Is this real

I've seen on this website the same laptop as mine but £20 cheaper and with a 8600GT. Is this real or a typo?

 

It would kind of help to post a link.

 

Sorry, been in a rush today.

http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?WebProductId=975572

 

I'm going to say real. Prices vary from site to site or store to store.

 

I mean is the graphics card a 8600GT? Just incase you thought I was asking about the price.

 

Yeah
Watch this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aabFPXe7g7Y

 

That is what the site says so I would assume that as well...........

 

It's just that the model "LX.AQBOX.612" on the official Acer website says it has an ATI 3470 256mb instead of a 8600GT 512mb. Plus it also has the BD drive too.

 

The best thing would be to send an e-mail to scan themselves along with the info you have posted above and ask them to clear things up

 

Yup, emailed acer and scan. But since it's £20 cheaper on scan and they usually give you free stuff if you spend over £300 I might just get it with them.

 

Wait for conformation that it is the 8600

If it is then get it from scan

Also, why not see if you can find my laptop in the UK in your price
It is the update of the one you are going to buy, and has somewhat better specs (can be different to mine)

 

The next best thing is the 6930 but on amazon it says its got a 9300 graphics card.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001G7PI30/shopping-ce-21/ref=asc_df_B001G7PI30319040

 

No

Stay away from a 9300
It is crap for gaming, the 8600 GT is much better, although there are cards better

The best cards availible in 15.4" notebooks are
-9800M gt (alienware m15x/NP8660)
-9800M gs (msi/asus g50
-9600M gt/9650M GT
-8600M GT /9500 M GS

The best are the 98xx series cards

Hope this helps, also you might want to fill out the FAQ in the "which notebook to buy" sub-forum

 

Seen this acer myself, so I hope it's real for that price. I'll also email 'em

tris

 

Just to quote myself.

I have emailed them and they stated that the specs are entirely accurate, 4gb ram, 512mb 8600 GT, bluray etc....

I haven't ordered one yet, but I think this will end up being the one for me.

I know it's a little funny looking, but I like to be different.

The specs at the top say up to 512mb of video ram, and in the list it says that it is the 8600GT that has 512mb of dedicated memory.

So I'm presuming that it does have the full 512mb and not 256mb with another 256mb from onboard?

tris

 

Guess its a okay deal, though to be its not exactly cheap; its samilar to the price of secondhand XPS M1710 with Nv's 7900 series, and I'd stay away from 8600m due to their design faults.

 

HI, according to the LX number here http://www.acer.co.uk/acer/product....angedAlts=&kcond5e.c2att92=122&CRC=1164770960 it isn't the same spec and has a different gfx card....
Chris

 

I got an email from scan saying it is real. Might send back my amazon order now.

 

Did they actually say it has a 8600M GT? because the site is now showing it having a HD 3470 in techinal specs.

 

The first email said it was a 8600Gt, but then I emailed them back to double check and it actually has the ATi 3470 in it.

 

Oh thats a shame would have been sweet if it had an 8600M GT especially with a blu-ray and so cheap lol.

 

Quicklite

A second hand XPS doesn't come with a years warrenty though, and now seeing all the reports about the 8660M GT that is worrying. and the fact they have now changed their minds its a 3470
I have seen a refeubished 6020g with a 512mb hd 3650 card in it for the same price, do you think that one will be better to go for?
(same price, processor, bluray combo, but only 3gb of ram opposed to 4gb)

chriscatt

If theres one thing I have learnt about gfx cards in laptops so far, its to ring or email and check with the supplier to confirm the card it has in.
As there are quite a few that dont state it on the official site but do actually have the card specced in them

Shame this one doesnt though

tris

 

Just a point I'd like to make

If you want a laptop for serious gaming, I would suggest you look torwards an ASUS G50 /MSI gt620 or higher

The 8600M GT is getting dated now, and it is always better to have newer tech

 

In my case It's not for serious gaming, I simply wat one to take away with me for some light gaiming, EG:
Red Alert 3 and older command and conquer games
A few older FPS's like call of Duty 1
Black hawk down
(not that bothered about the graphics, as they can shine on my more than capable desktop, I'll just use 800x600 and low settings if I have to, but believe red alert 3 will run smoothly on medium with no AA I would have thought)
SD dvd/video watching (so if theres a blu ray drive in there it's fine for me, if not I'm not really bothered. I dont own any blurays and dont intend to replace an 800+ dvd collection with them either )
Wireless net features for hotspots and free wifi cafe's etc....

That's about it.

I wanted either HD 3650 or 8600GT, but as the 8600GT seems to have so many iussues I'll opt for the 3650 (which beats the 3470 easily enough in benchmarks and probably in the gaming I require)

Since this model has the 3470, I will try to get the other one I saw with a 16" display and 512mb hd 3650, but if I miss that I'll probably just geta dell from the outlet which is meant to be better build quality thjan acer anyway, but I dont mind the acer either way I'll be chuffed)

tris

 

You should fill out the FAQ in the which notebook to buy section

they will help you find a lot of good notebooks that fit your needs

 

Hi, list of mobile gfx card performance http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Graphics-Cards-Benchmark-List.844.0.html
Chris

 

RaYYaN:

Already have mate, I just came here to discuss acers with other owners and graphics with them.
A straight out of the horses mouth approach

chriscatt:

Been compareing and weighing up there, but dont really understand the benchmarks.
Besides if I hit the 'more details' button, it mainly states that the are using the cards in conjunction with t8100 processors, and the laptops I'm looking at are t575/t5800/t6400 at max
So I'm not gonna to get a true performance rating for myself there.

I have seena nice laptop with a 18.4" display (8730g) Right at the peak of my budget, but it has a 9300GS in there whihc is rated as a low/mid range card.
I'd love to know if that can run red alert 3 and the older c+c's on low/medium settings at 800x600

Any one have any expieriance with this card?

Not bothered about the weight to carry it round, but would having a screen that size also put more pressure on the card?
(and if I run it out to my projector?)

tris

 

Let me tell you this

128-bit cards like the 8600/9600 cards have difficulty playing games at any resolution over 1280x800

The 9300M gs is even worse and has no chance of running an games on an 18" screen with a res of at least 1680x1050

 

I'd only be playing games at 800x600 or 1024x768 at low maybe medium settings at a push or a mixture of both, is that not a factor?
I'd only watch dvds at the laptops native (but thats no where near 1680)

and the wife has limited it to 17" max

tris

 

9300 gs should be able to run games at that setting, but it still might have difficulty

Get at least a 9600 in an 18"

 

Since Ive now got he 17" max obstical from the wife, I'll probably be going for a hd 3650 since seeing the defective eventually posts of so many 8600gts
I wouild like something that will last

tris

 

What's so bad about the 8600GTs? Do they break a lot?

 

nothing is wrong with ALL 8600GTs it's just that (quite a few) of them were found to be defective and nVidia admitted this publicly