Acer TravelMate 4260
Product: Acer TravelMate 4260
Type: Notebook
Configuration:
* Intel Core Duo T2300 (1.66GHz) processor
* 1GB RAM 533/677
* 15.4″ WXGA TFT screen
* 80GB Hard Drive
* 3G/HSDPA-enabled
None Yet.
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Another reason why we should dump our old notebooks for the new just cropped up: 3G wireless capability will be dropping by – via the Acer Aspire and TravelMate series. Among the first notebooks with the upgradable (to the next-generation HSDPA standard) 3G wireless technology include the Acer TravelMate 4260 and Aspire 5650 – both Napa-powered notebooks.
Read more at Pocket-lint.co.uk.
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Vodaphone has announced that its Vodafone Mobile Connect Card Broadband service will be expanded to support High Speed Data Packet Access (HSDPA). The notebook card itself is based on Option’s GlobeTrotter HSPDA card – which was lauched earlier this week. With speeds of up to 1.8Mbps (the upload speed is 384Kbps), HSDPA is “…up to five times faster than today’s standard 3G networks.” This will come in handy for the Acer TravelMate 4260 and Aspire 5650 – the two HSDPA-enabled Acer notebooks announced earlier.
But while Acer was the first notebook manufacturer to announce support for HSDPA, Dell seems to have taken greater initiative by partnerning Vodafone to bring HSPDA connectivity to its notebooks.
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When Acer first announced that it would be equipping its newer laptops with 3G wireless capability via the HSDPA standard, the models for two notebooks were revealed: Acer Aspire 5650 and Aspire TravelMate 4260. The former has already been reviewed, while the latter will soon be – at least, according to a Crave at CNET blog post.
The TM4260 will come with a 15″ screen, a 1.66GHz Intel Core Duo processor, a 80GB hard disk drive, and of course, a 3G SIM card which allows you high-speed wireless connectivity in any region with a GSM network.
It’s a pity, however, that it is priced rather exorbitantly at around £1,000 (~US$1,890) – though UK prices are generally a notch or two higher than those state-side.
