Acer Aspire Ethos AS8951G-9600 review shows that this laptop is an incerdible multimedia laptop. Acer Aspire Ethos AS8951G specs that may draw consumer attention are: extra large 1080p on 18-inch screen size, powerfull Intel Core i7-2630QM processor which coupled with best performance of graphical chip from  Nvidia GeForce GT555. Acer Aspire AS8951G system weighs at 8.7 pounds (10.3 pounds with AC adapter) may not fit for travellers or commuters which look for portability, but a good idea for desktop replacement. Its battery life which can run up to 3 hours and 25 minutes was also excellent for such a large laptop. On the market, Acer Aspire Ethos AS8951G price is offered at $1,599. 

Acer Aspire Ethos AS8951G-9600 equipped with 2.0GHz Intel Core i7-2630QM processor which is a high-end quad-core version of Intel's Sandy Bridge platform. This powerfull processor are supported by 8GB, 1,066MHz DDR3 memory. Thus, its become guarantee of performance customers can have. On a test done by CNET, Acer Aspire Ethos AS8951G has similar performance with the Alienware M14X and Dell XPS 17 3D, and was much faster than an HP Envy 17. Other contender may surpass this performance is Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch (Thunderbolt) which use higher-clocking processor (Intel Core i7-2720QM). Nvidia GeForce GT555M offers high graphical performance. When tested to play Street Fighter IV at full 1080p resolution, it can done at 53.1 frames per second. Meanwhile on Metro 2033, it ran at 15 frames per second at 720p. It may not intended to be a gaming laptop, but hard 3D games still playable.

Acer Aspire Ethos AS8951G-9600 has extra large 18-inch screen size, with a native resolution at 1,920x,1080 pixels. Those resolution spoiled customer for home entertainment. Those screen is made Gorilla Glass which is scratch-resistant, and is covered by edge-to-edge glass for a clean look. Its 5.1 speaker with subwoofer system are much better than can be found in common laptop. While for media storage are supported by 750GB 5,400rpm hard disk drive. Those storage are lot spacious to place your digital data. It also equipped with Blu-ray drive as a good match for the 1080p video. Acer Aspire Ethos AS8951G-9600 equipped with much option of ports and connections. Ports available are: 4 USB 2.0, 1 USB 3.0, 1 USB/eSATA, FireWire 4, VGA, HDMI, and mini-DisplayPort. While for connection are supported by Ethernet, 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth.