Acer Outs First Nvidia Ion 2 Netbook With Optimus

GeForce, transform and roll out!

While the concept of a netbook did not originally call for specialized 3D and HD video rendering capabilities, the intervention of Nvidia with its Ion chipset gave the Intel Atom wings that it wouldn't otherwise be able to have. At the Mobile World Conference in Barcelona, Acer outted the next-generation of Nvidia Ion that would pair up with the new Atom Pine Trail platform in its Aspire One 532G.

Given that the Pine Trail platform means that the Atom already comes with integrated packaged with the CPU, Acer's offering will actually feature two graphics parts – one from Intel and the other from Nvidia.

While the outward appearance of the Aspire One 532G is similar to other 10.1-inch netbooks, the real magic happens inside thanks to Nvidia Optimus, which allows the discrete GeForce GPU to take over whenever there's some heavy lifting to do. Specifics regarding the GPU weren't clear, but some reports have it pegged as either the G310 or GT218. We expect Nvidia to release full details next month at CeBit.

Nevertheless, the Ion 2 chipset will allow users to make real practical use of the 1080p HDMI out and battery life of up to 10 hours when not messing around with intensive tasks.

Acer says that its Aspire One 532G is 1-inch thin and about 1 kg in weight will be available in three contemporary colors – Sapphire Blue, Ruby Red and Pearl Silver when it ships at the end of Q1 2010.

Check out the video courtesy of Notebook Italia.