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    Acer Aspire 15.6" AMD Athlon 64 TF-20 1.6GHz Laptop Good?

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by Chamilism, Feb 2, 2010.

  1. Chamilism

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    Well, I'm looking for a cheap laptop. I need to it to be able to connect to my dLink wireless N Router. I checked at futureshop, and this seems to be the cheapest laptop.

    It's an Acer Aspire 15.6" AMD Athlon 64 TF-20 1.6GHz Laptop (AS5532-5194) - Black.

    I'm probably only going to use this about 30 mins a day MAX. I was wondering if this is a good laptop to buy. If it's not can you suggest me to another CHEAP laptop, or desktop Tower. I'm located in Ontario, Canada.

    Here are some pics/specs.

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    Base Features
    Approximate Battery Life Up To 2.5 Hours
    Hard Drive Speed/Capacity 250GB (5400RPM)
    LED Backlit Display No
    Optical Drive 8X DVD Double-Layer
    Processor Speed 1.6GHz
    Processor Type AMD Athlon 64 Single-Core TF-20
    RAM 3GB
    Screen Size 15.6"
    Graphics
    Discrete Video Memory No
    Expandable Video Memory Yes - Up to 1919MB
    Graphics Chipset ATI Radeon HD 3200
    Integrated Video Memory Yes
    Native Screen Resolution 1366 x 768
    Upgradable Video System No
    Video Memory 256MB
    Audio
    Audio Chipset AMD M780G
    Audio Output Stereo
    Digital Input No
    Digital Output No
    Hardware Volume Control No
    Integrated Amplifier No
    Integrated Microphone No
    Microphone Input Yes
    Speaker Wattage 2 Watts
    Speakers Yes
    Inputs/Outputs
    Card Reader Yes
    Card Reader - Compatible Memory Types Multi-In-1
    Composite Output Not Applicable
    ExpressCard/34 Input No
    ExpressCard/54 Input No
    HDCP Compliant No
    HDMI Port No
    IEEE 1394 Input/Output Not Applicable
    IR Receiver No
    Number of Touchpad Buttons 2
    PC Card Input Not Applicable
    S-Video Output Not Applicable
    Type of Keyboard 100-Key
    Type of Modem None
    Type of Pointing Device Touchpad
    USB 2.0 2
    VGA Output Yes
    Webcam Yes
    Networking
    Ethernet Port 10/100
    Integrated Bluetooth No
    Integrated WiFi Acer InviLink Nplify 802.11b/g/Draft-N
    Power
    Battery - Capacity 4400mAH
    Battery - Number of Cells 6 Cell
    Battery Type Li-On
    Computing Features
    Processor Cache 512KB L2
    System Bus 667MHz
    Software
    Loaded Software 1 Adobe Reader
    Loaded Software 2 MS Works
    Loaded Software 3
    Loaded Software 4
    Operating System Language
    Pre-loaded Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
    Accessories
    Headphones No
    Remote No
    Product Features
    Notebook Depth 24.6 cm
    Notebook Thickness (closed) 3.9 cm
    Notebook Weight (including Battery) 2.7 kg
    Notebook Width 37.2 cm
    Warranty Labour 1 Year
    Warranty Parts 1 Year

    So is this laptop a good buy?
     
    Chamilism, Feb 2, 2010
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