Sub $750 laptop.

TechEnthusiast · 03-18-2008, 10:59 PM

My girlfriend is looking for a laptop with windows vista. She only plans to use it for word processing, music and internet. It needs to run those programs very quickly. I found her this (just want a second opinion basically): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834115451
For those of you who don't want to open the link, here are the specs:
Model
Brand Acer
Series Aspire
Model AS5520-5891
Part# LX.AJ80X.415
General
Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium
CPU Type AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-57 1.9G
Screen 15.4" WXGA
Memory Size 3GB DDR2
Hard Disk 160GB
Optical Drive DVD Super Multi
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 7000M
Video Memory shared memory
Communication Modem, Gigabit LAN and WLAN
Card slot 1 x ExpressCard/54 slot
Dimensions 14.4" x 10.8" x 1.3-1.7"
Weight 6.06 lbs.
CPU
CPU Type AMD Mobile Athlon 64 X2
CPU Speed TK-57(1.90GHz)
CPU L2 Cache 2 x 256KB
Display
Screen Size 15.4"
Wide Screen Support Yes
LCD Features Acer CrystalBrite Technology
Display Type Wide XGA
Resolution 1280 x 800
Operating Systems
Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium
Graphics
GPU/VPU NVIDIA GeForce 7000M
Video Memory up to 896 MB of shared system memory using Turbo Cache technology (up to 640 MB of shared system memory)
Graphic Type Integrated Card
Hard Drive
HDD 160GB
HD RPM 5400rpm
HD Interface SATA
Memory
Memory Slots 2 x DIMM
Memory Speed DDR2 667
Memory 3GB
Optical Drive
Optical Drive Type DVD Super Multi
Optical Drive Interface Integrated
Optical Drive Spec 8x Super Multi DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Supp ort
Communications
Modem V.92 56K
LAN 10/100/1000Mbps
WLAN 802.11b/g Wireless LAN
Ports
Card Slot 1 x ExpressCard/54 slot
USB 4
IEEE 1394 1
Video Port 1 x VGA, 1 x S-Video TV-out
Other port CIR (consumer infrared)
Audio Ports headphones/speakers/line-out with SPDIF support
microphone
line-in
Audio
Audio High Definition Audio support, Dolby Digital Liv e
Speaker Internal Speakers
Input Device
Touchpad Yes
Keyboard Standard
Supplemental Drive
Card Reader 5-in-1 card reader for optional MultiMediaCard, Secure Digital card, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO or xD-Picture Card
Webcam Yes
Power
AC Adapter 65-watt AC adapter
Battery 6-cell lithium ion
Physical spec
Dimensions 14.4" x 10.8" x 1.3-1.7"
Weight 6.06 lbs.
Manufacturer Warranty
Parts 1 year limited
Labor 1 year limited

Is there anything else sub $750 (this is the ABSOLUTE maximum) that would perform the basics better? I couldn't seem to find any.

djcon · 03-19-2008, 12:00 AM

Looks good, and well-priced too. Tried to look for some, and couldn't find anything up to its specs. Someone else here might though.

G25r8cer · 03-19-2008, 01:12 AM

The only 2 things I found similar except the extra gig of ram but, I dont think she would need 3gb.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...468&CatId=2510

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...Sku=A180-15004

TechEnthusiast · 03-19-2008, 09:00 PM

Alright, thanks for the replies

daisymtc · 03-20-2008, 02:22 PM

If you don't mine gateway, I think this is better

or go will dell inpiron 1525
http://www.dell.com/content/topics/s...=19&l=en&s=dhs

Calibretto · 03-20-2008, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daisymtc

or go will dell inpiron 1525
http://www.dell.com/content/topics/s...=19&l=en&s=dhs

Dang, that's a good deal. Too bad it's only for one day

TechEnthusiast · 03-20-2008, 09:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daisymtc

If you don't mine gateway, I think this is better

or go will dell inpiron 1525
http://www.dell.com/content/topics/s...=19&l=en&s=dhs

I don't have a problem with gateway, but isn't that processer slower?

