Acer Aspire 6930

My old (really, really old) Dell Inspiron 1100 was on its last legs. While it was still capable of running my required applications without too much trouble, the battery struggled to last ten minutes once disconnected from the mains. As a replacement battery was nearly £100, I decided just to buy a new laptop. I searched some of the forums that I frequent and found that the best value-for-money tends to be spending between £400 and £500, so with £500 as my upper limit, I went on the hunt. The Acer 6930G was the best specced laptop I could find at under £500. I sought out opinions from other ... more

NTRODUCTION ~~~~~~~~~~~~ I purchased this laptop second hand off eBay for £300 on an online auction, was looking to buy one of these from a computer store for around £500 brand new, but opted to buy it cheaper instead as the condition was perfect. Being ACER I new it was a brand name I could trust. SHAPE ~~~~~ The shape of the laptop is fairly regular, nothing special to talk about, its nicely curved around the edges as a lot of the other ACER models are, the only problem I have with the shape is more to do with the weight! its very heavy in comparison with other laptops and quite thick in ... more

Well where do i start with the Acer Aspire 6930G? First of all: Appearance: The sleek smooth looking laptop looks brilliant. The Deep Sea Blue colour on the top. Also in the center of the laptop is the ACER logo which glows up white when the laptop is in use.The PC looks great when clean. However due to the material used to make the machine a few touches of your hand will quickly spoil its good looks. Also it is VERY easy to scratch but with a careful owner, a good clean from time to time and a laptop bag for storage the outside of the laptop will look top condition. After opening up the ... more

I have owned this particular laptop for almost a year now and i must say i really love it. i especially like the big 16:9 widescreen HD display which is great for dvds and online gaming. Also i really like the 320 gb hard drive which is plenty of space for anything you will pretty much ever need. It has a really smooth design and feel also the number pad is a great addition that this laptop has that many dont. very easy to use with windows vista. also a great sound system for a laptop with the dolby home theater system built in and the tube. very fast intel core duo 2 processor. Also i must ... more

I purchased this laptop due to the high spec it provides. The 2gb processor is exceptionally quick and accompanied with 3gb ram as standard it is lightning. Add to this the blu ray player, surround sound and the in built webcam this is a top laptop. When watching a film on full screen the large screen has the cinema feel. I purchased this laptop due to the high spec it provides. The 2gb processor is exceptionally quick and accompanied with 3gb ram as standard it is lightning. Add to this the blu ray player, surround sound and the in built webcam this is a top laptop. I purchased this laptop ... more