Priced at $499.99 (BestBuy), Acer Aspire AS3680-2022 is a 14.1-inch widescreen laptop pre-loaded with the newly released Windows Vista (Basic Edition) operating system. Weighs between 4.5 lbs and 6 lbs, it is powered by by an Intel Celeron M 420 (1.66GHz) processor, a 512MB of DDR2 RAM, an Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950 graphics engine, and an 80GB of hard drive. Furthermore, the notebook is equipped with a DVD/CD-RW combo drive, an integrated Intel High Definition audio engine, and various connectivity options, including WiFI, 56K modem, and Ethernet LAN.

Other features include three USB ports, PCMCIA slot, a 5-in-1 media card reader, VGA output, and S-Video port.