Aspire 4738/4738Z Series

Blazing performance

The 14" HD widescreen display provides a good balance of screen space and portability for multitasking and entertainment wherever you like. A mighty Intel® Core i3 and Pentium Dual Core™ processor combines with integrated Intel® HD Graphics and high-definition technologies to deliver great image quality and visual effects. Store all your files and multimedia on the large-capacity hard disk drive, and conveniently share them with others using the 2-in-1 card reader.

Awesome multimedia enjoyment

The cinematic 16:9 aspect ratio presents sharp, colorful visuals on the ACERCineCrystal™ LED-backlit display. A built-in DVD-Super Multi drive is the ticket to your portable home cinema for viewing favorite videos and movies, plus an HDMI™ interface conveniently connects you to today's hottest high-definition entertainment on a bigger screen.

Far-reaching communication

The latest communication technologies keep you in constant contact regardless of space or time. Feel free to engage in live chats from all over the world using the ACERCrystal Eye webcam with 1.3 MP resolution and built-in microphone, while a Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ network connection lets you get online from any hotspot. In addition, Bluetooth®* makes file-sharing fast and hassle-free. *Selected model

Home-touch usability

The practical yet handsome Aspire 4738/4738Z is available in black, brown, red*, featuring a unique mesh-patterned exterior that is not only eye-catching but also protects against smudges and scratches. Another nice highlight is the ACERFineTip keyboard for comfortable typing, along with the multi-gesture touchpad that lets you easily scroll, pinch, rotate and flip through web pages, files and images. *only in AS4738 

Operating System     

    * Genuine Windows® 7 Home Basic

Processor & Chipset    

    * Intel® Core™ i3-370M/i3-380M processor (3 MB L3 cache, 2.40/2.53 GHz, DDR3 1066 MHz, 35 W), supporting Intel® 64 architecture, Intel® Smart Cache

    * Intel® Pentium® processor P6100 (3 MB L3 cache, 2 GHz, DDR3 1066 MHz, 35 W), supporting Intel® 64 architecture, Intel® Smart Cache

    * Mobile Intel® HM55 Express Chipset

Memory    

    * Dual-channel DDR3 SDRAM support

    * Up to 4 GB of DDR3 1066 MHz memory, upgradeable to 8 GB using two soDIMM modules

Optical media drive    

    * 8X DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive

Storage    

    * Hard disk drive:

      320 GB or larger

    * 2-in-1 card reader, supporting:

      • Secure Digital™ (SD) Card and MultiMediaCard™ (MMC)

Display    

    * 14" HD 1366 x 768 pixel resolution, high-brightness (200-nit) ACERCineCrystal™ LED-backlit TFT LCD

    * 16:9 aspect ratio

    * Mercury free, environment friendly

Graphics    

    * Intel® HD Graphics with 128 MB of dedicated system memory, supporting Microsoft® DirectX® 10

    * Dual independent display support

    * 16.7 million colors

    * MPEG-2/DVD decoding

    * WMV9 (VC-1) and H.264 (AVC) decoding

    * Microsoft® DirectX Video Acceleration (DXVA) application interface (API)

    * HDMI™ (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) support

Audio    

    * Built-in speaker

    * High-definition audio support

    * Built-in microphone

    * MS-Sound compatible

Webcam    

    * ACERVideo Conference, featuring:

      • ACERCrystal Eye 1.3 MP webcam, 1280 x 1024 resolution

Wireless and networking    

    * WLAN:

      • ACERInviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™

      • Supporting ACERSignalUp™ wireless technology

    * WPAN:

      • Bluetooth® 3.0+HS*

      *Win7 model only

Input and output    

    * 2-in-1 card reader (SD™, MMC)

    * HDMI™ port with HDCP support

    * Three USB 2.0 ports

    * External display (VGA) port

    * Headphone/speaker/line-out jack

    * Microphone-in jack

    * Ethernet (RJ-45) port

    * DC-in jack for AC adapter

Security    

    * BIOS user, supervisor, HDD passwords

    * Kensington lock slot

Power supply and battery    

    * ACPI 3.0 CPU power management standard: supports Standby and Hibernation power-saving modes

    * Power adapter

      3-pin 65 W AC adapter

    * Battery

      48 Wh 4400 mAh 6-cell Li-ion standard battery pack

    * Battery life: 3 hours

    * Energy Star®

Keyboard & Special Controls    

    * Keyboard

      86-/87-/91-key ACERFineTip keyboard with international language support

    * Touchpad

      Multi-gesture touchpad, supporting two-finger scroll, pinch, rotate, flip

    * Media keys

      Media control keys (printed on keyboard): play/pause, stop, previous, next, volume up, volume down

Weight and dimensions    

    * 341 (W) x 264.5 (D) x 26.7/33.5 (H) mm (13.43 x 10.41 x 1.05/1.32 inches)

    * 2.5 kg (5.51 lbs.) with 6-cell battery pack

Software    

    * Productivity

      • ACERBackup Manager

      • ACERePower Management

      • ACEReRecovery Management

      • Microsoft® Office 2010 preloaded (purchase a product key to activate)

      • Microsoft® Office Starter 2010

      • Adobe® Flash® Player 10.1

      • Adobe® Reader® 9.1

      • eSobi™

      • Norton™ Online Backup

    * Security

      • McAfee® Internet Security Suite Trial

      • MyWinLocker®

    * Multimedia

      • Cyberlink® PowerDVD™ • NTI Media Maker™

    * Gaming

      • Oberon GameZone

      • WildTangent®

    * Communication and ISP

      • ACERCrystal Eye

      • Microsoft® Silverlight™

      • Skype™

      • Windows Live™ Essentials — Wave 3.2 (Mail, Photo Gallery, Live™ Messenger, Movie Maker, Writer)

    * Web links and utilities

      • ACERAccessory Store

      • ACERIdentity Card

      • ACERRegistration

      • ACERUpdater

      • eBay® shortcut 2009

      •Netflix shortcut

Options    

    * 1 GB / 2 GB / 4 GB DDR3 soDIMM module

    * 6-cell Li-ion battery pack

    * 3-pin 90 W AC adapter

Warranty    

    * One-year International Travelers Warranty (ITW)