15.4" Acer Dual Core Laptop with 2GB RAM, Dual Layer DVDRW, & X1400 GPU!

[fbrdphreak]

Updated

Originally posted by: chuckey
I picked up one of these puppies yesterday and its pretty darn decent.

Good points: The screen is gorgeous; it comes with this "crystalbrite" screen (basically a very shiny reflective finish on the lcd) kinda similiar to what sony coats on their vaio's. I don't mind the resolution, simply b/c I don't want to squint too hard to read on the lappy. Plus, I'm using a 17" widescreen lcd monitor at home and its at the same native resolution so theres not much of an adjustment for my eyes. 2gigs of memory is very nice, especially considering that they load it up with their junkware, and the hard drive is fast and quiet (comes with a nice seagate 5400rpm sata drive). The video card is not too bad, I'm playing guildwars, ut2k4 with no problems (effects turned on medium-high settings). Haven't loaded up HL2 or BF2 yet, but its feels a lot like the missus' 9700 mobility. The wifi is freaking insane , I'm getting signals from all over the place now. Slot-loaded dvd burner is good too.

Bad points: The keyboard feels a little bit mushy and seems almost too sensitive. Its seems kinda cheap compared to the rest of the lappy. The crystalbrite screen is pretty and great for movies, but I personally like a flat finish on the lcd (less glare). The 120gb HD is partioned into 3 (hidden restore,c:, and d: ) drives, and its in FAT32! Argh, Acer laptops seems to love FAT32. No restore CD's/DVD's; when you first boot up, it takes about 30 min's to setup all its software and then backs up your pc (you supply the 5 cd's or 1 dvd).

Its not as nice as the missus' acer ferrari 3400 lappy, but its still a decent laptop. Nice speedy cpu, quiet and fast hd, ok graphics, bluetooth, wifi, s-video+vga+dvi outputs, usb's on BOTH sides of the lappy, firewire, card reader. heh, I do miss that super glossy red finish on the ferrari though, but for 1300 bucks, I have some leftover change to find some guy to paint and clearcoat for me

Originally posted by: pcNate
From the looks of the ads for next week, this laptop becomes even MORE of a steal.

In the ad for Feb. 12-18, this laptop is:

$1499.99 - $50 Instant Savings - $150 eRebate = $1299.99!

I'm really tempted now, but I just bought my current Acer laptop in the summer of 2005..and it's been great.

Originally posted by: compusion
Just picked one up for $1299 after rebate. The ad starts in UT a day early. Also got a $100 dinner certificate and the following items free after rebate:

Epson Stylus CX 3810 Printer Scanner Copier $89
Zyxrel 802.11g Wireless Router $49
CA Internet Security Suite $69
TaxCut Deluxe and State $29
Professor Teaches Windows XP $19

The ad boasts the extras being a $359 value.

I know a number of people that can use the XP tutorial!

This deal is burning hot to say the least. A 1.66GHZ Core Duo laptop, dual layer DVDRW, 2GB DDR2 RAM installed, and a discrete GPU to boot (Mobility Radeon X1400). All for $1499!!!!

Link!

Processor Brand: Intel
Processor Class: Core Duo
Processor Number: T2300
Processor Speed: 1.66 GHz
Bus Speed: 667 MHz
Mobile Technology: Centrino
L2 Cache Size: 2 MB
System Chipset: Intel 945PM Express
Memory Speed: PC2-4200 (533MHz)
Memory Technology: DDR2-SDRAM
Installed Memory: 2 GB
Hard Drive Capacity: 120 GB
Drive Controllers: SATA-150
Additional Drives: DL DVD SuperMulti
Sound Support: Intel High Definition (HD) Audio
Video Chipset Brand: ATI
Video Chipset: Mobility RADEON X1400
Installed Video Memory: 128 MB
Shared Video RAM (Max): 384 MB
Resolution: 1280 x 800
Display Size: 15.4 in
Display Type: Active Matrix LCD (TFT)
Port Connectors:

* 1 Video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15)
* 1 Video - DVI-D
* 4 Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type A
* 1 IEEE-1394 FireWire
* 1 modem - phone line - RJ-11
* 1 network - Ethernet RJ-45
* Fast infrared (FIR) port / consumer infrared (CIR) port
* AV-in port
* S-video/TV-out (NTSC/PAL) port
* Headphones/speaker/line-out port with S/PDIF support
* Microphone/line-in jack

Card Slots: Memory Stick
Memory Stick Pro
Secure Digital(SD)/MMC
xD-Picture Card
ExpressCard/34
(1) Type II / Type 1 PC Card
Network Support: Gigabit Ethernet (1000 Mbps)
Wireless Protocol: 802.11a
802.11b
802.11g
Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
Modem Speed: 56 Kbps
Input Devices: Keyboard
Touchpad
Battery Life (average): 3.5 Hours
Number of Batteries: 1
Installed Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition
Included Software:

* Acer Empowering Technology (Acer eDataSecurity / eLock / ePerformance / eRecovery / eSettings / eNet / ePower / ePresentation Management)
* Acer GridVista?
* Acer Arcade
* Acer Launch Manager
* Norton AntiVirus? (OEM, not full-featured, version)
* Adobe® Reader®
* CyberLink® PowerProducer? (OEM, not full-featured, version)
* NTI CD-Maker? (OEM, not full-featured, version)

In the Box:

* 71W 4800mAh (8-cell) Lithium-ion battery pack
* 3-pin 90W AC adapter

Regulatory Compliances:

* ACPI 2.0

Height: 1.4 in
Width: 14.3 in
Depth: 10.8 in
Weight: 6.6 lbs
Limited Warranty: 1 Year (12 Months)
Warranty Information:

* International Traveler's Warranty

 

[mb]

As far as I can tell, it is OOS everywhere.


