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laptops redux
Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 11:22 pm
by Tikker
what do you think of this one, and the price? (remember, it's in canadian $$ so approx 12% more expensive than USD)
ACER travelmate at tigerdirect.ca
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 12:00 am
by Narrock
It's nice, and I like that it has a dedicated graphics card. It's $70 cheaper at Newegg.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6834115266
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 12:08 am
by Tikker
i can't get to newegg, they don't ship to canada anyways
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 12:11 am
by Tikker
this is the dell one I cooked up
it's pretty much exactly what I want, just a couple hundred bucks more than I want to spend at almost $2200
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Components
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T7400 (4MB Cache/2.16GHz/667MHz FSB) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 edit
LCD DISPLAY 17 inch UltraSharpâ„¢ Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLifeâ„¢ edit
MEMORY FREE Upgrade from 1GB to 2GB DDR SDRAM- $90 Value edit
HARD DRIVE 80GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive edit
OPTICAL DRIVE 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability edit
WIRELESS NETWORK CARD Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 Internal Wireless and Bluetooth edit
BATTERY OPTIONS 80 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery edit
GRAPHICS CARD 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7900 GS edit
SOUND OPTION Integrated Audio edit
Accessories
Software
PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE Microsoft Works Suite 2006- Includes MICROSOFT WORD plus much more! edit
SECURITY SOFTWARE McAfee Security Center w/ VirusScan, Firewall and Privacy, 90-day trial edit
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OS RE-INSTALLATION Genuine Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition re-installation CD edit
ADOBE SOFTWARE Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0 edit
Service
HARDWARE SUPPORT 1 Yr Return to Depot Service with 1 Yr Tech Support edit
INTERNET ACCESS OFFERS No ISP Requested edit
ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
Network Card Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 12:15 am
by Narrock
The Dell will blow up in your lap.
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 5:57 am
by Martrae
Acer makes the better laptop.
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 12:46 pm
by Dylan
Narrock wrote:The Dell will blow up in your lap.
Np, just wrap your legs with alumnium foil before you turn the PC on.
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 3:20 pm
by Tikker
i couldn't see any acer with core2 duo tho
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 3:30 pm
by Tikker
can get to newegg again! yay
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 8:01 am
by Lyion
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 9:59 am
by Tikker
Starting from $4800
r00fles
ps, seriously laptop suggestions only!
looking for t2500 core duo and up
2gb of ram
widescreen
and some sort of midrange+ vid card (ati x1400, geforce 7400 and up, etc)
$2k US is pretty much about my limit