Acer Aspire 6920g
Tuesday, September 30, 2008 3:41Acer Aspire 6920g
Acer’s new Aspire 6920G notebook is a desktop replacement model and one that we’re happy to say is actually something we’d use everyday, in place of a fully-fledged desktop PC.
This is thanks in no small part to the Acer’s excellent specification list. Everyday home and office applications are easily dealt with thanks to the Aspire’s 2.4GHz dual-core processor and massive 4Gbytes of memory. As a result of this combination of hardware, even more intensive applications – Photoshop, Dreamweaver – run well on the notebook with no noticeable slowdowns. Running our PCMark Vantage benchmark on the notebook, it scored well managing an overall figure of 3344, which was higher than the score produced by HP’s Pavilion dv2700 (also reviewed on ITP.net).
In terms of gaming performance, the Aspire manages to perform quite well given that its massive 16” LCD runs at a very high native resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. In F.E.A.R., Company of Heroes and World in Conflict, the notebook produced results of 23fps, 28.7fps and 15fps respectively. Although the F.E.A.R and World in Conflict results mean the game isn’t really playable, the results themselves impress given the resolution we tested them at.
What’s even more stunning is the fact that the DirectX 10 enabled Company of Heroes and World in Conflict results are higher than the numbers produced by the HP, which was tested at its lower native resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. Dropping the resolution slightly on the games, the Acer’s scores shot up past the 30fps mark and surprisingly, the LCD performed quite well in terms of sharpness when it was running at lower than its native resolution.
Beyond the gaming framerates, the notebook does well at gaming thanks to its built-in speakers. Compared to most other desktop replacements which return flat, bass-less sounds, the Aspire 6920G impressed us thoroughly with its punchy aural performance. As a result we were even happy to watch movies on the Acer’s LCD screen. The icing on the cake here for movie lovers is the Aspire features a HD-ready Blu-ray optical drive and a 1080p compliant screen.
The Aspire 6920G is far chunkier than HP’s Pavilion dv2700 but like the HP, the Acer is heavily styled and includes chrome finished hinges, a glossy black and blue LCD lid and thus looks fantastic. The notebook’s design, known as Gemstone, was introduced originally on the Aspire 5000 series and has now migrated to the 6000 series as well. We’ve always been fans of the keyboards on Acer’s notebooks and the 6920G is no exception. Long typing sessions are easy to get through thanks to the keyboard’s sensitivity and silenced key noises. The trackpad too offers a decent useable area though we found the position of the fingerprint scanner quite annoying.
Source: itp.net
