Acer has announced its plans to launch two large Blu-ray equipped laptops in the second quarter this year, one with a 16" display and the other with an 18.4" display. As most homes still have yet to get a HDTV set, let alone their first HD set-top box, these laptops rule out the issue and Acer predicts that Blu-ray equipped laptops will play a major role in boosting sales.
One of these would also be ideal for executives as an alternative to hotel TVs and other forms of portable entertainment, as these people would more likely be able to afford one. Acer plans launching these in the Asia Pacific region with price tags of $1,900 and $2,240 for the 16 and 18.4 inch models respectively.
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