Acer Aspire 8930 Laptop

Acer Aspire 8930 Laptop is a multimedia and gaming mobile computer. It comes with a host of features that is quite similar to most gaming laptops. However, the battery life offered here is better than what most of the others deliver. While many such multimedia workstations offer a maximum of 1.5 hours of runtime, the Acer Aspire 8930 offers about 2 hours and 50 minutes for video playback.

Coming to internal specs – the powerful and fast Intel Core 2 Duo 2.53GHz processor is employed. There is a 4GB RAM and a 320GB hard drive. One point to note here is that some gaming machines, like the Asus U50VG do come with 500GB hard drives too. Graphics processing is handled by the Nvidia GeForce 9700M GT. The operating system this laptop ships with is Windows Vista Ultimate. The 18.4” display of this device has a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. This Full HD resolution will ensure clear and crisp displays. It supports 1080p playback too. There are built in speakers in this laptop as well. One drawback of this device is the absence of a DVD/Blu ray drive.

The Acer Aspire 8930 gaming laptop is home to 4 USB 2.0 ports, 2 eSATA ports, a VGA output, a HDMI output, an ExpressCard slot, headphone jack and microphone jack. You will also find a web camera integrated into this workhorse. Bluetooth is supported for wireless file transfers. WiFi and Ethernet connectivity provide access to the internet. Not very portable at a weight of 4.1kg, this device is better off to use at the desktop. This multimedia laptop carries a price tag of about £1300.