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    Acer Intros Plethora of New Aspire Notebooks Discussion

    Discussion in 'Notebook News and Reviews' started by Charles P. Jefferies, Jun 23, 2010.

  1. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    Acer introduced new notebooks to its Aspire lineup. The new models feature 15.6. 17.3, and 18.4" screens and AMD or Intel processors. Pricing starts at $429.99

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  2. Phinagle

    Phinagle Notebook Prophet

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    Typo on the resolution of the 18.4".

    18,080p would stop people whining about losing vertical screen rez with 16:9 though. :D
     
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  3. Ahbeyvuhgehduh

    Ahbeyvuhgehduh Lost in contemplation....

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    Somehow the external look on the 18.4" model does not appeal to me very much, although I must admit the components look pretty good for the price.
     
    Ahbeyvuhgehduh, Jun 23, 2010
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  4. Coruja

    Coruja Notebook Consultant

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    What's new about the AS7745? HD+ res (probably poor to average quality). 2xHD. Quad-core + 1GB(?)GPU. We've had these round for over half a year now from all makes. Doesn't look like anything exciting...

    ....let alone anything I'd Aspire to own (sorry)
     
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  5. abaddon4180

    abaddon4180 Notebook Virtuoso

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    You think that they made the keys on the 18.4'' small enough? Seems like a lot of wasted room.

    In other news, Acer says they will overtake HP by the end of the year ( link). I do think that they have a shot to do it, with all of the models they have coming out and the diversity in their product line, but I don't think they will pass HP. HP has also responded well to what customers want and I don't know if Acer can shake the "budget laptop" label that most consumers put on them.
     
    abaddon4180, Jun 23, 2010
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