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Newegg.com - Acer Aspire AS5739G-6959 NoteBook Intel Core 2 Duo T6600(2.20GHz) 15.6" 4GB Memory DDR3 1066 320GB HDD 5400rpm DVD Super Multi NVIDIA GeForce GT 130M - Laptops / Notebooks
Any thoughts? My budget is ~$800, and that one is $750. It was only $699 a few days ago, so hopefully it will go back down in price before the holidays... hopefully.
If you know of any better laptops for said price, I'd love to see a link to them.
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- 01 Dec. 2009 11:39pm #1
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- 02 Dec. 2009 12:21am #2
Do it.
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- 02 Dec. 2009 01:19am #3
Looks nice from the reviews and specs, get it.
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Looks good to me. Overclock the cpu and add some ram and you'll be rockin'.
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Originally Posted by La Vie Cruelle Originally Posted by La Vie Cruelle
- 02 Dec. 2009 01:41am #5
Yeah this looks like a pretty good deal. Go for it.
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- 02 Dec. 2009 01:57am #6
Very nice at a budget price, go for it.
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Acer monitors are great quality and have a wonderful lifetime.
If for no other reason at all get it for the monitor.
The specs are great to.
Just remember you will need a laptop fan attachment (Find them at walmart for like $30,) if you plan on using for gaming or excessive use.
Just read the comments, CCleaner, Defraggler, and C dive Clean-up are necessities. Disable Auto Indexing. Along with the UAC and it will work great.Last edited by Chris; 02 Dec. 2009 at 02:11am.
Originally Posted by La Vie Cruelle
- 02 Dec. 2009 02:10am #8
I would go for a Macbook.
Maybe walmart will have a Black Friday sale? XD
Macbooks for 800 dollars Yo.
If not, that laptop is fine.
- 02 Dec. 2009 02:24am #9
Looks kool....make sure to check futreshop online they always have good deals i got my laptop like $300 off on sale from there
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- 02 Dec. 2009 03:53am #10 I already do all those things. I'ma pimp the shit out of it. I don't think I'll be doing any gaming outside of Steam games. I'm mostly using it as a portable Apache server so I can program on the go. I don't have enough time at home anymore to finish any big coding projects. Originally Posted by Chris
But I'm torn. For $250 cheaper, I can get the same thing with a downgraded memory card.
Amazon.com: Acer AS5738Z-4111 15.6-Inch Blue Laptop (Windows 7 Home Premium): Computer & Accessories
- 02 Dec. 2009 12:09pm #11
Isn't that a really small screen though?
- 02 Dec. 2009 02:19pm #12
For a laptop, it's average. Resolution is big. But IDC for a huge screen size. I just want the specs to have it run fast.
- 02 Dec. 2009 03:01pm #13
If you would really just code in the laptop, then buy the cheaper ones Originally Posted by GAMEchief 
- 02 Dec. 2009 07:19pm #14
Yeah, but I also want to be able to run Team Fortress 2, among other Steam games. I have a fuckton of the games, but can't run them on my desktop.
It would mostly be used for coding, but I'm a gamer, mind you.
And it's the "mostly" that's keeping me from investing in a billion dollar graphics card. Arg. I'll prolly end up getting the $500, and just buying the graphics card separately if I so need it.
- 06 Dec. 2009 04:58am #15 Hmmm... Well my suggestion would be to not invest in a acer laptop, I have bought one and the motherboard got fried a couple of weeks later. The warranty was up because it was up and I was out like $800. Originally Posted by GAMEchief
Acer was also caught for putting used parts from broken computers and selling them in "new" acer computers (mainly laptops of theirs)...
I would suggest investing in a computer from best buy. I recently got a computer with two GB's of ram and 250 Gb's of HD space for $300. Or maybe a netbook if it is just for programming on the go.
Netbooks are slower, I bought one and tested it and it ran incredibly slow. But they are good for simple tasks like writhing text files in notepad or something...
- 06 Dec. 2009 05:43am #16
I personally cannot stand Acer computers, so I would say no.
- 06 Dec. 2009 06:04am #17
do it. you know they say that acer is the bst kind of laptop to get. I have an older acer, but it's good. I think you should get it.
- 06 Dec. 2009 06:17am #18
I'm contemplating getting a custom-built Vaio, since Sony makes it, I know it'll be bitchin' in quality. It's $880, but the graphics card is badass. And has a much better processor.
