Acer Announces its Foray into the All In One PC Category

Keeping in line with its tag line, Explore beyond limits, Acer India, a leading vendor in the desktop category announced its foray into the All-in-One PC segment with the launch of its Aspire Z series. Over the last few years, the desktop PC segment has evolved to a new space saving form factor that offers multi-functional usage. Acer's Z series offers consumers an immersive entertainment experience and is ideal for home and office users craving for a compact performance-packed device.

Designed to work on Windows 8 Operating system while powered by 3rd generation Intel Pentium processors and combined with advanced graphics features, this sleek All-in-One desktop delivers excellent performance and can handle demanding tasks at ease.

Build and Design

Encased in a slim and neat chassis, Acer Aspire Z series is a perfect blend of functionality and form factor. In its sleek form factor, Acer's new All-in-One PC also features an enhanced cooling design to prevent the PC from overheating. Featuring a stylish design with a matte finish black screen and sporting a striking exterior adds a premium look to Acer's Z series.

Commenting on the launch, Mr. S. Rajendran, Chief Marketing Officer, Acer India, said, “With the launch of our new All-in-one desktop PC, we have a complete suite of product offerings to address the requirement of our consumers. Acer's Aspire Z series is a powerful space-saving system which offers users a maximized high definition home entertainment experience. Having a strong presence in the desktop segment we believe that the All-in-One product category will witness significant growth in the coming months. We also have plans to increase our product offering in this category.”

Display and Speakers

Fitted with a 21.5” LED LCD full HD widescreen with 16:9 aspect ratio and 1920 x 1080 native resolution, Acer's Aspire Z series delivers exceptional image quality and is bound to satiate one's visual appeal. Equipped with Dolby Home Theatre v4.0 technology the All in One is built to deliver rich sound quality allowing consumers to enjoy a complete home entertainment experience.

Mr. Rajendran, further added, “With the evolution of desktop computing, the All-in-one product category has gained significant prominence. Currently, the AIO product category contributes 5% to the total desktop market and we are confident of witnessing further traction in the coming quarters. Addressing the needs of consumers across multiple verticals, this product segment is bound to see explicit growth.”

Ports and Features

The most unique feature of this device is the gesture control that allows users to control the device through hand-gesture recognition. Packed with the other features such as USB 3.0 for faster data transfer, Wi-fi and Bluetooth support that offer full connectivity, multi- in-1 card reader for easy transfer of digital files, Acer's Z series also boasts of 0.9 MP webcam with angle adjustment feature ranging from minus 2 degree to + 13 degrees that ensures comfortable usage and enhances real-time communication experiences. To further enhance user experience, Acer also offers its consumers 500 GB HDD storage space and the advantage of sharing data, music through Acer Cloud, a simple solution that connects all other devices anytime.

To enjoy its full capabilities as a home entertainment system, the PC also comes with its own Super Multi-DVD reader. Acer has bundled its Aspire Z series variants with a sleek and ergonomic multimedia wireless keyboard and mouse. Acer offers consumers an added advantage on purchasing Acer's Z series with three years of onsite support.

Price and availability

The Acer Z series is available at all leading retail outlets and Acer channel partners across the country at a starting price of Rs 29,990 + taxes.