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TravelMate 8481 / 8481T / 8481TG / 8481G / SPECIFICATIONS
Product views / 1  Ethernet (RJ-45) port
2  External display (VGA) port
3  HDMI® port
4  eSATA / USB 2.0 port1
5  USB 3.0 port featuring power-off USB charging / 6  Headphone/speaker/line-out jack
7  Microphone-in jack
8  Multi-in-1 card reader
9  Two USB 2.0 ports
10  Wireless on/off switch / 11  Two USB 2.0 ports
12  Kensington lock slot
13  DC-in jack
14  Power button
15  Acer Crystal Eye webcam
Operating system2 / Genuine Windows® 7 Professional 64-bit3
Genuine Windows® 7 Professional 32-bit / Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit3
CPU and chipset2 / Intel® Core™ i7-2617M/i7-2637M/i7-2657M/i7-2677M processor
Intel® Core™ i5-2467M/i5-2537M/i5-2557M processor / Intel® Core™ i3-2357M processor
Mobile Intel® UM67 Express Chipset
Memory2, 4, 5 / Up to 4 GB of DDR3 system memory, upgradable to 8 GB using two soDIMM modules6 (for 64-bit OS)
Up to 2 GB of DDR3 system memory, upgradable to 4 GB using two soDIMM modules7 (for 32-bit OS)
Display / 14" HD 1366 x 768 resolution, Acer ComfyView LED-backlit TFT LCD / Mercury-free, environment-friendly / Frameless super-slim design2
Graphics2 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 520M with NVIDIA® Optimus™ technology (TravelMate 8481G only)
Intel® HD Graphics 3000 with 128 MB of dedicated system memory, supporting Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1 (TravelMate 8481 only)
Audio / High-definition audio support / Two built-in stereo speakers / MS-Sound compatible
Acer PureZone technology with two built-in stereo microphones, featuring beam forming, echo cancellation, noise suppression technologies
Storage / Hard disk drive: 250/320 GB or larger, with enhanced Acer DASP (Disk Anti-Shock Protection)2, 8
Solid state drive: 128 GB or larger2, 7 64 GB or larger, with mini-SATA (mSATA™) interface connector2, 8(for models with mSATA™ only)
Multi-in-1 card reader, supporting: SD, MMC, MS, MS PRO, xD
Webcam / Acer Video Conference,2 featuring:
·  Acer Crystal Eye webcam with 1280 x 1024 resolution
·  Acer Video Conference Manager software, featuring Video Quality Enhancement (VQE) technology, supporting online video calls9
·  Acer PureZone technology
Wireless and networking / WLAN:2, 10, 11
·  Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6205, 802.11a/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ with Acer Nplify™, featuring MIMO technology
·  Acer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™
·  Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™
WPAN:2 Bluetooth® 3.0+HS; Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR
LAN: Gigabit Ethernet, Wake-on-LAN ready
Security / Enhanced Acer DASP (Disk Anti-Shock Protection) / Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint solution,1 featuring Pre-Boot Authentication (PBA), computer protection / Trusted Platform Module (TPM) solution
BIOS user, supervisor, HDD passwords, Kensington lock slot
Dimensions and weight2 / Dimensions: 328.7 (W) x 239.9 (D) x 18/22.3 (H) mm (12.94 x 9.44 x 0.7/0.87 inches)
Weight: 1.5 kg (3.306 lbs.)12 with 4-cell battery pack; 1.7 kg (3.747 lbs.)12 with 8-cell battery pack
Power adapter and battery2 / Power adapter: 3-pin 65 W AC adapter
Battery: 13 hours13, 14 with 87 Wh 6000 mAh 8-cell Li-ion battery pack (TravelMate 8481/8481T only); 6.5 hours13, 14 with 43.8 Wh 2960 mAh 4-cell Li-ion battery pack (TravelMate 8481 only); 9 hours13, 14 with 87 Wh 6000 mAh 8-cell Li-ion battery pack (TravelMate 8481G/8481TG only); 4.5 hours13, 14 with 43.8 Wh 2960 mAh 4-cell Li-ion battery pack (TravelMate 8481G only)
ENERGY STAR®
Software15 / Productivity
·  Acer Backup Manager1
·  Acer eRecovery Management
·  Acer PowerSmart Manager
·  Adobe® Flash® Player 10.1
·  Adobe® Reader® 9.1
·  Bing™ Bar / ·  NewsXpresso™
·  Microsoft® Office 2010 preloaded (purchase a product key to activate)16
·  Microsoft® Office Starter 201017
·  Norton™ Online Backup
Security
·  Acer ProShield / ·  Absolute® Data Protect
·  McAfee® Internet Security Suite Trial18
InstantOn
·  InstantView
Multimedia
·  Corel® WinDVD1
·  NTI Media Maker™1 / Communication and ISP
