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Product name	Acer Aspire 8930G (Core 2 Duo T9400 Processor 2.53GHz, 4GB RAM)	Asus W90 (Core 2 Duo T9550 Processor 2.66GHz, 6GB RAM)	Dell Studio XPS 16 (Core Duo P8600 Processor 2.4GHz, 4GB RAM)	HP HDX18 (Core 2 Duo T9400 processor 2.53GHz; 2GB RAM)	Toshiba Qosmio G50 (Core 2 Duo T9400 Processor 2.53GHz, 4GB RAM)
Editors' ratings (How we rate)	7.5 Excellent	CNET Asia editor's take	7.5 Excellent	7.8 Excellent	7 Very good
Review Summary	With a true 1080p display, the 18-inch Acer Aspire 8930 is a capable HD content playback machine, but we'd spend a bit more for a Blu-ray-equipped version.	More info	Dell's new 16:9 Studio XPS 16 adds upscale extras such as a leather trim and a backlit keyboard to a fairly standard set of components, without jacking up the price (too much).	HP already makes some of the best multimedia laptops, and trading up to a true 16:9 18-inch display makes for an impressive semiportable home theater in the form of the HP HDX18.	Toshiba's Qosmio G50 adds some dubiously useful gesture control gimmicks, but the real promise is in speedy video transcoding--as long as you use the right software.
User ratings	No ratings yet Rate it now	2 Terrible (from 1 user)	8.8 Spectacular (from 5 users)	10 Perfect (from 2 users)	No ratings yet Rate it now
List price	List price as of Feb 2, 2009: S$3298	List price as of Mar 11, 2009: S$4298	List price as of Jan 20, 2009: S$2099	N/A	List price as of Nov 13, 2008: S$4299
Basic product specifications
Centrino	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Toshiba Quad Core HD processor	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Yes
Processor speed	2.53GHz	2.66GHz	2.4GHz	2.53GHz	2.53GHz
Processor	Core 2 Duo	Core 2 Duo	Core 2 Duo	Core 2 Duo	Core 2 Duo
Amt of RAM	4098 MB	6144 MB	4096 MB	2048 MB	4096 MB (max 8192 MB)
Hard drive	640 GB	1000 GB	320 GB	500 GB	500 GB
Optical drive	Blu-ray combo drive	Blu-ray combo drive	Slot-in DVD writer	Blu-ray drive	DVD writer
Intel Turbo Memory	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Bluetooth	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Infrared	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
Graphics hardware	Nvidia GeForce 9700M GT	Nvidia Geforce 9800M GS	ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3670	Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT	Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT
Diagonal screen size	18.4 inch	18.4 inch	16 inch	18.4 inch	18.4 inch
TV tuner	Yes	Yes	Info unavailable	Yes	Yes
FM Tuner	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Yes
Weight w/battery	4.1 kg	kg	2.91 kg	4.06 kg	4.4 kg
Warranty	One-year international warranty	Two-year international and one-year local warranty	One-year XPS Premier Service with one-year CompleteCover	Info unavailable	One-year international warranty
Screen resolution (max)	1920 x 1080	1920x1080	1366 x 768	1,920 x 1,080	1,920 x 1,200
Wireless LAN	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n	Info unavailable	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
Webcam	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Hybrid graphics	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
GPS	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
See full specifications	Acer Aspire 8930G (Core 2 Duo T9400 Processor 2.53GHz, 4GB RAM)	Asus W90 (Core 2 Duo T9550 Processor 2.66GHz, 6GB RAM)	Dell Studio XPS 16 (Core Duo P8600 Processor 2.4GHz, 4GB RAM)	HP HDX18 (Core 2 Duo T9400 processor 2.53GHz; 2GB RAM)	Toshiba Qosmio G50 (Core 2 Duo T9400 Processor 2.53GHz, 4GB RAM)
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