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    Acer Extensa 4420 opinion ?

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by notebookaddict, Feb 9, 2008.

  1. notebookaddict

    notebookaddict Notebook Enthusiast

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    Looking for voices on this acer model .

    Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core TK-55 (1.8 GHz, 2 X 256 KB L2 cache)
    Memory: 3072MB DDR2 SDRAM, 250GB 5400RPM hard drive
    Optical Drive: DVD-Super Multi drive
    Display: Screen size: 14.1" CrystalBrite TFT LCD WXGA, Resolution: 1280 x 800
    Video Card: ATI Radeon® X1250 with up to 896 MB of HyperMemory™ (256 MB of dedicated system memory, up to 640 MB of shared system memory)
    Operating System: Windows® Vista™ Home Premium


    CPu especially? will be doing rouine office ,net and some home video conversions from DV camera.
    I used to have an acer 4years ago and was pretty solid.Are they still good.Now have a fujitsu which is like a tank.
    thanks
     
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    notebookaddict Notebook Enthusiast

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    no one has any opinion on the cpu?
     
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    notebookaddict Notebook Enthusiast

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    Anyone Out H There............
     
    notebookaddict, Feb 10, 2008
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    jfafimtu Notebook Geek

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    just purchased the same laptop, with less memory and hdd space. so far so good.. ran it for a few hours so far...
     
    jfafimtu, Feb 11, 2008
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    alaskaraoke Newbie

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    Bought one for my wife tonight with the same processor. Only ran across a couple of negs. Had to decommision the Acer network management because Vista already has a network management system that worked otherwise I couldn't connect with my router. The other thing is the Acer laptop gets kind of warm when it's doing a lot of processing compared to my Toshiba that's running a Pentium M 1.6 ghz. Otherwise it seems like a really nice laptop and great value.
     
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  6. SoFloAcer

    SoFloAcer Notebook Geek

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    There are a few of us discussing this notebook here.....might give you a little more info. From what you say you'll be doing, this notebook would likely fit the bill but you might be a better judge of that if you already have a notebook doing this kind of work. I've never had a Fujitsu but my impression is they are very nice build quality and maybe a little higher end than Acers......but I've had a few Acers and have been pleased with them.

    Andrew
     
    SoFloAcer, Feb 11, 2008
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    Yea, I got the same one but with 2 GB of ram. I am extremely happy with it and love the size. I have a previous ACER yet, Aspire 3003 with a Semperon processor. This dual core is far more responsive. From what you said, I would think this model will give you everything you need.
     
    Roosterman, Feb 15, 2008
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    Yes, my mother has this CPU in her Dell INSPIRON. It works quite well, so I bought the 4420.
     
    Identsgt, Mar 9, 2008
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    its a good laptop, great for the price, but i do have a couple gripes.

    firstly, the built in mouse buttons and touchpad are crap.
    low quality, and way too small.

    secondly, the built in ATI Radeon has an unsatisfactory amount of options.
    i mean, i installed riva tuner and couldnt even modify the digital vibrance.

    overall, excellent laptop.
    just make sure to buy a mouse.

    -sh4rdik
     
    sh4rdik, Oct 13, 2008
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    I got mine, with 2gb of RAM, from Office Depot for $419. Even though this has now become and "old" model, I am very impressed by what I was able to get for so little money.

    I had been very reluctant to buy a Vista machine (my wife's HP notebook runs very sluggishly with Vista) but now that I have had a chance to use this one for about a week, I think I may become a convert. This one seems to run pretty fast.

    I like the slightly "fanned" keyboard, and I really like the fact that it has usb ports on 3 sides.
     
    ditto1958, Nov 16, 2008
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    I have had my Acer for about 3 weeks now and I have to say that I am just thrilled by how much I was able to buy for so little money. This thing is really a great deal. My wife is currently on her third notebook computer. The first two each cost about $1,500. The most recent one was about $900.
     
    ditto1958, Nov 25, 2008
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