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    AS5920G worth it?

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by Roumen, May 24, 2008.

  1. Roumen

    Roumen Newbie

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    Hi,

    I'm considering buying the following laptop:

    https://www.pcsnel.nl/details.asp?productid=837007&refid=1504

    (sorry, it's in Dutch, but I think the specs are self-explanatory)

    Acer Aspire 5920G-5A4G25BN
    Intel Core 2 Duo T5550 (1,83 ghz)
    VHP 15.4TFT WXGA CB
    4096MB
    250GB HD 5400 rpm Blu-r-LX.AKS0X.214
    NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT

    I would also like to play games like Crysis and Assassin's Creed on it.

    I just want to know if it's a decent laptop (quality/durability-wise) and if it's powerful enough to play the afore-mentioned games.

    Any good/bad experiences with it?

    Thanks a lot!
     
    Roumen, May 24, 2008
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  2. wojwoda

    wojwoda GN-003 Gundam Kyrios

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    Hoi :).

    This model has old Merom CPU (T5550). Overall Aspire 5920G is good home/gaming/multimedia notebook. Don't expect miracles with GeForce Go 8600M GT. Crysis needs very powerful hardware. :(

    I don't see in that site new Aspire 6920G (just 8920G). If you can find buy the new Aspire 6920G as for the same money is better from 5920G.
     
    wojwoda, May 24, 2008
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  3. ATG

    ATG 2x4 Super Moderator

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    But according to this the laptop is MXM which means its GPU upgradable..

    Make sure to check out all the things that you're interested of, coz it's a lot of money. Whatever you choose I hope you don't regret it :)

    wojwoda     Hi neighbor :) I'm from BG
     
    ATG, May 24, 2008
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  4. bigspin

    bigspin My Kind Of Place

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    buddy you can play crysis & AC @ 1280x800 all medium.OC your vga card(Read my guide @ sigi) & you can upgrade CPU yourself .This is well worth system & i also have one.Build quality is good & no issues for me so far.
     
    bigspin, May 25, 2008
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  5. kristalsoldier

    kristalsoldier Notebook Guru

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    Interesting! How 'old' is old? As per the link below, it says that the T5550 is a Jan 2008 release.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_Core_2_microprocessors

    Cheers!
     
    kristalsoldier, May 25, 2008
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  6. Roumen

    Roumen Newbie

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    thanks for all your replies guys

    so am I correct in making the following conclusion:

    it's not bad money for value, and it can be worth it for that price
     
    Roumen, May 28, 2008
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  7. kristalsoldier

    kristalsoldier Notebook Guru

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    In my opinion, yes! But it is only my opinion!
     
    kristalsoldier, May 28, 2008
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  8. danx887

    danx887 Newbie

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    does any one have some benchies?

    im really confused guys whether i should buy this acer or an asus g1s?

    help :(
     
    danx887, May 29, 2008
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  9. astral83

    astral83 Notebook Enthusiast

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    The Asus probably the better laptop - it has a faster graphics card (8600gt ddr3 versus the 8600gs ddr2 in the acer)

    However its dearer (last time I looked approx £900 versus under £600 for the Acer). Also it has a a really high resolution which you may or may not like (personally I like things slightly bigger rather than having to squint to read text but its a matter of opinion.
     
    astral83, May 29, 2008
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