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The new Acer Aspire Ethos 8951G has taken a new angle on the media remote, with a removable touchpad that doubles as a media remote.The soon-to-be-released step up on the current high-spec 8950G (that sells to the tune of around $2.5k) sports an 18.4 inch screen with a solid state drive and hard drive together under the hood.<\/p>\n

One of its funkiest design fixtures which has been somewhat understated by the company is its chiclet-style remote that doubles as the touchpad. While most media-centric notebooks feature a pop-out remote slotted into the side, the touchpad of the Ethos slides out and displays backlit function touch-buttons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Like a typical smartphone, the remote supports dual orientation so it fits in the hand either landscape or portrait.<\/p>\n

With the focus on media, the laptops feature HD display, 5.1 surround sound (with its own inbuilt subwoofer) and in-built Blu-ray writers. The large screen on the 8951G sports the size to fit Full HD 1080p video, and the meat behind the screen to process it.<\/p>\n

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Acer is also releasing a 15.6 inch model, the 5951G, with similar high performance specs. This screen runs HD video at 1366 x 768 resolution. Each run the latest Intel Sandy Bridge processors that ‘turboboost’ up to 3.4GHz and Nvidia GT500 Series graphics cards that can make short work of most gaming sessions.<\/p>\n

It’s fast when it’s on, and it’s also fast initially turning on. An ‘InstantOn Arcade’ key allows fast-booting into multimedia mode that goes straight into movies, music, photos and other media quicker than a whole boot-up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Acer Aspire Ethos 8951G and its little brother will both be hitting shelves around the end of June. The 8951G will be selling at $2,999, while the 5951G will go for $2,499.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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