New Acer TravelMate 8200 Dual Core Napa Notebook Revealed (pics, specs)

The Acer Travelmate 8200 will be announced this week, this is a newIntel dual core processorbased notebook with a 15.4" widescreen. The TravelMate 8200 will have an Intel Core Duo 2.0GHz processor, carbon fiber cover (like the Ferrari), fast GDDR3 memory, an ATI X1600 256MB graphics card and a built-in camera 1.3MP camera with a unique 225-degree swivel ability. Yeah, it's hot.

Acer TravelMate 8200 Specs

• Intel CoreDuo 2.0GHz processor (Intel Yonah processor)
• 2GB RAM 533/677
• 15.4" WXGA screen
• Seagate 120GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
• ATIRadeon X1600 256MB (256 dedicated while 256MB can be borrowed from main memory)
• DVD-DL Burner
• Built-in 1.3 Mega pixel camera, with 225-degree swivel ability
• New Intel Pro wireless 3945 a/b/g
• Built-in VOIP capability
• Weight of 6.6lbs
• Approximately 6 hours of batterylife (87W 7800mAH )
• Carbon Fiber finish lid

Acer TravelMate 8200 with carbon fiber lid (view larger image)

This notebook also has a bunch of security options built-in, but it is focused on the consumer market and with the ATI X1600 graphics card and Intel Core Duo 2.0GHz processor it'll offer unbelievable performance and gaming possibilities. Acer should have this on the show floor at CES 2006 where it will be officially announced.

Pricing and Availability: Acer Travelmate 8200

Thanks to forums543club.net for pictures provided in this article: http://www.543club.net/viewtopic.php?t=7678

 

Whoa looks awesome..

 

What's the price? Should be around 2k right?

 

Probably, We'll see it tomorrow night and should be able to report back on pricing and snag some more pictures.

 

Woof!

512MB graphics card? Is that a typo?

That's awesome either way.

 

Maybe the 512Mb is with ATI's "HyperMemory" - Could be that it has 256Mb real and sucks down another 256Mb from system memory via the PCI express bus. I'm just speculating though... 512Mb seems a lot for a notebook card when most desktop ones don't even have that much yet. Even if it were less than 512Mb dedicated mem though, it looks like this one will be a nice beastie!

 

Well, the Nvidia 7800GTX desktop has 512mb but that card cost alot of money...

 

I agree with coriolis,

I have never liked the looks and all around Acer but this might be an option in my next purchase.

 

I love the carbon fiber top, so cool looking. When I first saw this I thought it was a new Ferrari, but that's not the case. Given the high specs on this machine, I fear for the price of it :-/

 

"like the Ferrari"

The high end Travelmate is always the base for the Ferrari

The Ferrari usualy as better case and better graphic card and higher end LCD ( I could be wrong but thats what I observed on the default model. ) .

If this is the high end Travelmate , and if Acer still as Ferrari deal , cant wait to see the Ferrari 5000

 

I don't really think that the X1600 chipset is able to explode the real power of 512mg.... I mean, it is not the highest end chipset that ATI has got. Anyway.... looks good, more options for my next purchase. lol

 

Looks like a GREAT lappy...but like you guys said I am going to fear the pricetag. It might be a possibility for later this year to purchase. For now my I9300 is doing it right.

 

Thats awesome. Wow. Thats incredible. And Acer to beat it all.

 

MMM!!! if this is a taste of what's to come, I'm definitely saving my money for future laptops *nods at Asus V6J*

 

I have no doubt how fast / performance it has ...

but how much is it
maybe more than $3,000 ??

 

How much of a performance increase will the dual core yonah give over a similarly spec'ed single core p-m? Will the prices for the single core ones start to drop soon?

 

How heavy is that going to be god i would die to go to ces

 

Have you ever used an Acer Ferrari with a few external USB2 devices ?
Check out where all these USB device plug-in in the laptop, just on the right-front side of the laptop. Not terrible convenient if you a right handed user.

 

Anyone know of any plans to release a 17" laptop with a Dual Core? AutoCAD (and games) looks much better on a big screen.

 

Keep an eye out for upcoming Dell's. I can't say more than that.

 

In a notebookforums thread about this computer, people have been saying that European stores already are taking preorders. The euro price is 2230, which is equivalent to $2800+ in American
. Midrange laptop going for such a high price, considering you can get a very nice Sager 5720 for that amount of money.

 

This seems like a trend, but last year as well, Acer was among the first to announce a laptop for the then new Centrino Sonoma platform. The 8200 looks deadly, but should be pricey too, considering the specs.

Cheers!


Dell Inspiron 8600 |Celeron M 1.5 GHz|768MB RAM|30GB HD|32MB nVIDIA GeForce 5200 FX Go5200

 

Wow, nice battery life. I guess all those parts designed with power savings in mind really pay off. I want one of those x1600.

 

What is the screen resolution?

 

Screen resolution is WXGA. Also, thanks to wiz33 who informed me that the X1600 card is 256MB dedicated and 256MB can be taken from main memory -- so it's really only 256MB not 512MB as originally stated in the article (which I have now adjusted).

