Chapter 1 1FeaturesBelow is a brief summary of the computer’s many feature:Platform and memroyAspire 5500Intel® CentrinoTM Mobile Technology, featuring:tIntel ® Pentium® M Processor 730/740/750/760/770 (2 MB L2 cache, 1.60/1.73/1.86/2/2.13 GHz, 533MHz FSB)tIntel ® Pentium® M Processor 725 (2MB L2 cache, 1.6 GHz, 400 MHz FSB)tIntel ® 915GM/PM Express chipsettWireless solution: integrated Intel ® PRO/Wireless 2200BG network connection (dual-band 802.11b/g)Wi-Fi ® CERTIFIEDTM solution, supporting Acer SignalUp wireless technologyAspire 3600tIntel ® Pentium® M Processor 725 (2MB L2 cache, 1.6 GHz, 400 MHz FSB)tIntel ® Celeron® M Processor 350/360/370 (1 MB L2 cache, 1.30/1.40/1.50 GHz, 400 MHz FSB)tIntel ® 910GML Express chipsettWireless solution: integrated Intel ® PRO/Wireless 2200BG network connection (dual-band 802.11b/g)Wi-Fi ® CERTIFIEDTM solution, supporting Acer SignalUp wireless technologyT Intel ® 915GM/PM (for Aspire 5500)/Intel® 910GML (for Aspire 3600)+Intel ICH6-M (Mobile Intel82801FB)T 256/512 MB of DDR2 400/533 MHz memory, upgradeable to 2 GB using two soDIMM modules(dual-channel support)DisplayT 14.1 WXGA color TFT LCD, 1280 x 800 resolution; 16:10 viewing ratio, supporting simultaneousmulti-window viewing on dual displays via Acer GridVista 16.7 million colorsT Intel ® 915GM/PM (Aspire 5500)/Intel ® 910GML(Aspire 3600) integrated 3D graphics, featuringIntel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 and up to 128 MB of VRAM, supporting Microsoft ® DirectX ®9.0 and dual independent displayT ATI MOBILITYTM RADEON TM X700 with 64 MB or higher of dedicated VRAM, supporting ATIPOWERPLAY TM 5.0, PCI Express TM , Microsoft ® DirectX® 9.0 and DualView (Aspire 3600 only)T MPEG-2/DVD hardware-assisted capabilityT S-video/TV-out (NTSC/PAL) support (Aspire 5500 only)Storage subsystemT 40/60/80 GB ATA/100 hard disk driveT Optical drive options:tDVD-Dual slot loading type double layer (Aspire 5500)System SpecificationsChapter 1