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Now we have another Acer Aspire review, the Acer Aspire 8930G! The reviewer is qaz333 from Notebook Review. I already had his permission to post his review here, so here we go!

Acer Aspire 8930G

The 8930 is the successor to the Acer Aspire 8920, one of the first 18.4in laptops to hit the market. True to its “Gemstone Blue” name, the laptop offers Blu-Ray, Bluetooth, a Blue/Black holographic lid and Blue lights all over the notebook. With a 16:9 screen (Something becoming more and more common), a Blu-Ray Drive and a HMDI port, this laptop is perfect for multimedia enthusiasts. The design has basically remained the same from the 8920 but the internal components have been changed. The Acer 8930 brings Intel Centrino 2 support, DDR3 RAM and other new features. The laptop is purely a Desktop Replacement, although the 4KG weight is bearable for some trips.

I ordered my laptop from bestdeal4u.com.au
The specifications:

[AS8930G-944G64Bn]
18.4″ WUXGA+FULL-HD 1920×1080p *CSV-Glossy* Wide-Screen
Core 2 Duo T9400 2.53GHz - 1066MHz-FSB
4GB/4096MB DDR3
640GB HDD Set: 2x 320GB @ 5400RPM
BD BluRay Combo Drive with DVD-Burner D/L DVD+|-R/W
Built-In Hybrid HD Digital TV-Tuner & Remote
NVIDIA GeForce Go 9700M GT (512MB - DDR3)
Windows Vista Ultimate 32 bit

Reasons for Buying:
I wanted a true desktop replacement (larger than 17in), that could double as a media centre. I also bought this notebook for its power, not to mention its very good gaming performance. The 8930 has everything I want in a notebook and more.

Where and How Purchased:
As I said earlier, I purchased this notebook from Bestdeal4u.com.au. It was a very good deal in my opinion, far cheaper than any other Australian (or even European vendor) vendor I could find, selling it for only $2795. Their support was decent, with the reps answering all of my questions.

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I’ve made a new desktop wallpaper for my 5920G. This wallpaper will match the custom wristpad that I made special for my 5920G. Check here if you want to see my previous wallpaper.

This time, the theme is “space”. I always like space theme wallpaper. So I try to make one simple but cool looking one, with my logo in it.

Anyway, if you like it, you can download it here for free! The resolution is 1280×800 pixel. Yup, it’s 5920G native resolution. If you want a bigger one or not widescreen size, just leave me a message.

Another notebook review. This time, I didn’t do it by myself. The reviewer is Squalledd, member of Kaskus and Chip forum. I got a permission to post it here by himself. Anyway, as for me, I think this one is a lot better than its sibling, Aspire 5920G. I own it by my self, and you can check more detailed review about 5920G here, so you can compare it by your own.

Specification:

• Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium SP1
• Platform: Intel Centrino 2 processor technology, featuring
• Intel Core 2 Duo Processor P8600 (2.4Ghz, 1066 MHz FSB, 3MB L2 cache)
• Motherboard Chipset: Intel Cantiga PM45
• Graphic Card: NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT 512 MB Turbo cache GDDR3
• Display: 15.4″ WXGA Acer CrystalBrite LCD (8ms/220nit)
• Memory: 2 Gb DDR2 (up to 4Gb)
• HDD: 320 GB WDC WD3200BEVT-22ZCT0 ATA Device
• Media: DVD Super Multi DL
• Wireless: 802.11a/b/g/Draft N 3×3 WLAN
• Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
• 4 USB 2.0 port (including 2 in 1 USB+eSATA)
• Infrared port

Writer score: 8.5 out of 10

Overview:

The good: Down to earth price, good performance; stylish looks; good connectivity; great media features; Centrino 2 technology.
The bad: Keyboard is not quite good as it should be, dust magnet
The bottom line: The Aspire 5930G is a stylish machine that offers great performance for watching movies or playing the latest games. It’s an excellent option if you’re looking for a desktop replacement laptop that can keep you entertained. Besides, it has the latest Centrino 2 technology which increase battery performance.

Full Review

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I want to make my own 5920G, that means I need to change my 5920G appearance. In my previous posts, I’ve upgrade my 5920G RAM to 4GB and using a laptop skin with my own logo in there. Now, I’ve made my own wallpaper for my 5920G!

I’m using my own logo, dominated with black and some blue ornaments there. “Simple and Cool”, that’s more like it. Of course, I put my site URL there :p

Anyway, if you like it, you can download it here for free! The resolution is 1280×800 pixel. Yup, it’s 5920G native resolution. If you want a bigger one or not widescreen size, just leave me a message.

Like this wallpaper? You might also interested in this space theme 5920G wallpaper.

I want to do something with my 5920G, to make it more personal, my own version of 5920G. I mean, yeah, all Acer laptops look similar. First of all, I’ve upgraded my 5920G RAM to 4GB, to make it faster than standard 5920G. That was not enough. So, after searching for awhile, I found a way to make my 5920G more unique and more trendy: using a laptop skin! Yes, a laptop skin! With this, my 5920G looks different. There’s more, I use my own logo in it! I use a glossy skin, but I think doff skin looks better. I will try the doff later on.

Here are some pictures, with and without blitz. You can see the differences. When I didn’t use the blitz, my laptop looked sooo glossy, like a mirror! But kinda blurred, I don’t know, kinda hard for me to took the image clearly. But with blitz, as you can see below, my laptops look so dirty, with fingerprints everywhere! But no worries, these dirts and fingerprints can be cleaned easily. Beside that, I surprised that it didn’t blurred at all.

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Just upgrade my 5920G!

Now it has 4GB memory RAM installed, dual channel! Too bad that I use 32bit Windows Vista, so only 3GB detected. I wonder if I can do something about the missing 1GB… Does anyone know about this? I don’t want it wasted for nothing…