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Acer 6292
By: Gaurav Seth   |   Jun 16, 2007
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Features Intel's latest Santa Rosa Platform
Good looking
Intelligently designed
Very good Screen color reproduction
Feature Rich
Though the pricing is very competitive, you can get a better deal in a souped up Dell XPS 1210 with a Nvidia Go 7400 discrete graphics card, at the same price.

Conclusion
Acer has the perfect blend of good looks, intelligent design, power, a good operating system (Vista Business) and a very competitive price. The 6292 costs Rs. 69,990 not inclusive of taxes and not inclusive of the carry case that costs around Rs. 2,500. Most people's observation will lead them to think as to why Acer hasn’t used the latest Wi-Fi N module and Intel’s Turbo memory. First of all let me remind you that even though this is an ultra-portable laptop, Acer has chosen to feature Centrino Duo processor technology and not the Centrino Pro. So ideally it’s aimed more towards the consumer side and I strongly feel that corporates should go for the Centrino Pro-based laptops. Most of the Wi-Fi access points and routers used at homes and colleges and in fact even most offices are only equipped to serve a, b and g standards, besides, the Wi-Fi N based products are still very expensive.

It will take more than a year for the Wi-Fi N based products to gather momentum in terms of sales and come to an affordable price point. So in that respect Acer has made an intelligent decision to still use the existing a/b/g Wi-Fi module and save costs. As regards to Turbo Memory, users who will benefit most from it are designers and 3-D content developers and they of course need large screens, at least not a 12.1-inch one. So saving costs there, is another smart decision. But there is no review complete without a comparison and the closest competitor to the Acer is definitely the XPS 1210 from Dell, though it still hasn’t adopted the newer platform. For the same amount of money spent, you can get a discrete graphics processor (NVIDIA Go7400) with the XPS 1210, which is a definite step up. The discrete graphics processor nullifies the advantage of newer onboard graphics chip in the form of GMA X3100 as Nvidia’s Go7400 is a more powerful option. This leaves the ball in the processors' court. Since both the processors are built around the same ‘core’ micro-architecture, they are very good processors and with normal applications you will hardly notice the difference. And with Wi-Fi N and Turbo Memory missing and also taking into account Dell’s legendary service, the balance swings into Dell’s favor.
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Just bought one on my way back from Bangkok. It was like love at first sight. Looks cool and even though its only been a week, the performance seems very good. Light weight, good response when doing multi-tasking and overall a good machine to own.
Manmohan @ Jun 18, 2007
Acer' S introduction of Latest :6292 is agood bet on :ultraportability Less than 1.9 Kgs Latest technologies:Intels SantaRosa Platform With Microsift Vista OS
with Godd Stoarage 160GB and1 GB Ram with DVD Writer built in with Elegant Looking Cabinet with Unique Features :Grid vista ,SignalupTechnology Etc is definitely agood fill up in the Highe end Segment of Laptopusers. I am sure ACER Shall Stand up in keeping pricing Points to deliver best Price Perormance levels !!!
K.L.Narasaiah @ Jun 18, 2007
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