Acer Aspire AS9504WSMi
By
Ed Tittel,
published on May 9, 2006
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: windows, mce, notebook, roundup
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: windows, mce, notebook, roundup
Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Introducing The Roundup Participants
- 3. Introducing Roundup Participants, Continued
- 4. Acer Aspire AS9504WSMi
- 5. A Tour Around The AS9504MSMi
- 6. Using The AS9504WSMi
- 7. Fujitsu LifeBook N6410
- 8. A Tour Around The LifeBook N6410
- 9. Using The LifeBook N6410
- 10. HP Pavilion DV8299XX
- 11. A Tour Around The DV8299XX
- 12. Using The DV8299X
- 13. Sony VAIO VGN-AX580G
- 14. A Tour Around The VAIO VGN-AX580G
- 15. Using The VAIO VGN-AX580G
- 16. Toshiba Qosmio G35-AV600
- 17. A Tour Around The Qosmio G35-AV600?
- 18. Using The Qosmio G35-AV600
- 19. Benchmark's
- 20. MobileMark 2005: Test Results
- 21. MobileMark 2005: Discussion Of Results
- 22. PCMark05 Test Results
- 23. Brightness And Contrast: Means, Minimums And Maximums
- 24. Brightness And Contrast: Distribution Of Brightness And Contrast
- 25. Brightness And Contrast: Distribution Of Brightness And Contrast, Continued
- 26. Brightness And Contrast: Distribution Of Brightness And Contrast, Continued
- 27. Summary And Conclusions
4. Acer Aspire AS9504WSMi
Acer's Aspire AS9504WSMi 17" notebook with Microsoft Windows MCE on-screen
Like all of the other units in this roundup, the Acer impresses first with its size and heft. The exterior has an attractive pearl-gray metallic surface on its upper deck and around the sides, and is covered with a clearcoat that is surprisingly resistant to smudges and smears. (This is not the case for all notebooks, as we'll see later.) The bottom of the unit is made of tough black plastic, with six rubber feet for support on a coffee table or desktop surface.
The specifications for the Aspire AS9504WSMi appear in the following table.
| Manufacturer | Acer |
|---|---|
| Model | Apire AS9504WSMi |
| Dimensions & Weight | |
| Width x Height x Depth | 15.8 x 11.3 x 1.6"
40.13 x 28.70 x 4.06 cm |
| Unit & Battery | 8.57lb 3887.29g |
| Charger and Power Cord | 1.14lb 517.10g |
| Total | 9.71lb 4404.40g |
| AC Adapter & Battery | |
| Battery I Capacity | Li-Ion 8 cells (14.8 V, 4300 mAh, 63.6 Wh) |
| Battery II Capacity | n/a |
| AC adapter | 90 W |
| Pointing Device(s) | Touchpad |
| Display and Graphics Controller | |
| Display Size | 17" wide screen (43.18 cm) |
| Display Resolution | 1440 x 900 |
| Graphics controller | ATI Mobility Radeon X700 |
| System | |
| BIOS | Acer Version 1.4 09/21/2005 |
| CPU | Intel Pentium M 760
(2 GHz, 2 MB L2-Cache, FSB533) |
| Memory | 2 x 1024 MB 533MHz DDR2 |
| Hard Drive | |
| Manufacturer & Model | Seagate ST9120821AS |
| Size | 120 GB |
| Performance | (SATA / 5400 rpm / 8 MB/ 12.5 ms) |
| Other Drives | |
| Manufacturer & Model | MATSHITA UJ-845D |
| Type | +-DVD RW/CD RW |
| Floppy Drive | none |
| Media Bay | none |
| Connectors
B=Back, F=Front, L=Left, R=Right |
|
| PS2 Mouse/Keyboard | none / none |
| USB 2.0 | 2x (L) 1x (B) 2x (R) |
| IEEE1394/Firewire | 1 (R) |
| Serial COM Port | none |
| Parallel LPT Port | 1x (B) |
| Microphone | Yes (L)&(R) |
| IR port | Yes |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| VGA / DVI out | 1x (B) / 1x (B) |
| TV out | S-video (B) |
| TV in | S-video (B), Composite (B) |
| AC Power | Yes (B) |
| PC-Card Slots | 1x (R) |
| Express-Card Slots | 1x (L) |
| LAN | 1x (B) Realtek RTL8169/8110 10/100/1000 |
| WLAN | Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG |
| Wireless WAN | none |
| Audio Connectors | Mic (L) Headphone (L) Speaker (L) |
| Audio Chip | Realtek ALC260 |
| Modem | 1x (B) Conexant |
| Card-Reader/Writer | 1x (R) Multi (SD, MM, MS, MS Pro, XD) |
| Fingerprint Security Sensor | No |
| Manufacturer's Docking Socket | No |
| MSRP | $1,999.00 |
| High-Low Retail | $1,540.00 - $2,686.25 |
| Software | |
| OS | Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 |
| Application Software | Acer® Empowering Technology (eDataSecurity, eLock, ePerformance, eRecovery, eSettings, eNet, ePresentation) Acer® GridVista, Acer® Launch Manager, Adobe® Acrobat® Reader, CyberLink® PowerProducerTM, Norton AntiVirus® NTI CD-MakerTM, Bluetooth® Profile, Acer® Arcad |
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