·  Acer Crystal Eye
·  Acer Video Conference Manager1
·  Microsoft® Silverlight™
·  Skype™
·  Windows Live™ Essentials 20111
Options and accessories / 1/2/4 GB DDR3 soDIMM module
250/320 GB hard disk drive
4-cell Li-ion 2960 mAh battery pack / 8-cell Li-ion 6000 mAh battery pack
USB optical genius mini mouse
3-pin 65 W AC adapter / 1/2/4 GB DDR3 soDIMM module 250/320/500/640/750 GB HDD
9-cell Li-ion 9000 mAh battery pack / 6-cell Li-ion 6000 mAh battery pack
USB optical genius mini mouse
External USB floppy disk drive / 3-pin 90 W AC adapter (TravelMate 8473TG only)
3-pin 65 W AC adapter (TravelMate 8473T only)
System compliance / Wi-Fi®, ACPI 3.0, Mobile PC 2002, DMI 2.0, ENERGY STAR®, EPEAT® Silver, HSF
Warranty / One-year International Travelers Warranty (ITW)
1.  While an eSATA device is plugged in, two USB 2.0 ports remain functional.
2.  Specifications vary depending on model.
3.  64-bit software is required to enjoy the advantages of 64-bit processing.
4.  Up to 1 GB of available system memory may be allocated for system resource requirements.
5.  Shared system memory may be allocated to support integrated graphics, depending on system memory size and other factors. Actual system memory available to the operating system will be reduced by the amount of dedicated and shared system memory utilized by the graphics solution and resources required by the operating environment.
6.  A 64-bit operating system is required to enjoy the ultimate performance of 4 GB or higher memory.
7.  32-bit operating systems are limited to using 3 GB of the available memory.
8.  1 GB is 1 billion bytes. Actual formatted capacity is less and may vary depending on preloaded materials and operating environment. Acer eRecovery Management utilizes up to 10 GB of the stated hard disk capacity as dedicated backup space.
9.  Two VQE-enabled Acer notebooks with dual-core processors are required to enjoy the exclusive benefits and added performance of VQE.
10.  Actual throughput may vary depending on network conditions and environmental factors such as network traffic or overhead, building construction, and access point settings. / 11.  Acer Nplify™, a high-throughput wireless solution, delivers superior performance and reliable connections while enabling emerging voice, video and data applications. Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™, it supports Acer SignalUp™ wireless technology and is compliant with 802.11a/b/g/n, 802.11b/g/n, and 802.11b/g standards.
12.  Weight may vary depending on product configuration, vendor components, manufacturing variability, and selected options.
13.  Battery life indicated is with Acer ePower Management enabled.
14.  The listed battery life is based on MobileMark 2007® productivity mode testing with wireless on. Details of MobileMark2007® testing are available at www.bapco.com. Battery life rating is for comparison purposes only. Actual battery life varies by model, configuration, applications, power management settings, operating conditions, and utilized features. A battery's maximum capacity decreases with time and use.
15.  Bundled software may vary depending on hardware configuration, OS and regional availability.
16.  Purchase an Office 2010 product key to activate one of the following Office 2010 suites preloaded on this PC: Office Home and Student 2010, Office Home and Business 2010, Office Professional 2010.
17.  Includes limited-functionality Microsoft® Word and Excel with advertising; no PowerPoint or Outlook. Purchase Office 2010 to activate full-featured Office.
18.  Trial periods vary depending on the geographic region and specifications: 365-day trial for China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore (Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese OS models); 60-day trial for other regions.
As a phenomenon known to thin-film transistors (TFTs), liquid crystal displays (LCDs) commonly exhibit a small number of discoloration dots, as so-called "non-conforming pixels." This phenomenon is a limitation of TFT LCD technology, not a product defect, and as such is not covered by Acer's warranty.
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