- 06 Dec. 2009 03:58pm #19 Get that! Originally Posted by GAMEchief
That sounds great. Can I see some tech specs for that one?
- 06 Dec. 2009 07:10pm #20
Standard Capacity Battery (VGP-BPS13)
CD/DVD playback/burning
4GB (2GBx2) DDR2-SDRAM-800 (Reg. price $20.00)
Microsoft® Works
Custom Engraving
ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 4650 graphics with 512MB dedicated video RAM
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T6600 (2.20GHz)
16.4" VAIO Display (1600x900)
Genuine Microsoft® Windows® 7 Home Premium
320GB SATA Hard Disk Drive (7200rpm) (Reg. price $30.00)
$797 + ~$70 shipping
That includes a ~$40 student discount, so IDK what it would be for non-students.
It's pretty pricey, but that's to be expected of any Sony product. The graphics card's worth ~$200 which is the only reason it seems worth getting. The cheapest I'd be able to get that card on any other laptop would be like $800, and the brand would prolly be shitty.
You can build one yourself here: https://www.sonystyle.com/
- 06 Dec. 2009 07:58pm #21 Thanks. Don't see anything wrong with this, looks great. Originally Posted by GAMEchief
I would suggest buying it...
But check this out. You may like customizing completely on dell.com as well... (http://www.dell.com/content/products...nav_1~~&~ck=mn)Last edited by Eternal Darkness; 06 Dec. 2009 at 08:01pm.
- 06 Dec. 2009 10:33pm #22
I'd checked a model before, but checking again, the only models they have (without getting into the $1000+) with a good processor have crappy graphics cards.
- 06 Dec. 2009 10:49pm #23 Yeah, I would suggest getting the sony with your budget... Originally Posted by GAMEchief
The ones on Dell get kinda pricey, but they have alien ware now
. Might be the option for you down the road. Alien Ware are the best computers in my opinion...
- 06 Dec. 2009 11:52pm #24
Yeah, when I have a job and the like, I'll definitely have a top notch computer, since most my income and hobbies are computer-based. But for the time being, basic games (Steam) and anything that can run Apache is good enough.
- 07 Dec. 2009 01:18am #25 Well I assume that this computer will be good for that. Originally Posted by GAMEchief Yeah, when I have a job and the like, I'll definitely have a top notch computer, since most my income and hobbies are computer-based. But for the time being, basic games (Steam) and anything that can run Apache is good enough.
Have you checked out best buy as well? I got a pretty good Toshiba from there for $400 (Included a 2 year all around warranty from Geek Squad).
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1.8 GHz Intel Celeron T3000 processor for good multi-tasking and energy management
250 GB Serial ATA hard drive
2 GB of RAM (800 MHz; upgradeable to 8 GB)
Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD with up to 1340 MB of dynamically shared memory allocated by the system (Learn more)
8x SuperMulti DVD drive with double layer support
86-key keyboard
54g (802.11b/g)
Fast Ethernet (10/100)
Built-in stereo speakers
Pre-loaded software includes Microsoft Works SE 9.0 for word processing and spreadsheet work. Enjoy a 60-day trial version of Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007.
6-cell (4000 mAh) battery for up to 2 hours, 40 minutes of continuous usage
Dimensions: 15.1 x 10.5 x 1.52 inches (WxDxH)
Weight: 5.86 pounds
Warranty: One-year limited hardware warranty
http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-Satell.../dp/B002P8M8G4 (I would buy from best buy though, I got the computer for $300 and a two year warranty for $100)Last edited by Eternal Darkness; 07 Dec. 2009 at 01:40am.
- 07 Dec. 2009 03:15am #26
Yeah, but out of the four most important minimums (imo), it doesn't meet any of them.
- 07 Dec. 2009 03:19am #27 XD Just suggesting it... Originally Posted by GAMEchief Yeah, but out of the four most important minimums (imo), it doesn't meet any of them.
Get the one you want... I suggest the sony if not this one...
You should check it out at a best buy though... They are fast and reliable...
- 07 Dec. 2009 04:35am #28
The Best Buy store here sucks. Everything's epic overpriced. But it's also a new store, so that's kinda expected.
- 07 Dec. 2009 03:22pm #29 Well the chain should all have a general price for things... Originally Posted by GAMEchief
Hmm... Thats strange, they give pretty good prices on their stuff in general, some stuff is over priced but you kinda have to expect that from any store...
