Acer or Toshiba?

[ainsley80]

Hi all,

Need a spot of help choosing a new laptop. We've had a look around and at the moment we're looking at either:

1. Acer Aspire 5920 on play.com for £429 GBP
2. Toshiba A300-177 from PC world at £499 GBP

Hard drive space isn't really an issue as we have a WD 500GB back up drive, and will be primarily used for word (gf is a journalist) and internet browsing. Basically we won't be playing games/storing masses of photos or watching films etc - this is not our primary PC (already have an overclocked monster in the house).

What would you recommend out of the 2, or are there any others we should be looking at? £500 is our limit.

Thanks in advance

Ainsley

 

[cRABu]

Definatly Not Acer

 

[voyagerfan99]

Acer is better than Toshiba.

I'd go with HP or Lenovo.

 

[Sir Travis D]

I would say Toshiba. Acer, to me, is an ok company. However, whenever I see their laptops, they always seem to have everything but looks and a decent graphics card.

 

[Jasumi]

I'm no expert. But considering that my old Acer laptop was $700 and provided only a very minimal performance, I'd definitely go with the Toshiba.

 

[th3ha1og0d]

Avoid Acer at all costs.

 

[Tuffie]

Toshiba! Acer isn't any good..

Tuffie.

 

[ainsley80]

Thanks for the input so far......maybe the specs would help:

Toshiba:

Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5550 (1.66 GHz, 667 MHz FSB, 2 MB Cache) Genuine Windows Vista (R) Home Premium 2GB Memory 200 GB Hard Drive Capacity 15.4" Widescreen TruBrite Display DVD-SuperMulti Dual Layer Intel GMA X3100 Graphics Card Built-In Webcam - Face Detection Technology

Acer:

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo processor T7300 2.0GHz
Memory:2GB
HD Capacity: 120 Gb
Display: 15.4"
Graphics Card: Mobile Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
Operating System: Vista Home Premium
Optical Drive: DVD Super-Multi

or this spec for same price:

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo processor T5450 1.66GHz
Memory:2GB
HD Capacity: 160 Gb
Display: 15.4"
Graphics Card: Mobile Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
Operating System: Vista Home Premium
Optical Drive: DVD Super-Multi

 

[daisymtc]

Fujitsu Siemens Esprimo V5505 £440
Processor (CPU): Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 2 GHz Dual-Core
Memory (RAM): 2 GB (installed) 4 GB (max) - DDR II SDRAM
Hard Drive: 250 GB
Screen: 15.4 in TFT active matrix 1280 x 800
Optical Drive: DVD+/-W (+R double layer) / DVD-RAM
Graphics: Intel GMA X3100
Wireless Networking: IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n
Wired Networking: Gigabit Ethernet
Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
Bluetooth: No
Battery Life (depending on use): 3 hours
Weight: 2.7kg
Warranty: 1 year
Personally perfer Fujitsu

Acer Aspire 5720-302G08Mi Laptop £400
Processor (CPU): Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 - 2GHz (x2)
Memory (RAM): 2GB DDR2
Hard Drive: 80GB Serial ATA 5400rpm
Screen: 15.4" Widescreen TFT (1280x800)
Optical Drive: DVD+/- W Super Multi Double Layer
Graphics: Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100
Wireless Networking: 802.11a/b/g
Wired Networking: Gigabit Ethernet
Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium
Card Reader: Card Reader (MMC, MS, MS-pro, SD, XD)
USB Ports: 4 x Hi-Speed USB
Firewire: Yes
Bluetooth: No
Camera: Yes
Battery Life (Depending on Use):
Weight: 2.8 kg
Warranty: 1 year
As you said, HDD size doesn't matter.

 

[daisymtc]

I'm no expert. But considering that my old Acer laptop was $700 and provided only a very minimal performance, I'd definitely go with the Toshiba.

It is just because you have low budget. Acer provide good value for money.

 

[eightydee]

I go with Toshiba. I love it. I'm a student and it is still going strong after being banged around in my bag and all.

 

[voyagerfan99]

I'm not a Toshiba fan by any stretch. I've heard some really bad stories about their laptops.