Acer 6930G-744G32 Questions and performance vs my current MBP

Hey guys, I've been offered 800 pounds for my MacBook Pro that has a screen fault. It is 2.4ghz core 2 duo, 2GB Ram 200gb HDD and 256mb nVidia 8600 graphics card.

I am considering selling it for the above model that I can get from Comet for 599. It has a larger screen, larger hard drive, more ram and better graphics card and more dedicated graphics memory, it does have a slightly slower processor though.

I use Windows more than OSX these days anyway so it seems a good laptop to get with better specs than my MacBook pro. I just want to know off people who have this laptop what they think of it and how it performs.

Also if anyone can find any ACER documentation or something on this specific model so I can double check the screen resolution as I am worried it may only be 1330 x 768 or whatever it is but I am sure when I was at the store it had a sticker saying full HD 1080p meaning it would be 1920 x 1080 the same as my monitor. I hope this is the case as that is a big deal to me and I sometimes don't trust the product pages on websites selling things, Id prefer to see it on the Acer site but I can't find it. I can see the 6930 model listed but is a different model number.

Im baffling, any more info on this model would be fantastic, I am looking to buy it tomorrow.

Graham

 

It appears it's a 1366x768, according to here:
http://www.acerdirect.co.uk/Acer_Aspire_AS6930G-744G32Mn_Laptop_LX.AGA0X.002/version.asp

Those stickers are deceptive - Full HD 1080p can mean that it's CAPABLE of playing 1080p content, not that the display is.

If I were you, I'd try to locate a model with the 9600M GT instead of the GS - it'll be a better gamer with 512MB GDDR3.

 

I picked up my acer 6930g today and it's amazing

The screen is 1366x768 and I have the one with the 9600m gt it's a true beast and i recommend it

 

Well its true it does have the 1366x768 resolution but I went for it anyway. It has a 2.13ghz core 2 duo processor and a 1gb 9600m GT graphics card so those specifications listed were incorrect. Anyway, seems a nice machine so far, very snappy. Only done some light stuff so far though as my first task tomorrow will be to re-install the system. I cannot believe how much crap Acer put on the system to start with.

Thats my only fault with it so far, too much bloatware on it from purchase.

 

The 1GB is probably DDR2 and hence slower than 512MB (GDDR3). Don't be fooled by bigger numbers, even 256MB GDDR3 is better than 1GB DDR2.

 

Yeah - the 128-bit memory interface of the 9600M GT can barely make good use of 512MB of VRAM, let alone 1GB.
Go for the faster memory.

 

With all due respect guys I know I am not getting the worlds best computer. It only costs £599 and my MacBook Pro cost me around £1200, my point is that while its true that DDR3 memory is faster than DDR2, my old MBP only had 256mb DDR2 8600gt graphics chip, so a DDR2 9600gt 1gb is a better card, I have more RAM, more HDD space, better speakers and a 16:9 ratio which to me, a movie lover is very nice. Ive lost a little be in processor speed but overall I am very happy with this machine. I am now watching some Baseball streaming in HD all nice and smooth. Played some GRID with nice results. This is a mid range laptop with excellent specs IMO. I was on a tight budget and this is great, so far I recommend it to anyone. Just not a fan of all the installed software that Acer insist on pre installing.