Acer Aspire 9500
Product: Acer Aspire 9500
Type: Notebook
Configuration:
* Intel® Centrino® Mobile Technology
* Intel® Pentium® M Processor 760 (2MB L2 cache, 2GHz, 533MHz FSB)
* 1GB DDR2 533 SDRAM
* 120 GB hard drive
* 17″ WXGA+ (1440 x 900) TFT display
* 256MB ATI Mobility Radeon X700
* DVD-Dual drive (DVD+/-RW)
* Bluetooth®
* Gigabit LAN
* 802.11b/g wireless LAN
* Hybrid digital/analog TV tuner card
* Bluetooth VoIP phone
* Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition
* Acer Arcade software
* Weight: 8.4 lbs
* Dimensions: 401 (H) x 290 (W) x 42 (D) mm
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The past three reviews on the Acer Aspire 9500 were placed under the Aspire 9504WSMi name. So, this time, I thought it would be more comprehensive to place at least one review under the 9500 name for those who couldn’t care less about exact model names.
Anyway, the review in question is an average-length SMB IT review published yesterday. Like the previous reviewers of the Aspire 9500, this reviewer was clearly impressed by the Aspire 9500’s performance, and of course, relatively low price.
His verdict? He says that the Aspire 9500 is, “…lighter than most 17-inch footprint multimedia behemoths, but this jobbie still isn’t really meant to be a traveler. But for as an excellently priced all-in-one multimedia, work and gaming notebook, the Acer Aspire 9500 is right at the top of my list.”
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LAPTOP Magazine is probably the first publication that has highlighted the relatively small form factor of the 17″ Acer Aspire 9500 entertainment notebook in their recent review.
But other than its assertion that the Aspire 9500 has a “…slim-and-sexy appearance over a fat all-in-one approach…”, they basically reiterate what most reviewers have already said about the ATI Mobility Radeon X700-powered laptop: Excellent performance, flawless DVD video playback, and strong battery life.
They conclude that, “Overall, the Acer Aspire 9500 is an excellent notebook for entertainment enthusiasts who’d rather have a manageable size and weight over a behemoth that tries to do too much. It’s, ahem, something to aspire to.”
No… not that pun again.
None Yet.
