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    Acer Aspire 1363WLCI or Travelmate TM4002WLMi?

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by rogerspam, Apr 2, 2005.

  1. rogerspam

    rogerspam Newbie

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    I'm planning to buy a laptop for everyday use, web surfing, music, movies, word processing, burning cds. I won't be doing any gaming or video processing, so a laptop around $1000-1200CDN sounds about right.
    After doing some bargain hunting, it seem the best value for the price is the Acer Aspire 1363 ($1109 CDN) and the Travelmate TM4002 ($1188), both are similar in price but different in specs.

    Acer Aspire 1363WLCI: $1109 CDN
    Mobile AMD Sempron™ 3000+ (1.80GHz, 128KB L2 cache, up to 1600MHz system bus)
    512MB (256/256) DDR333 SDRAM
    60GB hard drive
    integrated CD-RW/DVD-ROM combo drive
    15.4" WXGA (1280 x 800) TFT display, Acer® Crystal Bright Technology;
    VIA K8N800 chipset with integrated UniChrome™2 graphics
    802.11b/g WLAN, 10/100 LAN, V.92 modem

    Acer Travelmate TM4002WLMi: $1188 CDN
    Intel Dothan M725 Processor 1.60GHz w/ 2MB Cache
    512MB RAM
    60GB Harddisk
    DVD-RW Burner
    56K V.92 Modem, 10/100 LAN, 802.11b/g WLAN
    15.4" XGA TFT Display
    Intel® Extreme Graphics 2

    How does the two processor matchup against each other?
    Which graphic card is better?

    Feel free to recommmend any other laptop that is in my price range.
     
    rogerspam, Apr 2, 2005
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  2. Venombite

    Venombite Notebook Virtuoso

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    From these 2 units, I'd definitely go with the Travelmate. The CPU is WAY better than the AMD Sempron and will definitely run a whole lot longer on batteries. Plus, for the extra $79, you get yourself a DVD burner and probably a better video card. Not too sure of the performance of the UniChrome GPU, but I think the Intel is better.

    -Vb-
     
    Venombite, Apr 3, 2005
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