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Aspire 5738Z
• Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium
Operating System
• Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic
Processor &
Chipset
Memory
HDD
Storage
Display
Graphics
Multimedia
• Intel® Pentium® dual-core mobile processor with up to 1 MB L2 Cache, supporting Intel®
64 architecture
• Mobile Intel® GL40 Express Chipset
• Dual-channel DDR3 SDRAM support
• Up to 4 GB of DDR3 1066 MHz memory, upgradeable to 8 GB using two soDIMM
modules (for 64-bit OS)
• One S-ATA hard disc drive
• 4X Blu-ray DiscTM/DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive
• 8X DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive
• 5-in-1 card reader, supporting Secure DigitalTM (SD) Card, MultiMediaCard (MMC),
Memory Stick® (MS), Memory Stick PROTM (MS PRO), xD-Picture CardTM (xD)
• 15.6" HD 1366 x 768 pixel resolution, high-brightness (220-nit) Acer CineCrystalTM LED-
backlit TFT LCD, supporting simultaneous multi-window viewing via Acer GridVistaTM
• 16.7 million colours
• 16:9 aspect ratio
• 8 ms high-def response time
• 60% color gamut
• Mobile Intel® GL40 Express Chipset with integrated 3D graphics, featuring Intel®
Graphics Media Accelerator 4500M (Intel® GMA 4500M) with up to 1759 MB of Intel®
Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0 (64 MB of dedicated video memory, up to 1695
MB of shared system memory*), supporting Microsoft® DirectX® 10 or
(* depending on size of system memory)
• NVIDIA® GeForce® G105M with up to 2303 MB of TurboCacheTM (512 MB of dedicated
DDR2 VRAM, up to 1791 MB of shared system memory*), supporting NVIDIA®
CUDATM PureVideo® HD technology, OpenEXR High Dynamic-Range (HDR)
technology, Shader Model 4.0, Microsoft® DirectX® 10
(* depending on size of system memory)
• DualViewTM support
• MEPG-2/DVD acceleration, decoding
• WMV9 (VC-1) and H.264 (AVC) decoding
• HDMITM (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital
Content Protection) support
• Acer ArcadeTM Deluxe featuring Acer CinemaVisionTM and Acer ClearVisionTM
technologies
• Dolby®-optimized surround sound system with two built-in stereo speakers
• Optimized 3rd Generation Dolby Home Theater® audio enhancement, featuring Dolby®
Digital Live, Dolby Pro Logic® IIx, Dolby® Headphone, Dolby® Natural Bass, Dolby®
Sound Space Expander, Dolby® Inverse Filtering, Dolby® High Frequency Enhancer
technologies
• True5.1-channel surround sound output
• High-definition audio support
• S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) support for digital speakers
• MS-Sound compatible
• Built-in microphone
Communication
I/O Interface
Security
Power Supply &
Battery
Keyboard &
Special Controls
• Acer Video Conference, featuring integrated Acer Crystal Eye webcam supporting
enhanced Acer PrimaLiteTM technology
(manufacturing option)
• Optional Acer Xpress VoIP phone
• Acer InviLinkTM NplifyTM 802.11b/g/Draft-N Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® network connection,
supporting Acer SignalUpTM wireless technology, or
• Acer InviLinkTM 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® network connection, supporting Acer
SignalUpTM wireless technology
• 56K ITU V.92 modem with PTT approval; Wake-on-Ring ready
• Gigabit Ethernet; Wake-on-LAN ready
• Bluetooth® 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
(manufacturing option)
• UMTS/HSPA at 850/1900/2100 MHz and quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
(850/900/1800/1900 MHz), upgradeable to 7.2 Mb/s HSDPA and 2 Mb/s HSUPA,
supporting receiver diversity and equalizing at 2100 MHz
(manufacturing option)
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5-in-1 card reader (SDTM, MMC, MS, MS PRO, xD)
4x USB 2.0 ports
HDMITM port with HDCP support
1x external display (VGA) port
1x Headphone/speaker/line-out jack with S/PDIF support
1x Microphone-in jack
1x Line-in jack
1x Modem (RJ-11) port
1x Ethernet (RJ-45) port
1x DC-in jack for AC adapter
• Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint solution, featuring Windows® logon, computer protection,
Acer FingerLaunch, ProfileLaunch, MusicLaunch, Password Bank, MyLaunch, FingerNav
(manufacturing option)
• Slot for Kensington lock
• BIOS user, supervisor, HDD passwords
• ACPI 3.0 CPU power management standard: supports Standby and Hibernation power-
saving modes
• 48.8 W (6-cell) Li-ion battery pack
• Up to 3-hour battery life
• • 2.5-hour rapid charge system-off
• 3.5-hour charge-in-use
• 65W AC adapter
• ENERGY STAR® 5.0
• 103-/104-/107-key keyboard, with inverted "T" cursor layout, 1.8 mm (minimum) key
travel
• Multi-gesture touchpad pointing device, supporting:
• Circular-motion scrolling
• Pinch-action zoom
• Page flip
• Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint reader, featuring Acer FingerNav 4-way control function
(manufacturing option)
• 11 function keys, four cursor keys, two Windows® keys, hotkey controls, independent
standard numeric keypad, international language support
• Acer PowerSmart key
• Easy-launch keys: Acer Backup, WLAN, 3G*, volume up/down, touchpad lock
(* manufacturing option)
• Media keys (printed on keyboard): play/pause, stop, previous, next
Weight &
Dimensions
• 383 (W) x 250 (D) x 26/37 (H) mm (15.1 x 9.9 x 1.03/1.5 inches)
• 2.8 kg (6.16 lbs.) with 6-cell battery pack
Temperature & humidity test
Free drop test
Acoustics test
Weight and Pressure tests
Spillage test
Shock and Vibration tests
Electrostatic discharge immunity test
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure) test
Hinge life test
Keyboard-switch life test
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Quality &
Reliability Tests
• Acer ArcadeTM Deluxe featuring Cinema, Album, Music, Acer HomeMedia, Online Media
  • Acer Backup Manager
    • Acer eRecovery Manager
      • Acer PowerSmart Manager
        • Acer Bio-Protection
          • (only on models with fingerprint reader)
            • Acer Crystal Eye
              • (only on models with webcam)
                • Acer GridVistaTM
                  • Acer Launch Manager
                     Acer GameZone
                    Acer Game Console
                   Acer 3G Connection Manager
                  (only on 3G models)
                 McAfee Internet Security Suite 60-day trial version
                Adobe Flash® Player
                Adobe® Reader®
                 Google ToolbarTM
                  Google DesktopTM
                   NTI Media MakerTM
                    Microsoft® Works with Office Home and Student 2007 Trial (Service Pack 1)
• Acer Xpress VoIP phone and Acer Video Conference Manager pack
  • Memory expansion modules
    • Additional battery
      • Additional AC adapter
        • External USB floppy disk drive
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Software
Options
Warranty
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• One-year International Travellers Warranty (ITW)