Walmart has it for $1500 but with half the memory and 20gb less hdd space
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product....661248&sourceid=0100000030660804302498

 

[solo717]

nice setup...

 

[jalaram]

Originally posted by: supafly
As far as I can tell, it is OOS everywhere.

Agreed. I can't find it anywhere.

 

[RMSistight]

I want to get an Athlon 64 X2 laptop....

 

[kitkit201]

out of stock for me too. I work right next to compusa in SF and looking for a new laptop... oh well

 

[shock311]

Originally posted by: RMSistight
I want to get an Athlon 64 X2 laptop....

 

[fbrdphreak]

Originally posted by: shock311

Originally posted by: RMSistight
I want to get an Athlon 64 X2 laptop....

Here you go

Is 10lbs, 2.6GHz dual core for $3500+ okay with you?

 

[RMSistight]

Originally posted by: fbrdphreak

Originally posted by: shock311

Originally posted by: RMSistight
I want to get an Athlon 64 X2 laptop....

Here you go

Is 10lbs, 2.6GHz dual core for $3500+ okay with you?

Well, I didn't say I wanted a the highest end dual core laptop. A 3800+ X2 will suffice with the GTX.

 

[hytek369]

OOS

 

[brystmar]

holy fk this deal is HOT!! i'd buy one right now if i could get it with a higher resolution screen like WUXGA or something...

 

[Nutdotnet]

In-stock up here in Anchorage.

I can sell my HP zv6000 laptop right now for $700 (Athlon 64 2800+, 1gig DDR, 60gig 5400, ATI 200M, etc)

Would this be a worthwhile, $800 upgrade?

 

[fbrdphreak]

$800 is a bit steep, but this will be a "good for very long time" laptop if you don't game. The discrete GPU will support Vista in all its glory, it will have good high def decoding, and the Core Duo will run through anything you throw at it. 2GB RAM is plenty, so you only might want to change out the HDD eventually! Dual layer DVDRW too. Something for everyone If you don't mind the form factor it is great!

Also consider you can build barebones Core Duo laptops too:
http://www.laptoplogic.com/news/detail.php?id=456

 

[maximusfarticus]

http://www.costcentral.com/proddetail/A...re_5672WLMi/LXAA705104/J40244/froogle/

 

[Nutdotnet]

Originally posted by: maximusfarticus
http://www.costcentral.com/proddetail/A...re_5672WLMi/LXAA705104/J40244/froogle/

Hmm...perhaps READ before posting???

I won't go any further; maybe you're figure it out on your own.

 

[Nutdotnet]

Originally posted by: fbrdphreak
$800 is a bit steep, but this will be a "good for very long time" laptop if you don't game. The discrete GPU will support Vista in all its glory, it will have good high def decoding, and the Core Duo will run through anything you throw at it. 2GB RAM is plenty, so you only might want to change out the HDD eventually! Dual layer DVDRW too. Something for everyone If you don't mind the form factor it is great!

Also consider you can build barebones Core Duo laptops too:
http://www.laptoplogic.com/news/detail.php?id=456

Thanks! I do game; only one game; I play WoW....seems to run ok on my zv6000.

 

[probzy]

2 gig? That's huge dude...

 

[fbrdphreak]

Someone should try to get a raincheck on this, this deal is so hot I wouldn't pass it up if you need a 15.4" notebook around $1500!!

 

[MercenaryForHire]

For those who want Core Duo on a diet, NCIX.com has a 1GB/100GB version for CDN$1500, and a 512MB/80GB/GMA950 one for CDN$1200.

- M4H

 

[hytek369]

damn, i still cant find it at any crap usa

 

[agrall]

Hmm... In stock at my local CompUSA, but not available for online order pickup...

Should it be the same price in store?

My wife needs a new laptop and we just got our state tax return...

 

[fbrdphreak]

Jump on it then man, this is a kick ass machine that will last for quite a while...

 

[agrall]

The only negative I can see is that my wife wants a smaller laptop - Like the Compaq ones with the 14" widescreen.

I wonder if this would be too big/too heavy for what she wants...

Also, I had been planning on getting her a Turion-64 based system, since it is a 64-bit processor...

 

[fbrdphreak]

That's a question for her -- some people don't like the 15.4" size. Check out the Compaq V2000 or HP dv1000 for some solid, cheap 14" widescreen's. There's also the L2000, which is Turion based and a good price.

 

[agrall]

Originally posted by: fbrdphreak
That's a question for her -- some people don't like the 15.4" size. Check out the Compaq V2000 or HP dv1000 for some solid, cheap 14" widescreen's. There's also the L2000, which is Turion based and a good price.

I've seen that Compaq and I think that HP - Perfect size for what she wants. But DAMN this Acer is LOADED!

Probably can't do better for the price...