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Acer Ferrari 3000 to a more conservative—but just as sleek—black checkered design. It retains some of the cool-looking red streaks along the side and front edge of the notebook, and yes, the yellow prancing horse emblem still graces the center of the notebook. The cover is made from carbon fiber, which is stronger and lighter than aluminum. (Acer uses it only in its Ferrari line.) The interior of the Ferrari 4000 has a rubberized coating, perhaps emulating the look of Formula One tires. The keyboard has an ergonomic smile contour to it, which is okay for typing but takes a few minutes to get used to. The only real design complaint we have is that the mouse buttons are a bit noisy when pressed.

If you care how your gear looks, you will love the Acer Ferrari. Simply put, I have not seen a more desirable notebook. Pictures do not do the Ferrari justice. It is both understated and bling. The carbon weave lid looks great and is functional too. I could understand people passing on the previous generation Acer Ferrari’s based on their outrageous (bright red) looks, but I can’t see people having the same issues with this one.

Acer Ferrari 4000 Reviews From trustedreviews

Features 9/10
Performance 9/10
Value 10/10
Overall 9/10

Acer Ferrari 4000 Reviews From notebookreview

Pros:
* Gorgeous - simply beautiful to look at
* Superior build quality and materials
* Great performance that rivals Intel’s best
* Decent bang for the buck (4002WLMI may be the better value)
* Can play any current generation game with reasonable settings
* Unique — you won’t see too many of them around
* Will run Microsoft’s Vista OS nicely

Cons:
* The Ferrari could have used the 25 watt version of the 2 GHz Turion
* More cells in the battery would help
* Ditch the crappy mouse — give us something useful

Acer Ferrari 4000 Reviews From cnet

The good:
Wide, high-resolution 15.4-inch screen; great performance; multipurpose flash card slot; trayless double-layer optical drive; 1GB of RAM.

The bad:
Lacks instant-start media player; more expensive than comparable models; odd curved keyboard.

The bottom line:
Acer puts the pedal to the metal with the Ferrari 4000, a notebook that–like the Italian sports car–is powerful and turns heads.

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