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P243-M / P243-MG

Fast, efficient and reliable computing

 Smart performance

 Carefree security

 Productivity-enhancing design

 Reliable and eco-friendly

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TravelMate P243-M / P243-MG SPECIFICATIONS

Product views 1 Acer Crystal Eye HD webcam 4 Acer FineTip keyboard 9 Kensington lock slot 13 HDMI® port
2 14" HD Acer CineCrystal™ / 5 Multi-in-1 card reader 10 AC power 14 USB 3.0 port
ComfyView LED-backlit LCD 6 Multi-gesture touchpad 11 Ethernet (RJ-45) port 15 Headphones/speaker and
3 Power button 7 Two USB 2.0 ports 12 External display (VGA) port microphone-in jacks
8 Optical drive
Color Black

Operating system1 Genuine Windows® 7 Professional Genuine Windows® 7 Professional Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium Genuine Windows® 7 Home Basic
64-bit2 Service Pack 1 32-bit Service Pack 1 64-bit2 Service Pack 1 64-bit2 Service Pack 1
1 Intel® Pentium® B960 / B970 processor
CPU and chipset Intel® Core™ i5-3210M / i5-3320M / i5-2450M processor Intel® Core™ i3-3110M / i3-2350M / i3-2370M processor
Intel® Celeron® B815 / B820 processor
Mobile Intel® HM77 Express Chipset
1, 3, 4
Memory Up to 4 GB of DDR3 system memory, upgradable to 8 GB using two soDIMM modules 5

Display 14" HD 1366 x 768 resolution, high-brightness (200-nit) Acer CineCrystal™ / ComfyView LED-backlit TFT LCD
Mercury-free, environment-friendly 16:9 aspect ratio
Graphics1 NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 630M6 Intel® HD Graphics7 / 30007 / 40007

Audio Two built-in stereo speakers High-definition audio support MS-Sound compatible Built-in digital microphone

Storage Hard disk drive: 320 / 500 / 750 GB or larger1, 8 Multi-in-1 card reader, supporting: SD, MMC, MS, MS PRO, xD

Optical drive1 4x Blu-ray Disk™ / DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive 8x DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive

Webcam Acer Video Conference,1 featuring:

 Acer Crystal Eye webcam with 1280 x 1024 resolution, 720p HD audio/voice recording
 Acer Video Conference Manager software, featuring Video Quality Enhancement (VQE) technology, supporting online video calls9
Wireless and WPAN:1
WLAN:1, 10, 11
networking  ™ ™
Acer InviLink Nplify 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED ™  Bluetooth® 4.0+HS

 Supporting Acer SignalUp™ wireless technology

 Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR
LAN: Gigabit Ethernet, Wake-on-LAN ready

Security Acer ProShield Security Manager including: BIOS user, supervisor, HDD passwords
 BIOS Settings: BIOS Password, Boot Order, and Import/Export BIOS Settings Kensington lock slot
 Data Protection: File Encryption & Decryption, Personal Secure Drive
 Data Removal: File Shredder
Dimensions and weight Dimensions: 342 (W) x 245 (D) x 27.8/34.1 (H) mm (13.5 x 9.6 x 1.09/1.34 inches) Weight: 2.2 kg (4.84 lbs.)12 with 6-cell battery pack

Power adapter Power adapter: 3-pin 65 W AC adapter / 7

Battery: 48 Wh 440 mAh 6-cell Li-ion Battery life: 3.5 hours12 ENERGY STAR®
and battery 3-pin 90 W AC adapter6 standard battery pack

Input and control Keyboard: 86-/87-/91-key Acer FineTip keyboard with international language support
Touchpad: Multi-gesture touchpad, supporting two-finger scroll, pinch, rotate, flip
Media keys: Media control keys (printed on keyboard): play/pause, stop, previous, next, volume up, volume down
Control keys: Wireless LAN switch

