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    Acer TravelMate 6592-6635 - Core 2 Duo T7300 2 GHz - 15.4" TFT

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by pirellip, Aug 20, 2007.

  1. pirellip

    pirellip Newbie

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    Hello All,

    My TravelMate 8204 was stolen awhile ago, and I'm thinking of getting this:

    http://www.cdw.ca/shop/products/default.aspx?EDC=1257084

    (I live in Canada in case you're wondering)

    Its the new gemstone I believe. Anyone else have this? I can't find any reviews on this specific model either.

    Any info/advice would be nice, thanks.
     
    pirellip, Aug 20, 2007
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  2. pirellip

    pirellip Newbie

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    Well I just purchased it, so I hope it's a winner!
     
    pirellip, Aug 20, 2007
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  3. lenardg

    lenardg Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    Could you tell us about the notebook? There is really almost no reviews available on the internet (at least I could not find any). Could you do a mini-review perhaps, touching on the same points that are talked about in notebookreview.com reviews?
     
    lenardg, Nov 22, 2007
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    vbress Newbie

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    Hi,
    I actually just bought the Acer Travelmate 6592 (although what I have is 12.1" screen. I hope I made the right the decision. It was between this and the

    Toshiba Satellite U305-S5097 13.3" Notebook Intel Pentium Intel Duo Core T2130 Ultra-portable 4-pound notebook PC with 13.3-inch LCD; 1.86 GHz Core Duo T2130 160 GB hard drive, 1 GB installed RAM (4 GB max), multi-format/dual-layer DVD drive 54g Wi-Fi LAN (802.11b/g), 10/100 Ethernet, Intel GMA 950 video card with up to 256 MB of shared memory
    Connectivity: 3 USB, 1 FireWire, 1 VGA, 1 S-Video, 1 ExpressCard 34/54. 5-in-1 memory card reader Pre-installed with Windows Vista Home Premium (with Media Center capabilities)
    Processor: 1.86 GHz Pentium D
    Number of Processors: 2
    RAM: 1000 MB
    RAM Type: DDR2 SDRAM
    Hard Drive

    Size: 160 GB
    Type: Serial ATA
    The Satellite U305-S5097 is backed by the manufacturer's 1-year warranty.


    The acer has Windows XP (which my work supports) and the Toshiba has Windows Vista. The Toshiba only has 1 gig RAM. I don't know much about computers, but I was sold on Acer -- it's $400 more. Office Depot has a few left on the Toshiba ($680).

    Please tell me if I made the right decision. I will be using the laptop for school and work.

    Thanks
     
    vbress, Nov 26, 2007
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    vbress Newbie

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    They told me that the Acer's features are far better and updated than the Toshiba, which is now discontinued (probably why Office Depot is selling it at discounted rate)

    Also, it would cost me about $100 to upgrade the Toshiba to 2 gig, plus another $130 to convert to Windows XP
     
    vbress, Nov 26, 2007
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