By
Ed Tittel and Toby Digby,
published on November 6, 2008
Source: Tom's Guide | Keywords: multimedia, video, notebooks | Themes: Business Notebooks
Source: Tom's Guide | Keywords: multimedia, video, notebooks | Themes: Business Notebooks
Contents
7. Specifications
Specifications
| SPEC | Acer 8920G | Asus M70S | Eurocom D90X |
| CPU | Intel Core 2 Duo T9500 | Intel Core 2 Duo T7700 | Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 |
| Graphics Processor | GeForce 9650M GS | ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 | 2xGeForce 8800M GTS (SLI) |
| Physical Memory Total Amount | 4 GB | 2 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Speed | 2x2048 MB DDR2-667 | 2x1024 MB DDR2-667 | 2x4096 MB DDR2-667 |
| Disk Drive(s) | WD3200BEVT 320 GB | Hitachi HTS545050KTA300x2 1TB | Seagate ST9200420AS x 2 400 GB |
| Interface, Rotational Speed, Seek Time, Buffer Size | SATA 5400 RPM 12ms 8MB | SATA 5400RPM 12ms 8MB | SATA II 7200 RPM 11 ms 16 MB |
| Optical Drive | Matshita UJ-120 Blu-ray R | Hitachi GSA-T20L DVD RW | Matshita BD-MLT UJ-2205 RW |
| Display Size | 18.4" 1920x1200 | 17" 1440x900 | 17" 1920x1200 |
| Battery Capacity mAh (Mfgr) | 4800 mAh | 5200 mAh | 6600 mAh |
| Battery Voltage | 14.8 V | 14.8V | 20V |
| WiFi Throughput | 802.11agn –up to 200MB/s | 802.11agn –up to 200MB/s | 802.11agn –up to 200MB/s |
| Wired Throughput | GbE | GbE | GbE |
| Bluetooth | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Number of USB Ports | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Firewire | No | Yes | Yes |
| Other Ports | TV antenna, S-Video, HDMI, VGA, RJ-11, Kensington lock, mic-in, headphone-out. S/PDIF | TV antenna, S-Video, HDMI, eSATA, VGA, RJ-11, Kensington lock, S/PDIF | VGA, S-Video, CATV, RJ-11, DVI, 7.1 audio, Kensington lock |
| Fingerprint Sensor | yes | yes | optional |
| ExpressCard Slot | yes | yes | yes |
| Memory Card Slot | yes | yes | yes |
| Web Cam | yes | yes | yes |
| Dimensions WxDxH | 18.7" x 13.4" x 2.3" | 18.7" x 13.4" x 2.3" | 15.9" x 9.11" 1.2" |
| Weight with battery—pounds | 8.9 | 9.0 | 13.0 |
| Weight Power brick –pounds | 1.175 | 1.0 | 2.2 |
| Operating System | Windows Vista Ultimate | Windows Vista Home Premium | Windows Vista Ultimate |
| SPEC | HP HDX 9203KW | Sony VAIO VGN-AR790U/B |
| CPU | Intel Core 2 Duo T9500 | Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 |
| Graphics Processor | GeForce 8800M GTS | GeForce 8600M GT |
| Physical Memory Total Amount | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory Speed | 2x2048 MB DDR2-667 | 2x2048 MB DDR2-667 |
| Disk Drive(s) | W2500BEVSx2 500 GB | HitToshibaMK352GSXx2 640 GB |
| Interface, Rotational Speed, Seek Time, Buffer Size | SATA 5400 RPM 12ms 8MB | SATA 5400RPM 12ms 8MB |
| Optical Drive Optiarc BX500A Blu-ray R | Matshita BD-MLT UJ-220S Blu-ray R | |
| Display Size | 20.1" 1920x1200 | 17" 1920x1200 |
| Battery Capacity mAh (Mfgr) | 8800 mAh | 4 400 mAh |
| Battery Voltage | 14.4 V | 11.1V |
| WiFi Throughput | 802.11agn –up to 200MB/s | 802.11agn –up to 200MB/s |
| Wired Throughput | GbE | GbE |
| Bluetooth | Yes | Optional |
| Number of USB Ports | 4 | 4 |
| Firewire | Yes | Yes |
| Other Ports | dual headphone, mic-in,expansion/dock, VGA, HDMI, eSATA, NTSC/ATSC video, 7.1 audio ports, Kensington lock | mic-in, S/PDIF, headphone, coax TV, Kensington lock, battery connector |
| Fingerprint Sensor | yes | yes |
| ExpressCard Slot | yes | yes |
| Memory Card Slot | yes | yes |
| Web Cam | yes | yes |
| Dimensions WxDxH | 18.7" x 13.4" x 2.3" | 16.2" x 11.8" x 1.32" |
| Weight with battery—pounds | 15.38 | 8.4 |
| Weight Power brick –pounds | 2.47 | 1.1 |
| Operating System | Windows Vista Ultimate | Windows Vista Ultimate |
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It's a shame Tomsguide did not use the Acer 8930g for review - it comes with many more improvements including esata, faster dual core CPU and Nvidia 9700 GT. Given it's competative price I think it blows all of the other laptops out of the water...
once again, we see crazily dismal battery life... Did manufacturers forget that when the battery dies you get NO features and NO performance for your money? These things can barely play a DVD!! some of them have shorter than 1 DVD battery life -- which is inexplicable in a multimedia computer. Here is a little hint, if you are going to save weight, don't save weight on the battery just because it will still run. Battery life is everything. 4 hours would be nice. If you add features, it needs a bigger battery.