Is this worth it?

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ClydeFrasier

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I want a thin and light laptop for traveling. I have 2 questions:

1) Is this sufficient for watching DVDs, listening to music, using MS office, and doing some minimal photo editing? I will probably upgrade the ram to 256 megs.

2) Is it worth the price?

Thanks.
 
hmmm

hmmm, for 510 i suppose, but the GPU isn't listed? That could be a sticking point if you want to watch DVD's. Yea, you should upgrade to 256 mb if yyou get it.
 
:eek: On no...not another iBook...
Take it from me, iBook is not worth it. Yes, you can watch DVDs, listen to music and use a rather awkward version of Office or Mac, but for one thing, it's used, and I've had many bad experiences with used computers. I say you're better off buying a brand new regular Windows notebook. They're a bit more expensive, but they all come standard with all the features of an iBook, plus larger HDDs, faster processors and a minimum of 512 megs of RAM. You can buy a brand new Acer laptop for only $600 at some stores (after rebates) that totally blows the iBook away. Not to mention it'd be brand new. :)

I bought an Acer for $600 and I love it. I looked at a few iBooks before, but went with the Windows notebook. Now that I've had mine for a while I can't believe I even considered an iBook. :o
 
I guess I should have been more specific in my post, but I’m an avid Windows and Mac user. I already have a nicely spec’d Windows desktop at home for gaming and heavy multimedia purposes. Like I said, I wanted a thin and light laptop for traveling. I’m more concerned about weight and form factor than specs. The iBook weighs 4.9 lbs and has a nice form factor. I’m not going to assume anything, but how much does your acer notebook weigh?

I have no problem with the “rather awkward version of office” that you speak of either. In terms of the notebook being used, the seller is well respected and is selling / has sold several macs. If all I’m doing is watching DVDs, using office, and listening to music, I have no use for a huge HD. I happen to prefer OSX to XP, but I built my own desktop, so I saved a lot of money by going windows instead of mac for that platform.
 
Ah, well if you don't need to worry about specs then go with the iBook I say. ;) I didn't know you were mainly concerned with the weight and stuff.

As for my Acer, it weighs...more than the iBook...a grand total of 6.8 lbs. :(
 
A laptop for travelling, watch out used ones as almost always they are having dying batteries. If the battery is not good, then I think you will lose the portability or will have to add to the price and buy a new battery, so consider the battery price added to the final auction price.

Thanks,
 
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