Acer Aspire 8940G Coming to Mobile Tech Manor
I just got word that a bad boy is coming to Mobile Tech Manor and I have to admit I am excited, if not a little bit scared. The Acer Aspire 8940G is a gaming/ multimedia notebook that pushes the term “desktop replacement” to the limits with a huge 18.4-inch screen. It has dedicated NVIDIA graphics with 1 GB of DDR3 video ram and a Blu-Ray player. Acer throws in a five speaker surround sound system with bass booster just for fun.
I better get cleaning off some desk space for this baby, heck, I’d better clean off an entire desk. Why do I have the feeling I’ll be picking up Call of Duty: MW2 to play on this notebook?
For a second there I thought you wrote 18.4″…..!
Take it down the coffee shop, and we want to see pics!
18.4″ it is indeed, and I’ll take it to the coffee shop for sure. If I can find a bag around here it will fit in, and providing I can carry it.
I’ve got the Sony version (AW series)and it’s brilliant. I found a Targus neoprene case with shoulder strap that fits it, but I’ve not seen many others.
Gordon
Sweet! Enjoy the gaming… grab a car bat if you need to extend your time away from the plug.
Good luck running that for more than an hour.
Not exactly the highest quality build, but I guess for the price it’s reasonable.
I’ll stick with my Toshiba X305-Q708!
It actually lasted over 3 hours in tests in the notebookreview.com review
http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=5381&p=2
not too shabby if u ask me
I wish my cousins Toshiba laptop knew that before the power adapter failed and the thing could no longer be charged!
This is exactly the type of laptop I’m looking for: a 17″+ screen laptop with at least 1920×1280 resolution (1920×1200 preferred), a backlit keyboard, and a Blu-ray reader. I’d prefer a smaller form factor (i.e. 1″ thin) and descent battery life as well.
In addition to the Acer, the Dell Studio 17 is looking like the best option, with lower power, smaller size, and longer batter life.
The Toshiba Qosmio X505-Q850 is kinda what I’m looking for, but it weighs 10.2 pounds and it’s so big that their site doesn’t even bother to list dimensions. And maximum battery life is 3 hours with the optional 12-cell battery.
The Lenovo W710 won’t be out until next February, so not sure how it will compare, but the existing model is very large and power-hungry, so it’s not a contender. And the ThinkLight LEDs above the screen are not as nice as a backlit keyboard.
What I really want is a 17″ MacBook Pro, but Apple obviously doesn’t offer Blu-ray yet, in part because no manufacturer is offering a 9.5mm tall slot-loading Blu-ray drive. I’d be happy to perform a drive swap if one were available. But it’s only a matter of time; Lenovo just starting shipping 9.5mm-tall tray-load Blu-ray drive with the T400/T500. I may wait and hopefully hack together my own ultimate combination.
Well the ACER Aspire 8940G beats all those notebooks with it’s high-performance video card but the Toshiba Qosmio X505-Q850 which has the same one but with DDR5. Keep in mind though you’ll have to pay close $600 more just for that.