Acer Aspire 6930 notebook

**mickey demaio** · 10-03-2009

Acer has launched the Aspire 6930 notebook based on Intel's latest Centrino 2 platform, with the notebook also featuring the Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT GPU for viewing pleasure.In the battle between new 16-inch multimedia notebooks, it's safe to say that Laptop Mag prefers Acer's rig over Samsung's R610.The 16-inch Aspire 6930 was said to have an eye-catching design, great Blu-ray playback and solid all-around performance suitable for a media-minded lappie.

The Aspire 6930 shrinks things down, with its 16-inch widescreen TFT display, while still offering Dolby Home Theater surround sound and a subwoofer. The specs on this machine are likewise dialed down from the Aspire 8930, with a 2GHz Core 2 Duo T5800 processor, 3GB of DD2 RAM, and integrated graphics.

If you’re in the hunt for a stellar multimedia machine but find 18-inch notebooks to be overkill, turn a sharp eye toward the Acer Aspire 6930. It packs a powerful Intel Core 2 Duo processor, polygon-pushing Nvidia graphics, a Blu-ray drive, and robust sound.

Operating System:-

Genuine Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium(Service Pack 1)

(or)
Linpus Linux Version

Chipset:-

Intel® Centrino® processor technology, featuring:
Intel® Core™2 Duo processor T5800 (2 MB L2 cache, 2 GHz, 800 MHz FSB) supporting Intel® 64 architecture
Mobile Intel® GM45 Express Chipset
oIntel® Wireless WiFi Link 5100/5300 (dual-band quad-mode 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N) Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® network connection, featuring MIMO technology, supporting Acer SignalUp™ with Nplify™2, 3 wireless technology

Memory:-

Dual-channel DDR2 SDRAM support
3 GB of DDR2 667 MHz memory, upgradeable to 4 GB using two soDIMM modules7

Keyboard:-

105-/106-key keyboard with inverted "T" cursor layout, 2.5 mm (minimum) key travel 12 function keys, four cursor keys, two Windows® keys, hotkey controls, embedded numeric keypad, international language support, independent US dollar and Euro symbol keys
Empowering Key
Easy-launch buttons: WLAN, Bluetooth®, Internet, Acer Arcade™
Acer MediaTouch capacitive human interface device, including:
Volume meter (volume up/down)
Media control (play/pause, stop, previous, next)

Graphics:-

Mobile Intel® GM45 Express Chipset with integrated 3D graphics, featuring Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD (Intel® GMA 4500MHD)
Dual independent display support
16.7 million colors
MPEG-2/DVD decoding
WMV9 (VC-1) and H.264 (AVC) decoding
HDMI™ (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) support
Acer Arcade™ Deluxe featuring Acer CinemaVision™ and Acer ClearVision™ technologies

**mickey demaio** · 10-03-2009

Similar to the 8930G, the 6930G sports Acer’s Gemstone design, which is an attractive mix of varied textures, illuminated buttons, and glossy finishes. The bluish black lid of the 15.7 x 11.5 x 1.7-inch system looks sharp, and we like the silver Acer logo and its white backlighting. It’s a fingerprint magnet, so you may want to keep a cloth handy to maintain the pristine out-of-the-box look.

The 16:9 Acer CineCrystal Full HD display, featuring 1920x1080 pixel resolution, and Acer CineSurround audio with optimized second generation Dolby Home Theater technology deliver high definition audio and visual delights beyond expectations. The only real knock was the fact that a 1080p display wasn't included at the $999 price point, but we all know that's just being greedy. These critics didn't hesitate to dish out a 4 out of 5 star rating for Acer's latest 16-incher, calling it "a winner" for anyone looking for a "relatively lightweight desktop replacement that's not too expensive."

While it weighs 1.8 pounds less than the 8930G, the 6930G checks in at a still-chunky 7.2 pounds. The 16-inch Samsung R610-64G, for example, weighs only 6 pounds. So while the 6930G is somewhat portable, you’re not going to want to travel with it.

Software:-

Acer Empowering Technology (Acer eAudio, ePower, eDataSecurity1, eRecovery, eSettings Management)
Acer Arcade™ Deluxe1 featuring Cinema, Album, Music, Acer HomeMedia
Acer InstantOn Arcade
Acer Crystal Eye1
Acer GridVista™
Acer Launch Manager
Acer GameZone
Acer Video Conference Manager featuring Video Quality Enhancement (VQE)1, 13
Adobe® Reader®
CyberLink® PowerDirector® trial version
McAfee® Internet Security Suite
NTI Media Maker™
Microsoft® Works 8.5 with Office Home and Student 2007 Trial

I/O Ports:-

Acer EasyPort IV connector
ExpressCard/54 slot
5-in-1 card reader (SD, MMC, MS, MS PRO, xD)
Three USB 2.0 ports
HDMI port with HDCP support
Consumer infrared (CIR) port
External display (VGA) port
Headphone/speaker/line-out jack with S/PDIF support
Microphone-in jack
Line-in jack
Ethernet (RJ-45) port
Modem (RJ-11) port
DC-in jack for AC adapter

Optical Disk Drive:-

8X DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive:
Read: 24X CD-ROM, 24X CD-R, 24X CD-RW, 8X DVD-ROM, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 6X DVD-ROM DL (double-layer), 6X DVD-R DL (double-layer), 6X DVD+R DL (double-layer), 6X DVD-RW, 6X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM
Write: 24X CD-R, 16X CD-RW, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 4X DVD-R DL (double-layer), 4X DVD+R DL (double-layer), 6X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM

Security and service features:-

BIOS user, supervisor, HDD passwords
Kensington lock slot

The glossy 16-inch (1366 x 768-pixel resolution), 16:9-ratio display is bright and colorful, which made watching the Blu-ray version of Top Gun pleasurable. As the display isn’t full HD, we extended the visuals to a 32-inch external monitor using the HDMI port to watch the movie in 1920 x 1080p and enjoyed rich colors and quality skin tones.

**Twitter** · 10-03-2009

Acer’s 1.3-megapixel Crystal Eye webcam is one of the best integrated notebook cameras that we’ve ever used. Unlike the vast majority of webcams on the market, it delivered a super-crisp image that exhibited natural colors. Users have the option of taking photos or videos in two different resolutions (320 x 240 and 640 x 480), both of which looked sharp even in low light. The included webcam utility is very basic, however, and lacks such extra features as face-tracking and special effects.

The amount of hard drive space is the same, however, at 320GB, along with the DVD burner. The price of the Aspire 6930 is a very manageable $699.99.