Acer Aspire 8930G Laptop @ DH

***craig5320*** · Mar 24, 2009, 11:36 AM

Acer Aspire 8930G Review
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Acer were founded in 1976 and are highly regarded within the industry as a key player. They are best known now for their line of desktop and laptop computers while also offering equipment such as displays, servers and storage solutions.

Today we’re going to look at the Acer Aspire 8930G, an 18.4 inch desktop replacement which goes to market under the £1000 mark.

Mac Daddy · Mar 24, 2009, 11:59 AM

Another great review Nathan

On the touchpad I am not a big fan of them ... works that well?

On the 64 bit OS issue I think manufacturers should start offering this as an option.

NathanMarks · Mar 24, 2009, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Mac Daddy

Another great review Nathan

On the touchpad I am not a big fan of them ... works that well?

On the 64 bit OS issue I think manufacturers should start offering this as an option.

Yeah a couple of manufacturers continue to ship 32bit Vista with 4gb of RAM, something that will hopefully change soon.

I'm not a huge fan of that textured touchpad myself but I was surprised by the ease of use. It was very responsive and puts you quite in touch with cursor movement.

IvanV · Mar 24, 2009, 02:30 PM

A good review and a good laptop.

As far as textured touchpads go, I've only tried one on my aunts eMachine and I found it appalling, though it was mostly due to the fact that it was covered with some awful plastic (I'm not usually the one to say things like this, but that plastic would scream "Cheap!" on a calculator, let alone a laptop). Still, I'm guessing that this one is much better.

BlueMak · Mar 24, 2009, 02:57 PM

Very nice machine and at a good price.

Mac Daddy · Mar 24, 2009, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by NathanMarks

Yeah a couple of manufacturers continue to ship 32bit Vista with 4gb of RAM, something that will hopefully change soon.

I'm not a huge fan of that textured touchpad myself but I was surprised by the ease of use. It was very responsive and puts you quite in touch with cursor movement.

I agree on the inclusion of Vista 64 bit with a system using 4G but getting there. On the touchpad thanks for the additional feedback and the reply Bro

blibbax · Mar 24, 2009, 10:42 PM

Notice how the 9700 is actually much closer to a desktop 9500GT GDDR3. It's a nice laptop, but the price still seems really steep for what you get.

Bangs per buck only seem passable on cheap 17" latops ATM IMO (Acronyms FTW).

comp_ali · Mar 25, 2009, 05:07 PM

I missed this one. Nice review . Fair laptop performance with reasonable price.

Mar 24, 2009, 11:36 AM	#1
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Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 79 System Specs	Re: Acer Aspire 8930G Laptop @ DH Another great review Nathan On the touchpad I am not a big fan of them ... works that well? On the 64 bit OS issue I think manufacturers should start offering this as an option. __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen

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IvanV HH Assassin Guild Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,908 Rep Power: 333 System Specs	Re: Acer Aspire 8930G Laptop @ DH A good review and a good laptop. As far as textured touchpads go, I've only tried one on my aunts eMachine and I found it appalling, though it was mostly due to the fact that it was covered with some awful plastic (I'm not usually the one to say things like this, but that plastic would scream "Cheap!" on a calculator, let alone a laptop). Still, I'm guessing that this one is much better. __________________ If anyone has Portal 2 and hasn't played the co-op and wants to do me a favour, let me know (PM me or whatever).

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Mar 24, 2009, 10:42 PM	#7
blibbax What does this do? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 4,215 Rep Power: 251 System Specs	Re: Acer Aspire 8930G Laptop @ DH Notice how the 9700 is actually much closer to a desktop 9500GT GDDR3. It's a nice laptop, but the price still seems really steep for what you get. Bangs per buck only seem passable on cheap 17" latops ATM IMO (Acronyms FTW). __________________ Donate the spare computing power of your PC to help to cure Alzheimer's, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease and cancer: Fold for HH!

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