There are notebooks and then there are notebooks, and the Acer Aspire AS8940G-6865 is definitely in the latter category. Acer’s new entertainment notebook has a whopping 18.4-inch screen (1920×1080) that is powered by the Intel Core i7 Quad-Core 720QM processor. The AS8940G packs in Acer’s CineSurround technology, composed of five speakers including the Tuba bass boost.
The graphics get the horsepower to drive the giant display from the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M with 1GB of video memory. It can be configured with a Blu-ray drive for total movie immersion on the go.
The giant Acer will be available in time for the holidays. A typical configuration with pricing looks like this:
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