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    New Acer Ethos Notebooks

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by Rustican, Mar 25, 2010.

  1. Rustican

    Rustican Notebook Consultant

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    New Acer Ethos Notebooks announced.

    Anyone have more info on this?

    http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/acer-launches-aspire-ethos-line-with-swanky-5943g-and-8943g-mode/
     
    Rustican, Mar 25, 2010
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    dalamchops Notebook Evangelist

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    just saw them, they look slick
     
    dalamchops, Mar 25, 2010
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    weinter /dev/null

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    Yea looks totally wicked.
     
    weinter, Mar 25, 2010
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    n1c0, Mar 25, 2010
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  5. Rustican

    Rustican Notebook Consultant

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    I've been looking at the HP Envy 15 and the Lenovo Y560. The 5943G looks very promising.

    The last notebook I've had was an Acer Ferrari 4000. It's still alive and kicking after some minor issues. How's Acer's current build quality and service support in the US? Might end up getting another computer from them.
     
    Rustican, Mar 25, 2010
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    My experience with Acer support has been terrible. Totally subpar compared to Dell small business support (don't have experience with home support).

    I just got a Gateway (owned by Acer) and have been pleased with build quality though.
     
    Orinix, Mar 25, 2010
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    does anybody know if either of these lappies will have switchable graphics?
     
    one33_bpm, Mar 25, 2010
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    Wow, I'm speachless. :eek:

    Easily the best looking laptop design I've seen to date. I wonder if it'll be even more expensive than the Sony VAIO F Series.
     
    cy007, Mar 26, 2010
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    The gemstone series laptops were UGLY. The timeline series= only acers that I've liked up until I saw the ethos.
     
    ronnieb, Mar 26, 2010
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    these laptops look awesome. i just got a 5740g this week and i am really happy with it.
     
    savage1005, Mar 26, 2010
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    wow .. very nice design indeed! and it does look thin as well that's a plus plus :)
     
    DrewVL, Mar 26, 2010
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    Lol am I the only one who thinks the design on the inside is hidious? I only like the looks of this thing when its closed.
     
    Partizan, Mar 26, 2010
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    It isn't as loud as the older Aspire Gemstone designs.
    Anyway we are still missing the AMD Aspire 4540G --> ???? refresh or they are not going to do any refresh at all?
     
    weinter, Mar 26, 2010
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    No news on those models for the North American Retail market yet. At least they haven't appear in my vendor channels yet.
     
    Phaleron, Mar 26, 2010
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    These seem pretty interesting... The Large one would be a nice desktop replacement if it has 2 hard drive bays and 4 ram slots. I was a fan of the ASUS G51 series and was glad to see they went with 4 ram slots but then i realized they had to lose the extra hdd bay for it.
     
    rj7766, Apr 14, 2010
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    wow its great!

    owning the 8920G i was really disappointed with the direction they took with the 894x.

    glad they brang back the sexy 'tuba' hinge design.
     
    mookill, Apr 15, 2010
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    sabby13, Jun 4, 2010
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