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Acer Aspire 8940G Series

Acer Aspire 8940G-724G50BnProcessor: Intel Core i7 720QM
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M
Display: 18.40 inch
Weight: 4.22kg, 4.6kg
Price: 1250, 1500 euro
Average Score: 86% - good
Average of 7 scores (from 8 reviews)
price: 79%, performance: 92%, features: 86%, display: 75%, mobility: 56%, workmanship: 81%, ergonomy: 83%, emissions: 75%

 

Acer Aspire 8940G-724G64Bn

Specifications

Acer Aspire 8940G-724G64BnNotebook: Acer Aspire 8940G-724G64Bn
Processor: Intel Core i7 720QM
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M
Display: 18.40 inch, 16:10, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 4.6kg
Price: 1250 euro
Links: Acer homepage
 Acer notebook section
 Aspire 8940G (Series)

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Average Score: 85.5% - good

Average of 2 scores (from 4 reviews)

 

Reviews

Acer Aspire 8940G Review
Source: Notebookreview.com English Archive.org version
The Acer Aspire 8940G is a well built and good looking multimedia notebook that can also game. The sound system is great if you can get past the weaker volume levels. The spacious 18.4" display is great for sharing a movie in a small room; something that might be difficult with a 15" or 17" notebook. System performance is very good with the Intel Core i7 processor and NVIDIA GTS 250M graphics ... although slightly less than true gaming notebooks
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/16/2009
Rating: display: 80%

Foreign Reviews

91% Zocker-Notebooks
Source: PC Games Hardware - 2/10 German
Comparison, , Length Unknown, Date: 01/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 91% price: 70%
Schneller unterwegs
Source: c't - 25/09 German
Comparison, , Long, Date: 11/01/2009
Rating: performance: 85% features: 90% display: 80% mobility: 70% ergonomy: 70% emissions: 70%
80% Acer Aspire 8940G-724G64Bn
Source: ZDNet German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/14/2009
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 90% features: 80% ergonomy: 70%

 

Acer Aspire 8940G-724G50Bn

Specifications

Acer Aspire 8940G-724G50BnNotebook: Acer Aspire 8940G-724G50Bn
Processor: Intel Core i7 720QM
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M 1024 MB
Display: 18.40 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 4.22kg
Price: 1500 euro
Links: Acer homepage
 Acer notebook section
 Aspire 8940G (Series)

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Average Score: 88.5% - very good

Average of 4 scores (from 4 reviews)

 

Reviews

77% Review Acer Aspire 8940G Notebook | Notebookcheck
All-Inclusive Carefree Package? Acer addresses two groups of buyers at once with the Aspire 8940G. The notebook aims at movie fans with its BluRay drive and large 18.4 inch FullHD display on the one side. But gaming fans equally shouldn't come to short due to efficient components, such as Intel's Core i7-720QM and Nvidia's new GeForce GTS 250M. Read in our comprehensive review if this difficult straddle can be achieved or if Acer has bitten off more than it can chew.

Foreign Reviews

84% Test Acer Aspire 8940G Notebook
Source: Notebookcheck German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/19/2009
Rating: Total score: 84% performance: 92% display: 69% mobility: 63% workmanship: 82% ergonomy: 86% emissions: 81%
84% Test Acer Aspire 8940G Notebook
Source: Notebookcheck German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/19/2009
Rating: Total score: 84% performance: 92% display: 69% mobility: 63% workmanship: 82% ergonomy: 86% emissions: 81%
93% Test: Acer Aspire 8940G-724G64Bn (Notebook)
Source: Chip.de German DE→EN Archive.org version
Review Type Unknown, online available, Length Unknown, Date: 10/28/2009
Rating: Total score: 93% price: 83% performance: 100% display: 87% mobility: 38% ergonomy: 93%
93% Test: Acer Aspire 8940G-724G64Bn (Notebook)
Source: Chip.de German DE→EN Archive.org version
Review Type Unknown, online available, Length Unknown, Date: 10/28/2009
Rating: Total score: 93% price: 83% performance: 100% display: 87% mobility: 38% ergonomy: 93%

 

Comment

Acer: In 1976, the company was founded in Taiwan under the name Multitech and was renamed Acer or Acer Group in 1987. The product range includes, for example, laptops, tablets, smartphones, desktops, monitors, TVs and computer peripherals. Since 2007, the group has merged with Gateway Inc. and Packard Bell, which also market their own laptop product lines.

Acer computers are designed for a variety of purposes, including ultrabooks for mobile use, gaming laptops for gamers, affordable options for everyday tasks, and 2-in-1 convertible laptops for versatility. Acer's product portfolio also includes tablets that offer portable computing and multimedia capabilities.


Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.

NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M: The GPU has 96 shader cores but only a 128 bit memory bus that supports GDDR5 memory. With DDR3 memory, the GTS 250M performs clearly worse. Because of the 40nm process (and a selection process) the 250M offers a relatively low power consumption (the 260M needs 10W more).

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.


Intel Core i7: The Intel Core i7 for laptops is based on the LG1156 Core i5/i7 CPU for desktops. The base clock speed of the CPUs is relatively low, but because of a huge Turbo mode, the cores can dynamically overclock to up to 3.2 GHz (920XM). Therefore, the CPU can be as fast as high clocked dual-core CPUs (using single threaded applications) but still offer the advantage of 4 cores. Because of the large TDP of 45 W / 55 W, the CPU is only intended for large laptops.  

720QM: The Core i7-720QM is the slowes Core i7 Quad Core in 2009 and clocks between 1.6 and 2.8 GHz (due to the Turbo Mode). Therefore, it combines the advantages of a slow quad core CPU with a fast single core one. Compared to the faster Core i7 mobile CPUs, the 720QM only features 6MB L3 Cache.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.


» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.


4.22 kg:

A laptop with this weight is comparatively heavy and less designed for mobility than for use at the desk. Therefore, the devices tend to shine less with battery life than with a large screen and higher performance.

4.6 kg:


86%: This is an above-average rating. Nevertheless, it should not be forgotten that about one fifth of all tested models receive a better rating.

» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

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Stefan Hinum, 2009-11-23 (Update: 2012-05-26)