New Acer TravelMate Timeline notebook models announced – the 8573 and 8473

Acer have announced the launch of the TravelMate Timeline 8573 and 8473 notebooks, which make up the latest generation in their Timeline 8×73 series. The two business laptops aim to score high in security, battery life and convenience.

Businesspeople will want their laptops to have the highest possible security measures in place to prevent data theft or corruption. Acer have tried to address this concern by including the Acer ProShield security suite. ProShield features include pre-boot authentication and alternative Windows log-in with an inbuilt fingerprint scanner.

The File Shredder function gets rid of any unwanted data without leaving any remnants, and files that are important but need to be kept in a safe place can be stored in the user’s own Personal Secure Drive. In case something does get lost by accident, Acer’s own eRecovery Management is on hand. In addition, the Acer TravelMate’s hard disk will be protected by Disk Anti-Shock Protection technology.

Both the Acer TravelMate 8573 and 8473 will run on 2nd generation Intel Core processors and Nvidia graphic processing units.

Presentations or videos can be displayed on HD TVs via a wireless connection, which might come in handy for a lot of Power Point/Prezzi fans out there.

As for battery life, Acer boasts that the TravelMate 8573/8473 will last for up to 8 hours. There’s also a quick-boot function that launches applications such as calendar and email very quickly (8 seconds according to Acer).

The two notebooks come in either 14 or 15.6 inch format, with up to 750Gb storage capacity and up to 8Gb RAM.

The two new Acer TravelMate Timeline 8×73 notebooks will be available in the UK from mid-August onwards , starting at £499 and £599 respectively. Check back to PC-Site for reviews of both laptops.