Comments on: First User Review of the Acer Aspire 3935

By: Michael Walsh

Michael Walsh — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:06:00 +0000

@coxkia There’s been increasing frustration over this model in the States and I simply don’t understand why.

Maybe Acer US underestimated demand (or supply) I cannot say but the fact is it’s becoming a bit of a rarity in the states.

I’ve had a look on the Where to Buy link and apart from the usual suspects like this one I found at Amazon I’m afraid you’re going to have to trawl through them one by one or wait for some generous soul to give you a welcome heads up.

Having said that, in a short while there will be a special edition Timeline model coming out to celebrate the Olympic Games. Have a look at it here. No, it’s not copper, but regular aluminum but it is a Timeline model which means you get 8 hours battery life which with the 3935 you did not.

By: coxkia

coxkia — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:32:30 +0000

I am interested in purchasing this model – AS3935-6504 model – as well. Acer just updated their timeline series and many websites (e.g. newegg.com, B&H.com) are taking pre-orders. Has anyone heard or read anything about US retailers selling the AS3935 model?

Thanks.

By: munst3r

munst3r — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:30:52 +0000

Cheers Michael.

I was actually keen on purchasing the Acer 4810T due to the battery life and form factor. However, after seeing the 3935 for a cheaper price than the single core version of the 4810T it was no contest..

I was going to purchase an external DVD drive, however I saw that there was some movement in the panel where the drive should be; so i thought that an external drive could actually be fitted in.

Looking at internal drives they appear to be slightly cheaper than external drives, I’m not really missing the lack of DVD drive yet but obviously it would be especially useful when it comes to installing Windows 7!

Overall very happy with the purchase, as there was nothing else on the market with similar specs and style for the price!

By: Michael Walsh

Michael Walsh — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:46:51 +0000

@munst3r Just got this reply from Simone: “The official AS3935 from Acer has a DVD burner on right side with slot-in function… so you can insert an optical media into the aperture on right side.
Not sure about any other combination, but I could say you can buy the internal one…”

The thing is I can’t understand why yours doesn’t have a DVD drive or where you’d be able to buy one from. You’re going to have to get in touch with Acer support…

Also if you’ve had any experience with netbooks, you’ll have learned to live without, using a external drive only when you have to watch DVDs or install software. Everything else you do online or with memory sticks.

By: munst3r

munst3r — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:55:40 +0000

I recently purchased the acer aspire 3935 from john lewis for £500 (ex display); they are currently retailing for £599 in store and online reduced from £899.

The model i have does not include a dvd drive, would i be able to purchase an internal drive for it?

cheers!

By: Josh B

Josh B — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:41:36 +0000

I to have been looking for this computer in the US and cannot find it. I called Acer and the have no answer for me as to why I can’t find it and if it’s discontinued? Not sure what’s going on but as a first time buyer of this brand it is definitely discouraging….

By: Morris Lee

Morris Lee — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:08:50 +0000

@Megan,

Awesome! can’t wait to read it! I am sure Michael is thrilled too.

Morris Lee

By: Megan

Megan — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:26:51 +0000

I've just bought my 3935 acer aspire laptop from aceraspirelaptops.co.uk. They've got it for £730. I'll give it a week or so before giving it a proper review for you guys.

By: Norm

Norm — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:58:26 +0000

There seem to be three versions now in the UK. I’ve just ordered mine at a good price and I should have it Wednesday. Although I would have liked the DVD version, I have gone for the one with the fastest processor and which comes with the 320gb HDD. As I expected, Acer confirmed this has a 2.5″ drive, as there are no 1.8″ drives larger than 250gb. This was more important to me as I can upgrade the HDD to 500gb for less than £100. WD have even recently announced a 1tb 2.5″ drive although price and availability are not yet clear. As far as I can see, the 2.5″ HDD goes where the DVD writer would otherwise be.

By: Michael Walsh

Michael Walsh — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 08:09:22 +0000

@Nik I’ve been hearing these rumors but mostly from people unable to get hold of them. It’s the classic answer but “they’ve discontinued them” could mean any number of things including, we didn’t order any, we didn’t order enough, they’re not on sale in this country or of course, they’re discontinued.

I guess what you’re seeing is this from B&H.

Golden Rule: Acer is a smaaaaart business. If it’s still on their site, they’re still selling it. Somewhere.

I’ll get in touch with Acer US and see what they have to say.

FWIW, Acer CEO Gianfranco Lanci himself is rumored to have asked the design guys in Taiwan to make the next Timeline series look like the AS3935, so even if it has disappeared, it’ll come back better than ever.