Aspire 8950G

Expert review by: Florian Glaser (notebookcheck.net)

Review Acer Aspire Ethos 8950G Notebook

Multimedia giant with weak display. Acer refreshes its elegant Et ...

Acceptable soundscape; High application performance; Moderate temperatures; Perfect workmanship; Good battery life; BluRay burner; Elegant design

Unfavorable interface arrangement; Poor key lettering; No graphics switching; Massive GPU problems; Touchpad surface; No GDDR5 VRAM; Moderate display

Why Acer has made such cutbacks on display quality

Feb, 2011

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Expert review by: Loyd Case (pcworld.com)

Acer Aspire 8950G-9839

When I first hauled out the Acer Aspire 8950G from the backpack, I almost dropped it--not because it was that heavy, but because it was lighter than expected. This massive (I hesitate to say "notebook") desktop replacement system sports an 18.4-inch,...

Moderately good gaming performance ; Looks good, with a gorgeous LCD

Audio quality could be better ; Terrible trackpad configuration

Acer's digital media powerhouse delivers a bright screen, but makes a few too many compromises.

Jun, 2011

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Expert review by: Loyd Case (techworld.com)

Acer Aspire 8950G review

When I first hauled out the Acer Aspire 8950G from the backpack, I almost dropped it, not because it was that heavy, but because it was lighter than expected. This massive (I hesitate to say "notebook") desktop replacement system sports an 18.4-inch,...

The Acer 8950G is a capable digital media system that can handle current generation DirectX 11 games if you're willing to dial down detail settings a bit. High definition playback is generally pretty good, but not exceptional. It's a balanced set of...

Jun, 2011