Acer announces three new products in its TravelMate line of notebooks for business and enterprise users. New products are TravelMate Spin P4 TMP414RN-51 , a powerful and portable notebook in a traditional notebook form factor, TravelMate P4 TMP414-51 and TravelMate P2 TMP214-53 , a rugged notebook with many ports and one battery life which will allow users to meet all their workday demands.
All-day performance and reliability
With 11th generation IntelĀ® Coreā¢ processor with IntelĀ® IrisĀ® Xe graphics or NVIDIAĀ® GeForceĀ® MX350 discrete graphics card, up to 32 GB of DDR4 RAM, 4 lane PCIe SSD and 1 TB of capacity based on M.2 TravelMate notebooks deliver more computing power. Users can also count on their reliability, as each notebook PC is capable of running autonomously for a full dayās work. The batteries of the Acer TravelMate Spin P4 and TravelMate P4 notebooks provide up to 15 hours of battery life3, while the TravelMate P2 has up to 13 hours of battery life.
TravelMate Spin P4 also features a scratch-resistant 14ā³ CorningĀ® GorillaĀ® Glass-coated Full HD touch display, which can be rotated 360 degrees in notebook, stand, tent or tablet mode. The Precision Touchpad provides intuitive gesture control, while the dockable Acer Active stylus and Windows Ink support lets you draw and take notes conveniently.
Rugged enough to work from home
TravelMate P4 and TravelMate Spin P4 come with a number of quality upgrades that ultimately make the transition to working from home easier. The notebooks are built to MIL-STD-810G standards and include a number of vital features such as a moisture-resistant keyboard4 and cushioned corners that allow the devices to survive situations such as drops or bumps while moving around the home. Upside-down speakers for clearer sound on conference calls. Charge the TravelMate P4 and TravelMate Spin P4 to 80%5 in just an hour.
āPeople are increasingly working on the road and away from the office,ā said James Lin, head of laptops and IT products at Acer. ā Weāve designed the new generation TravelMate to follow this trend: military-grade ruggedness allows the devices to survive the bumps and drops of everyday life, enough battery life for a full dayās work, a large set of ports. A line of rugged devices for working people.
Easy to carry and connect to 4G LTE networks
The new notebooks are lightweight and very compact: Housed in a semi-metallic chassis with a versatile design, for all their power, the TravelMate Spin P4 weighs only 1.53kg and the TravelMate P4 weighs 1.45kg, both of which are less than 18mm thick. The TravelMate P2, with its textured top cover, weighs only 1.625 kg and is 20 mm thick. All three models support Wi-Fi 6 Gig+ for high-quality wireless connectivity and eSIM-compatible 4G LTE connectivity, so business travelers can enjoy instant connectivity to local cellular networks and fast data transfers without having to change SIM cards or store around.
All new TravelMate models feature the Thunderbolt 4 port, which offers lightning-fast data transfer speeds of up to 40Gb/s ā four times the bandwidth for data streaming and twice the bandwidth of any other type of port for video conferencing. In addition, all models feature the Acer Office Manager app, which provides remote management functionality.
Ruggedly secure, remotely controlled
āTrusted Platform Module TPM 2.0, featured on the TravelMate P4 and TravelMate Spin P4, is a powerful tamper protection chip that checks for signs of tampering during system boot. For safer login through Windows Hello, notebooks feature infrared cameras and fingerprint readers, and a built-in webcam cover provides added security.
Price and availability
The TravelMate P2 TMP214-53 will be available in North America in March 2021 for $799.99 in EMEA in November for ā¬759 and in China in October for Ā„4,999.
The TravelMate P4 TMP414-51 will be available in North America in December, priced from $899.99 in EMEA it will be available in November, priced from ā¬899 in China in October, priced from RMB 5999.
The TravelMate Spin P4 TMP414RN-51 will be available in North America in December for $999.99 in EMEA in November for 999 euros and in China in October for 6999 yuan.
These new rugged laptops from Acer seem perfect for business needs, but Iām curious about their durability. Have they undergone any specific testing or certification to ensure they can withstand the demands of everyday work life, such as accidental drops or spills?