Feedback needed on Acer Gemstone Blue Aspire 16.4"

fadz · 21st November 2008, 1:13 PM

Hey all,just been on and off the phone with bestdeal4u regarding this laptop,theyve said this is deffinately a decent laptop for gaming,in comparison he said this would be better then the Asus M51VA-AS045G which runs a ATI Card,does anyone here actually own one and can perhaps give me abit of feedback on it,cheers
Specs Below:

Acer Gemstone Blue Aspire AS6930G-DEL 16" 16:9 Mobile Gaming Solution [AS6930G-944G64Mn]
SCREEN: 16" WXGA-HD 1366x766 HD-720p *CSV-Glossy* Wide-Screen
CPU: Core 2 Duo T9400 2.53GHz – 1066MHz-FSB
RAM: 4GB/4096MB DDR2
HDD: 640GB HDD – Set: 2x 320GB @ 5400RPM
ODD: DVD-Burner (Or +$199 for: BD BluRay Combo Drive with DVD-Burner)
TV-Tuner: Built-In Hybrid HD Digital TV-Tuner & Remote
VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce Go 9600M GT (512MB – DDR3)
OS: Windows Vista Home Premium (OR: XP-Pro / ULTIMATE +$Call)
OTHER: Web-Cam, 802.11N, BlueTooth, FingerPrint-Reader, SUPER Speaker System!!!
WARRANTY: 2-Year Acer Warranty
RRP: $2,599 – After CASH BACK: $2,099 $149 Acer Cash-Back, You Pay: $2248-cash Or Pay "Ezi Pay" 12 Months to pay, No Interest EVER: $629 Deposit +
$73 x26 Fortnightly Payments (Instant Pre-Approval In-House!)

McbLt · 21st November 2008, 1:51 PM

For the price, the specs look pretty decent, but I'm still not a huge fan of the keyboard flex on the Acer's. I'm pretty sure I looked at this same lappy in JB and it still wasn't great.

If you're really keen for the 9600M GT, there's also the HP DV5 series, and if you want a bigger screen have a look at the DV7's - however, you'll be paying more *edit* just looking on staticice, it may even be cheaper if you go down the DV5 path

21st November 2008, 1:13 PM	#1
fadz Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sydney Posts: 556	Feedback needed on Acer Gemstone Blue Aspire 16.4" Hey all,just been on and off the phone with bestdeal4u regarding this laptop,theyve said this is deffinately a decent laptop for gaming,in comparison he said this would be better then the Asus M51VA-AS045G which runs a ATI Card,does anyone here actually own one and can perhaps give me abit of feedback on it,cheers Specs Below: Acer Gemstone Blue Aspire AS6930G-DEL 16" 16:9 Mobile Gaming Solution [AS6930G-944G64Mn] SCREEN: 16" WXGA-HD 1366x766 HD-720p CSV-Glossy Wide-Screen CPU: Core 2 Duo T9400 2.53GHz – 1066MHz-FSB RAM: 4GB/4096MB DDR2 HDD: 640GB HDD – Set: 2x 320GB @ 5400RPM ODD: DVD-Burner (Or +$199 for: BD BluRay Combo Drive with DVD-Burner) TV-Tuner: Built-In Hybrid HD Digital TV-Tuner & Remote VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce Go 9600M GT (512MB – DDR3) OS: Windows Vista Home Premium (OR: XP-Pro / ULTIMATE +$Call) OTHER: Web-Cam, 802.11N, BlueTooth, FingerPrint-Reader, SUPER Speaker System!!! WARRANTY: 2-Year Acer Warranty RRP: $2,599 – After CASH BACK: $2,099 $149 Acer Cash-Back, You Pay: $2248-cash Or Pay "Ezi Pay" 12 Months to pay, No Interest EVER: $629 Deposit + $73 x26 Fortnightly Payments (Instant Pre-Approval In-House!) __________________ Current PC's: HP DV7 NOTEBOOK DESKTOP WC:CPU:Q9450 Overclocked to 3.8ghz,GPU:9800GX2SLI,RAM: DDR3 PATRIOT 1333mhz,TOWER:Thermaltake mozart painted and modded,PSU:Thermaltake 1200watt,HDD's:2x150gb raptors OCAU Extreme Cooling Club H2O Member Succesful trades with: iinsom, body_pump, D3LTR33, TheReverend*! , M4g3X0r, TRAG!C, zhenkai, Alias, wolfmanoz, {icebox425} , stablez, travrobbo, statts, mAple, primesuspect

21st November 2008, 1:51 PM	#2
McbLt Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Adelaide, SA 5000 Posts: 1,102	For the price, the specs look pretty decent, but I'm still not a huge fan of the keyboard flex on the Acer's. I'm pretty sure I looked at this same lappy in JB and it still wasn't great. If you're really keen for the 9600M GT, there's also the HP DV5 series, and if you want a bigger screen have a look at the DV7's - however, you'll be paying more edit just looking on staticice, it may even be cheaper if you go down the DV5 path Last edited by McbLt; 21st November 2008 at 1:54 PM.