 

Not that I doubt you , but wouldn't it be odd to 'downgrade' the screen resolution from WSXGA+ (in the 8100) to just WXGA?

http://us.acer.com/acerpanam/page9....aram=US&LanguageISOCtxParam=en&crc=3056931031

 

From trusted source, the screen resolution is WSXGA+ (1680x1050) and as Caudovittatus already wrote, the ATI graphics is using HyperMemory technology to have access to 256MB of system RAM in addition to its dedicated 256MB GDDR3 VRAM.

 

GDDR3 VRAM - very nice. Should make the X1600 perform quite well, I will be interested to see the benchmarks.

As for the laptop itself - $2,800 or so is too much in my opinion. A Sager NP-5720 with a Go7800GTX is less than that. As a matter of fact, for that amount of money, you could get a nicely spec'd out 9750 too.

 

I WANT ONE!!!!

cool, looking at the original pics, that card to the side of the laptop is a bluetooth voip phone! COOL

 

The screen is definately WSXGA+ (1680x1050) and is brighter than the 8104 screen. Also the price should be lower than $2800. Laptop pricing in Europe tends to be higher than the US for a couple of reasons. The market is not as competitive as the US and the sales volume is usually much higher in the US resulting in bigger discount to the distributors.

 

ESP: $2499 confirmed by Gordon Rosenberg, Acer Central Region Sales Executive. Due out late Jan.

I'm ordering one by end of Feb (gotta save up some dough!)

 

How the hell is that midrange!?!?!?

 

Plus most European countries have the sales tax included in the quoted price. Considering that sales taxes are around 15 to 20 percent over there this would make it a bot more affordable.

 

Wow this looks very very nice. And it would be very nice to have it. But Acer would also like to have your money... over $2k! AHHHHHHHH!

 

O.K. would someone mind enlightening me on Dual Core Processors? How does it have such good battery life? 6 hours? Jeez. Does that mean dual core processors run cool like the Pentium-M do? I don't want it to verheat:

Also, if they're offering end of the Janurary, where can I buy this bad boy?

Lastly, how much can I trust buying something that just came out? I heard this laptop won the International IT award or something like that. Does that mean it rocks my socks?

Thanks

 

Hey cooldude - check out our News & Reviews forum, that's where all the new notebooks are announced, etc.

Yes, it will run cool as the Pentium M does.

There are a lot of manufacturers with the new dual core processor in their newly released notebooks - if they are all using it, then it has to work (let's hope). Personally, I like having a Sonoma-platform Pentium M, because it's the third generation of the Pentium M platform, with all the bugs worked out, and very stable.

Cheers.

 

looks very cool. I'd definetly have one, 2GB of RAM is quite a lot!

 

There a review of one here:

http://www.trustedreviews.com/article.aspx?page=5319&head=36

£1761, although no supplier is detailed, it got 10/10!

Cameron

theres also a whole load of info about he new processors

 

**** straight 10/10! This is the sweetest lappy I've ever seen!

 

You can say that again!!!

 

T2XP FOR SALE ;-)


P.S. I'm joking :-D

 

even better - Get two of em as SLi totalling a whopping 1024mb video memory

 

Oh god, that last review freaking glorifies the laptop, in my opinion, it'll be a while until those other laptop manufacturer's can make a laptop this sexy.

I want it now... lol...

Oh yeah... you think they're gonna pump the price higher than $2499 when it first comes out?

Last question, on the pictures in the asian website and mentioned in that last review is this PCMIA card that is supposed to support VoIP or have something to do w/ VoIP. Anyone have any ideas to what that little card does? Is it like a wireless microphone?

Thanks

 

"An interesting additional feature is the Bluetooth VoIP phone. Acer is well aware that many notebook users, myself included, use VoIP to keep in touch when traveling abroad. The Bluetooth VoIP phone allows you to happily wander around your hotel room while chatting, without the need to be tied to your notebook via a headset. The VoIP phone is the shape of a PC Card, which isn’t surprising considering that it charges when inserted in the PC Card slot. The only downside to the VoIP phone is that it protrudes from the PC Card slot when it’s charging, so you couldn’t really store it in there. That said, this is still a great little feature from Acer."


So its mainly a headset for voip... or i do think so.

Anyway, I think I'll choose this laptop over the Inspiron 9400... I've seen a 9300 in real life and its HUGEEEE. Not portable at al.

 

Anyone know if you can pull the Optical drive and add a 2nd battery or 2nd HD as you can on some of the competition?

 

I know that its used so that you don't have to be tied to the computer while using a headset.... But what does the card actually do? Does it have a microphone jack on it? Is it a microphone itself?

What is it? other than a card that lets me use VoIP without being tied to the computer.

 

Its just that, a 'hands-free' sort of thingie device, it uses bluetooth to connect to the computer, although when you slot it into the PCMCIA slot it sticks out, so it would only be good to charge it in there. So the is a large possibility that it would get lost if used extensively.

check out this review for more information

http://www.trustedreviews.com/articl...e=5319&head=36

Cameron

 

I am sure most of these hardware specific Questions can be answered using this review I found

http://www.trustedreviews.com/articl...e=5319&head=36

Cameron

 

Yes, you can use the optical bay for a secondary battery or a HD bay.

 

Unfortuntately not. They don't go into the options, Optical drive swap, no details about the VoIP.... Looking forward to a more comprehensive review!

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