Acer America Continues To Evolve Industry's First Full-Sized Convertible Tablet

July 21, 2005 -- Acer America Corporation today introduced further refinement to the industry's first convertible Tablet PC with a 14.1" display, the TravelMate C310. Featuring Intel Centrino mobile technology, the TravelMate C310 continues Acer's legacy of providing innovative Tablet and Notebook PC's to end-users who demand a combination of performance and functionality. The TravelMate C310 delivers the flexibility of ink and text input, breakthrough performance, best-in-class connectivity options, and a big 14.1" XGA display with a full-size keyboard and an internal, modular optical drive.

"Acer's Tablet PC heritage began with the world's first convertible Tablet PC, the TravelMate C100 which was the platform of choice by Microsoft and continues now with our second generation full-sized convertible Tablet PC, the TravelMate C310," said Maarten de Haas, vice president, Marketing and Product Management, Acer America. "Acer's Tablet legacy is focused on continuing to evolve the Tablet platform and bring Tablet functionality to the masses. The feature set of the TravelMate C310 will allow end-users to utilize this newest Tablet not only as a mobile solution, but also as a desktop replacement system in corporate environments."

Robust Performance, Full Size Package
Offering an unprecedented set of features, including up to an Intel Pentium M Processor 760, 1 GB DDR RAM and NVIDIA GeForce Go 6200 graphics, the TravelMate C310 updates Acer's award-winning convertible design that allows the unit to be used in either conventional notebook mode with keyboard or tablet mode with the provided stylus. Integrated Wi-Fi 802.11b/g WLAN support allows users to connect to widely available wireless networks.

This convertible Acer Tablet incorporates up to a 100GB removable hard drive and the hot swappable AcerMedia bay that enables users to access data on a variety of media including either a DVD-Dual (DVD+/-RW) or DVD/CD-RW combo drive along with a 4-in-1 card reader for optional MultiMediaCard, Secure Digital card, Memory Stick or Memory Stick PRO options. Preloaded with Microsoft® Windows® XP Tablet PC Edition operating system and weighing just 6.4 pounds, the TravelMate C310 provides the freedom and flexibility for mobile users in a full-sized notebook system.

The Acer TravelMate C310 offers a brilliant 14.1" XGA display, up to 2GB of DDR333 SDRAM and integrated NVIDIA GeForce Go 6200 graphics chipset for outstanding multimedia performance. In addition to wireless 802.11b/g, the TravelMate offers 3 USB 2.0 ports, an IEEE 1394 port, gigabit LAN connection, and a 56K V.92 modem.

Pricing
The Acer TravelMate C310 series is available through Acer authorized resellers throughout North America with prices starting at $1699. For more information about Acer America, visit the website at: www.acer.com/us.

SOURCE Acer America Corporation

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