Acer Unveils Two Business-Friendly Notebooks

Acer added two notebooks to its business-oriented TravelMate line today, the 15.4-inch 6593  ($1,499)and the 14.1-inch 6493 (starting at $1,099). Both laptops have Intel Centrino 2 specs, including GMA 4500 integrated graphics; Intel vPro technology, which makes it easier for IT managers to remotely manage and secure laptops; and Acer GridVistaT, which lets users view up to 8 windows in an onscreen grid. (Ed. note: sounds a bit like Apple’s Spaces to us.) Both notebooks also work with Acer’s ezDocks II and II, and have a bay into which users can swap a secondary battery, extra hard drive, or an optical drive (you can choose either a DVD-Super Multi or a DVD/CD-RW drive). And now, some specs: TravelMate 6593:

• IntelR Centrino 2 Processor with vProT Technology
• Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T9500
• 15.4″ WXGA Acer CrystalBriteT TFT LCD (1280 x 800)
• 4GB DDR3 1066 MHz Dual Channel Memory
• Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500 MHD
• 250GB 7,200RPM SATA Hard Drive
• DVD-Super Multi Double-Layer Drive
• 5-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader
• 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N Wi-Fi
• Acer Crystal Eye Webcam
• Windows Vista Business

TravelMate 6493:

• Intel Centrino 2 Processor with vProT Technology
• Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T8400
• 14.1″ WXGA Acer CrystalBriteT TFT LCD (1280 x 800)
• 3GB DDR3 1066 MHz Dual Channel Memory
• Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500 MHD
• 250GB 7,200RPM SATA Hard Drive
• DVD-Super Multi Double-Layer Drive
• 5-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader
• 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N Wi-Fi
• Acer Crystal Eye Webcam
• Windows Vista Business