Acer 8002 pricing
Acer 8003 pricing
Acer 8006 pricing
The above is PC Torque's pricing. We may or may not be your best choice in a laptop purchase. There are many other great resellers to purchase from out there so shop around and decide for yourself.
The keyboard layout is the first thing many notice as it's not a straight line. The keys actually curve for a more natural layout attempt it appears. I've been getting a mixed feedback on it, but it's not to a degree where most people would be affected much.
The power plugs into the right rear side. It doesn't really get in the way of an external mouse because it's toward the back and uses an angle plug.
The audio jacks being on the left side doesn't bother me too much and would be my second choice behing being in the front. I use headphones though and I'm sure those who use speakers probably would be way better off with them in the back and lefties might not be too happy about the USB and audio jacks on the left side.
The battery and media drive are both quick release and have a nice layout. It's too bad there are no options to swap in and out of these bays to utilize the ease of doing so =). To get to the hard drive, you have to remove 2 screws, and 4 more to remove the hard drive from the Acer bracket. Acer only bundles their systems with 4200rpm hard drives which are the slowest on the market you'll find is what is supposed to be high end laptops.
The LCD they chose is probably the weakest part of the system. Its brightness, contrast, and viewing angle are average at best with today's LCD options on leading brand laptops. The below picture is next to a Sager 8790 with the older WXGA+ LCD they use. I tried to adjust the settings and couldn't get it any better than this. This model, like the other Acer models comes with a no deal pixel policy.
The system itself weighed 6.8LBS and the AC power adapter weights .9LBS.
I ran it out of the box with DVD playback and it ran for 2 hours and 47 minutes on the battery before shutting down.
A few quick video benchmarks
UT2K3 1024 X 768 Flyby
122 FPS
UT2K3 1600 X 1200 Flyby
50 FPS
3DMARK01 SE
9,844
3DMARK03 (340 Patch)
2,791
Aquamark 3
22,425
This system is to appeal to those wanting high performance (capable of playing today's games) in the lightest weight package. It's not going to perform up to the point some of the desktop replacement 9LB+ notebooks out there, but giving up nearly a quarter of the performace you get a system that will get you twice the battery life at close to half the weight.
I won't be available for a Q&A on it, but feel free to discuss.
Acer 8003 pricing
Acer 8006 pricing
The above is PC Torque's pricing. We may or may not be your best choice in a laptop purchase. There are many other great resellers to purchase from out there so shop around and decide for yourself.
The keyboard layout is the first thing many notice as it's not a straight line. The keys actually curve for a more natural layout attempt it appears. I've been getting a mixed feedback on it, but it's not to a degree where most people would be affected much.
The power plugs into the right rear side. It doesn't really get in the way of an external mouse because it's toward the back and uses an angle plug.
The audio jacks being on the left side doesn't bother me too much and would be my second choice behing being in the front. I use headphones though and I'm sure those who use speakers probably would be way better off with them in the back and lefties might not be too happy about the USB and audio jacks on the left side.
The battery and media drive are both quick release and have a nice layout. It's too bad there are no options to swap in and out of these bays to utilize the ease of doing so =). To get to the hard drive, you have to remove 2 screws, and 4 more to remove the hard drive from the Acer bracket. Acer only bundles their systems with 4200rpm hard drives which are the slowest on the market you'll find is what is supposed to be high end laptops.
The LCD they chose is probably the weakest part of the system. Its brightness, contrast, and viewing angle are average at best with today's LCD options on leading brand laptops. The below picture is next to a Sager 8790 with the older WXGA+ LCD they use. I tried to adjust the settings and couldn't get it any better than this. This model, like the other Acer models comes with a no deal pixel policy.
The system itself weighed 6.8LBS and the AC power adapter weights .9LBS.
I ran it out of the box with DVD playback and it ran for 2 hours and 47 minutes on the battery before shutting down.
A few quick video benchmarks
UT2K3 1024 X 768 Flyby
122 FPS
UT2K3 1600 X 1200 Flyby
50 FPS
3DMARK01 SE
9,844
3DMARK03 (340 Patch)
2,791
Aquamark 3
22,425
This system is to appeal to those wanting high performance (capable of playing today's games) in the lightest weight package. It's not going to perform up to the point some of the desktop replacement 9LB+ notebooks out there, but giving up nearly a quarter of the performace you get a system that will get you twice the battery life at close to half the weight.
I won't be available for a Q&A on it, but feel free to discuss.
