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11-03-2009, 02:25 PM
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Acer Intros 18.4" Aspire Notebook with Core i7
Acer Intros 18.4" Aspire Notebook w/ Core i7
Acer today introduced its Aspire 8940 notebook featuring an 18.4-inch display and an Intel Core i7 processor. Other key features include a full 1080p screen resolution, an Nvidia GeForce GTS 250M graphics card, and Blu-ray reader. The full specifications for the AS8940-6865 model are as follows: - Intel® Core™ i7 Processor 720QM (1.60GHz, 6MB L3 Cache, 1333MHz FSB)
- 18.4" Full HD Widescreen CineCrystal™ LED-backlit Display
(1920x1080 Resolution, 16:9 Aspect Ratio) - 4GB DDR3 Dual-Channel 1066MHz Memory
- NVIDIA® GeForce® GTS 250M with 1GB dedicated DDR3 VRAM
- 500GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
- 4X Blu-ray Disc™/DVD SuperMulti Double-Layer Drive
- Multi-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader
- Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 5100 802.11a//bg/Draft-N Wi-Fi CERTIFIED®
- Acer Crystal Eye™ Integrated Webcam
- Touch-Capacitive Media Control Interface
- 5 USB 2.0 Ports, 1 HDMI Port, 1 eSATA Port
- 8-cell Li-Ion Battery (4800mAh)
- Dolby Home Theater® Audio Enhancement
- Acer CineSurround Sound System (5 built-in speakers)
- Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit
The Aspire 8940 will be available "this holiday season" for an MSRP of $1,349.99.
Acer Press Release (BusinessWire.com) |
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11-03-2009, 03:42 PM
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Re: Acer Intros 18.4" Aspire Notebook with Core i7
I wish the GPU was a lot better. But, for this price, you also get the blu-ray player, and the core i7 which is not too bad. 
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11-03-2009, 03:48 PM
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Re: Acer Intros 18.4" Aspire Notebook with Core i7
Wow, that's a great deal.
I agree, wish the GPU was at least a 260M, but for the price.. that's a fantastic deal.
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11-03-2009, 03:58 PM
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Re: Acer Intros 18.4" Aspire Notebook with Core i7
10 minutes of usage on battery. Great deal though!
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11-03-2009, 04:34 PM
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Agrees with [>>ahl395<<]
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Re: Acer Intros 18.4" Aspire Notebook with Core i7
Nice laptop overall, and comes with BD included
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11-03-2009, 05:48 PM
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Re: Acer Intros 18.4" Aspire Notebook with Core i7
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Originally Posted by Charles P. Jefferies
The Aspire 8940 will be available "this holiday season" for an MSRP of $1,349.99.
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Solid 'Bang-for-the-Buck', it's on sale now at NewEgg! It will be interesting to see what other 8940G models will become available. I am thinking of buying one of these, as a pacifier, until an i7 GDDR5 Crossfire model is on the horizon.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834115679
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11-03-2009, 06:44 PM
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Re: Acer Intros 18.4" Aspire Notebook with Core i7
ddr3? not reference gddr5? wth? way to kill a card.
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11-03-2009, 07:45 PM
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Notebook Deity
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Re: Acer Intros 18.4" Aspire Notebook with Core i7
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Originally Posted by tianxia
ddr3? not reference gddr5? wth? way to kill a card.
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Have you ever seen a 250M with gddr5? Why would you expect it to have ddr5? |
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11-03-2009, 08:18 PM
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Re: Acer Intros 18.4" Aspire Notebook with Core i7
This machine definitely has good specifications for the money. Its best use is probably as a home multimedia machine. It is very suitable for gaming with the GTS 250M (96 cores) though for strict gaming, gamers are probably better off going with a similarly-priced ASUS machine with a GTX 260M.
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11-03-2009, 09:14 PM
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Notebook Prophet
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Re: Acer Intros 18.4" Aspire Notebook with Core i7
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Originally Posted by BrandonSi
Have you ever seen a 250M with gddr5? Why would you expect it to have ddr5?
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Lol, go to Toshiba Forum and check the X500. Also they had an article about it here on the news forum.
I like this notebook but would rather take the Toshiba X500. It has SSD, DDR5, and 6GB DDR3. That being said it is more expensive. This is a good deal though i wouldnt fault anyone for picking this up.
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