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    Looking for info on this machine

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by dragonfall5, Jul 12, 2006.

  1. dragonfall5

    dragonfall5 Newbie

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    I am in the UK and am thinking of buying this machine:

    http://www.comet.co.uk/comet/html/cache/572_314315.html

    It is called the Aspire 5622WLMi, but I can find very little information on it online. I am wondering if it is known as something else in the US.

    Can anyone point me to any reviews, or offer an opinion on it?
     
    dragonfall5, Jul 12, 2006
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  2. phoney_tech

    phoney_tech Notebook Enthusiast

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    what do you want to do with that machine? word process? cause thats bout all its good for
     
    phoney_tech, Jul 12, 2006
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  3. dragonfall5

    dragonfall5 Newbie

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    I was hoping to run Adobe Indesign on it, and a bit of Photoshop work with fairly small files (20meg or less).
     
    dragonfall5, Jul 12, 2006
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    jujube Notebook Deity

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    You shouldn't have any problems using Adobe InDesign or photoshop. It has a dedicated ATI X1300, while not the most powerful, it should be sufficient for your tasks and programs.
     
    jujube, Jul 12, 2006
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    phoney_tech Notebook Enthusiast

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    how much is that from comet? you could probably get a much better specification for the money.

    yeah it will handle it barely the x1300 aint got much graphic horsepower.
     
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    £600. I am a total PC newbie (I'm a Mac guy normally) so feel free to suggest something better for the price - or ideally less.

    Thanks
     
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    if thats 600 plus vat then i think anyone will struggle to find better
     
    phoney_tech, Jul 12, 2006
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    RAM and processor are the most important when using photoshop, so I think you will do fine with that machine. If you decide to purchase something else, make sure it has 1 gig RAM atleast and not celeron / sempron processor.
     
    NiteInBangkok, Jul 12, 2006
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