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Hi,
I want to buy a new laptop (my current one just died).
After a good 1 hour google search i found these two which seems to be the best under 800 euros:
Asus X5BTP-SX022C 749,30 €
Screen: 15,6" TFT ColorShine
Processor:AMD Turion Dual Core RM-72 2,1 GHz / NC
Memory: DDR2 4 Go
Hard drive: 500 Go SATA
Graphics: ATI HD 4650 1Go
+ wifi, 3 USB 2.0, 1 eSATA, 1 FireWire, 1 RJ-45, 1 VGA, 1 HDMI blabla
Aspire 6930G-744G50BN 699,00€
Screen: 16.1" LCD
Processor:Core 2 Duo 2GHz / NC
Memory: DDR2 4 Go
Hard drive: 500 Go SATA 300
Graphics: nVidia GeForce 9600 GT 1Go
+wifi, 3 USB 2.0, RJ11, RJ45, VGA, HDMI, eSATA etc...
What do you think?
Which one is the best? Why?
What are the weak points?
Thank you.
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Since I have strong bias to only prefer HP products so I am going to say that Acer sucks.
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United States4448 Posts
i think it's just going to come down to screen size. you want bigger or smaller?
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Honestly 15.4" or 16" doesnt really matter to me. But one is LCD and the other is TFT. Which one is the best technology?
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TFT is the standard for LCD. I would be surprised if they weren't both TFT.
As far as the choice goes, it really comes down to Intel vs AMD
Do you want a sleek awesome CPU, or do you want to bang your head against the wall, hating every moment of your miserable existence?
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The graphic cards are different too!
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On July 28 2009 02:17 illu wrote:
Since I have strong bias to only prefer HP products so I am going to say that Acer sucks.
HP laptops are pieces of shit. I got one 2+ years ago and it broke within several months.
The repair department sucks ass, as well. I sent my laptop to them twice, and they did absolutely nothing to it. Now it's in the garage, dead, collecting dust...
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At these prices I would go with the Intel processor.
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Go with Acer/Intel CPU. Also a bit cheaper.
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Yeah HP suxor go with Lenovo
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didn't the amd turion series have some issues?
i think heating related
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Acer has crap build quality and customer service. FYI.
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acer doesnt have top notch build quality true.. customer service isn't bad imo, you might have had bad experiences. depends per country perhaps.
the ATI gfx card is better than the geforce one, but im pretty sure the AMD Turion series have overheating issues.. so the asus gets my auto antivote >.<
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Most important thing is the keyboard, IMO. Every computer can run into big problems, albeit with different probabilities, but it really sucks if you buy a laptop only to find out you hate the way the keys feel.
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On July 28 2009 02:17 illu wrote:
Since I have strong bias to only prefer HP products so I am going to say that Acer sucks.
Since I'm chinese I am going to say that Acer owns
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joohyunee
Korea (South)1087 Posts
I would say Acer, because of customer support. When my HP broke down last year, I fought with customer support for 3 weeks and when they finally began fixing my computer (after shipping it out and all), they said nothing's wrong with my computer when I kept on getting blue screens every 24 hours I used the laptop.
My hallmate down the hall sent in his Acer for a small repair. They replaced like 60% of the computer and pretty much gave the laptop an upgrade, at no additional cost. I would say Acer's a WAY better choice
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When buying a laptop, focus on the most important things that you will need instead of what you think you will need. I personally prefer the thinkpad series from lenovo, those laptops are extremely wellbuilt, nonflashy, and the keyboard layout is superb. I also own an HP pavilion and I love my 9yo thinkpads a lot more. A larger screen size is great for things like watching movies, doing img editing, and so forth, but larger screens means heavier laptop for me so 15.4 is the perfect size, 17is just too large. Also 17" widescreen holders are tougher to find.
Personally I have never used an Acer laptop, only have limited experience with Dimensions (Dell), Satelites (Toshiba), Pavillion (HP) and Thinkpads (IBM now Lenovo). These are all solid brand if you want a mid-range laptop for usage.
Take in mind that similar to desktop, RAM modules and Harddrives can easily be purchased and install (even for new users, if you can read instructions, you can do this). The most important things to focus right off the bat is the processor, graphic, and battery. Needless to say, a more powerful laptop will not last as long as a lower power laptop so just get what you need, why waste money/heat/energy? Most of the time, its actually better to buy RAM after the laptop and install it yourself since itd be faster/cheaper. Make sure to look up and research this first. A 500gb 2.5 is roughly around $80 so you can even skim down on harddrive if you want to purchase a larger drive later and install it yourself.
I really recommend the thinkpads line, check them out yourselves.
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asus/acer suxx. ggnore sorry.
it depends what you wanna do with it: gaming (only very low quality) or internet, university stuff.
for university I'd go for ibm/lenovo thinkpads (though T series only! but dunno whether 800 is enough for a modern one)
otherwise samsung is pretty decent too. but dunno how much which company cost in your country.
and for last, dell latitudes are also great.
gaming... well go for a desktop -_-
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Lenovos have amazing keyboards and are solid, but perhaps "boring" / a bit more expensive. I have one from work... very reliable and comfortable + I love the mouse pointer thingie... I can't deal with touch pads. This is around the price you are looking at (in Euros anyway). The T series is a bit more expensive but may be worth a look.
I've always had a good experience with Toshibas. Sony I find overpriced. My wife has an HP and loves it, but she's a very light user, so its not much to go by.
If you are sticking with the 2 choices above, I stand by my initial recommendation: go with the intel. The overheating thing is a bitch on a laptop.
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think pad all the way. i love how durable it is and its pretty fast too 
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