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71w Li-ion (Lithium Ion) Battery Pack
snaps in the rear of the notebook, takes 2.5
hours to fully charge, and holds that charge for an average of 3.5 hours under
normal use. Carefully turn the notebook over, and you’ll find the latches that release
the battery and Matshita optical drive, as well as compartments containing the
Wireless LAN, hard drive, and memory. There’s also another set of ventilation slots.
Here's a head-on
view of the Ferrari
4000. Not only is it
slim, but at 6.3
pounds, its one of the
lightest notebooks in
its class. The series of
perforations flanking
the ports in the
center are the 16-bit
stereo speakers
which sound
surprisingly good for
a laptop.
The Acer Ferrari
4000 is equipped
with a versatile 5-in-
1 card reader that
supports Memory
Stick, Memory Stick
Pro, MultiMediaCard
(MMC), Secure
Digital (SD) and xD-
Picture Card. Further
to the right is the
Internal Microphone
and part of the
Infrared Port.
From left to right:
the other half of the
Infrared Port; Power
and Battery LED
indicators; and an
Audio-Out jack for
things like
headphone and
speakers.
Here are the
button/indicators for
Bluetooth (left) and
Wireless (right)
communications. The
laptop powers-up
with Bluetooth and
Wireless networking
enabled by default.
Both can be manually
enabled and disabled
by pressing the
appropriate button,
or by using the Acer
Launch Manager.
When using the
button/indicators to
manually enable or
disable either the
Bluetooth or
Wireless LAN, the
status will also briefly
show on LCD display
via the OSD (On
Screen Display).
Here, Bluetooth has
been enabled by
pressing the
Bluetooth
button/indicator.
...and here it's
disabled. You'll see a
similar message
displayed for the
Wireless LAN and
speaker volume.
Thanks to Acer
CrystalBrite
technology,
everything from
spreadsheets and
presentations, to
movies and games
look simply fabulous
on the Ferrari 4000's
15.4" XGA wide-
screen LCD.
The Ferrari 4000
signature logo
adorns the LCD
display.
The red styling strip
running across the
top of the Ferrari
4000's LCD display
isn't just for looks.
Dual PIFAs (Planar
Inverted F-Antennas)
are installed
underneath to
improve wireless
signal reception—part
of Acer's SignalUp
technology.
The Ferrari 4000's
"sponsors."
When you’re ready to “pop the hood” and get down to business, you’ll be greeted by
Acer’s gorgeous, high-contrast 15.4” WSXGA+
CrystalBrite™
LCD display with a
