Acer launched two new laptops that should tickle the gamer in all of us.
Consumers looking for a meaty notebook should take a look at Acer's two new models in the Aspire AS8943G series. Acer went all out with these new portable rigs, offering top-of-the -line features geared for the demanding power user with the likes of the Intel Core i7 CPU and DirectX 11-capable graphics. However these notebooks won't come cheap: the series starts at $1,549.99 USD.
A listing on Newegg shows the Acer Aspire AS8943G-6782 sporting the 1.60 GHz Intel Core i7 720QM processor, 8 GB or DDR3 RAM, a 5400 RPM SATA 500 GB HDD, and a Blu-ray combo optical drive. On the graphics front, the notebook uses the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 GPU with 1 GB of DDR3 video memory, and a CineCrystal 18.4-inch LED backlit screen with a native resolution of 1920 x 1080.
Although it's not (yet) listed on Newegg, Acer also mentioned the Aspire AS8943G-6190 notebook. It's assumed that this version will offer only 4 GB of memory, however both models can provide up to 16 GB if needed. They also share the same traits for the most part including an additional eSATA and FireWire Port, Dolby Home Theater Audio enhancements, a 1.3-megapixel webcam, Gigabit LAN and WLAN connections, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, and more.
"The Acer Aspire AS8943G Series of notebooks are first-class multimedia centers that deliver an unparalleled high-definition personal theatre experience," said Ray Sawall, Acer product marketing. "Designed for the most discriminating and style-conscious consumer, these new notebooks combine an elegant, simplistic design with top-of-the line technologies and usability features, taking PC-based entertainment to a whole new level."
Both laptops are supposedly available now, however as mentioned above, the 6190 has yet to appear online.
BTW, thats a Core i7 version. It offers a Turbo Mode up to 3.33ghz. Its downclocked on notebooks to save juice and turns on when needed.
I'll stick with 1920 x 1080 lines of resolution over 1280 x 1024 lines thank you VERY much.
By the way, you can give up your rotary phone now. They have really cool wireless ones with buttons and digital signals!!!
But still, nice.
Those i5 and i7 chips seem much more efficient per clock cycle in terms of raw performance. 1.6 Ghz seems right in line with a nice mid-powered system, and that isn't taking into account the hardware acceleration afforded by the GPU...
When you are close up to your screen, as is usually the case with notebooks, every bit of resolution helps. 1080p is NOT overkill IMHO... Wish it was 1920x1200... Vertical resolution is where it is at, especially since I can't practically rotate the screen.
I know it states 8 gig of RAM above in the specs but is this a typo? 4 gig of what memory or RAM?
"So buyers are going to get 4 gig of memory on a SSD, with the price of the laptop buyers should get al the very least 40-60g of SSD storage and one can expect every new buyer to use cloud just yet.
I know it states 8 gig of RAM above in the specs but is this a typo? 4 gig of what memory or RAM?"
What are you going on about? Ram & memory both refer to System memory that the system has to run Windows & the software. Storage would refer to hard drive. I do not see any where where it says anything about SSD which is also refered to as a storage device not ram or memory.
SSD devices are mentioned nowhere; it is meant that the cheaper model will start with 4 gig of RAM and the "flagship model" at 8 gig, both expandable up to 16 gig of RAM.
While 4 gig is nothing special any more, 8 gig is quite nice.