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Acer Aspire 3935 - Laptop with style - Build & Design

Sunday, 14 June 2009 12:59 Mads D.

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Article Index
Acer Aspire 3935 - Laptop with style
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Build & Design

First impression

The notebook’s chassis is cast in a faded, dark brown colour and black, made in plastic and aluminium. The computer is about 2.5 centimeters tall when the lid is closed, and 2 centimeters when the lid is open. The notebook is generally rather dark and reflects little light except for the display which, unfortunately, reflects everything if there is any light. The edges are nice and smooth, and the computer clamps up nicely when the lid is closed. There is a textured pattern around the keyboard, providing a bit of friction so your hands won’t glide around while you’re typing. Except for this area and the keyboard itself, the computer is very susceptible to fingerprints that are easily spotted on the lid and display when you open up the computer.

Overall, the computer comes across as a very handsome business machine as the faded colours along with the rather special brown give it a professional look. The prominent keyboard – which we will return to later – only adds to this impression.

The lid

The lid is cast in the faded, dark brown colour, with Acer’s logo printed in the middle. In one corner you can just spot the words “Signal Up”, presumably alluding to the wireless network units. The lid is, sadly, highly susceptible to fingerprints which can be easily seen after opening up the computer.

The front

The computer clamps up nicely, and there are no sharp edges. At the left you can see some diodes and the card reader, but more on those later.

The rear

At the rear you can see the battery.

The bottom

At the left of the picture you can see a smaller lid, under which the wireless network adapter is located. The larger lid hides the HDD and RAM modules. The battery can be seen at the top.

The right side

Left

Inputs/outputs

Hinges

The hinges appear to be made of black plastic. The display is secured tightly, but you should probably be careful about tipping it over as it weighs a lot compared to the rest of the computer and might break the hinges.

Buttons/Diodes

The diodes are placed at the left of the front and remain visible when the lid is closed. The first diode indicates the HDD activity, the second whether the computer is on or off, and the third the battery status. The first two diodes are blue while the third is orange. You can see the card reader right next to them.

Above the keyboard there’s a touch panel where the buttons in the first picture are used to control the volume. The other three buttons on the second picture are used to activate WiFi, Bluetooth, and finally as a shortcut to Acer Backup Manager which, as the name indicates, is a program used to make backups.