Acer Aspire Ethos 8951g Huge Multimedia Laptop

After ultrabook appeared, the big laptop seems not to be so popular

. But Acer is still on its way to huge laptops. Acer Aspire Ethos 8951G is finally released and the Acer Aspire Ethos 8951G is a behemoth of a notebook that's perfect as a desktop replacement. It has an 18.4in, Full HD screen, a comfortable backlit keyboard and its guts are full of Intel Core i7 quad-core goodness. But we wish the screen wasn't so glossy and that the touchpad didn't feel so resistive.

It's a computer that can be used for anything, including gaming, and it has a strong focus on multimedia. So much so that the touchpad can be removed from the notebook's base and used as a remote control with the supplied Clear-Fi software. However, because it's a big notebook, it also has a big 8-cell battery installed. This allows it to last a surprisingly long time away from a power outlet "" it lasted over four hours in our rundown test, in which we disable power management, enable Wi-Fi, maximize screen brightness and loop an Xvid-encoded video. This is one of the few notebooks we've seen that makes use of both solid state drive (SSD) technology and conventional hard drives. The operating system and applications are installed on a 128GB Intel SSD, and there is also a 750GB secondary hard drive installed for extra applications and data. Both drives sit in 2.5in drive bays and are easily replaceable.

The Aspire Ethos has every conceivable port you would want, including HDMI, USB 3.0 and eSATA. It even has a built-in fingerprint reader for security, but this sometimes gets in the way while typing. If your palm swipes it by accident it will make an alarming noise and ask if you want to enrol a finger. The touchpad also pops out of its little area in the chassis and can be used as a remote control for the pre-installed Clear-Fi software. However, the icons on the touchpad for controlling the software aren't very useful. For example, icons for skipping and stopping files only show up on the pad after you've already started playing a file. It's very unintuitive.

There's a lot of space on the chassis where these could have been installed, but instead you have to press the function key as well as a left or right arrow key to change the volume. The speakers on notebook are relatively loud, but they are still 'notebook quality'. For serious listening you are better off plugging a good set of external speakers or connecting to a home theatre amplifier.

by: ednarpilgrim

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