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edited August 2004 in Science & Tech
<b>Acer yesterday celebrated Ferrari's Grand Prix World Championship victory with a bright red special edition notebook bearing the famous prancing pony logo and dubbed the Ferrari 3000. </b>

<div align=center><img src="http://www.short-media.com/images/news_images/2003/oct/ferrarinotebook.jpg"&gt;
<I>Image courtesy of The Register</i></div>

[blockquote]Acer is one of the Ferrari racing team's official suppliers. AMD is one of the team's sponsors - check out the tiny logo on the tail fin - and the Ferrari 3000 sports a "powerful AMD processor", though Acer didn't say which one.

The notebook also packs in 512MB of DDR SDRAM, a 60GB hard drive and a DVD writer. The 15in screen is backed by an ATI Radeon Mobility 9200 chip. The Ferrari 3000 provides integrated 802.11g wireless networking adaptor, Bluetooth support, and 10/100Mbps Ethernet and 56Kbps modem fixed-line connections. There's a four-in-one memory card reader, USB and 1394 ports, and S-video output, too.

Acer will ship the Ferrari 3000 next month for around $1999.[/blockquote]

<b>Source: <A href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/33354.html&quot; target="_new">The Register</a>


Comments

  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    Afaik there is no Radeon 9200 mobility, only - Mobility, 9000, 9600 and 9600 Pro.....

    Oh, no, there is. Never seen it before though.
    Should at least have a 9600 Pro.

    NS
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited October 2003
    Blech. I don't like Ferraris. They sound awful, and a lot of them are hideously ugly. Someone tell me when they introduce a Mercedes-inspired notebook.
  • TheLostSwedeTheLostSwede Trondheim, Norway Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    A Mclaren lappy....hmmmm :drools:
  • GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    Geeky1 said
    Blech. I don't like Ferraris. They sound awful, and a lot of them are hideously ugly. Someone tell me when they introduce a Mercedes-inspired notebook.

    And what exactly would a Mercedes-inspired notebook be? Stylish and luxurious, but not quite as fast as the Ferarri Notebook and not quite as nimble as the BMW notebook...
    ;D
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited October 2003
    If you continue to compare Apples to (no, not oranges) Mercedes, I'll have to hurt you. :D
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    GHoosdum said
    Geeky1 said
    Blech. I don't like Ferraris. They sound awful, and a lot of them are hideously ugly. Someone tell me when they introduce a Mercedes-inspired notebook.

    And what exactly would a Mercedes-inspired notebook be? Stylish and luxurious, but not quite as fast as the Ferarri Notebook and not quite as nimble as the BMW notebook...
    ;D

    Na, just flashy and expensive :mullet:

    NS
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    Geeky got owned x2
  • pseudonympseudonym Michigan Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    Ooooh, if it had a 9600, I'd seriously consider it.
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    Blech. I don't like Ferraris. They sound awful, and a lot of them are hideously ugly.

    Yeah, I don't know why I keep buying them! Gonna have to switch back to Astin Martin.
  • edcentricedcentric near Milwaukee, Wisconsin Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    At least it looks like something. I have stickers plastered all over my Toshiba so that I can keep an eye on it in airport security.
    Maybe I can convince my boss that this is the ticket. nfw.
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited October 2003
    Leo, I'm not a big fan of that whole mid-engine "rolling doorstop" look in general. And most Ferraris sound perfectly awful. They really do. I think it has something to do with the small displacement combined with the large number of cylinders, because other small high RPM engines (Porsche comes to mind) sound great. I don't mind the front engine/rear drive Ferraris, but I don't like most of the mid-engine ones. I'd much rather have a Corvette, Viper, Mercedes SL, BMW M3 or something else that doesn't look like a cheese wedge on wheels.
  • GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    </b>I agree with you there, Geeky... but considering your avatar used to be Brain, wouldn't you LIKE a cheese wedge? ;)
  • tcithtcith Sydney, Australia Member
    edited August 2004
    Tell ME when they release a Volvo inspired laptop :cool: (ticth gets his driving cap ready and looks for some nice pillows and a blanket to throw in the back parcel shelf) :rolleyes:
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