Acer 4000: more, more, more Ferrari-themed laptops

Yeah, Acer, you know everyone's been champing at the bit to get yet another revision to your long (so, so long) and illustrious Ferrari-themed laptop line. The goods on the Acer 4000 include a supposed "inside and out" complete upgrade to the 3xxx series — we've got 0.4 more inches on the TFT display, for instance — now up to 15.4-inches, woo! AMD is under the hood (pun finally appropriate) on this with their Turion 64 Mobile chip, graphics brought to us by ATI mobility Radeon X700 with 128MB DDR memory, plus 1GB RAM, 100GB hard drive, DVD "super multi double layer drive" (marketing hyperbole included free of charge), 5-in-1 card reader, WiFi, Bluetooth, 4 USB 2.0 ports, S-video and DVI-D out, FireWire, and S/PDIF out. No word on price, but expect it to carry a similar level of sticker shock as its automotive namesake. Bonus pic after the jump of racer clearly enthralled by this laptop (caption contest?).

We�ll start it off: �Mmmmm� laptop.�

[Jerbear @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

"Hey! This little horsie thing is on my shirt! and on my car too! ... but this isn't a car OR a shirt..."

[Armaani @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

[as he glides his finger softly around the logo] "Oh yeah. You like that, dontcha? Yeah. I'm gonna plug you good."

[Denis Kabistan @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

"Oooo Ferrari...".

[T @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

My car never has to know, we can keep this between us.

[olderty @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

Caption: "Awwww... wook atta wittle horsie."

[Mark @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

Ummmmm F-E-R-R .. Damn it! Hooked on Phonics didnt work for me!

[GORby @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

Caption: Hmm, what does this ferrari-logo-shaped button do?

[Chris Southam @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

Caption: "Right... so what you're saying is Michael might do better in the Formula One if I switch it on..."

[Rence @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

Now half a second faster in the 10m. laptop toss... I can see this coming in handy in the juppies version of the highland caber toss.

[JimmyJoBob @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

Caption: "SEE! There is the logo so I KNOW I'm holding it right side up! But I still don't see anything on the screen!"

[jm @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

Micheal is gonna flip when he sees this booger I just wiped on his new acer. tee hee

[Mark Treloar @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

this laptop has red on it. RED! What a poor choice of colour! :D

[tips @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

"maybe this one's the ANY key......"

[jeff @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

"I think this tablet is broken. I keep poking it and nothing happens."

[Carlton @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

Caption: Hmm, this new clipboard seems a bit heavy, but look, I can check out how great I am in its oh so shiny finish!

[jands @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

LOL stop the contest!!!!! Armaani wins, give him a prize!!!!!!!!!!! LOL

[Alexander Napoli @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

"Baby Ruuuuuuuth!"

[Phonetic @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

caption: "Oh, no space for my floppy. Maybe Michael and I could fill it up with our big hard disks."

[Ray @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

So, like, the guys in the pit said that if I press this or something, I'll get some free pron...

[Kakapo @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

does this seem too big for a mobile phone?

[www.mygadgetbag.com @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

"Ith's soo cuute! It matches my jumper!"

[DaveH @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

"hmmm, now where have I seen this logo before?"

[Gwiz @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

Hmmmm......This thing ain't Scratch and Sniff....I just smell my own B.O.

[Rocket Punch @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

Caption:

"All this hype about tablet pc, Its not even working!"

[2Play @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

Caption: "I wonder if this thing can play tetris?"

[ruf-jason @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

sure it's fast, but just like the car, it needs a complete overhaul every 15,000 clicks.

[Timmah! @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

"Hmm.. maybe if we use this laptop in the pits, our car won't suck as much and Schumofo will finally be able to drive better than an average 16 year old and then maybe we'll stop blindly favoring him and making our drivers sign #2 contracts that explicitly state that their ass is owned by Ferrari and they need to pull over to let Schumofo through so he can "earn" a couple points that he never deserved so we can be more popular among the foolish tifosi that actually like our racing philosophies coz noone else is stupid enough to buy that crap and then maybe we won't look at stupid to the rest of the world as we already do and then maybe our mommee won't spank us so much, on second thoughts no laptop can save us coz we put the uck in sucking." /end rant. Damn that felt good :)

[xVariable @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

Pfft! My Chevette-branded laptop puts this thing to SHAME! (For the European, Russian, and Asian readers, respectively replace the afore mentioned brand w/Le Car, Lada, and Datsun. YMMV.)

[iNsAnEcLoWn @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

Hrmm, if I push this button here maybe it will turn into a ferrari...

[Shawn @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

mmmmhhh... donut...

[geelen @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

"I knew it! You ARE ticklish!"

otherwise jerbear gets my vote

[Xavier @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

DAMN NIGGA!!!

[Francis Lau @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

"Damn sticker, I already get enough of this at work. If only I can remove it."

[Francis Lau @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

"Damn sticker, I already get enough of this at work. If only I can remove it."

[Marco @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

Do you think we can rack up some big coke lines on this thing before we hit the track???

[barnz2k @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

I won the Grand Prix and all i got was this lousy laptop.

[Spencer @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

Note to pocket-lint.co.uk: learn English. Enthusiast-run hardware review sites are easier to read than your broken 3rd-grade level English.

[Adam @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

"Hey, um...is this where you put the key in?"

[Chris @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

"that photographer over there is SO going to enter this in a caption contest."

[Lord Vader @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

Yup...Bruuuce was hung like a horse last night!Gid-di-yup!

[EvilPenguin @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

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Are you serious?
It's a FERRARI!
A FERRARI.
I would sell your kidneys for that thing.
It is so beautiful and erectifying.

[EvilPenguin @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

"Hey look, a pony. Maybe we should fill those up with gas and make them go in circles."

[Mountain Ash @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

Caption: "Wow, just by adding this logo the price doubles! Gotta get me some of them logos..."

OR

Caption: "How l33t am I? I used to (de-)badge cars now it's laptops. W00t!"

[John @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

you losers have no life....get a job.

[Jurgen @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

Caption: Dang! I hate those 'Start' buttons!

[David Appleyard @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

"Sure I'm a trained mechanic, but i CAN'T OPEN THE F***ING LID!"

[distantbody @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

"Maybe THIS will get me laid!"

[Larry @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

"the bucking stallion emblem and the lighweight carbon fibre make it go faster"

[summerblink @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

"i like you. we both go fast . . . VERY fast. this might be the beginning of a beautiful relationship . . ."

"li gradisco. entrambi andiamo velocemente. . . MOLTO velocemente. ci? potuto essere l'inizio di un rapporto bello . . . "

[shashank @ May 28th 2007 12:37PM]

here u dint mention the cost of dis laptop which is verry important 4 costmers