Acer Aspire 9300-5005 Review
Some people equate size with power. If you’re one of them, then the 17″ Acer Aspie 9300 is certainly your thing. The 1440 x 900 resolution screen coupled with a numeric keypad are certainly luxuries of size.
The Centrino-powered mammoth notebook comes with all the standard stuff you’d expect from smaller laptops too: 120GB hard drive, 1GB RAM, swiveling 1.3MP webcam, 4 USB ports and a 5-in-1 media card reader. Pity it lacks dedicated media controls and Firewire ports - which is pretty weird considering its “ginormous-ness”.
Wired Blogs looks at this whole package and churns out its positives: “Seventeen-inch, 1440 x 900 resolution screen is a joy to watch. 120GB hard drive. Touchpad has horizontal and vertical scrolling zones. 1.3-megapixel webcam actually makes you look good in video conference calls. Four USB ports and 5-in-1 media reader make nice with almost all accessories. Ludicrously low price. ” and of course, its negatives too: “Big mofo won�t fit in most carry-on bags. Ginormous keyboard still feels cramped. Designed as a media desktop but conspicuously lacking any dedicated media controls. No Firewire port.”
