Acer has launched two new models for their Ferrari range of notebooks, one a replacement for a current model and the second a brand new addition to the family.

The Ferrari 5000 is the replacement for the current 4000 model and as with the previous model it supports AMD’s Turion 64 X2 mobile processors. It has a 15.4in screen available in either in WSXGA+ (1,680 x 1,050) or WXGA (1,280 x 800) resolutions, both having Acer’s CrystalBrite coating and 16ms response times. It comes bundled with an Acer VoIP BlueTooth phone.

The new kid on the block is the Ferrari 1000, an ultra portable (1.55 – 1.70kg) with a 12.1in CrystalBrite (1,280 x 800) widescreen. Like the Ferrari 5000 it is built around AMD’s Turion 64 X2 mobile processor and uses ATI’s Radeon Xpress 1150 chipset which provides the graphics sub system as well. The 1000 has an external FireWire optical drive but Acer did say that future models will have integrated optical drives.