Windows®. Life without Walls™. Acer recommends Windows 7.

Executive performance

13+ hours of battery life

Reliable business mobility

Premium manageability and security

Eco-compliance

8481 / 8481T / 8481G / 8481TG

Serious machines for serious business

Windows®. Life without Walls™. Acer recommends Windows 7.TravelMate 8481 / 8481T / 8481TG / 8481G SPECIFICATIONS

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1 Ethernet (RJ-45) port2 External display (VGA)

port3 HDMI® port4 eSATA / USB 2.0 port1

5 USB 3.0 port featuring power-off USB charging

6 Headphone/speaker/line-out jack

7 Microphone-in jack

8 Multi-in-1 card reader

9 Two USB 2.0 ports

10 Wireless on/off switch

11 Two USB 2.0 ports12 Kensington lock

slot13 DC-in jack14 Power button15 Acer Crystal Eye

webcam

Operating system2

Genuine Windows® 7 Professional 64-bit3

Genuine Windows® 7 Professional 32-bitGenuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit3

CPU and chipset2

Intel® Core™ i7-2617M/i7-2637M/i7-2657M/i7-2677M processorIntel® Core™ i5-2467M/i5-2537M/i5-2557M processor

Intel® Core™ i3-2357M processorMobile Intel® UM67 Express Chipset

Memory2, 4,

5Up to 4 GB of DDR3 system memory, upgradable to 8 GB using two soDIMM modules6 (for 64-bit OS)Up to 2 GB of DDR3 system memory, upgradable to 4 GB using two soDIMM modules7 (for 32-bit OS)

Display 14" HD 1366 x 768 resolution, Acer ComfyView LED-backlit TFT LCD

Mercury-free, environment-friendly

Frameless super-slim design2

Graphics2 NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 520M with NVIDIA® Optimus™ technology (TravelMate 8481G only)Intel® HD Graphics 3000 with 128 MB of dedicated system memory, supporting Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1 (TravelMate 8481 only)

Audio High-definition audio support

Two built-in stereo speakers MS-Sound compatible

Acer PureZone technology with two built-in stereo microphones, featuring beam forming, echo cancellation, noise suppression technologies

Storage Hard disk drive: 250/320 GB or larger, with enhanced Acer DASP (Disk Anti-Shock Protection)2, 8

Solid state drive: 128 GB or larger2, 7 64 GB or larger, with mini-SATA (mSATA™) interface connector2, 8(for models with mSATA™ only)Multi-in-1 card reader, supporting: SD, MMC, MS, MS PRO, xD

Webcam Acer Video Conference,2 featuring: Acer Crystal Eye webcam with 1280 x 1024 resolution Acer Video Conference Manager software, featuring Video Quality

Enhancement (VQE) technology, supporting online video calls9

Acer PureZone technologyWireless and networking

WLAN:2, 10, 11

Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6205, 802.11a/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ with Acer Nplify™, featuring MIMO technology

Acer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™

Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™

WPAN:2 Bluetooth® 3.0+HS; Bluetooth® 2.1+EDRLAN: Gigabit Ethernet, Wake-on-LAN ready

Security Enhanced Acer DASP (Disk Anti-Shock Protection)

Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint solution,1 featuring Pre-Boot Authentication (PBA), computer protection

Trusted Platform Module (TPM) solution

BIOS user, supervisor, HDD passwords, Kensington lock slot

Dimensions and weight2

Dimensions: 328.7 (W) x 239.9 (D) x 18/22.3 (H) mm (12.94 x 9.44 x 0.7/0.87 inches)Weight: 1.5 kg (3.306 lbs.)12 with 4-cell battery pack; 1.7 kg (3.747 lbs.)12 with 8-

cell battery packPower adapter and battery2

Power adapter: 3-pin 65 W AC adapterBattery: 13 hours13, 14 with 87 Wh 6000 mAh 8-cell Li-ion battery pack (TravelMate 8481/8481T only); 6.5 hours13, 14 with 43.8 Wh 2960 mAh 4-cell Li-ion battery pack (TravelMate 8481 only); 9 hours13, 14 with 87 Wh 6000 mAh 8-cell Li-ion battery pack (TravelMate 8481G/8481TG only); 4.5 hours13, 14 with 43.8 Wh 2960 mAh 4-cell Li-ion battery pack (TravelMate 8481G only)ENERGY STAR®

Software15 Productivity Acer

Backup Manager1

Acer eRecovery Management

Acer PowerSmart Manager

Adobe® Flash® Player 10.1

Adobe® Reader® 9.1

Bing™ Bar

NewsXpresso™

Microsoft® Office 2010 preloaded (purchase a product key to activate)16

Microsoft® Office Starter 201017

Norton™ Online Backup

Security Acer

ProShield

Absolute® Data Protect

McAfee® Internet Security Suite Trial18

InstantOn InstantView Multimedia Corel®

WinDVD1

NTI Media Maker™1

Communication and ISP Acer Crystal

Eye Acer Video

Conference Manager1

Microsoft® Silverlight™

Skype™

Windows Live™ Essentials 20111

Options and accessories

1/2/4 GB DDR3 soDIMM module250/320 GB hard disk drive4-cell Li-ion 2960 mAh battery pack

8-cell Li-ion 6000 mAh battery packUSB optical genius mini mouse3-pin 65 W AC adapter

1/2/4 GB DDR3 soDIMM module 250/320/500/640/750 GB HDD9-cell Li-ion 9000 mAh battery pack

6-cell Li-ion 6000 mAh battery packUSB optical genius mini mouseExternal USB floppy disk drive

3-pin 90 W AC adapter (TravelMate 8473TG only)

3-pin 65 W AC adapter (TravelMate 8473T only)

System compliance Wi-Fi®, ACPI 3.0, Mobile PC 2002, DMI 2.0, ENERGY STAR®, EPEAT® Silver, HSF

Warranty One-year International Travelers Warranty (ITW)1. While an eSATA device is plugged in, two USB 2.0

ports remain functional.2. Specifications vary depending on model.3. 64-bit software is required to enjoy the advantages of

64-bit processing.4. Up to 1 GB of available system memory may be

allocated for system resource requirements.5. Shared system memory may be allocated to support

integrated graphics, depending on system memory size and other factors. Actual system memory available to the operating system will be reduced by the amount of dedicated and shared system memory utilized by the graphics solution and resources required by the operating environment.

6. A 64-bit operating system is required to enjoy the ultimate performance of 4 GB or higher memory.

7. 32-bit operating systems are limited to using 3 GB of the available memory.

8. 1 GB is 1 billion bytes. Actual formatted capacity is less and may vary depending on preloaded materials and

11. Acer Nplify™, a high-throughput wireless solution, delivers superior performance and reliable connections while enabling emerging voice, video and data applications. Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™, it supports Acer SignalUp™

wireless technology and is compliant with 802.11a/b/g/n, 802.11b/g/n, and 802.11b/g standards.

12. Weight may vary depending on product configuration, vendor components, manufacturing variability, and selected options.

13. Battery life indicated is with Acer ePower Management enabled.

14. The listed battery life is based on MobileMark 2007® productivity mode testing with wireless on. Details of MobileMark2007® testing are available at www.bapco.com. Battery life rating is for comparison purposes only. Actual battery life varies by model, configuration, applications, power management settings, operating conditions, and utilized features. A battery's maximum capacity decreases with time and use.

15. Bundled software may vary depending on hardware