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As if proof were needed that you guys ROCK… gronkstergronk has posted a video of his 6920 playing World of Warcraft.

I’ve included his text description here but I’m sure this video is where most of you will stop.

Thanks gronkstergronk!

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Here’s a great video I found on YouTube comparing the Aspire 8920G with a 32″ Samsung TV.

OK the Samsung puts on a great show but the Gemstone Blue isn’t that far behind and you really get a good idea of the screen-filling performance this thing is capable of…

Anyone know of any other videos like this?

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OK… Here we go. The first user review of an Acer Aspire 6920 (Gemstone Blue).

I’ve been waiting for what seems like a gazillion years for someone to write what these things are like in the real world (as opposed to journalists’ test benches) and Ian came up with the goods.

Here’s what he thinks:

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Hi Michael,

Just to let you know I got my laptop yesterday, I need to get used to it a bit before doing a video.

I can tell you that all the Games I have work very well on it.

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Quick post this one.

Over on TheAcerGuy YouTube page, several people have written comments asking how good the Gemstone Blue notebooks are for gaming.

For example, panzeram wrote this:

…is this thing any good for gaming, the one available in my area has an Nvidia Geforce 8600M GT 512MB, but will the huge resolution cause any problems?

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We have our first review for the Acer Aspire 8920.
I’m really excited about receiving these directly from you, and want to thank John Daniels for writing this up so soon after receiving his.
But that’s enough of me. Let me get out the way and let John tell you what his first few days have been [...]

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This time round I answer four questions:

1. What’s the Windows Experience Index?
2. What does a (real) DVD look like on the 8920?
3. What is the keyboard like?
4. How loud can it go?

Unfortunately I couldn’t get my hands on a VoIP Bluetooth phone or a 6920 but I’m still looking for them so this ain’t over just yet.

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Now that the event’s been and gone and the only thing all of you who really, really want one of these notebooks have to enjoy in the meantime are my frankly laughable videos, I thought I’d put up something that harnessed the collective wisdom and generosity of TheAcerGuy readers and kept you busy.
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Well this is fun.

Didn’t think anyone would have bothered looking at that last one but you did and like all the best laid plans, I left some stuff out…

So yesterday I went back there to finish what I started. At least for now.

Any guesses about the music?

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This is a bit of a giggle really. Don’t take it too seriously.

I promise I’ll do better in future.

Anyway, the other day I was looking for videos of the Gemstone Blue to post here. I mean my Google alerts have been firing off a couple of times a day ever since the launch event but apart from articles based on stuff I wrote, there’s very little to actually look at.

So I went out an made my own.

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I found an interesting article about the Samsung displays Acer has ordered to use in the Gemstone Blue Full High Definition models on the Display News 4 U site.
The article says that Samsung is “the only panel maker capable of producing 16-inch FHD panels, with other panel makers likely to begin deliveries in the third [...]

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