Acer Aspire 9504WSMi

Notebook specifications

Notebook: Acer Aspire 9504WSMi
Processor: Intel Pentium M 760 (2000 MHz)
Graphics adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon X700 (256 MB)
Display: 17.1 inch 16:10 (1440 x 900 pixels)
Weight: 3.8 kg
Average score: 78.75% - good
Average of 8 scores (from 10 reviews)

Reviews in English

70%Desktop Replacements
Source: Wired Magazine
Don't let the chunky Aspire's aging videocard and 2-GHz Pentium M chip turn you off; there's still a lot to love. Wired: Decent performance and battery life. Two gigs of RAM Stylish, slot-loading DVD drive. Tired: Last year's videocard and CPU. Wears as all-plastic construction like a cheap suit.
Date: 11/01/2006
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 85% performance: 80%

82%Fast, well-appointed media notebook handles entertainment and office tasks.
Source: PC World
The Acer Aspire 9504WSMi, with Windows XP Media Center Edition, is a good entertainment notebook that has the power to serve as an office workhorse. The sheer breadth of its features is impressive. However, this Aspire doesn't quite get everything right; in particular, the speakers and the keyboard don't do justice to this sturdy black-and-silver unit. I liked the screen, a dazzling 17-inch display with an easy-to-read WXGA+ resolution of 1440 by 900 pixels. The laptop's 120GB 5400-rpm hard drive is top of the line, and the multiformat DVD burner is the same sleek, slot-fed type found on Apple notebooks.
Date: 06/02/2006
Rating: Total score: 82% price: 85% performance: 92% features: 80%

Five 17" Media Center Notebooks Compared: Which Is Best?
Source: Mobility Guru
Like all of the other units in this roundup, the Acer impresses first with its size and heft. The exterior has an attractive pearl-gray metallic surface on its upper deck and around the sides, and is covered with a clearcoat that is surprisingly resistant to smudges and smears. (This is not the case for all notebooks, as we'll see later.) The bottom of the unit is made of tough black plastic, with six rubber feet for support on a coffee table or desktop surface.
Date: 05/09/2006

71%Acer Aspire 9504WSMi
Source: CNet
Pitting Acer's multimedia desktop replacement, the Aspire 9500, against our Editors' Choice-winning Toshiba Qosmio G25 is like enacting a standoff between two notorious gunslingers: both are so evenly matched that it's hard to guess which will remain standing when the smoke clears. Each laptop offers compelling features, including a huge 17-inch wide-screen display, multimedia controls, an integrated TV tuner, and very similar configurations. The difference ultimately comes down to price vs. performance. The Aspire 9500 is slightly less powerful than its competitor but also considerably less costly--at $1,999, it's one of the least expensive models available with a built-in TV tuner.
Date: 03/22/2006
Rating: Total score: 71%

80%Acer Aspire 9504WSMi
Source: PC Mag
If there was one notebook lacking from Acer's impressive new lineup, it was a true Media Center system—but no longer. The Acer Aspire AS9504WSMi fills that void, integrating a TV tuner, fast components, and a bright, widescreen LCD panel. Now you can sit at your desk and watch all your favorite TV programs and movies without ever making the grueling trek to the living room. Tipping the scales at 8.5 pounds, the Aspire is a system that should remain on your desk. But part of that heft is the 17-inch LCD. Its CrystalBrite technology enhances brightness—as do the similar Toshiba TruBrite and HP BrightView—giving you a very good cinematic experience.
Date: 02/09/2006
Rating: Total score: 80%

80%Acer Aspire 9504WSMi
Source: Trusted Reviews
To aspire, means to strive towards or to look up to, so it’s quite appropriate that the 9504WSMi sits atop Acer’s range of Aspire notebooks. As a flagship product with a powerful specification, the 9504 is something of a kitchen sink notebook, and can perform a large number of roles. It’s undoubtedly a desktop replacement notebook aimed at entertainment with some business focused tools thrown in as well. You could argue that it lacks focus, but we all like to mix business and pleasure sometimes. he chassis is large at 402 x 286 x 38.2mm and weighs in a 3.6Kg, which is heavy. But for that you’re rewarded with an impressive 17in widescreen display and a full size keyboard with a dedicated number pad on the right hand side, which is unusual in a notebook.
Date: 02/09/2006
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 90% performance: 70% features: 90%

83%Acer Aspire 9504WSMi
Source: PC Pro
Acer is in a bullish mood at the moment, producing a range of good-quality products at aggressive prices. On the notebook front, the TravelMate 2403WXCi stormed the A List last month, and this 17in widescreen desktop replacement shows similar promise. Falling between the price and specifications of the A-Listed Gateway 8550GB and Evesham Voyager C720, the core components of the 9504WSMi consist of a 2GHz Pentium M and 1GB of PC4300 RAM. A solidly built laptop with plenty of entertainment features - including an integrated digital TV tuner - and a bright, clear display. Power and quality that won't break the bank
Date: 01/01/2006
Rating: Total score: 83%

Reviews in German

Watch Television Everywhere
Source: Hardwareluxx
Date: 03/01/2006

80%The Ideal Mixture Between Home-PC And Laptop
Source: Ciao.de
Date: 02/01/2006
Rating: Total score: 80% mobility: 40% workmanship: 100% ergonomy: 100%

84%Mobile Giants
Source: PC Professionell
Date: 01/01/2006
Rating: Total score: 84% price: 95%

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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