Acer Aspire 8930G-844G32BN Reviews: Windows Vista Home Premium 18.4" Screen Laptop computer

+ Screen size and resolution

- BlueRay drive does not read CDs

+ An excellent replacement for a desktop computer. All bells and whistles at a very resonable cost. Picture perfect in high def.Everything you need for a computer to do without added expense.

- Battery life low , but as on the mains all the time l can live with this.

+ Nicely designed laptop with an excellent full HD (1920x1080) screen that is gorgeous to look at.

- Both the wireless and wired network ports are unstable, the wireless port hardly works at all and the wired port dies during large file transfer. Due to the large screen size and numerous media features, battery life is not very good.

+ Specification and perfomance

- Build quality

+ Appearance, screen size and console. Good hardware specification, but let down by Vista.

- The amount of totally unnecessary Acer and Trial software installed. Most Acer sofware only duplicates programs already in Vista causing conflicts and poor performance. I have uninstalled all unnecessary sofware, repartioned the hard disk and am running Windows 7 RC1 as well, which leaves Vista standing in terms of performance.

+ Nice large screen with good programs, I like the ability to increase and magnify texts etc. and the voice when reading back text.

- ? It switches off when partly closed.

+ I run World of Warcraft, Assasins Creed and Sims 3 all without any problem (get around 50fps on WOW) Blu-Rays run without any degredation

- If your looking for a truely mobile solution this laptop is big but what do you expect with a 18.4" screen

+ From appearance to the ease of using the security system it is a winner! so pleased and glad I bought it.

- None

+ screen size. fingerprint recognision

- battery life

+ A true desktop replacement with the performance to run very demanding video and audio, including blueray. 18.5" screen is amazing for videos and separate numpad really useful for games.

- The features and big screen give this laptop an inherent problem with weight. The laptop also has a high power consumption so battery life is limited to 1 1/2 hours. Th elaptop is portable, but you would not want to be carrying it for long distances.

+ Plenty of features, bluetooth, wi-fi, blu-ray, touch screen media player. Battery life is suprisling good as well given the power behind this. Full HD screen is a blast and the sound is exceptional given I used to own a 7.1 surround kit

- As expected Bulky and heavy if carrying for long distances. But that was expected

+ Great design, incredible performance( can't find anything that it won't run), Excellent value.

- Battery life can be a problem, but running this much kit you really can't complain.

+ Great screen ( full HD 1080p ), Blu Ray drive, finger print reader, 6 speakers, HDMI socket, Bluetooth.

- a little to heavy

+ picture quality, performance

- weight heavy
media controls look good but do not work well

+ design , graphic card , cinedash

- none for me

+ A lot of hard disc space
Fast enough for most design programs and games
Fantastic fo watching movies

- Just a bit too heavy

+ clarity of screen and size

- weight differculty finding suitable backpack

+ screen size

- impossible to get a laptop case for

+ I purchased the Acer 8930G as desktop replacement. I use the laptop as a entertainment centre where I store my music and photographs and watch t.v. using the onboard t.v. tuner. With 640 gig of storage on board it wll be some time before I fill it up. The screen is superb, full H.D. (and so big) and really comes into it's own when watching Blue Ray films. The sound system is really good for a laptop (probably the best I have heard so far). The GeForce 9700m graphics card is more than capable for everything I use the laptop for. This is my third Acer computer. I use a Travelmate laptop (now 6 years old) when travelling and my desktop is now the family workhorse. It was the build quality and reliability of these two machines that led me to purchasing the 8930G. Overall, a superb machine that I would recommend to anyone.

- None really. Battery life is short, but then what can you expect from such a powerful machine, and I did buy as a desktop replacement. Where I live we suffer from power cuts and that is where the battery comes into its own, cutting in when the mains go down and therefore saving anything I am working on.
The only problem I have had, is when the CineDash Media Console froze. This was cured by switching off the laptop, removing the battery, waiting 20 seconds. This cured the problem and it hasn't reacurred since.

+ Great PC desktop replacement. Loads of memory. Needed a laptop that could be mobile around the flat. Like the big screen. HDTV is great. Like the remote. I don't watch TV much so this was a nice option to have a tv without it being an additional eyesore in the living space.

- Not a fan of Vista. Vista is also not compatible with many legacy printers. Suggest waiting for next OS version.
The media player controls are no good. Mine stopped working 3 months in. I use the mouse or the remote.
Call me old fashioned but I also expected a DVD so that I could use as a backup to restore factory settings. It's provided in the system, but it's hard to find and you have to manually burn your own DVD. This isn't a very good option for basic users and it should have been more clear at the time of purchase as it's nearly impossible to get the DVD restore after the purchase.

+ It's fast and does everything i want and more.

- I could probably have made do with with a smaller size, as the 18.4" is a little heavy.

+ Large screen, Blu Ray drive.

- Doesnt play all blu ray movies and is very heavy.

+ all round brilliant laptop

- not many carrying bags available on the market, could have done with a selection eleasd at the same time

+ Brilliant machine. Does everything a powerful desktop can do - but portable.

- Not many people make a laptop bag for it!

+ screen, keyboard, blu-ray, remote control

- battery life, power supply

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- BD-Rom a little noise

+ great screen

- glossy surface means lots of greasy fingerprints, slow to boot

+ instant connection to e-mails and internet by touch of a button.
layout of keyboard and finger tip control of the cinedash media console.

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+ scren 18,4

- toutch pad stop working 3 days!!!!!!!!!!

+ Excellent Laptop, really fast machine, good sound and graphics. Large screen

- Nothing that I can think of.

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- Blue ray writer giving lots of problems