Acer Aspire 9500

Notebook specifications

Notebook: Acer Aspire 9500
Processor: Intel Pentium M 760 (2000 MHz)
Graphics adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon X700 (256 MB)
Display: 17.1 inch 16:10 (1440x900 pixels)
Weight: 3.8 kg
Average score: 80% - good
Average of 1 scores (from 2 reviews)

Reviews in English

80%Big-time entertainment slims down.
Source: Laptop Mag
Entertainment notebooks usually come in two sizes: large and very large. Acer’s Aspire 9500 breaks that mold with a slim 17-inch footprint that you can take on the road. It’s a very good machine for watching DVDs, listening to music, and even watching and recording TV. The system’s high-end hardware will make any multimedia maven happy. For a 17-inch laptop, the Aspire 9500 favors a slim-and-sexy appearance over a fat all-in-one approach. A gunmetal silver-and-black exterior masks a tight form factor, which is uniquely possible for a Taiwanese manufacturer like Acer because it actually designs and builds its own notebooks, from the BIOS to the motherboards.
Date: 03/15/2006
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 90% display: 80%

Reviews in German

Acer Aspire 9500
Source: C't
Date: 03/01/2006
Rating: performance: 85% features: 95% ergonomy: 75%

Comment

ATI Mobility Radeon X700: ATI Mobility Radeon X700 (codename M26) is part oft the most powerful third of mobile video cards, can represent the newest games well and is no doubt sufficient for office applications and surfing.
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

Intel Pentium M: Intel Pentium M is fast per Megahertz and very saving compared with other processors. He is very good with integer calculations, but is a bit weak with floating point calculations. 2005 he was the most frequently used mobile processor, because he is apt for all applications and for subnotebooks.

760:
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

17.1": Nowadays, meanwhile the 17 inch display size is a more frequently offered standard format for desktop-replacements. 17 inch laptops are built only in 16:10 format.
The DTR-Laptops can't be carried easily, need much current, but on the other side texts can be read easily and high resolutions are no problem. DTR mainly are intended for stationary usage on desks, where the weight and the energy need are unimportant.

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

3.8 kg: This laptop is heavy below average, compared with the average of notebooks. Therefore especially desktop replacements fit in this class of weight.

Acer: Acer is one of the international manufacturers with the most market shares worldwide and the most reviewed notebook models in the German and English speaking countries. Nevertheless only few of the models achieved top rankings according total ranking and price/value evaluation.
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