Acer Aspire 8940G-6865 review

February 9th, 2010 by admin | Posted under ACER.

Home users are increasingly turning to notebook computers as their primary PC, if you like that laptops can offer similar performance and feature to those of a desktop PC, and can be easily moved from room to room. Acer Aspire 8940G-6865, a new Notebook from ACER is the ultimate multimedia, entertainment and gaming laptop. The Acer As8940G-6865 is a very large system due to its 18.4-inch display, could be a perfect desktop replacement, so if you want to kill your desktop PC, this Acer Aspire AS89400G-6865 is a perfect machine you can use. That enables easy multitasking and faster computing applications.

Performance on the Acer Aspire 8940G-6865 is extremely fast thanks to the new Intel Core i7-720QM quad core processor with a cache of 6 MB and a speed of 1.60GHz that enables easy multitasking and faster computing applications. This multimedia powerhouse has the new Windows 7 Home Premium operating system. This Acer Notebook combined with 4GB of DDR3 memory that is upgradeable to a whopping 8GB of RAM, allow the system to speed through very heavy applications including digital video editing without much problem. The best part is that when not all of the cores are in use, the processor will automatically overclock the cores in use to provide solid performance in single threaded applications as well.

The 18.4-inch display of Acer AS8940G is quite large and comes with a full 1920×1080 resolution for support of 1080p HD video content. Brightness and contrast are quite good with wide viewing angles and minimal light bleed. This laptop is also very friendly to hardcore gamers with the dedicated NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M graphics card with 1GB of DDR3 memory, which allows the processing of heavy video, and editing applications. This Acer Aspire 8940G is suitable for playing some games up to the 1920×1080 resolution at moderate detail levels but many modern games will need to be run at lower resolutions for smooth frame rates with high detail levels.

Storage is actually quite good on the Aspire 8940G-6865. The system comes with a sizable 500GB hard drive spinning at 5400rpm. This isn’t the fastest available but is a good balance. Their is also an empty drive bay available via the bottom access panel to add a secondary 2.5-inch SATA drive to the system for those that want more space. Another nice feature is the Blu-ray compatible optical drive. The problem is that Acer does not include a software package such as PowerDVD or WinDVD to actually playback Blu-ray movies. The extra size allows extra space to provide a full sized keyboard with numeric keypad and media controls. It also packs some of the widest range of peripheral ports to be found in a desktop class machine including eSATA, FireWire, Display Port, HDMI and VGA in addition to four dedicated USB 2.0 ports. Sheer multimedia enjoyment is what you’ll experience with the Acer Aspire 8940G-6865. Enjoy the latest Blu-ray movies with impressive surround sound. Built with first-class components, this mobile desktop replacement is sure to exceed your expectations for brilliant multimedia and outstanding computing.

SPECIFICATIONS

Operating System : Geniune Windows^® 7 Home Premium

Processor : Intel® Core™ i7-720QM Processor (6MB L2 Cache, 1.60GHz)

Chipset : Mobile Intel® PM55 Express

Memory : 4GB (2GB installed in each of two memory slots) DDR3 1066 SDRAM. User upgradeable up to 8GB (one 4GB memory card in each slot)* subject to availability of 4GB cards

Storage : 500GB* SATA hard disk drive, 5400RPM

Video : Acer® CineCrystal full HD 18.4″ (1920 x 1080) high-brightness (220-nit) TFT LCD, 16:9 aspect ratio, 8ms high-definition response time, 60% color gamut, LED backlight, frameless design, Discrete NVIDIA® GeForce® GTS 250M graphics (1024 MB of dedicated DDR3 VRAM, up to 1791 MB of shared system memory)
Acer® Video Conference with integrated Acer® Crystal Eye webcam supporting Acer® PrimaLite and PureZone technologies, VGA, DisplayPort™ and HDMI™ (High-Definition Multimedia Interface™) with HDCP (high-bandwidth digital-content protection) support ports

Audio : Dolby®-optimized Acer® CineSurround sound system with five integrated speakers and one Acer® Tuba CineBass booster supporting low-frequency effects. Acer® PureZone technology with two integrated stereo microphones featuring beam forming, echo cancellation and noise suppression technologies. Optimized third-generation Dolby® Home Theater audio enhancement. True 5.1-channel surround-sound output. Headphones/speaker/line-out with SPDIF support, microphone and line-in ports. Microsoft® DirectSound® compatibility

Interface Ports : DC-in, RJ-45 LAN, VGA, DisplayPort, Headphones/speaker/line-out with SPDIF support, Microphone Line-in, FireWire® (IEEE 1394), Esata, HDMI™ (High-Definition Multimedia Interface™) with HDCP (high-bandwidth digital-content protection) support, CIR (consumer infrared), Five USB 2.0 (four are functional when an eSATA device is plugged in), Card Slots : ExpressCard™/54 slot, 5-in-1 card reader supports optional MultiMediaCard™, Secure Digital, Memory Stick®, Memory Stick, PRO™ or xD-Picture Card™

Communications : Intel® Wireless WiFi Link network connection supporting 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N wireless LAN, Acer® SignalUp technology for enhanced antenna efficiency, WI-FI CERTIFIED™ , Gigabit LAN, Wake-on-LAN ready, Acer® Video Conference with integrated Acer® Crystal Eye webcam supporting Acer® PrimaLite and PureZone technologies

Dimensions & Weight : 17.3″ (440.0mm) W x 11.6″ (295.0mm) D x 1.2″ – 1.7” (31.0mm – 43.8mm) H 10.1 lb. (4.6kg)

Power : 120-watt AC adapter. Eight-cell lithium ion battery: up to 3.0 hours life depending on configuration and usage

Compliance : Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ Energy Star®