TravelMate 4400 U.S. release?

I read on the boards about the Acer TravelMate 4400 with the Turion processor and the ATI x700 GPU. I found the recently updated user's guide and determined that this is my dream machine. Has anyone heard any information at all regarding a U.S. release? I contacted the sales rep for Acer, but she didn't know anything about it.

FYI, here's the specs straight from the user's manual:

- AMD Turion™ 64 ML-28/ML-32 processor at 1.6/1.8 GHz or
higher with 128 KB L1 cache and 512 KB L2 cache, or
AMD Turion™ 64 ML-30/ML-34/ML-37/ML-40 processor at
1.6/1.8/2.0/2.2 GHz or higher with 128 KB L1 cache and
1 MB L2 cache, or
Mobile AMD Sempron™ processor 2600+/3000+ or higher
with 128 KB L2 cache, or
Mobile AMD Sempron™ processor 2800+/3100+ or higher
with 256 KB L2 cache
- ATI RS480M and SB400 chipset
- System memory 256/512 MB of DDR333 memory, upgradeable to 2 GB
using two soDIMM modules
- Display and
graphics
Thin-Film Transistor (TFT) displaying at:
• 15" XGA (1024 x 768)
• 15" SXGA+ (1400 x1050)
• 15.4" WXGA (1280 x 800)
• 15.4" WSXGA+ (1680 x 1050)
16.7 million colors
- ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X600 (for selected models), or
- ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X700 (for selected models)
- Simultaneous LCD and CRT display
- DualView™ support
- MPEG-2/DVD hardware-assisted capability
- Storage
subsystem
One 40 GB or larger hard disk drive
- Optical drive options:
• DVD-Super Multi double layer drive
• DVD-Dual double layer drive
• DVD/CD-RW combo drive
- 6-in-1 card reader
(MS/MS PRO/MMC/SD/SM/xD-Picture Card)
7
- Dimensions
and weight
363 (W) x 278 (D) x 24.0/32.9 (H) mm
(14.3 x 10.9 x 0.9/1.3 inches)
3.07 Kg (6.77 lbs.) for 15.4" LCD model
- Power
subsystem
ACPI 1.0b power management standard: supports Standby
and Hibernation power-saving modes
- 60 W Li-ion battery pack
3.5-hour battery life
2.5-hour quick-charge; 3.5-hour charge-in-use
- 90 W AC adaptor
- Input devices Acer FineTouch™ keyboard with a 5-degree curve
88-/89-key keyboard
- Touchpad with 4-way integrated scroll button
- Six easy-launch buttons
- Audio Audio system with two built-in speakers
MS-Sound compatible
- Communication Modem: 56K ITU V.90/V.92 with PTT approval;
Wake-on-Ring ready
- LAN: gigabit Ethernet (for selected models);
Wake-on-LAN ready
- WLAN (manufacturing option): integrated 802.11b/g
dual-mode (for selected models), or 802.11a/b/g dual-band
tri-mode Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ WLAN solution (for selected
models); Acer SignalUp wireless technology support
WPAN (manufacturing option): integrated Bluetooth®
- I/O interface Four USB 2.0 ports
- IEEE 1394 port
- Ethernet (RJ-45) port
- Modem (RJ-11) port
- External display (VGA) port
- S-video/TV-out port
- Microphone/line-in jack
- Headphones/speaker/line-out port
- Infrared (FIR) port
- Type II PC Card slot
- 6-in-1 card reader
- DC-in jack for AC adaptor
- 124-pin Acer ezDock connector (for selected models)
- Security Kensington lock slot
- BIOS user and supervisor passwords

I SOOO want this notebook!

 

I think, that the 4400 will not be availiable in North America, and only in Europe+Asia.

Only the 5002 and F-4000 will be availiable in NA.


This is only what I've heard from the boards..

Please say I'm wrong!

 

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=265227

$1299

i was going to buy this but the 64mb of vram stopped me

 

The 4402 is listed on Acer Canada's website. It's also listed on Canadasys's website at $1489CDN (or about $1190US). I guess it's good to be wrong sometimes!

The 64MB video memory and lack of crystalbrite are the only two reasons why I don't already own this, although I'm still debating whether or not these are actually bad things.

 

Debating the same thing with myself. Crystalbrite is nothing I need. I found anti glare regular LCDs to be much more comfortable and atleast as ergonomic for you eyes if not better. 64MB VS 128MB, that is just a shame, but I don't have any number on what this would mean for performance... anyone? Basicly the 64MB issue is the only issue I have with this notebook. Simply tremendous value:
Turion 64
ATI X700 (if only it was 128MB and they would tripple their sales of this NB)
100GB 5400rpm HD
DVDRWDL DVD RAM Slot load
WXGA (The best gaming resolution, for performance in native res.)
Windows XP Pro

Everything is top notch, and so is the price! (But 64MB VRAM. Why is there always something...) $1299

 

I originally wanted a Ferrari 4000, but I have to agree with everyone here and say I just can't ignore the value of this notebook. No bluetooth is another. If this laptop was a bit more configurable it would be nice. I'm glad I checked this thread, I thought I had all the differences between the two pegged, but I just added CrystalBrite to the list. But $810 plus tax... I don't know if the differences add up.

One thing I'll say is going Turion is future friendly (Longhorn?), but 2 full DIMM slots at 512 total memory isn't. That can potentially add a little weight to the price in the future.

 

http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?masterid=9855013&search=acer+travelmate+4402wlmi

Best value I have seen in any notebook up to date! It is also certified and sold w/ Windows XP 64 Pro pre-installed in the UK so it's ready to go 64-bit fully supported without any hassel. For the features you get the price is incredible. Also just get a bluetooth USB adapter or even an internal PCMCIA card if you find out you need it... Anyone in to value AND gaming, it doesn't get better than this. I have even seen it for as low as $1,233