Acer Travelmate 2423 Laptop PC

Acer TravelMate 2423 WXCi laptop features Intel Celeron M 370, 14.1-inch WXGA display, GMA 950 graphic chipset and Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Connection.

The Acer TravelMate 2423WXCi is small in size measuring 33.5 L x 24 B x 3.4 H cm and lightweight at about 2.4 kg without battery and 2.9 kgs with battery pack.

Based on 1.5 GHz Intel Celeron M 370 CPU with 1 MB L2 cache, 400 MHz FSB, the Acer TravelMate 2423 laptop comes with 256 MB DDR2 400 RAM, 40 GB Hard drive, CD-RW / DVD Combo drive, Wireless LAN, 56K ITU V.92 modem.

Acer TravelMate 2423 laptop has 14.1-inch (35.8 cm) WXGA Widescreen Active Matrix TFT Color LCD with CrystalBrite managed by Intel Graphics Media Accelerator GMA 950 Integrated giving upto 1280 x 800 pixels display resolution.

TravelMate 2423/2403 comes in two versions WXMi and NWXMi which differs only in OS installed - NWXMi has a (Linpus) Linux system installed where as WXMi comes with Windows XP. Linpus is very limited in software included as it lacks even X window system and has only text consoles. acer2423

A first time non-tache buyer would find it touch to upgrade the linux version for enhanced functionality. Windows XP (though costilier) would suit most of non-techie users to start with.

I/O Ports

3 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type A
1 x modem - phone line - RJ-11
1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45
1 x display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15)
1 x audio - line-in/microphone - mini-phone 3.5 mm
1 x audio - line-out/headphones - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
1 x audio - line-in - mini-phone 3.5 mm

Acer TravelMate 2423 laptop Specifications:

• Intel Celeron-M with 1 MB L2 cache, 1.5GHz, 400 MHz FSB
• Intel 915 graphics card (DualHead, 128 MB of shared ram)
• 256 MB DDR2 SDRAM 400 MHz - PC2-3200, Maximum 2-GB
• 40-GB Serial-ATA hard drive, 5400 rpm
• Dual layer DVD+/-RW

Display & Graphic

• 14.1-inch (35.8 cm) WXGA Widescreen Active Matrix TFT Color LCD with CrystalBrite
• Intel Graphics Media Accelerator GMA 950 Integrated
• 1280 x 800 pixels resolution

Network & Communication

• Acer InviLink 54Mbps Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Connection
• 10/100 Ethernet LAN Card
• 56Kbps V.92 Data/Fax Modem

Other features

• Expansion Slots: 1 x PC Card Type II
• AC/MC 97 sound Card and modem
• 3 USB v2.0 ports
• 4-cell Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) Standard Battery, 1.5 Hrs backup
• Dimensions: Width 14.3 in, Depth 10.8 in, Height 1.3 in
• Weight: 2.9 kgs with power pack

Price and Availability

The Acer TravelMate 2423 Laptop cost about Rs. 29,900 with one year standard warranty and free carry bag. Please visit www.acer.co.in for more details about this and other Acer products.