Software13 Productivity Outlook. Buy Office 2010 to use  Absolute® Data Protect 60 day Denmark, France, Germany,
 Acer Backup Manager1 the full-featured software. trial Italy, Netherlands, Poland,
(except Japan) Portugal, Spain, Sweden, UK
 Acer ePower Management  McAfee® Internet Security Suite
 Microsoft® Office Personal 20101 only)
 Acer eRecovery Management (Japan only, subject to customer
Trial14
 Acer Identity Card
Multimedia
 Acer PowerSmart Manager request) 
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Corel® WinDVD1 Acer Registration
 Adobe® Flash® Player 10.x/11.x newsXpresso 
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NTI Media Maker™1 Acer Updater
 Adobe® Reader® 10.x Norton™ Online Backup Communication and ISP  eBay® shortcut1 (Australia,
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Bing Bar Windows Live™ Essentials1  Acer Crystal Eye Austria, Canada, France,
 BookLive (Japan only) Windows Virtual PC  Acer Video Conference
Germany, Italy, India, Ireland,
Mexico, Netherlands,
 Evernote (except Japan) Windows XP mode Manager1 Philippines, Poland, Russia,
 Internet Explorer 9 Manageability  Microsoft® Silverlight™ Singapore, Spain, Switzerland,
 Microsoft® Office Starter 2010:  Acer Office Manager  Skype™ US, UK)
Includes limited-functionality Security Web links and utilities  Netflix shortcut1 (Canada, Latin
Microsoft® Word and Excel with  Acer ProShield  Acer Accessory Store1 (Belgium, America, US)
advertising; no PowerPoint or
Options and Wireless USB mouse 1/2/4 G
6-cell Li-ion battery pack 3-pin 65 W AC adapter Carry Bag 250/32
accessories Options Pack (Warranty + Bag + Mouse) 9-cell L

Warranty One-year International Travelers Warranty (ITW)

Quality and Temperature and humidity, Hinge life, Weight and pressure, Acoustics, Spillage, Free drop, Shock and vibration, Electrostatic discharge immunity, Keyboard-switch life, MTBF (mean
reliability tests time between failures)
1. Specifications vary depending on model. 9. Two VQE-enabled Acer notebooks with dual-core processors are required to enjoy the exclusive benefits and
2. 64-bit software is required to enjoy the advantages of 64-bit processing. added performance of VQE.
3. Up to 1 GB of available system memory may be allocated for system resource requirements. 10. Actual throughput may vary depending on network conditions and environmental factors such as network traffic or
4. Shared system memory may be allocated to support integrated graphics, depending on system memory size and overhead, building construction, and access point settings.
other factors. Actual system memory available to the operating system will be reduced by the amount of dedicated 11. Acer Nplify™, a high-throughput wireless solution, delivers superior performance and reliable connections while
and shared system memory utilized by the graphics solution and resources required by the operating environment. enabling emerging voice, video and data applications. Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™, it supports Acer SignalUp™ wireless
5. A 64-bit operating system is required to enjoy the ultimate performance of 4 GB or higher memory. technology and is compliant with 802.11a/b/g/n, 802.11b/g/n, and 802.11b/g standards.
6. For TravelMate P243-MG model only. 12. Weight may vary depending on product configuration, vendor components, manufacturing variability, and selected
7. For TravelMate P243-M model only. options.
8. 1 GB is 1 billion bytes. Actual formatted capacity is less and may vary depending on preloaded materials and 13. Bundled software may vary depending on hardware configuration, OS and regional availability.
operating environment. Acer eRecovery Management utilizes up to 10 GB of the stated hard disk capacity as 14. Trial periods vary depending on the geographic region and specifications: 365-day trial for China, Taiwan, Hong
dedicated backup space. Kong and Singapore (Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese OS models); 60-day trial for other regions.
As a phenomenon known to thin-film transistors (TFTs), liquid crystal displays (LCDs) commonly exhibit a small number of discoloration dots, as so-called "non-conforming pixels." This phenomenon is a limitation of TFT LCD technology, not a
product defect, and as such is not covered by Acer's warranty.
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