http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/ Engadget Comments for Acer wants the Aspire 8940 to be your Core i7-packing portable of choice http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/Nov 3rd 2009 6:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/Nov 3rd 2009 7:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/Nov 3rd 2009 7:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/Nov 3rd 2009 9:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/Nov 3rd 2009 7:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/Nov 3rd 2009 9:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/Nov 3rd 2009 7:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/Nov 3rd 2009 7:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/Nov 3rd 2009 9:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/Nov 3rd 2009 7:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/Apple has MacBook pro with crappy core2duo, dvd-drive and 500gb storage at $2,499. That's like a $1,500 dollar Apple sticker there. Costly.]]>Nov 3rd 2009 7:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/
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Good luck with it lasting beyond three months. Seriously.]]>Nov 3rd 2009 8:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/
If it's an aging computer why does it still cost so much, shouldn't it be priced below $1000?]]>Nov 3rd 2009 8:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/
I won't even bother to compare the other features. Please preserve us from PC wankers that insist on comparing a portable desktop to a MacBook/MacBook Pro. No one cares. We're all quite capable of comparing computers ourselves and most people can tell the difference between something like this and a thin-n-light laptop.]]>Nov 3rd 2009 9:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/Nov 3rd 2009 9:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/The Aspire 8940G does indeed look like a beast, but I personally would go for the similarly equipped 5940G - Core i7, Blu-ray, and an ATi Radeon HD 4650 in a far more svelte 15.6" frame.]]>Nov 3rd 2009 9:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/Nov 3rd 2009 10:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/
All this childish arguing about pc vs mac is stupid. Its like arguing what the best flavor of ice cream is, everyone has there own opinion.]]>Nov 3rd 2009 10:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/Nov 3rd 2009 10:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/]]>Nov 3rd 2009 12:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/Nov 3rd 2009 7:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/Nov 3rd 2009 7:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/Nov 3rd 2009 8:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/Nov 3rd 2009 10:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/
Maybe a portable generator is included with the price?]]>Nov 3rd 2009 10:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/Nov 3rd 2009 11:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/Nov 3rd 2009 7:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/Nov 3rd 2009 7:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/Nov 3rd 2009 9:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/Nov 3rd 2009 2:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/
-huan]]>Nov 3rd 2009 9:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/Nov 3rd 2009 1:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/
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When mine goes kaput (I don't really trust laptops over 3 years, though mine is still new) I would definitely get another one from this series.

I used to think Acer was crap till I got my 8930 and it has completely changed my view of them.]]>Nov 3rd 2009 8:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/Nov 4th 2009 7:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/Nov 3rd 2009 8:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/Nov 3rd 2009 10:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/Nov 3rd 2009 8:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/Nov 3rd 2009 9:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/Nov 3rd 2009 9:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/Nov 3rd 2009 9:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/Nov 3rd 2009 9:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/Nov 3rd 2009 9:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/Oh, and why are you still on Vista? Go get 7 already, hombre!]]>Nov 3rd 2009 9:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/acer-wants-the-aspire-8940-to-be-your-core-i7-packing-portable-o/Nov 3rd 2009 12:05PM