This 15.4" high-definition performer is adorned with the Gemstone notebook design and flaunts a wealth of superior multimedia features like NVIDIA GeForce graphics, HDMI... more
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Gemstone design. Tailored to meet the needs of the advanced home entertainment user it comes packed with all the latest features on the market today. It is the perfec...
quality material. Custom made and perfectly adapted to the shape of your ACER ASPIRE 5920G! Extremely resistant, the manufacturing process guarantees an extreme ease of application. Simple: You can apply it and remove it without leaving any trace. Your new skin is delivered ready to use. All you have to do is apply it by following the enclosed instructions. Shown visuals are only examples. It is up to you to personalize your device with the photo of your choice!
(+) Clear easy instuctions, Looks very smart, Light and easy to transport, very durable (-) Screen could be slightly bigger, battery doesn't last very long
A review by techno_man_37 on Acer Aspire 5920G March 6th, 2008
Author's product rating:
Speed
Very fast
Look & Feel
Excellent
Comfort & Portability
Satisfactory
Robustness & Durability
Good
Value For Money
Excellent
Advantages:
fast
Disadvantages:
rubbish webcam
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
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Acer are now the biggest selling laptop company in England and have even over taken the previous well known laptop manufacturer Dell for its laptop sales. The main reason for this is simply because acer knows what the public need, they make great laptops designed for the publics needs but best of all they cater for everyone’s costs. =you just simply cant get a dell with anywhere near as good specification as an acer for the same price, or even close to that price. Now I’m not saying that dell laptops aren’t good quality, in fact they are and a lot of them are far better than any of acers laptops but acer is cheaper for good quality too which make them a fantastic computing company.
The design of this laptop is one that some people hate and some people love, I quite like it, its called acers gemstone in that it kind of looks gem shaped as its curved and its also a nice white shape like a gem. Its cream/white in colour with a nice white glossy shell which makes it look ultra modern when the lids closed. Its base is black which gives it a two tone colour and makes it look a lot sleeker.
These aren’t really designed for portability, and if you do want one for that then look at there acer travel mate range. These ones are really made for a smaller desktop replacement, and what a replacement as is will probably run as fast as your old desktop and in most cases run a lot faster if its an old one. It weighs 3 kg which is quite a lot and would be just too much for most people who needed to carry it around all day, its battery life disagrees with its lack of portability though as it can last a pretty good 3 hours or more. This is a time you would expect on a portable boasting specification of a laptop.
Its screen size is a reasonable 15.4 inches which is really the average nowadays. It is however an active matrix screen, which is something that is being used by almost every laptop and notebook manufacturer nowadays, and there’s not an acer laptop being made at then moment that isn’t active matrix. Basically it makes the screen lighter, therefore making the whole laptop a bit lighter and therefore more portable as its easier to carry around. It also makes the screen brighter, images sharper and just all-round better images and better quality in everything you do on your laptop.
There are a few good extra features thrown In for good measure, and this is something that acer seem to do with almost all of their laptops. They seem to throw in some great extra features for free without it really effecting the price of there laptops. This one has a built in 5 in 1 memory card reader which always comes in handy if you take a lot of pictures on digital cameras or on your phone and you need an easy way to put the pictures on your laptop. This can read any of SD Memory Card, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, MultiMediaCard, xD-Picture Cards. There’s also a built in webcam which is In the usual place at the top of the screen, iv got to say though it does seem to stick out s little as the webcams black and the rest of the laptops white, it doesn’t stick out from the actual surface though so it doesn’t look ugly its just quite noticeable. Its not great quality either and doesn’t do well in hardy any conditions, but none the less it’s a webcam, even if it is only something you’d expect to get in a phone made about 5 years ago with its 0.3 megapixels.
As I was saying earlier this could easily be a replacement desktop and still run a lot faster than one. This is because of its large 2 gb of built in ram. Not only is this a lot of ram, and makes the laptop very efficient in running everything but the laptop also has a Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 / 2 Ghz processor which runs at 2 Ghzs, which makes this laptops performance really good.
Its hard drive doesn’t disappoint either offering an 120 gb of storage space for you to store anything you need on there. It transfers data at 5400 rpm which is about the best you get in laptops at the moment and is really fast too.
This laptop runs fast and has good extra features too, it looks really cool however don’t get this if you need something portable because that just isn’t what it was made for. It is a really nice laptop to use though so if your looking for something small to replace that old desktop and don’t want to compromise on performance then this might be the one for you.
Advantages: classy design, 250GB hard drive, core 2 duo processor, acer technology Disadvantages: large design
...i settled comfortably with the acer aspire, as it has many advantages compared to other laptops with similar specifications.
