http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/ Engadget Comments for Acer Aspire 8943G and 5943G (aka Acer Ethos) preview 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/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/Jun 4th 2010 11:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/
There was a Toshiba laptop a few years ago that had a LED trackpad that could display a calander, sketch pad and even had a calculator mode.]]>Jun 4th 2010 12:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/
Actually I meant LCD (like a digital watch).]]>Jun 4th 2010 12:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/
Isn't that exactly what Apple tried to patent a few weeks ago?]]>Jun 4th 2010 12:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/
If you see a number pad, they blew it...]]>Jun 4th 2010 1:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/Jun 4th 2010 1:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/Toshiba Satellite S12 wasn't it?]]>Jun 4th 2010 1:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/Jun 4th 2010 11:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/Jun 4th 2010 11:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/Jun 4th 2010 11:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/
What do people like about them? I don't get it.]]>Jun 4th 2010 12:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/
Well, In my particular case I like them because:
Your fingers slide easier because it's all flat
They don't get as dirty as regular keys, check a 1 year old regular keybaord vs Apple's chiclet aluminum keyboard and you'll see what I mean]]>Jun 4th 2010 12:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/Jun 4th 2010 11:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/
Is the 5850 more powerful than the GTS 250M?]]>Jun 4th 2010 11:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/Yes, ridiculously so.]]>Jun 4th 2010 12:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/The HD5850 that Acer have chosen to use is the GDDR3 version, as opposed to the 'proper' GDDR5 version that is used by Alienware, Clevo, etc.

Coupled with a 128-bit interface, that means it is very bandwidth starved.

It still performs better than the GTS250M, but not 'ridiculously so' as stated above. ]]>Jun 4th 2010 12:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/
Really? That seems like a waste, is GDDR5 that much more expensive?]]>Jun 4th 2010 1:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/
Like going from Stock wheels to Sport Class Rims + Tyres]]>Jun 4th 2010 1:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/Jun 4th 2010 12:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/Jun 4th 2010 7:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/Jun 4th 2010 12:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/
Maybe its in reference to 5.1 audio out over HDMI or SPDIF or optical out...]]>Jun 4th 2010 12:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/Jun 4th 2010 12:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/Jun 4th 2010 12:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/Jun 4th 2010 12:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/Jun 4th 2010 12:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/Jun 4th 2010 12:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/
The last time that i saw a notebook with a keypad was a decade ago.
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Biggest problem I see though is that acer logo on it. I don't really care how nice looking they make their machines. In the immortal words of James Tiberius Kirk, 'I've never trusted acer; and I never will! I can't forgive them for the death of my boy!'

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FFS, when will you people learn? Island-style keyboards were done first by Sony, not Apple. Apple may have popularised them, but they _didn't_ create them.]]>Jun 5th 2010 9:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/Jun 5th 2010 2:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/Jun 4th 2010 5:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/Jun 4th 2010 5:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/ And its pretty thin, despite all the stuff inside (eg 1280 GB HDD total, 8GB RAM Blu ray BURNER)

It has 5.1 "Surround sound"... that means 4 speakers and a mini SUBWOOFER (yes, quite funny..) at the bottom.

Touchpad is okay, but its actually not a pixel matrix display, just the symbols you see above, nevertheless nive to use.
Gaming works fine (eg CoD MW2) with high details, but it gets really hot, theres just one fan inside.
Yes... and the screen is impressive... huuuuuge.

Cause of the weak Euro he didn´t pay as much as he expected, as far as I know about 1900 or 2000 $]]>Jun 4th 2010 6:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/Jun 4th 2010 6:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/Jun 5th 2010 2:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/Jun 4th 2010 6:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/Engineer B: Woot? Empty space? Hey Joe, make that sticker bigger.

Really, why do they need to put such hideously large sticker there? I mean, come on, it's enough that you have all those hard to remove badges.]]>Jun 4th 2010 10:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/acer-aspire-8943g-and-5943g-aka-acer-ethos-preview/Jun 5th 2010 8:40AM