It looks like Acer is planning a major upgrade to the good old 532h netbook. According to a press release the 532g will feature the next generation Nvidia Ion 2 graphics technology along with the new Optimus switching software. This means that the netbook will use the integrated Intel GMA 3150 graphics until it needs an extra boost for HD video when it will automatically switch over to the Ion 2.
This is a huge development because it will give us the best of both worlds, HD video performance along with great battery life. They state 10 hours or so for the battery. Here are the full specs:
- Display: 10.1″ 1024 x 600
- Processor: Intel GMA 450
- Graphics: Intel GMA 3150 graphics + Nvidia ION graphics (switchable)
- Memory: 2GB RAM
- HD: 320GB
- HDMI out
- 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi
- optional 3G
- 10 hour battery life
- 1-inch thin
- 2.2lbs weight
As you can see this thing is decked out with every option available, including a larger hd and 2GB of RAM. You can also see that even with all of this technology it’s still around half a pound lighter than comparable netbooks, not sure how they did this.
This beast will likely be announced at the Mobile World Conference being held this week. It comes in blue, red and silver and appears to have the exact same case as the 532h.
No word on price but we can assume it will be on the higher end of netbook prices because of all the technology they packed in. We’ll keep you updated as more details emerge.
Here’s a hands on video at the MWC by an italian netbook site:
