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The Amadana 27ART0 P1. | Image: Acer
Did you know Acer acquired a Japanese design firm called Amadana late last year that makes classy coffee gear, retro calculators, air purifiers, and all manner of minimalist low-fi tech? Neither did I till today โ but it goes a long way to explaining why a few of Acerโs new monitors at IFA 2025 are leaping off the page.
Unfortunately for stateside readers, Acer has no current plans to ship its Amadana branded products below in the US. The 27-inch 27ART0 P1 desktop monitor โ whose display is just 8mm thick โ and the 16-inch, 1.4-pound 16APM1QJ portable monitor, are headed to EMEA regions in Q1 for โฌ169 and โฌ119 respectively.
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Theyโre not heavy on tech, anyhow: theyโre 1080p IPS screens, at just 250 nits of brightness, and only the desktop monitor reaches 144Hz. The portable panel, with USB-C and mini-HDMI input, is limited to 60Hz, though both monitors offer variable refresh rate.
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But the Acer CE270U Z, below and atop this story, will come to North America for $700 in Q1, and feature a 26.5-inch 1440p OLED panel at 280Hz. It also has AMDโs flavor of variable refresh rate (FreeSync Premium Pro) and peak brightness of 1000 nits in HDR (250 nits typical), with two HDMI 2.1 ports and one DisplayPort 1.4.
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Hereโs a look at some earlier Amadana products, courtesy of Acer. Amadana writes that itโs named after a location in Japanโs Edo period where fine lacquerware was sold.
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