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Acer Aspire 8940G-724G64Bn

Specifications

Acer Aspire 8940G-724G64Bn
Acer Aspire 8940G-724G64Bn (Aspire 8940G Series)
Processor
Intel Core i7-720QM 4 x 1.6 - 2.8 GHz (Intel Core i7)
Graphics adapter
Display
18.40 inch 16:10, 1920 x 1080 pixel, glossy: yes
Weight
4.6 kg ( = 162.26 oz / 10.14 pounds) ( = 0 oz / 0 pounds)
Price
1250 Euro

 

Price comparison

Average Score: 85.5% - good
Average of 2 scores (from 4 reviews)
price: 70%, performance: 88%, features: 85%, display: 80% mobility: 70%, workmanship: - %, ergonomy: 70%, emissions: 70%

Reviews for the Acer Aspire 8940G-724G64Bn

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%

Comment

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).

Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.

» 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.


 

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Stefan Hinum, 2009-12-14 (Update: 2012-05-26)