Unlike Acer's previous beige and black Gemstone laptops, these new Gemstone Blue models have an understated silver and black design. Both the 6920G and 8920G will have a touch-sensitive panel of buttons for controlling video and music playback. The buttons on the pre-production model we saw were responsive and resembled the computer interfaces seen on Star Trek.
The 8920G's 18.3in screen will have a resolution of 1,920x1,080 pixels - ideal for displaying 1080p high definition video. A Blu-ray drive is included as standard, although the pre-production model we saw only had a read-only drive and not a Blu-ray writer. The 8920G will also have five discrete speakers built-in for 5.1 surround sound on the go, but we were unable to judge its sound quality at Acer's noisy London launch venue.
The smaller 16in 6920G models won't have the discrete 5.1 surround sound speakers. The most expensive version will have a display resolution of 1920x1080, while cheaper models will be limited to displaying 720p video. The cheapest £700 inc VAT model won't have a Blu-ray drive either.
All Gemstone Blue models will have one of Nvidia' new GeForce 9000M-series graphics chips. Optional extras include remote controls and integrated TV tuners. The Gemstone Blue series will be available in the UK from mid-April.
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