Video: Hands-On With The Acer Ferrari One Notebook
10-12-2009, 09:49    Author: admin    25 Views    0 Comments
 

A luxury notebook is a lot like a luxury car. When you first set your eyes on it, the appropriate reaction should be: Ooooo and Ahhhh. Good design and attention to stylistic detail is a high priority. If you do it right, then it won’t matter if the machine doesn’t go very fast. All that matters is the driver looks good behind the wheel (or the screen).

Though there aren’t too many people who can afford a Ferrari car, a $599 Ferrari ultraportable  is easily within reach. Acer’s Ferrari One zoomed into our offices today and, of course, every guy within a 20 foot radius had to ogle it. I’ll admit, I quite like this 11.6-inch system’s style from the sports car red cover to the embossed logo to the red accents on the sides and deck.

Looks aren’t everything, though. The real test of any notebook is how well it performs. We just started benchmarking it, but I took a few minutes to check out how HD video looked on the beautiful WXGA glossy HD display. The colors are great, but playback was slideshow-like with a 720p trailer, as you’ll see in our hands-on video below.

A full review is coming soon, and I personally can’t wait to see if this notebook lives up to the Ferrari name.



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