03-18-2008, 10:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
TechEnthusiast New Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 18	Sub $750 laptop. My girlfriend is looking for a laptop with windows vista. She only plans to use it for word processing, music and internet. It needs to run those programs very quickly. I found her this (just want a second opinion basically): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834115451 For those of you who don't want to open the link, here are the specs: Model Brand Acer Series Aspire Model AS5520-5891 Part# LX.AJ80X.415 General Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium CPU Type AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-57 1.9G Screen 15.4" WXGA Memory Size 3GB DDR2 Hard Disk 160GB Optical Drive DVD Super Multi Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 7000M Video Memory shared memory Communication Modem, Gigabit LAN and WLAN Card slot 1 x ExpressCard/54 slot Dimensions 14.4" x 10.8" x 1.3-1.7" Weight 6.06 lbs. CPU CPU Type AMD Mobile Athlon 64 X2 CPU Speed TK-57(1.90GHz) CPU L2 Cache 2 x 256KB Display Screen Size 15.4" Wide Screen Support Yes LCD Features Acer CrystalBrite Technology Display Type Wide XGA Resolution 1280 x 800 Operating Systems Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium Graphics GPU/VPU NVIDIA GeForce 7000M Video Memory up to 896 MB of shared system memory using Turbo Cache technology (up to 640 MB of shared system memory) Graphic Type Integrated Card Hard Drive HDD 160GB HD RPM 5400rpm HD Interface SATA Memory Memory Slots 2 x DIMM Memory Speed DDR2 667 Memory 3GB Optical Drive Optical Drive Type DVD Super Multi Optical Drive Interface Integrated Optical Drive Spec 8x Super Multi DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Supp ort Communications Modem V.92 56K LAN 10/100/1000Mbps WLAN 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Ports Card Slot 1 x ExpressCard/54 slot USB 4 IEEE 1394 1 Video Port 1 x VGA, 1 x S-Video TV-out Other port CIR (consumer infrared) Audio Ports headphones/speakers/line-out with SPDIF support microphone line-in Audio Audio High Definition Audio support, Dolby Digital Liv e Speaker Internal Speakers Input Device Touchpad Yes Keyboard Standard Supplemental Drive Card Reader 5-in-1 card reader for optional MultiMediaCard, Secure Digital card, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO or xD-Picture Card Webcam Yes Power AC Adapter 65-watt AC adapter Battery 6-cell lithium ion Physical spec Dimensions 14.4" x 10.8" x 1.3-1.7" Weight 6.06 lbs. Manufacturer Warranty Parts 1 year limited Labor 1 year limited Is there anything else sub $750 (this is the ABSOLUTE maximum) that would perform the basics better? I couldn't seem to find any.

03-19-2008, 01:12 AM	#3 (permalink)
G25r8cer Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Zeeland, MI Posts: 4,803	The only 2 things I found similar except the extra gig of ram but, I dont think she would need 3gb. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...468&CatId=2510 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...Sku=A180-15004 __________________ My Rig Antec 300 w/Scyth Kaze Master Asus M4A785TD-V EVO Phenom II 955BE w/ CoolerMaster V8 2 x 2gb Gskill DDR3 1600mhz Ultra X-Finity 600watt psu Samsung F3 500gb and F1 750gb XFX 8600gt XXX will be 5850 soon Logitech G25, Illuminated, and MX Revo Team Stats FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND F@H Team 44358

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03-19-2008, 09:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
TechEnthusiast New Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 18	Alright, thanks for the replies

03-20-2008, 02:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
daisymtc Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: UK Posts: 3,918	If you don't mine gateway, I think this is better or go will dell inpiron 1525 http://www.dell.com/content/topics/s...=19&l=en&s=dhs