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Is this a good laptop or can you recommend a better one?
It’s Acer Aspire 3935-744G25Mn and costs £450. Anyway this is the stats on the laptop
Platform Technology – Intel Centrino 2
System Type – Notebook
Built-in Devices – Stereo speakers, wireless LAN aerial, Bluetooth aerial
Embedded Security – Fingerprint reader
Width – 32.3 cm
Depth – 23.6 cm
Height – 2.5 cm
Weight – 1.9 kg
Processor – Intel Core 2 Duo P7450
Multi-Core Technology – Dual-Core
64-bit Computing – Yes
Chipset Type – Mobile Intel GM45 Express
Cache Memory Type – L2 Cache
RAM Installed Size – 4 GB
Technology – DDR3 SDRAM
Form Factor – SO DIMM 204-pin
Configuration Features – 2 x 2 GB
Storage Controller Type – Serial ATA
Serial ATA Interface – Serial ATA-150
Hard Drive – 250 GB
Card Reader Type – 5 in 1 card reader
Supported Flash Memory Cards – SD Memory Card, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, MultiMediaCard, xD-Picture Card
Display Type – 13.3 in TFT active matrix
Max Resolution – 1366 x 768
Widescreen Display – Yes
Colour Support – 24-bit (16.7 million colours)
Features – LED-backlit, CineCrystal
Video Graphics Processor / Vendor – Intel GMA 4500MHD Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0
Max Allocated RAM Size -1759 MB
Audio Output – Sound card
Compliant Standards – Dolby Digital Live, Dolby Pro Logic IIx, High Definition Audio, Dolby Home Theater
Audio Input – Microphone
Camera Type – Integrated
Sensor Resolution – 0.3 Megapixel
Input Device(s) Type – Keyboard, touchpad
Networking – Network adapter
Wireless LAN Supported – Yes
Data Link Protocol – Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11n (draft), Bluetooth 2.0 EDR, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g
Features – Acer SignalUp
Compliant Standards – IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g, Wi-Fi CERTIFIED, IEEE 802.11n (draft), Bluetooth 2.0
Expansion Slots Total (Free) – 2 ( 0 ) x memory – SO DIMM 204-pin
Interfaces – 3 x Hi-Speed USB – 4 PIN USB Type A ¦ 1 x display / video – VGA – 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15) ¦ 1 x audio – SPDIF output/headphones/line-out – mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm ¦ 1 x microphone – input – mini-phone 3.5mm ¦ 1 x network – Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T – RJ-45
Miscellaneous Features – Security lock slot (cable lock sold separately), administrator password, system password, hard drive password, wake on LAN
Compliant Standards – ACPI 3.0
Power Device – External
Voltage Required – AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )
Battery Technology – 6-cell
Run Time (Up To) 4 hour(s)
OS Provided – Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
Software – Acer Launch Manager, Google Toolbar, Adobe Flash Player, Acer Backup Manager, Acer PowerSmart Manager, Acer Recovery Management, Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student Edition SP1 (Trial), Acer GridVista, Adobe Reader, Google Desktop, Acer Arcade Deluxe, Acer Bio-Protection, Acer Crystal Eye, Acer Video Conference Manager, Acer GameZone, Microsoft Works 9.0, NTI Media Maker, McAfee Internet Security Suite (60 days trial)
EPA Energy Star Compliant – Yes
Service & Support – 3 months warranty
Service & Support Details – Traveller warranty – 1 year
Optical Storage -Type -None
Telecom Modem – None
Video Output / Graphics Processor / Vendor – Intel GMA 4500MHD
Windows 7 Eligible – Yes
It costs £450(So thats like US$720 ) cause of the sales thats on in the UK the now it’s kinda cheap.
Thanks in advance to any person who helps even a little.
if it meets your need then yes if it doesn’t then no
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It looks like a decent laptop. If you are just doing some basic computing with it (i.e. word processing, surfing the web) it will be really awesome. The hard drive looks like it lacks a bit of memory (250 GB) but nevertheless, it’s really sufficient.
I think you will really like it (Acer makes fine laptops that are fast).
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I got this yesterday and it looks fine.
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I’m in the market for a new laptop and have done weeks of research. Stay away from Acer and Lenovo. Acers do not have a long life span, and both have bad support. If you have a problem, you will stay on the phone for more than two hours just to talk to someone and still not resolve the problem!
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It’s not really cheap to be honest…
The screen size and graphics card are pretty bad…but the processor and RAM size is decent.
I’ve got a very similar spec laptop, except mine has a 17" screen that I picked up nearly exactly a year ago for £430.
The trouble with the 13" screen is its small, you ideally need a 15.5" or bigger atleast. Because it also affects the pixels and quality of the the shown thing (movies/pictures/games).
Also, the graphics card…don’t go for ones that are integrated (basically intel ones, or others that say they are).
Most laptops that have dedicated graphics cards normally have the ATI brand…which isn’t a GPU like it would be in a PC you would buy. But it atleast would handle a few games/videos.
The problem with integrated cards (as I experienced very shortly after purchasing my own laptop) was that it sucks the processing power on games, gives choppy videos and reduces the RAM available.
But thats my advice anyway…as for the laptop your looking at, don’t buy it, atleast for the sake of getting a bigger screen.
For buying advice, retailers: Currys + PC world basically sell the same stuff (they’re owned by the same company) so you won’t see any difference in either store. Places like comet/argos/tesco online aren’t much use for deals either. There isn’t much on offer around at the moment, seeing as the pound is getting hammered in the exchange rates (we pay more for electricals).
The following laptop is good:
http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.205-6440.aspx
I’ve had a scan of it and its certainly up to scratch…has a dedicated graphics card, good size screen, good RAM/processer (a different brand but it’ll do the same tricks). Slightly high price though. but toshiba used to make decent laptops and is an OK brand.
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Look it’s probably OK. All current laptop models are roughly the same. £50 extra and you get a slightly better spec. £50 less and slightly lower spec. The real test is the quality of the components. A rubbish Hard drive can save the manufacturer a lot of money (like Samsung for example) A lower quality (same spec) chipset on the motherboard likewise. Some I/O chips are not as good, or reliable as others, etc.etc. If you like the laptop, you can afford it, and it is made (assembled) by one of the big names (Acer, Toshiba, Dell) you should be OK. I would avoid Compaq and HP (just personal choice) and I would avoid retailers like PCWorld, Comet.
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This is one of the best comparison sites around and here are all the makes, reviews, specs and prices.
In some cases they will tell you the best places to buy them from. Have a browse through as to what’s about before you make a final decision.
http://www.laptops.co.uk/
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