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    Acer 3100 vs 5100?

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by Icebreaker, Nov 20, 2006.

  1. Icebreaker

    Icebreaker Notebook Guru

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    Do these models share the same chassis and motherboard?

    Although, I like Lenovo and have good experiences with that brand, I´m thinking of getting an Acer since they are the cheapest here in France and seem to have very good displays (8bit).

    I´m thinking of buying the 3100 for 500 Euros and then upgrade later the components that I want. Isn´t that possible for a normal person that is experienced in building desktops?
     
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    yuio NBR Assistive Tec. Tec.

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    post the spec or links of these two system then you will get more help... ??? whay proccessor, hdd ram etc
     
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    Icebreaker Notebook Guru

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    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    From the specs it seems like both the 3100 & 5100 have the same chassis and internal components. The 3100 looks like the lower end model. Beware of small capacity batteries, the previous gen 3000 series had a 4 cell(2000) battery compared to the 8 cells(4400) in the 5000 series.

    Upgrading the processor should be possible since the 3100/5100 seem to have easy access to the major components.
     
    miner, Nov 22, 2006
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