29-Sep-2008 JJ: What capabilities does the blu-ray drive have, e.g. can this laptop still rewrite dvds?

SteveF: Yes, it can write DVD's and CD's

1-Oct-2008 J.F.: How is the ghz number? 2.0ghz or higher?

peterh: That is a dual-core 2.0GHz CPU

6-Oct-2008 mark: Hi, what is the screen resolution of this model

Matt: It looks like it will be the 1680 x 945 one, but we'll have to wait until more information is available closer to it's release before we can update the specification.

7-Oct-2008 davehickman: Could you please tell me the overall weight and dimensions of the 8930G Gemstone Blue laptop please

peterh: Weight is 4.1 Kg, Dimensions are: 441.4 (W) x 300 (D) x 40.2/44.2 (H) mm

13-Oct-2008 tony: sorry if this is a silly question but I dont know much. Can u use a mouse with this rather than the keyboard? 8930G

SteveF: Yes you can. It connects via the USB just like a desktop.

29-Oct-2008 Hobro: Does the 8930 facilitate Mogo Mouse and is it PC card or Express Card

peterh: The 8930 has an ExpressCard/54 slot. This model has bluetooth and the slot, so you should have no trouble with the ExpressCard/54 version of MoGo Mouse or MoGo Mouse Pro.

31-Oct-2008 M1888: Does this model have a remote control or just cinedash thing next to keyboard?

SteveF: No, just the cinedash. If you go for one of the 8930s with a TV tuner built in then you'll get the remote with it or alternatively you can order it as an accessory from Acer.

2-Nov-2008 ashley: hi i dont want to sound stupid but will this laptop play the latest games e.g world of warcraft , also when it say dual layer does that mean there are 2 dvd slots that you can put 2 cds in at the same time

Matt: It should play the latest games with no problems at all. A Dual Layer DVD means there is twice as much data on the same disc, there is only one slot.

3-Nov-2008 Jake: This will proberbly sound stupid but would this laptop be able to play the latest games on there full graphics e.g world of warcraft. and be able to run them with no problems at all?

SteveF: There isn't really a laptop out there that will play every game on full graphics but this model does have a good one which will play all the games at some sort of setting.

3-Nov-2008 Dent: I have been for some time now waiting for this item to show in stock, please could you confirm when this is going to happen?

Matt: It looks like they have been delayed until sometime next week.

4-Nov-2008 Merkitch: Does this model have the fingerprint scanner on it ??

Matt: Yes.

4-Nov-2008 HAl: can i have two hard drives in this model, ie add a second one.

SteveF: No, but you can get an external hard drive to extend your storage capabilities.

11-Nov-2008 darthflea: Could you confirm whether or not that the screen on this laptop can achieve Full HD (i.e. 1920x1080)?

david s: Yes

11-Nov-2008 darthflea: OK I should have reworded my question. IS this laptop screen Full HD?

SteveF: No, its got a resolution of 1366 x 768 which is better than 720P but not as good as 1080P.

27-Nov-2008 IceZaroth: hi i bought a brand new 8930 laptop 3 weeks ago and the screen has cracked, i returned to the retailer to find out he has more 8930's with defective screens and some other nasty stuff wrong with them, can someone comment on this, because i'd rather move to something like sony if acer standards are this bad.

SteveF: Hi, please give Acer a call for any queries such as that one. We are just a reseller and have had no bad reports on the models we've sold so far.

7-Dec-2008 rama: Hi,I found in comments that display's resolution is 1366x768, but Technical Specifications saying max.resolution 1920 x 1080 (WUXGA ). What it's mean?

Matt: It's actually 1680 x 945, I'll get them to change that.

15-Dec-2008 skelly: hi my lappy is aspire 8930g 740 but is not listed on your website please help id like to know the full spec thanks

SteveF: Please check the Acer website, they have the spec of all the machines they sell.

2-Jan-2009 Svane: Will World of Warcraft expansion - Wrath of the Lich King run smoothely on this laptop? The system requirements for the program is: Hard Drive Space : 15 GB free hard drive space Operating System : Windows XP (Service Pack 3), Windows Vista (Service Pack 1) Processor : Minimum: Intel Pentium 4 1.3 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 1500+ RAM : Minimum: 512 MB RAM (1GB for Vista users) Video Card : Minimum: 3D graphics processor with Hardware Transform and Lighting with 32 MB VRAM Such as an ATI Radeon 7200 or NVIDIA GeForce 2 class card or better

SteveF: It will play WOW Wrath of.... with ease.

3-Jan-2009 Pumba: Hi, is it possible to connect this to a LCD TV via a HDMI connection?

david s: yes

18-Jan-2009 Kaz: Does this laptop have built in bluetooth or will I have to buy a dongle?

david s: This model does have bluetooth

21-Jan-2009 Seb H: Hello, I wos wondering if Flight Simulator X would work on this computer. Would it run with graphics at decent level of detail? thank you very much.

david s: You would have to check with the games requirements but is has a dedicated graphics card so I shouldn't see why not

7-Mar-2009 Cammie: Could this laptop play high resolution games, such as Microsoft Flight Simulator X, at the highest graphics settings comfortably without slowing down the computer? (Are there any games it can't play?) Could it be used for high quality video editing, to do things like rip chapters/songs from DVDs(NOT Blu-ray)/CDs and convert them into many formats, then use programmes to edit them? Can it burn/make copies of Cds/DVDs? Does it have a fast internet connection and processor speed? Does it have bluetooth or infared that could send recieve data to/from a mobile phone? Does it have USB, AV or other common inputs? Is there any cheaper price anywhere else on the web? Could you suggest any other laptop that world be more suitable and still meet the criteria listed above. Thany you!

SteveF: A few more questions than I can answer here. Please call our sales team who'll go through that list of queries with you.

7-Mar-2009 Cammie: Could this laptop play a game that requires: OS-Windows XP SP2- 256mb OS-Windows Vista - 512mb Processor: 1.0 GHz Hard Drive: 15 mb Online requirements: 56.6 kbps or better Video Card: DirectX 9.0c compliand video card with 32 mb of ram and support for hardware transformation and lighting Other: DirectX 9 hardware campatability and audio card with speakers and/or headphones. Could this laptop play a game with the abbove requirements at full graphic settings easily without slowing down computer and in the game have quice gameplay with short loding times? Thank you!

david s: you should be fine

13-Mar-2009 rjenkins: Does this laptop come with 64-bit Vista?

David J: This comes with 32but Vista

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.