Acer Ferrari 4005 WLMi Notebook
The Acer Ferrari 4005 WLMi like other Acer Ferrari notebook is Acer notebook sponsorship for Ferrari’s F1 racing team. Acer design this notebook from carbon fiber for it’s lid and rubberized trim finish, make this machine have an amazing look. The build is quite solid with flawless case. The keyboard is curved but still easy to type on. The keys are nice, a bit light with average travel. The touchpad is also good.
The Ferrari 4005 WLMi powering by 2.0 GHz AMD Turion 64 ML-37 backed up by 1 GB RAM and ATI RADEON X700 video 128 MB graphics card. The 2.0 GHz AMD Turion processor is fast and powerfull, even when compare with Intel’s Pentium 4 processor. When doing multi-tasking, the 4005 still running great. For storage, the Ferrari 4005 WLMi used 100 GB, 5400 rpm hard disk drive. It’s adequate, but 7200 rpm will give more speed.
The notebook used 15″ screen CrystalBrite. This screen is great and still nice when using outdoor.
For Wireless connectivity, the notebook use Broadcom’s 802.11G Wi-Fi and Infra Red. This Wi-Fi works well. There’s also Ferrari’s antena which is give more power signal when used. It’s a great feature from Acer.
The notebook’s battery will give 2-2.5 hours under normal use. It’s adequate, but Acer should do better. 3-4 hours is realistic time for today notebook’s battery life time.
Overall, the Acer Ferrari 4005 WLMi is a pretty notebook with amazing performance. Acer also build this notebook great and will run next coming Windows Vista very well. It’s a good high-end notebook choice.
The Ferrari 4005 specs are :
Processor : AMD Turion 64 2.0 GHz
Display : 15″ WideScreen
Graphics : ATI RADEON X700 128 MB 128-bit video RAM
Memory : 1 GB SODIMM
Hard Drive : 100 GB, 5400 rpm
Optical Drive : DVD
Wireless : Broadcom 802.11G Wi-Fi
Weight : 6.3 pounds
Price : Starting at $ 1.900
