If good fellow Art was able to hold the N91 (*hmph* he didn’t tell me he had one!), I was able to drive around the Ferrari 4000, Acer’s new pseudo-gaming notebook for a spin for one whole week!

I almost drooled on the 4000’s carbon fibre body (actually I think I did but promptly wiped it off with Mr. Clean!). The 15.4 inch widescreen dashboard provides the framework for the laptop’s real estate. Thus you have a computer that is as heavy as four magazines, has a spacious keyboard, a very wide screen for your viewing pleasure, and is wide enough to sit comfortably on your lap.

The Acer Ferrari 4000 is screaming game! With a built in 128MB X700 Radeon video card, it was a treat playing World of Warcraft and Guild Wars with all visual settings moved to the extreme right! The X700 card is supported by the system’s 1GB of DDR RAM and a 1.6GHz AMD Turion Processor all in stock.

If you want to get some work done, the Ferrari 4000 comes with a combo drive and a 5-slot multimedia card reader. Bluetooth and Wireless LAN are not optional, for they come with the package. An interesting thing to note with the design of the 4000 (as opposed to the previous 3200 model) is that the laptop itself was designed to look classic and conservative, thereby extending its market to young executives who need to be taken seriously - “I work hard but play even harder, noob!”

My verdict? Well, you should pick up a copy of the upcoming issue of m|ph to find out. But it’s no secret that the Acer 4000 has work and play packed into the 4000’s hood. Make this your first Ferrari, for only (SRP) P120,000.00