Take your digital studio with you wherever you go with the portable yet powerful Acer Aspire V7-581PG 15.6 Touchscreen Ultrabook. Built for touch Optimised for touch, Windows 8 puts your favourite apps & programmes at your finger tips. Simply touch a programme tile to open it & move around using taps, swipes & pinches. It only takes a moment to pick up & is already second nature if you use a smartphone or tablet. The home screen is built around Live Tiles, programme icons that display real time information from all your favourite apps including social networking, emails & sports directly on the home screen. You dont even have to open the programme to receive important info & notifications. Windows 8 is Cloud ready, letting you choose to back up your projects online. Not only is this a good idea for preserving important files, photos & folders, it means that you can access them from any online Windows 8 device. Simply log in using an email address to access all your documents, organised just how you left them. Powerful processing Regardless of task, the Aspire V7 delivers speedy processing thanks to an Intel Core i 7-3537U processor. An impressive Turbo Boost clock speed of 3.1 GHz & multi-threading support delivers processing capabilities that far exceed the expectations of such a portable machine.A vast 12 GB of RAM not only helps the Core i 7 processor deliver blistering speeds, it makes intense multi-tasking possible. From running several instances of demanding software to creating expansive single projects, you can be sure the Aspire V7 wont let you down. Perfect for editing photos, designing media or making music on the move, the impressive processing ability of the Aspire V7 makes it an ideal laptop for starting creative projects on the fly. Advanced storage Storage is provided by a 500 GB solid state hard drive (SSHD). An SSHD work the same as a standard hard drive although features a solid state cache. This provides access to your most commonly used information far quicker than normal & delivers a smoother, faster computing experience thats particularly useful when running demanding software. Backing up your important files is simple thanks to super-fast USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0. Capable of transferring data far quicker than normal USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports, it makes light work of copying even the biggest project files to an external storage device such as a hard drive or memory stick. Dedicated graphics A dedicated NVIDIA GT 720M graphics card drastically improves the appearance of everyday computing, films & software interfaces. This makes the Aspire V7 an ideal tool for editing photos & films on the move or catching up with your favourite games while away from home. A dedicated graphics card also relives the i 7-3537U of graphics processing, allowing it concentrate on demanding processes. It sounds as good as it looks too, thanks to the Dolby Home Theatre v 4 technology, which provides 5.1 or 7.1 cinematic sound to your Ultrabook. Convenient connectivity A built-in Wi Fi adapter makes connecting to available wireless networks simple while integrated Bluetooth connectivity allows a cable-free connection to a wide array of handy peripherals from speakers to graphics tablets. The five hour battery life lets you work for longer between charges too, making the Aspire V7 a truly wireless device. You can even use the Aspire V7 as a media hub thanks to its HDMI port. Simply connect a HDMI cable between the Ultrabook & TV, monitor or projector to view your files, projects & films in full HD on a bigger screen. With impressive performance & the best of modern computing technology, the Acer Aspire V7-581PG 15.6 Touchscreen Ultrabook is the perfect mobile studio for any creative task.___________________________________________________________________________ Ultrabook, Celeron, Celeron Inside, Core Inside, Intel, Intel Logo, Intel Atom, Intel Atom Inside, Intel Core, Intel Inside, Intel Inside Logo, Intel v Pro, Itanium, Itanium Inside, Pentium, Pentium Inside, v Pro Inside, Xeon, & Xeon Inside are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries.