8920G-Acer Aspire
Just when you thought Acer couldn’t come up with another beastly laptop, the Aspire 8920G “Gemstone Blue” series emerges to wow high-definition aficionados. The Aspire 9805WKHi—Acer’s first effort at a wow! laptop—had a glamorous 20-inch screen but weighed a backbreaking 17 pounds. The Aspire 8920G ($2,600 street) finds the sweet spot by putting an 18.4-inch widescreen on a system that, at 8.8 pounds, weighs as much as some 17-inch models, like the Dell Inspiron 1720, do. Though still bulky, it doesn’t seem like a nightmare to lug around. Altogether, the 8920G is a nice, albeit expensive, Blu-ray–equipped media center that delivers 1080p content.
Acer Inc.
http://www.acer.com
- Type: Gaming, Media
- Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate
- Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo T9500
- Processor Speed: 2.6 GHz
- RAM: 4 GB
- Weight: 9 lb
- Screen Size: 18.4 inches
- Screen Size Type: widescreen
- Graphics Card: nVidia GeForce 9650M GS
- Storage Capacity: 320 GB
- Networking Options: 802.11n
- Primary Optical Drive: DVD+/-RW DL with Blu-Ray