Acer 6920G-583 ? The Inside Scoop
My Acer 6920G-583 was a free gift for signing up to a 24 month contract; a long time, true, but a good looking free laptop.
Once I’d signed up I got a dongle which plug in to the USB port of the laptop to allow it to surf the net via the mobile network.
I get a 2Mbps line at home, and this one says it goes as fast as 3.6Mbps, although that never happened for me.
Anyhow I’m here to talk about the laptop
The Acer 6920G-583 has a powerful specification, good reviews and it looks good so I chose it.
Laptops cannot offer the same performance without an increase in price compared to desktop PCs.
Happily, I found the Acer 6920G-583 to have strong specifications for the price.
It’s got an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, which is great and 2.0 GHz model supplied in the Acer is really quite good.
The main performance issue is Windows Vista as it feels slow and I’m not used to it so it takes me ages to find where everything is!
Unfortunately, every laptop and desktop I could find comes with Vista, so this is just the way it is.
Apparently as more programs better utilize multi core technology, Vista will come in to its own. So, at least I’m future proofed!
Anyway, 320GB hard drive is a big upgrade from my previous 40gigs, as is 3GB of RAM compared to my old half a GB, plus there are a few other nice things such as an inbuilt web cam.
I like to stream movies, watch DVDs and play the occasional game but most laptops have rubbish built in graphics unlike the Acer which has a NVIDIA GeForce 9500 so I can watch HD media on the large (for a laptop) 16″ HD screen.
3.6Kg is not light but for a great machine I’m fine with that.
I do a lot of work from my PC so I’d rather a quick PC, large storage and big screen than light weight.
I also like the colour, and the on button.
If you want something portable I’d suggest a net book.
They are cheaper, smaller and fun but not good for working on!
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