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    Acer Aspire AS8930-6386

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by joebcc, Jan 24, 2009.

  1. joebcc

    joebcc Notebook Guru

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    I just got a financial aid check and can finally buy a laptop that I've been needing for a long time. At the moment i have a 3-4 year old Vaio desktop that isn't running well.

    I go to school full time as a Game Art and Design major at a digital arts college in Emeryville, CA and am in great need of a laptop. I want a laptop that will be able to run the programs i will be soon using (I think they'll be Maya, and/or 3DS Max or something similar), and run them well.

    I have been researching a lot for the past couple of days and was focusing mainly on the Asus laptops, though i hadn't been able to choose just one, but today broadened my scopes and found the Acer Aspire AS8930-6386 on newegg.com and I was amazed.

    Here are its basic specs:
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    Operating System  	Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit
CPU Type 	Intel Core 2 Duo T9400 2.53G
Screen 	18.4" WXGA+
Memory Size 	4GB DDR3
Hard Disk 	320GB
Optical Drive 	DVD Super Multi
Graphics Card 	NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
Video Memory 	1024MB
Communication 	Modem, Gigabit LAN and WLAN
Card slot 	1 x Express Card
Dimensions 	17.4" x 11.8" x 1.6-1.7"
Weight 	9 lbs.
    What do you guys think? Is this a safe buy? Does anyone own or have used one of these computers? I am not too familiar with Acer, other then that they make computers...thanks in advance to any responses.
     
    joebcc, Jan 24, 2009
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  2. ATG

    ATG 2x4 Super Moderator

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    Please stop cross-posting, as I said in your previous thread it's against the forum rules. Consider yourself warned.

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    ATG, Jan 24, 2009
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