Acer Aspire 6930

mcmc

Hi all,

What do you think of this laptop?
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5081017/Trail/searchtext%3EACER.htm

I would be using it to play games on and watching movies. Would t be ok for that or can anybody find a better one for that sort of money?

Many thanks for the replys.

neosmaster

It'll play movies fine.
As for games you won't be able to play any of the newer one's out now at anywhere near high spec but should be just fine at med - low settings

Alanstrainor

What games are you talking about?
And are you living in the UK? Or did you just pick that link off google, just curious, as prices in IReland wouild be very different.

mcmc

Alanstrainor wrote: »

What games are you talking about?
And are you living in the UK? Or did you just pick that link off google, just curious, as prices in IReland wouild be very different.

Games im talking about would be guild wars and the like. An odd FPS.

Im from and living in Dublin but the argos down here does not have it on its site. Its about 800 brick down here. But i will be taking a spin up to Newry to get this (cheap beer too:pac:).

Thanks for the input lads.

TerrorFirmer

That's a good gaming machine spec wise. Definitely not as poor as neomaster suggested - given the relatively low resolution of the screen, most new games would get by on mid to high-ish settings just fine. Something like Guild Wars would run like butter on whatever settings you can throw at it. In fact if that's the extent of your gaming, you might look at cheaper models - something considerably cheaper with a more budget minded video card would still play Guild Wars pretty well, and the occassional FPS at the previously mentioned low-medium settings.

neosmaster

By newer games I mean the likes of Crysis and Fallout 3...

I actually have the 8930G with 2.26ghz P8400 and 9700M GT card and mine struggles with Crysis at high settings

But yes TerrorFirmer is right games the like of guild wars will run not a bother...

If you have the cash to spend go for it....Pretty good spec'd machine

consultech

I have the 6935g with 2.53GHz T9400 and it handles gaming fine

TerrorFirmer

neosmaster wrote: »

By newer games I mean the likes of Crysis and Fallout 3...

I actually have the 8930G with 2.26ghz P8400 and 9700M GT card and mine struggles with Crysis at high settings

But yes TerrorFirmer is right games the like of guild wars will run not a bother...

If you have the cash to spend go for it....Pretty good spec'd machine

My last cards were Dual 8800GTS 512mb, about 250% faster then the 9700GT, and I couldn't play Crysis at high settings. It's not a great example to be basing your expectations on

Now talk about games like Fallout 3, Call of Duty World at War, Left 4 Dead - and you're talking high settings at the native resolution. They are a more normal indication of average games performance.

mcmc

Thanks for the replys fellas.

Do you think fallout 3 on low-med setting would run in it?

Going up to get the laptop tomorrow:)

consultech

You've picked an outlet, rung ahead, and comfirmed stock levels, yeah? I found it a nightmare to find what I was lookin for up north.

TerrorFirmer

mcmc wrote: »

Thanks for the replys fellas.

Do you think fallout 3 on low-med setting would run in it?

Going up to get the laptop tomorrow:)

Fallout 3 would run at high settings.

mcmc

consultech wrote: »

You've picked an outlet, rung ahead, and comfirmed stock levels, yeah? I found it a nightmare to find what I was lookin for up north.

Sure have mate. Its the last one in any of the outlets up north. Its being held untill close of business tomorrow night for me.

Cheers everybody.

Hopefully ill have no problem with it but if i do, ill know were to come for help;)

bstens

I am hoping to pick up an Acer Netbook next week. I've had enough of this recession and am going travelling for the year and think an netbook will be a great asset.

Was looking at this one.http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/store/cur_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1979732706.1234555006@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccgfadeghfhdhdhcflgceggdhhmdgmi.0&page=Product&fm=1&sm=2&tm=undefined&sku=488071&category_oid=

An Acer Aspire One A150AB 8.9" Blue Netbook
It seems like a good enough machine. My only qualm is that it runs on Linux which I have no experience with. I will mainly be using it for email and browsing and possibly watching movies. BUt would lik ehte option to use itunes, camera software etc. Would it be possible or necessary to instal a version of Xp on it as I think alot of apps will not run happliy on XP