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Acer AS8730-6951 18.4-Inch Laptop


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Acer AS8730-6951 18.4-Inch Laptop
  • Multimedia-focused laptop with award-winning sapphire blue Gemstone design and 18.4-inch screen for true 16:9 aspect ratio
  • 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 processor (Centrino 2), 320 GB hard drive, 4 GB RAM (8 GB max), dual-layer DVD-R drive
  • Draft-N Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n); Bluetooth; Gigabit Ethernet; Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT graphics (up to 1791 MB total)
  • Connectivity: 4 USB, 1 HDMI, 1 VGA, ExpressCard 54/34, 6-in-1 memory card reader
  • Pre-installed with Windows Vista Home Premium with SP1 (64-bit version)

Product Description
Intel Centrino2 Processor Technology; Intel Core2 Duo Processor P8600 (2MB L2 Cache | 2.0GHz | 800MHz FSB); Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit w/ Service Pack 1; 18.4 WXGA HD Widescreen Display (1680 x 945); Mobile Intel PM45 Express Chipset; 4096MB DDR2 667 MHz Dual Channel Memory; NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT Graphics; 320GB SATA 5400RPM Hard Drive; 8X DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive;6-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader; Intel Wireless WiFi Link 5100 802.11a/g/Draft-N; Acer Crystal Eye Webcam; Acer Bio-Protection Fingerprint Solution; Dolby Home Theater Audio Enhancement; 4 – USB 2.0 Ports; 1 – HDMI port with HDCP Support; Bluetooth 2.0+EDR; 8-Cell Lithium-Ion (2.4); 9.04 lbs. | 4.1 kg (system unit only).Amazon.com Product Description
Featuring Acer’s eye-catching, award-winning Gemstone design the Acer Aspire AS8730-6951 presents a cool, confident look and delivers powerful mobile computing. Designed for high-definition multimedia entertainment at ho… More about this product >>>
Price: $783.82
Average Rating: 4.0


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4 Responses to “Acer AS8730-6951 18.4-Inch Laptop”

  1. rob schlicher Says: January 27th, 2010 at 6:02 pm

    I had purchased an Acer 15″ AMD Athlon earlier this year to replace my Dell Vostro that over heated and shut down to often. I was very impressed by the 8 hr battery and how cool it ran. I figured the Toshiba satellite would be even better with the Intell processor and Toshiba quality. I replaced th Acer. My toshiba kicked the AMD on windows performance score but overheated. I sold it the second month I had it and went and reviewed the Acer brand again. This model had the Intel processor and 4 gig ram etc. I loved the thing for it ran well a few pauses etc this week. Today it would not boot tried various recovery techniques. None worked so far. I dont like buying a computer that does not have OS on CD or DVD etc. so I am mixed I will try another and see what happens.
    Rating: 3 / 5

  2. djf Says: January 27th, 2010 at 7:23 pm

    Linux works great on this box.

    ( ubuntu runs about 10 times faster than vista – ordered win7 because I believe it will be faster – but still on the slow side like its big brother vista )

    1. First thing I did was pop in ubuntu 9.04 – wide screen requires no configuration – and wireless requires no configuration ( and no problem with verizon router ).

    2. Second thing I did was reduce the vista partition to 50Gigs so I could load ubuntu, fedora 11, and RHEL5 in new linux partitions I created – no problem so far.

    3. Last the touch pad does all the basics – but will look into extra capabilities.

    30% off – all my favorite linux distros work with Acer hardware – this is a nice linux platform. And Acer does not try to be linux ready – so linux does a very good job of detecting the hardware they have installed.

    NOTE1: Have only had this Acer for a matter of hours – I will add more Linux comments should I run into challenges or find very nice suprises – but the first blush results are very good for linux on this box.

    NOTE2: I use windows 5-10 times a year – and I would have just blown away vista – but the free win7 was a bonus. I blew away Microsoft Office and installed Open Office for no cost from [...] – this will save you hundreds of dollars and do everything 99% or you require. Rather than use virus software I blew that away too – and will just re-install win7 when the ad-ware starts to take over.

    NOTE3: acer as8730-6951
    Rating: 5 / 5

  3. Gordon Freeman Says: January 27th, 2010 at 8:25 pm

    This was a great deal. I had to get rid of the bloatware, but after that it works pretty quickly. I’m still waiting on the free Windows 7 upgrade, but even if it doesn’t come I have no regrets.
    Rating: 5 / 5

  4. T. Plale Says: January 27th, 2010 at 10:00 pm

    This isn’t my first Acer laptop, but it is by far the best. It has everything I need, is very efficient, and the screen size and resolution are excellent! It was well worth the money.
    Rating: 5 / 5

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