Excellent

8

out of 10

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Solid All-around Laptop, Though Battery Life is Weak

Sep 23, 2008

Rating: 8 out of 10 (Excellent)
Pros: Solid build, good feature set and strong hardware. Quick and snappy performance (provided bloatware are uninstalled). Elegant design and the glowing Acer logo on top is a nice touch. Some useful software included. DLNA-compatible and has HDMI and SPDIF optical output.
Cons: Glossy top is prone to fingerprints, mediocre battery life with the standard battery, The USB port on the right side is right next to the power charger port and it might be fiddly for bigger USB devices. Power and touch-buttons LED is kinda bright and might become annoying working in the dark,
Opinion:
I've been using the 4930G for about a month now, my SKU's spec is as follows: Intel Core 2 P8600, nVidia 9300GS, 3GB DDR2-667, 320GB HDD, 802.11a/b/g/Draft n.

I like the laptop a lot, the design is quite pleasing (though I'm not a big fan of the glossy top, a fingerprint magnet for sure), but the glowing Acer logo is a nice touch, the build is also quite solid with the keyboard is good to type on and has very little flex. Overall it's just quite a good laptop and good value for money. I've found that it does come with a quite a bit of unnecessary software, but after I uninstall all that nonsense Acer Arcade/Acer Games Deluxe and all the other bloatware the computer is a pleasure to use. Bluetooth/Wifi N is a nice touch, and the Acer Empowering Software suite does a decent job of giving you control over the laptop's function and power-saving settings. ... Read more

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