker/line-out
1 x Microphone
3 x USB 2.0
1 x Connector for optional EasyPort IV port replicator

Optical Drive
Integrated variable-speed Super-Multi drive:
-Read – 24X CD-ROM, 24X CD-R, 24X CD-RW, 8X DVD-ROM, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 6X DVD-ROM DL, 6X DVD-R DL, 6X DVD+R DL, 6X DVD-RW, 6X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM
-Write – 24X CD-R, 16X CD-RW, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 4X DVD-R DL, 4X DVD+R DL, 6X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM

Slots
Card Reader : 5-in-1 card reader (MultiMediaCard™, Secure Digital card, Memory Stick®, Memory Stick PRO™ or xD-Picture Card™)

Camera
Acer® Crystal Eye webcam, 1280 x 1024 resolution

Power
Battery : 4-cell Li-Ion
AC adapter : 65W
Battery Life : up to 4.0 hours life with Acer® ePower Management enabled

Security
Acer® Bio-Protection fingerprint reader
User, administrator and hard drive BIOS passwords
Kensington® lock slot
Acer® DASP (Disk Anti-Shock Protection) for hard drive

Operating System
Genuine Windows® 7 Professional

Dimensions and Weight
Width : 323.6mm (12.7″)
Depth : 234.0mm (9.2″)
Height : 26.2mm – 30.5mm (1.0″ – 1.2″)
Weight : 2.1kg (4.6 lbs)

Software
Acer® Bio-Protection
Acer® Crystal Eye
Acer® ePower Management
Acer® eRecovery Management
Acer® Identity Card
Acer® PowerSmart Manager
Acer® Registration
Acer® Updater
Acer® Video Conference Manager
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader
Adobe® Flash® Player
eSobi™
Google™ Toolbar
McAfee® Internet Security Suite (trial version)
Microsoft® Silverlight®
Norton™ Online Backup
Skype™
Windows Live™ Essentials
Downgrade right to Genuine Windows® XP Professional (can be installed in place of, not in addition to, the pre-installed OS)