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Acer TravelMate 4730
Released January, 2009
The Pros:Solid and durable construction that doesn't have any flex points. Plenty of inputs and outputs for various external devices. Battery lasts at least 3 hours on average.
The Cons:General Windows operation is a bit slow and laggy. Can't handle multitasking too many things without noticeable slow-down. Not enough graphics processing power to handle games.
The Acer TravelMate 4730 is a line of mid-range notebooks intended for personal use or light business use. The entry-level model is the TravelMate 4730-6764 - see details below for how the other models build on this.
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It has a magnesium-alloy chassis that is supposed to protect it from impact damage, and uses an Intel Core 2 Duo T5870 2.0GHz processor with 2MB of L2 Cache and 800MHz FSB. It has 2GB of DDR2 SDRAM and a 160GB hard drive, as well as a Super-Multi optical drive. For graphics processing it uses Intel's Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD. It has Wi-Fi connectivity and a built-in webcam. All of the 4730 models have a 14.1" LCD display.
Common Features
- Released January 2009
- Windows Vista Business
- 160GB SATA hard drive
- 2GB DDR2 SDRAM
- Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
- 5-in-1 card reader
- 14.1" TFT LCD display
- Super-Multi optical drive
Model Versions
TravelMate 4730-6764
- Intel Core 2 Duo T5870 2.0GHz processor, 2MB L2 cache, 800MHz FSB
- Six-cell battery (3.0 hours)
- 1-year limited warranty
- MSRP: $789
TravelMate 4730-6916
- Intel Core 2 Duo T6570 2.1GHz processor, 2MB L2 cache, 800MHz FSB
- Six-cell battery (3.0 hours)
- 1-year limited warranty
- MSRP: $829
TravelMate 4730-6898
- Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz processor, 3MB L2 cache, 1066MHz FSB
- Nine-cell battery (5.0 hours)
- 3-year limited warranty
- MSRP: $899
TravelMate 4730-6447
- Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 2.4GHz processor, 3MB L2 cache, 1066MHz FSB
- Nine-cell battery (5.0 hours)
- 3-year limited warranty
- MSRP: $949
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solid and durable construction that doesn't have any flex points
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plenty of inputs and outputs for various external devices
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battery lasts at least 3 hours on average
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enough processing power to handle heavier tasks without lag
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general Windows operation is a bit slow and laggy
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can't handle multitasking too many things without noticeable slow-down
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not enough graphics processing power to handle games
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