Buying price: 3.2k
Selling: 2k
Specs:
Acer recommends Windows Vista® Business for Business Computing
Acer recommends Windows Vista® Home Premium for Personal Computing
Aspire 8930
The 18.4" Aspire 8930 kicks notebook-based enjoyment into the high-def future of captivating Full HD video and immersive surround sound. The sensational 16:9 Acer CineCrystal™ Full HD display boasts 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution for true-to-master cinematic view. Acer CineSurround audio with six speakers inside -- including the Acer Tuba CineBass booster -- features optimized, 2nd Generation Dolby® Home Theater® technology, delivering movie soundtracks and sound effects just as they were intended. Discover these enhanced sights and sounds of mobile home cinema through the touch-sensitive CineDash media console, which provides ultra-convenient, CE-style control of today's finest HD content.
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Benefits
Shimmering design, scintillating 16:9 view
Leading a new era of notebook design, the Aspire Gemstone Blue is lively and stylish with striking features like multi-layered 3D depth, an iridescent finish, contrasting textures, a chic blue-black-silver color scheme, and interior/exterior lighting effects. The huge 18.4" 16:9 LCD boasts 24 percent more screen space than 17", 16:10 displays as well as deep color, a fantastically wide viewing angle and the 16:9 golden aspect ratio for perfect cinematic viewing, ideal for HDTV and the latest Blu-ray Disc™ format -- empowering you with full native widescreen resolution. Discover visually superior, Full HD entertainment as it was originally created, without distorted images or black bars.
Ultimate entertainment performance
The Aspire 8920 is the world's first notebook to feature built-in multi-speaker True5.1 surround sound through six speakers. Contemporary entertainment plays flawlessly via the latest and most powerful dual core processing technology, ensuring smooth playback and multitasking, even with graphics intensive multimedia applications. The NVIDIA® GeForce® 9700M GT discrete graphics card features NVIDIA® PureVideo™ for high-quality scaling and pixel calculation at resolutions up to 1080p -- essential technology for the intense HD experiences delivered by the Blu-ray Disc™/DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive and HDTV-ready TV-tuner.
Configurations
* Aspire 8930G-9A4G100Bn
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium , Intel® Centrino® 2 processor Technology Intel® Core™2 Duo processor T9550 (2.66GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 6MB L2 cache), supporting Intel® 64 architecture , Intel® PM45 Express Chipset , Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 5300 (dual-band quad-mode 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N) Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® network connection , 4GB DDR III RAM , 1Terabyte S-ATA HDD (2X 500GB HDD) , 18.4" Full HD 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution, Acer CineCrystal™ TFT LCD, 16:9 aspect ratio , Blu-ray Disc™/DVD-Super Multi Double-Layer Drive , NVIDIA® GeForce® 9600M GT Graphics Card (1GB of dedicated GDDR III VRAM) , Optimised 2nd Generation Dolby Home Theater® audio enhancement , Acer CineSurround with five built-in speakers and Acer Tuba CineBass booster supporting low-frequency effects , Acer CineDash media console , HDMI™ port with HDCP support and eSATA port , Integrated Digital TV Tuner
UP: $3,498
SRP: $3,298
Part NumberLX.ADY0X.003
Operating System
* Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium
Processor & Chipset
* Intel® Centrino® 2 processor technology, featuring:
* Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T9550 (2.66 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB, 6 MB L2 cache), supporting Intel® 64 architecture
* Mobile Intel® PM45 Express Chipset
* Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 5300 (dual-band quad-mode 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N) Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® network connection, featuring MIMO technology, supporting Acer SignalUp™ with Nplify™ wireless technology
Memory
* 4 GB DDR3 memory, upgradeable to 4 GB using dual soDIMM modules
HDD
* 2 * 500GB S-ATA hard disc drives
Storage
* Blu-ray Disc™ (BD)/DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive
* 6-in-1 card reader, supporting Secure Digital™ (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC), MultiMediaCard Plus (MMCplus™), Memory Stick® (MS), Memory Stick PRO™ (MS PRO), xD-Picture Card™ (xD)
Display
* 18.4" WUXGA (Full HD) 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution, high-brightness Acer CineCrystal™ TFT LCD, two lamps, supporting simultaneous multi-window viewing via Acer GridVista™, or
* 16.7 million colours
* 16:9 aspect ratio
Graphics
