3-Dec-2007 Dave: Hi, in terms of everyday performance, will there be much difference between this and the 5920G(H). For £20 more than the 5920, this offers the 17" screen and a bigger hard disk. One difference I've seen is the turbo cache. Is this a major difference? The graphics cards look the same so do they have the same 3D benchmarks? Are these figures available? Many thanks, Dave

Easycom: The GeForce 8600M is slightly better than the GeForce 8400M, both graphics cards have the turbocache. However both systems will perform similar and will be ideal for high demanding applications.

4-Dec-2007 Robert Mumford: Looking at the spec of this and the one for £740, I take it that they are both the same spec but this has the additional HD. Can Windows XP Pro be installed on this instead of Vista, I know that Microsofts own products don't with with vista, I will be using it with SQL Server 2000 and Visual Studio 2003

Easycom: This has a different graphics card as well as a larger hard drive. Please call us to discuss your Windows requirements.

8-Dec-2007 Tim: Can this model be upgraded with any of the following :- 1 - Ram - Are there any free slots 2 - Graphics Card - Is it possible to get an 8600M card in place of the 8400M card Many Thanks

Easycom: Ram can be upgraded to 4GB however the current configuration is 2 x 1GB and so there aren't any free slots. Unfortunately it is not possible to upgrade the graphics card.

14-Dec-2007 Col: Hi I'm looking to get a laptop in place of my desktop, as I also do some work from home I'm looking for a laptop that can be left on for most of the day, without overheating (I've had a laptop previously and I had problems with it overheating and switching off) I'm having difficulty deciding between this and the Acer Aspire 5920G (H) Gemstone Laptop - LX.AN60X.001 - which is best for "heavy use" Thanks

Easycom: From personal experience with acer laptops they are fine when on all day. As for which i would recommend would depend on your use, if you are into games i would say the 5920 as it has a better graphics card. If not I would go with the 7720 as it has a larger screen.

20-Mar-2008 Christopher: do you think i shoud get this computer for my son? He is an extream gamer and is always on games! i dont know if this graphics card is good enough to pay games shuch as battlefiel 2, oblivion, hitman, counter-strike source, company of heroes, black and white 2 and alot of other games - i dont want to upset him when they dont work on his laptop! help me out please!

Easycom: Yes this is good machine for gamming. This is one of fastest laptop we have. It is capable to run these games.It is very balanced machine for gamming.

24-Mar-2008 Greg: A graphics card of 8M series, are they the latest notebook graphics card chipset?

Easycom: Yes, the 8M series is the latest mobile offering from nVidia.

1-Apr-2008 Jimmy: Regarding the HD-ROM is it a read only drive or it has writing capablity? If reader only does it has a function as a DVD-RW?

Easycom: The drive can only read from HD-DVDs/DVDs and CDs.

10-Apr-2008 Rob: Sorry for the silly question but i'm not familiar with laptops! For gaming can an average PC joystick be used with a laptop or are there specific ones that have to be used?

Easycom: Any USB compatible joystick can be used.

10-May-2008 Lovin: The HD DVD ROM, does that just play HD DVD's or is it compatible with normal dvd's and CD's, also can you tell me the burn speed/read speed of the drive thanks.

Easycom: It is compatible with normal cds and dvds also. The information about its speed is not available sorry.

16-Jan-2008 Paul: What is the difference between a HDMI port and a DVI Output and a S-Video Output. I am thinking as to buying the 5920 with HDMi or the 7720 though I want to hook it up with my HD TV which has both a HDMI and S Video connection. Is one superier in way to the other

Easycom: DVI and HDMI are essentially the same as one another, image-quality-wise. The principal differences are that HDMI carries audio as well as video, and uses a different type of connector, but both use the same encoding scheme, and that's why a DVI source can be connected to an HDMI monitor, or vice versa, with a DVI/HDMI cable, with no intervening converter box. HDMI can cary HD signal where as S-Video cannot carry HD Signal.

19-Jun-2008 Mr Hill: My question is I have answered my own previous quesion about the downgrade to XP so I will have to do it myself please could you point me in the direction of ALL the XP drivers for this laptop. I need everything from the Chipset to the Graphics and everything inbetween, if you could do this it would be very much appreciated. Thank you in advance

Easycom: Sorry we dnt provide drivers. however you can visit (www.acer.com) to global acer website for drivers.

14-Jul-2008 Nigel: Hello, does this machine have a dvd writer installed. If not could you advise on a model with this option.

Easycom: Yes, the HD-DVD drive can also write normal DVD discs.

15-Jul-2008 Mark C -: What is the vista performance score for this machine?

Easycom: We havent opened any or booted them up, so not sure about that one. Maybe someone who already has one could provide the answer.