Top Power Notebook – Acer Aspire 9504 Portable PC

Looking for a fast, well-appointed media notebook that handles both entertainment and office tasks? The Acer Aspire 9504 laptop with Windows XP Media Centre Edition will be a very good option.

Here is a quick summary of its pros and cons, according to PC World:

Pros

• Includes a DVI port

Cons

• Keyboard can be frustrating

It has a 17” widescreen with WXGA resolution of 1400 x 900 pixels. It uses 2.0GHz Pentium M 760 processor, 100GB 5400-rpm hard drive, 1GB memory and slot-loading DVD+/-RW Dual Layer drive. This notebook also includes a built-in TV tuner and a remote control for watching TV, DVD movies and listening to music. Acer’s stand-alone Arcade software, with its dedicated control button on the front of the notebook, also allows you to play movies, music and photos without starting the Windows. The 3 hours battery life is good for this big machine.

It does have two drawbacks. One is the keyboard that you may feel is a little hard to use. The second drawback is the stereo speaker, which lacks a subwoofer and distorts a bit at high volume.

Overall, it’s a very attractive entertainment and desktop replacement notebook PC.

For more information and pricing, click the link - Acer Aspire 9504WSMi 17" Portable PC.