Edit photos, send e-mails, watch videos, create documents and synchronize our smartphones: we want to do it fast and all at once. Equipped with the last generation of the Intel® Core™ processors family, the new Aspire 8942 and Aspire 5942 notebooks deliver smart performance for faster multitasking and let you enjoy outstanding high definition entertainment and extreme gaming.

The new Aspire laptops are equipped with the 2010 Intel® Core™ processor family, engineered from the ground up to deliver fast, responsive performance and adapt to your needs for the most amazing gaming and entertainment experience. Based on the new Intel® Core micro-architecture, these processors combine top performance and energy efficiency enhancing battery life. First-class graphics solutions providing premium visuals with richer colour and life–like, sharper details complement the superb computing performance.

Bask in the splendour of a theatre- like show with the CineCrystal™ panels, available in an 48 cm (18.4”) or 39.5 cm (15.6”) format. You will catch even the tiniest details of your favourite movies, photos or games through Full HD (1920x1080) or HD (1366x768) resolutions. The ultra-stylish 16:9 frameless displays offer an edge-to-edge view and ensure attractive natural shades thanks to intense colour saturation and superior contrast ratio.
The panels employ LED backlight technology that not only improves image quality and increases readability in low light conditions but is mercury-free and reduces power consumption.

Dolby-optimized Acer CineSurround sound system with Acer Tuba CineBass booster supporting low-frequency effects and optimized 3rd Generation Dolby Home Theater® audio enhancement lets you experience extremely realistic acoustics, while True5.1-channel surround sound output will wrap you up in the purest high-definition sound, drawing your senses to the centre of each scene. With superior sound quality, high-end graphic solutions, optional integrated digital TV-tuner and Blu-ray Disc™ drive you can appreciate an entertainment experience that is a feast for all your senses.
Superb multimedia performance is complemented by exclusive design, innovative textures and materials: the result is a series of notebooks that showcase unique style and superior functionality. The polished cover wraps the slim, frameless display and unfolds to reveal the highly responsive keyboard, with wide, shiny keys. Typing has never been so comfortable. Next to the keyboard the Acer MediaTouch console offers enhanced ergonomics and easy controls to appreciate of the world of sound and colours created by the Aspire 8942 and 5942 at its best. The multi-gesture touchpad with circular-motion scrolling, page flipping and pinch-action zoom, puts swift, flawless navigation at your fingertips. It also has a touchpad lock button to avoid accidental cursor movements. The Acer PowerSmart key helps saving energy for longer battery life.

In terms of memory the new notebooks offer up to 8 GB of DDR3 memory for an ultra fast system response and a seamless handling of multitasking demands. Storage wise they can be equipped with up to 1280 GB (2x640GB) , to easily store your growing digital archive and come with a multi-in-1 card reader supporting the most used card formats for easy and speedy data transfer.

Enhanced network components such as integrated Wi-Fi, Gigabit LAN and optional Bluetooth® 2.1 ensure straightforward connectivity whether you are home or on the go, making of checking e-mails, surfing the Web or chatting with family and friends a trouble-free experience. Besides, the Acer CrystalEye high definition webcam with Acer Video Conference Manger, Acer PureZone technology and built makes more fun keeping in touch with friends via face-to-face chats.

To protect your computer and your data from unauthorized access the Aspire 8942 and 5942 can be equipped with Acer Bio-Protection, an adaptable fingerprint software package that not only offers a biometric protection to you computer but ensures a convenient and personalized way to launch applications, favourite links and playlists.