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Acer showcases Digital Home, Ferrari 3200, and new design concept notebooks at Computex 2004
Chairman and CEO Stan Shih is honored for his life-time contribution to the IT industry


TAIPEI, TAIWAN (1 June, 2004) - During the world's third largest IT show - Computex Taipei - Acer is proud to showcase its full range of IT products, under the theme Empowering Technology - Making Your Life Easier. This year's highlights include a range of digital home products, the next generation of Ferrari notebook - the Ferrari 3200, new look notebooks - TravelMate 3200 and Aspire 1800, and more.

Digital Home

The first opportunity to see Acer's range of digital home products since the initial announcement last November, they emphasize Acer's commitment to user empowerment through technology - represented by the designation 'e' in the product names. On display are the Aspire ePC, eBox (a hub that allows digital content to be played on home appliances), and 26-inch screen eTVD (an intelligent, multi-purpose LCD TV).



Ferrari 3200

A striking symbol of Acer and Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro's collaboration, the flawlessly designed Ferrari 3200 instills exceptional performance, brilliant graphics, and lightning-fast connectivity. At this year's Best Choice of Computex awards, the Ferrari 3200 was selected winner for outstanding product design.



New Design Concept Notebooks

The freshly launched Aspire 1800 and TravelMate 3200 sport Acer's new notebook design based around a folio concept. With their streamlined form, pure functional simplicity, and smooth curves, the new notebooks in light and dark shades of metallic finish blend in effortlessly with home and business environments. To improve the user experience, Acer's unique Empowering Key (eKey) launches a friendly interface, enabling users to operate their notebooks in the smartest and most productive way, and truly enjoy the benefit of technology. The Aspire 1800 features the intuitive Aspire Arcade for mobile entertainment, and is the next generation Intel® Pentium® 4 processor desktop replacement for extreme multitasking and nonstop activity. The TravelMate 3200 is a first true commercial Intel® Centrino® 2-spindle innovation weighing at 2kg, and at 1-inch in thickness.



Full Range Product Lines

Acer products step out in force at the Computex show, visitors will also have the chance to see: the Altos line of dependable server and storage systems; Veriton commercial desktop PCs; LCD monitors including the RedDot award-winning 17-inch screen AL1731; projectors and other peripherals; and more.



At the Computex 2004 opening press conference, Acer Chairman and CEO Stan Shih, shared his thoughts on the convergence of PCs with digital home devices, and was honored for his life-time contributions to the IT industry.



Computex Taipei 2004 runs from June 1~5, 2004. Acer's booth is located in Hall 2, F188.







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