* NVIDIA® GeForce® 9700M GT with up to 2303 MB of TurboCache™ (512 MB of dedicated GDDR3 VRAM, up to 1791 MB of shared system memory*), supporting NVIDIA® PureVideo™ HD technology, OpenEXR High Dynamic-Range (HDR) technology, Shader Model 4.0, Microsoft® DirectX® 10
(* depending on size of system memory)
* DualView™ support
* MPEG-2/DVD decoding
* WMV9 (VC-1) and H.264 (AVC) decoding
* HDMI™ (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) support
* Acer Arcade™ Deluxe featuring Acer CinemaVision™ and Acer ClearVision™ technologies
Multimedia
* Optimized 2nd Generation Dolby Home Theater® audio enhancement, featuring Dolby® Digital, Dolby® Digital Live, Dolby® Pro Logic® IIx, Dolby® Headphone, Dolby® Natural Bass and Dolby® Sound Space Expander technologies
* Acer CineSurround with five built-in speakers and one Acer Tuba CineBass booster supporting low-frequency effects
* True5.1-channel surround sound output
* Digital( DVB-T) TV-tuner supporting hardware MPEG-2 stream encoding and DVB-T (Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial) standard (6 to 8 MHz)
(manufacturing option)
* High-definition audio support
* S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) support for digital speakers
* MS-Sound compatible
* Acer PureZone technology with two built-in stereo microphones featuring beam forming, echo cancellation, and noise suppression technologies
Communication
* Acer Video Conference featuring integrated Acer Crystal Eye webcam, supporting enhanced Acer PrimaLite™ technology
* Acer Video Conference Manager software featuring Video Quality Enhancement (VQE) technology with H.264 video compression, supporting 640 x 480 resolution online video calls with drag-and-drop Picture-in-Picture (PIP) interactivity
* Acer PureZone technology
* Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 5100 (dual-band quad-mode 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N) Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® network connection, featuring MIMO technology, supporting Acer SignalUp™ with Nplify™ wireless technology, or
* 56K ITU V.92 modem with PTT approval; Wake-on-Ring ready
* Gigabit Ethernet; Wake-on-LAN ready
* Bluetooth® 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
I/O Interface
* 1x ExpressCard™/54 slot
* 6-in-1 card reader (SD™, MMC, MMCplus™, MS, MS PRO, xD)
* 4x USB 2.0 ports
(1x USB 2.0 port combined with eSATA port)
* 1x HDMI™ port with HDCP support
* 1x Consumer infrared (CIR) port
* 1x external display (VGA) port
* 1 x RF-in jack
(on models with TV Tuner only!)
* 1x Headphones/speaker/line-out jack with S/PDIF support
* 1x Microphone-in jack
* 1x Line-in jack
* 1x Modem (RJ-11) port
* 1x Ethernet (RJ-45) port
* 1x DC-in jack for AC adapter
Security
* Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint solution, featuring Windows® log on, computer protection, FingerLaunch, ProfileLaunch, MusicLaunch, password bank, MyLaunch, Acer FingerNav
* Slot for Kensington lock
* BIOS user, supervisor, HDD passwords
Power Supply & Battery
* ACPI 3.0 CPU power management standard: supports Standby and Hibernation power-saving modes
* 71 W (8-cell) Li-ion battery pack
* Up to 2.5-hour battery life
* Acer QuicCharge™ technology:
• 80% charge in 1 hour
• 2-hour rapid charge system-off
• 3-hour charge-in-use
* 90 W AC adapter
* Energy Star 4.0-certified
Keyboard & Special Controls
* 105-/106-key keyboard with inverted "T" cursor layout, 2.5 mm (minimum) key travel
* Touchpad pointing device with Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint reader, featuring Acer FingerNav 4-way control function
* 12 function keys, four cursor keys, two Windows® keys, hotkey controls, standard numeric keypad, international language support, independent US and Euro dollar sign keys
* Empowering Key
* Easy-launch buttons: WLAN, Internet, email, Bluetooth®*
(manufacturing option)
* Acer CineDash media console capacitive human interface device, including:
• Acer Arcade™
• Volume meter (volume up/down)
• Menu navigation (enter/back/left/right)
• Media control (play/pause, stop, previous, next, fast forward, rewind)
• Mute and hold keys
Weight & Dimensions
* 441.4 (W) x 300 (D) x 40.2/44.2 (H) mm
(17.4 x 11.8 x 1.58/1.74 inches)
* 4.1 kg (9.04 lbs.)
Quality & Reliability Tests
* Temperature & humidity test
* Free drop test
* Acoustics test
* Weight and Pressure tests
* Spillage test
* Shock and Vibration tests
* Electrostatic discharge immunity test
* MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure) test
* Hinge life test
* Keyboard-switch life test
Software
* Acer Empowering Technology (Acer ePower, eAudio, eDataSecurity, eRecovery, eSettings Management)
* Acer Arcade™ Deluxe featuring Cinema, Album, Music, Acer HomeMedia
* Acer InstantOn Arcade
* Acer Bio-Protection
* Acer Crystal Eye
* Acer GridVista™
* Acer Launch Manager
* Acer GameZone
* Acer Video Conference Manager featuring Video Quality
(Not all specs may be here, taken from website)
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