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    Much difference between 6920 and 6930?

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by woodengarage, Dec 29, 2008.

  1. woodengarage

    woodengarage Newbie

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    I'm looking for a new laptop (for basic use, nothing fancy) and am having trouble deciding between these two. I'm basically looking at the base models, specifically at, say, these two: this 6920 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834115545 and a 6930 with these stats http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834115502

    With comparable hardware, is there much difference between the two? I like the keyboard layout on the 6920 better than the 6930 (not a fan of the number pad) but that's mostly aesthetic. Do the two differ much in any significant way? Why is the 6930 a little bit pricier?

    Thanks in advance.
     
  2. OGLoc

    OGLoc Notebook Consultant

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    I don't think there's much difference. The 6930 is newer, they removed the media bar thing on the left, and added a num pad.

    There's not much of a price difference, the 6920 is $650 without discount, the 6930 is $750. And the HD is bigger for the 6930, that may be a bit of the price difference. And the CPU is 800MHz compared to the 667 on the 6920.

    What will you use the computer for?
    And if you prefer the 6920, I'd say go for it. Won't be a big difference, not a noticeable one anyway.
     
  3. fred2028

    fred2028 Sexy member

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    To be honest I rarely use my media controls so a number pad would be so much more useful. And The FSB on The 6930G is higher than 6920G, so I'd go for The 6930G.
     
  4. boypogi

    boypogi Man Beast

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    go with the latest tech :)