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Acer describes the Ferrari 4000 as based on the latest AMD Turion™ 64 Mobile Technology for thin and light notebooks, and harnesses the exclusive AMD-64 technology. This 64-bit architecture delivers leading-edge power and provides a taste of the performance gains promised by future 64-bit applications. In addition, the AMD PowerNow!™ technology extends system battery life while HyperTransport™ technology radically improves overall performance.  An elegant, thin and light carbon-fiber casing, which comes in black and exclusive Ferrari-red, offers the very latest technology aimed at mobile users. Characteristics include a large luminous 15.4" TFT wide display supported by the extra-fast ATI® MOBILITY™ RADEON® X700 graphics chipset with 128MB DDR memory on PCI Express architecture, 1GB DDR memory and 100GB HDD, as well as a DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive unit and a 5-in-1 card-reader, all managed by the powerful AMD processor, guaranteeing top performance. The new Ferrari 4000 offers easy connection solutions in all situations: WLAN in line with IEEE 802.11b/g standards, integrated Bluetooth technology for a modern PAN (Personal Area Network), connections to corporate LANs with Gigabit Ethernet, and via telephone lines with a 56Kbps V. 92 modem/fax. To view, manage and memorize pictures and films, or to connect video equipments and digital peripherals, the Ferrari 4000 is equipped with a DVD reader/burner, four ultra-fast USB 2.0 ports, and S-Video out port, FireWire IEEE 1394 interface and a 5-in-1 memory card reader.

CNET says "Forgoing the typical dull silver, putty-gray, or black plastic case, the Acer Ferrari 4000 will turn heads with a matte black carbon-fiber case, a prominent rearing Ferrari stallion logo, and accents of race-car red. Looks aren't the only similarity between the laptop and the Ferrari sports car, however: at $2,199 (as of August 2005), the Ferrari 4000 costs several hundred dollars more than the competition. Still, if you have the need for speed, the Ferrari 4000 will leave lesser notebooks in the dust--and look great doing it......."