For my course i need a lot of memory, and so the 250GB hardrive was a big attraction for me. The laptop in fact has two separate drives each with over 100GB of disk space. This allows you to separate your data appropriately, for example i keep all of my media such as music on pictures on the D drive while i install my programmes ... ...a button to start an acer media programme that allows you to burn cd's and make dvd's etc. The properties of the buttons can be altered to set the sensitivity, so that you dont accidentally press them just by brushing over them. This works quite effectively, however with mine set to low sensitivity i still sometimes find that i unintentionally open the cd/dvd maker which can sometimes be quite irritating.
The laptop has virtual dolby built in, and ...
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Advantages: Latest technology and very cool aesthetics makes me want to eat this baby. Disadvantages: Not everything is perfect. The Aspire 5920 comes as close as I have seen
...but after playing with a Acer 5920 in a shop the other day, I have for the first time in my life fallen in love with a bit of hardware!
I am now saving like mad and intend to get one in the next few weeks.
And to those pundits in the mags slagging of its styling, clean your specs and see some daylight, this thing is beauty incarnate. I can honestly say after trying this machine I now sneer at everything else. Wow, what an impact.
I want one. I ... ...video work. (15.4in Acer CrystalBrite TFT LCD) "Clear and bright screen" Some have complained about screen glare from its shiny surface, but without the screen cover that creates this, sticky little fingers would damage the delicate LCD pixels, next time you are in a P.C. shop, try pressing gently on the uncovered screen and see how easily they get displaced.
(256MB nVidia GeForce 8600M) At last a DX10 graphics card, may not appear that important ...
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Advantages: Cheap, looks great, quick, robust Disadvantages: sound a little quiet, no bluetooth on some models
...then I can recommend the Acer Gemstone 5920.
With 2GB of memory and a healthy speed Core Duo processor it provides more than enough power to cope easily with the usual day to day tasks, despite having the unenviable task of running Windows Vista! ;-)
The "CrystalBrite" TFT widescreen monitor gives a perfect picture whether you're wasting your evenings on Facebook/Bebo/MySpace, or watching a DVD. The laptop can also boast surround sound speakers, ... ...side, a little more volume would've been good in certain situations but can't grumble too much as the quality of the sound it does produce is very good.
The only gripe I have with the model I purchased was that it doesn't have integrated Bluetooth, which would've been handy at times. That being said the card reader has made up for most of these situations.
To conclude, i've had the laptop for a few months now and it's running for a good 10-12 hours ...
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Advantages: New Technologys, Graphics Card, Intel Santo Rossa, Harddrive Disadvantages: Looks and Weight
...a few games on the Acer and I was pleasantly suprised.
Although the speed wasnt a fast as on really high end machines the graphics speed was acceptable and would run most games without problems.
MEDIA The Acer is a media PC and it has a great screen, although it is a little to glossy. The screen is 15.4Inches standard for a laptop of this caliber. The sound quality is very high due to the fact Acer included Dolby Surround in this laptop. Something ... ...Like mentioned earlier the Acer is fitted with superfast wireless with the inclusion of 802.11n. It also has bluetooth, a card reader and a camera. CONCLUSION
Although really ugly and not too portable the Acer 5920 has some great features for a good price.
I would probably reccommend this PC as it has some great media applications and is designed with everything in mind.
Ryan Morgan ...
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Advantages: Its weight and speed Disadvantages: The sensitivity of the mouse pad
...find myself typing in a box only to see that I'm typing somewhere else, and the cursor tend to jump all over the screen. A lot of other Acer users found this problem so it must be a technicality fault or something. Other than that, I absolutely love this laptop. ...
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Video Memory: 256 MB, GDDR2 SDRAM - 256 MB, Dynamic Video Memory Technology 4.0
Max Allocated RAM Size: 768 MB
Audio
Audio Output: Sound card
Compliant Standards: Dolby Digital Live, Dolby Pro Logic II, High Definition Audio, Dolby Home Theater, Dolby Digital Live, Dolby Pro Logic II, High Definition Audio, High Definition Audio
Audio Input: Stereo microphone, Microphone
Features: Acer 3DSonic stereo speakers
Notebook camera
Camera Type: Integrated
Sensor Resolution: 0.3 Megapixel
Manufacturer's product description
This 15.4" high-definition performer is adorned with the Gemstone notebook design and flaunts a wealth of superior multimedia features like NVIDIA GeForce graphics, HDMI connectivity, HD DVD, Dolby -certified surround sound and Acer Video Conference. Backed by the latest Intel Centrino Duo mobile platform with ample dual-core processing power, the Aspire 5920G easily handles today's most cutting-edge games, entertainment and creative applications.
Input device(s)
Type: Keyboard, touchpad, 4-way scroll button
Operating system / software
OS Provided: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic
Software: Acer Launch Manager, Norton Internet Security, NTI CD-Maker, CyberLink PowerProducer, Acer GridVista, Adobe Reader, Acer Empowering Technology, Microsoft Works 8.5, Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student Edition (Trial), Acer Arcade Deluxe, Acer PureZone
