Acer Aspire 8943G - Intel Core i7

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 18 expert reviews

Excellent:

4
Good:

9
Average:

2
Bad:

3

Pros:

Gorgeous 18.4-inch 1080p screen; very good performance, 3D-gaming chops; Blu-ray drive; room for two hard drives; slick media-control touch pad
Elegant, uncluttered design, Comfortable keyboard, Dual touchpad/media controller, Excellent graphics performance
Sexy new look. Quad-core processing. 8GB of RAM. Touchpad illuminates with icons. 18-inch widescreen is magnificent. Full 1080p HD. Very good battery life for a media-center laptop. Superb gaming scores. Blu-ray drive included. Great-sounding speakers.

Cons:

Heavy, bulky; second hard drive not a factory option
Can't maintain a Wi-Fi Connection, Less expensive systems perform better, Narrow viewing angles, Glossy touchpad smudges easily

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Last revision on August 23, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Gorgeous 18.4-inch 1080p screen; very good performance, 3D-gaming chops; Blu-ray drive; room for two hard drives; slick media-control touch pad
Elegant, uncluttered design, Comfortable keyboard, Dual touchpad/media controller, Excellent graphics performance
Sexy new look. Quad-core processing. 8GB of RAM. Touchpad illuminates with icons. 18-inch widescreen is magnificent. Full 1080p HD. Very good battery life for a media-center laptop. Superb gaming scores. Blu-ray drive included. Great-sounding speakers

Reviewers Didn't Like

Heavy, bulky; second hard drive not a factory option
Can't maintain a Wi-Fi Connection, Less expensive systems perform better, Narrow viewing angles, Glossy touchpad smudges easily
Pricier than its predecessor. Touchpad is a smudge magnet

Expert reviews and ratings

Good things do not always come in small packages, as this behemoth of a notebook proves. With the overall dimensions defined by the gargantuan 18.4-inch screen, the large size is backed up by an even more expansive feature list. As Acer's flagship...

By APC Magazine on March 04, 2011

Entertainment laptop meets gaming rig in this Aspire. You get very good performance on all fronts, especially if you need a combined playtime/workday PC....

By Computer Shopper on January 01, 2011

The Acer Aspire 8943G is a huge, 18.4in desktop replacement notebook; people will stare and point because it's so ridiculously large. However, it has very good specifications and is useful for just about any home computing task, including gaming....

By Good Gear Guide on November 04, 2010

While the Aspire 8943G has a few decent features its high asking price and imbalanced overall performance restrict its appeal....

By ITP.net on November 04, 2010

Around the edges of the Acer Aspire 8943G, you'll find the afore-mentioned Blu-ray drive, as well as four USB 3.0 ports, Gigabit Ethernet, HDMI, VGA, FireWire, eSATA/USB 2.0, an SD card slot and microphone and speaker audio connections. The unit...

By PC Advisor on November 04, 2010

Huge, fast and crammed with entertainment features, but it certainly doesn’t come cheap...

By PC Authority on September 24, 2010

The 18.4-inch Acer Aspire 8943G multimedia laptop is expensive, but its stunning range of features and impressive performance largely justify the hefty...

By CNET UK on August 20, 2010

There's a lot to the Aspire 8943G; a lot to pay and a lot to...

By CNET Australia on August 11, 2010

A show-stopping Wi-Fi problem prevents us from recommending this otherwise-impressive multimedia...

By LaptopMag on August 03, 2010

When it comes to replacing a desktop PC with a more elegant modern solution there are many approaches one can take. Some might prefer a semi-portable 15 or 16-inch laptop, others a more permanent all-in-one PC such as the or . One other choice...

By Trusted Reviews on July 15, 2010

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