15-Apr-2008 Dave: Can the blu-ray drive write to blu-ray media or is it only capable of reading blu-ray discs?

Easycom: The one on this machine can only read the discs, BD-R/RE is a Blu-Ray burner drive, BD-ROM is read only.

16-Apr-2008 arjun: will you be stocking up the gemstone 6920g without the blue ray drive, the one which is for 700£?

Easycom: We'll be stocking as many different ones as we can get hold of! More will be added as we get them.

18-Apr-2008 arjun: hello, i wanted to ask, would laptops direct be stocking up the gemstone 6920g entry model, the one without the blue-ray drive?

Easycom: There are two entry level 6920's without blu-ray at the moment, we have one of them in right now with stock code LX.APQ0X.351 . We will get stock of the other one as soon as we can.

20-Apr-2008 Amelia: Is the NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS supported by the newer games which are just coming out? And will this laptop run newer games on high quality settings easily?

Easycom: Yes, this is one of the latest graphics cards and would be able to run any game that is currently out.

23-Apr-2008 Greg: does this write to normal dvd and cds? adn both + and - R?

Easycom: Yes it does. It has DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM / BD-ROM

24-Apr-2008 andyintenerife: Can Laptops Direct deliver my laptop pre-loaded with XP or XP pro as opposed to Vista?

Easycom: Operating system changes can only be done on phone orders, our sales team would be happy to help if you give them a call.

26-Apr-2008 NR: Is the operating system 64 bit?

Easycom: It is 32bit operating system.

8-May-2008 Tony: Does the drive have lightscribe? If I wanted TV with this, would I have to buy the accessory?

Easycom: You can watch TV on this you need to purchase TV tuner. Sorry it does not have lightscribe.

8-May-2008 Tony: How long does the battery life last, and does it come with a case?

Easycom: Sorry it doesnot come with a case.And battery life is Upto 2.5 hours depending on use.

14-May-2008 JulianB: Please confirm that there is in fact a WXGA version (16” HD 1366 x 768 resolution, high-brightness 220- cd/m2 Acer CineCrystal™ TFT LCD, 8 ms high-def response time, 16:9 aspect ratio) *AND* a WUXGA version (16” Full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution, high-brightness 250- cd/m2 Acer CineCrystal™ TFT LCD, 8 ms high-def response time, 16:9 aspect ratio). Also, I have a 1080i LCD TV with max resolution of 1366x768. I want best possible resolution on laptop screen *AND* on TV when connected by HDMI - will the Full HD laptop work with the max 1366x768 TV or will I need to step down to the HD laptop to ensure it works with the TV? Thanks!

Easycom: It is 16" HD 1366 x 768 pixel resolution, high-brightness (220-nit), Acer CineCrystalâ„¢ TFT LCD that supports 16.7 million colours 16:9 aspect ratio and have 8 ms high-def response time.

29-May-2008 Tom: Is Wi-Fi Catcher a feature of this model

Easycom: Yes it is.

5-Jun-2008 John: Can you play normal dvds on this as well as blu-ray

Easycom: Yes you can.

7-Jun-2008 KJB: Does it have a firewire port?

Easycom: Sorry it dsnt feature firewire.

3-Nov-2007 Yoko: Is it possible to choose the 'buy now pay in November 2008' option when ordering online? Because when I proceed to check out I'm afraid to confirm as there is no pay plan choice option...

Easycom: You have to purchase an accesory to apply for any finance options.

1-Nov-2007 Pamela W: I currently have XP on my Sony laptop, and I wonder if my games (such as old fashioned Snooker and Scrabble) will work if I make the change to Vista.

Easycom: Some will some won't depending on compatibility.

3-Nov-2007 Yoko: Is it possible to choose the 'buy now pay in November 2008' option when ordering online? Because when I proceed to check out I'm afraid to confirm as there is no pay plan choice option...

Easycom: You have to purchase an accesory to apply for any finance options.

8-Nov-2007 Mai: Hi, is it possible to install older versions of microsoft software on this vista laptop or do I need to purchase the up to date versions?

Easycom: No older versions are completely compatible.

8-Nov-2007 kim: Hi, I was wondering if you deliver this laptop to India and if yes then what are the extra charges and how long would the delivery take?Many Thanks!!

Easycom: Apologies we do not deliver to India.

8-Nov-2007 Samba: Can you have confirm whether Vista is ok to use now if not so, is it possible to provide Windows XP Professional Downgrade. I'm intereseted to take Vista but I'm jsut wondered this verison is reay verison to use and confirmed by Microsft.

Easycom: Vista now works fine. There is also due a service pack out which will fix all the bugs you have been hearing about.

9-Nov-2007 kalewski: How do you increase the ram and how much does it cost??

Easycom: Please call Sales for Memory Upgrade options.