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    Leaked Acer Aspire One 571 has Blu-ray, 720p Screen

    Discussion in 'Notebook News and Reviews' started by Charles P. Jefferies, May 15, 2009.

  1. Charles P. Jefferies

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    Leaked Acer Aspire One 571 has Blu-ray, 720p Screen
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    According to a post on macles.blogspot, Acer is planning to introduce an Aspire One 571 netbook with a higher-resolution screen and high-definition playback capability. The Aspire One 751 will still have a 10.1-inch screen, but the resolution has been increased to 1280x720 (16:9). Its Intel Atom N280 processor does not have the power to run high-definition video, so Acer equipped the 571 with a Quartics Q1721 Multimedia Coprocessor, which can process H.264 in addition to hardware scaling and filtering.
    The other interesting feature about the Aspire One 571 is the addition of an optical disc drive, but this is no ordinary optical disc drive: it is a mini Blu-ray player that sits under the left palmrests. Mini Blu-ray discs hold 1GB of data and have a 32mm diameter.
    There is no word on pricing or a release date.

    Full Story (macles.blogspot.com)
    Via (Engadget.com)

     
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    Charles P. Jefferies, May 15, 2009
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  2. amj1627

    amj1627 Notebook Consultant

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    They should publish HD movies on devices like SD-HC cards or some other type of flash device.
     
    amj1627, May 15, 2009
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  3. Ridley23

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    Oh wow, sounds exciting! I hope it isn't too much, because it seems that we are moving from netbook to notebook with these announcements...
     
    Ridley23, May 15, 2009
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  4. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    pointless...who the hell needs mini blu ray if mini dvd holds 1.4 gb :p
     
    Xirurg, May 15, 2009
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  5. Wolfpup

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    Ummm....I want an optical drive in any computer I buy, but I'm not seeing much point to including a non-standard one.

    Wow, it's Blu Ray on a mini-notebook!....except no actual Blu Rays will play.

    Kind of funny/weird too to use a special media chip. It's like at some point it makes a lot more sense to just throw in a real CPU and GPU, and a real Blu Ray drive.
     
    Wolfpup, May 15, 2009
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  6. Charles P. Jefferies

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    I don't see the point of a mini-Blu-ray drive either; I didn't even know they existed.

    I wonder how that multimedia coprocessor works - do you need to use special software, etc.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, May 15, 2009
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  7. JDELUNA

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    Hmmm I was just at a local Super Walmart today and I think I saw this netbook, but I *think* it had a Walmart sticker on it that said 1368 x 768. It was just the display and it was not on so I could not check it out. It would be nice if that was the resolution. Price I believe was set at $398. I hope this helps. God Bless :)
     
    JDELUNA, May 15, 2009
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  8. goofball

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    you may have seen the 11.6" acer.
     
    goofball, May 15, 2009
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  9. Angelic

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    I don't exactly see this becoming a trend...so dumb.
     
    Angelic, May 16, 2009
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  10. mexia

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    I will not lie to you but the mini blue ray doesn't have a future. I don't like it and i haven't seen it yet. [​IMG]
     
    mexia, Nov 4, 2009
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  11. Angelic

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    Please don't necrothread.
     
    Angelic, Nov 4, 2009
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  12. Howitzer225

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    The space for the mini blu-ray could've been used for something more functional.
     
    Howitzer225, Nov 4, 2009
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