Hands on: Acer Aspire 6920 and 8920G Gemstone Blue Notebooks
Filed under: Computers, Laptops | By: Peter Chubb
Posted on: March 12, 2008 | 18 Comments
Well we mentioned earlier today about an announcement from Acer about their new Blue Notebook. We can now give you some more details about these new laptops. There are two in the range, these are the Acer Aspire 6920 and 8920G and are named the Gemstone Blue Notebooks.
The Aspire 6920 Blue has a 16-inch screen while the Aspire 8920G has an 18.4-inch screen. Although laptops are thin, they are still bulky, and the CineTouch controls that are to the left of the keyboard is not as good as Acer hopes. However with that aside Acer has worked hard on the design of the Gemstone Blue Notebooks and they have done a good job.
Source - Engadget
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i just bought this laptop and man talk about software issues. first of all the acer arcade is nearly impossible to navigate let alone use… and periodically crashes with a total windows failure when using a bluray disk. not only that but normal uses of the computer are also hindered with the periodic crashes on all the programs (which happen ever ten to twently minutes and last about 5). Like i said i have just purchased this computer (yesterday) abd i was very impressed with the specs and the look, but as for the functionality, this computer is about the worst i have ever used.
I bought this laptop last week and I am not happy too. There were not a lot of choices for laptop with blue-ray disks… Last Saturday I rent my first blu-ray disk, kung fu panda (DreamWorks) and it has been impossible to play it on my laptop.
I have also several problems with the keyboard using different programs.
I am not sure if it is Windows Vista or the hardware/firmware itself.
I had a lot of problems with the laptop. I formatted the whole thing and went with vista home premium x64. Only installed the drivers and avg free anti virus. Works great. No problems at all.
Anybody had problems with your keyboard! My shift key and caps lock have just come loose. Only had my 8920g for two weeks! Now taking a closer look at the keyboard I can see how flimsy all the keys are. I will have to take it back. I at least the keyboard to last a bit longer than this! not impressed
I bought this laptop 4 months ago I am soooooooooooooo happyyyyyyy !!! It’s a great laptop, I’ve never thought it would be this good…. I was a kind of afraid first but when I bought it I didn’t know where to start to explore it… I even find it better than my last year model Toshiba!! Even though I am hard to pleased I found the perfect laptop for me (PS I have the 18.4″ not 16″) & everything works well I am kind of in looove with my laptop now, I don’t leave my place without it… It’s my 2nd best friend…. love it… So recomended for ppl who get attached to their laptops… & looks for reliability & security, fun, style & originality… Great laptop great performance… for great ppl…
I’ve been looking at this laptop for a few months now (the 18.4″ model) and i have decided today i’m going to buy it on Saturday. I hope it is as good as I expect it to be!! Thanks for your comment Joanna yours made me decide I will get it, the other comments are quite derogatory. i hope I dont have any problems with mine.
I am happy that I could help you,
I am really satisfied, Have you ever bought an acer laptop before ? Well I am in love with this company , this is my n’ 9 laptop (i think) by the way the extensa from acer is nice too. & just for you to know I am from lebanon & we don’t have the acer gemstone blue 8920g, so I just took a risk in buying it from Canada & without even taking a look at it first (only through internet) I payed & they sent it to me. I bet I am the only one in Lebanon who has it. 
lol
joanna have u had any software problems with the 8920G???
Have u used the blu-ray yet?? How does it perform with HD ??
No I haven’t had any problems with my 8920G & yes I did use it it performs perfectly… It’s just nice… It’s like in any other laptop (which has it) But it’s better than the Hp one (my sis bought it) It really sucks…
& if you need any other help my e-mail adress is: beso.de.muerte@hotmail.com