Acer Aspire 8920G

Sasha Muller | Sep 8, 2008 5:39 PM
Acer | http://www.i-tech.com.au
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RRP: $2965 (time of review)
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If it’s a Blu-ray equipped desktop replacement you’re after, the 8920G is a fine choice.
Acer’s 8920G impressed us in our preview and now we’ve laid our hands on a retail unit.

Memory has increased from 3GB to 4GB, but as a gigabyte is lost to 32-bit memory addressing, performance is very similar: 1.25 versus the pre-production model’s 1.26.

Battery life is unremarkable – the Asus idled for more than three hours and managed 1hr 37mins under heavy usage – but it’s not bad for such a huge laptop. Gaming performance is similarly modest; the Nvidia GeForce 9500M GS averaged 12fps in Crysis at 1280 x 1024 and Medium settings.

Cutting edge gaming at the 18.4in display’s native resolution of 1920 x 1080 is out of the question, but if it’s a Blu-ray equipped desktop replacement you’re after, the 8920G is a fine choice.
This article appeared in the August, 2008 issue of PC Authority.