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    Opinions on this Acer please

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by RbtNYC123, Sep 10, 2011.

  1. RbtNYC123

    RbtNYC123 Notebook Guru

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    Hi. This Acer can be picked up on ebay (new, with warranty) for USD$650. Assume the specs are appropriate for my needs (some gaming, some photoshop, extensive Word, Excel, Powerpoint, web browsing, multimedia). Is this a good price for the specs? :

    * AMD Phenom II Quad-Core N970 2.2GHz
    * Memory Size 4GB DDR3
    * Hard Drive: 500 GB
    * Graphics Card: DEDICATED AMD Radeon HD 6650M
    * Video Memory: 1 GB DDR3 VRAM
    * Screen: 15.6" Acer CineCrystal Technology; Screen Resolution: 1366 x 768
    * WLAN: 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN
    * Optical Drive: DVD Super Multi
    * Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
    * Color: Black (textured)

    General opinions and alternatives welcomed. Thanks!
     
    RbtNYC123, Sep 10, 2011
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  2. downloads

    downloads No, Dee Dee, no! Super Moderator

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    Specs look OK but it would be a lot easier if you provided model number.
     
    downloads, Sep 10, 2011
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    akbisw Notebook Consultant

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    Ehh, i dont think it has MXM slot. NO MXM=not good for me. I wanna be able to upgrade to 7000M series next year.
     
    akbisw, Sep 10, 2011
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  4. aylafan

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    Since when do most budget ($650) laptops allow you to upgrade to a new graphics card? I'm curious now. A lot of the graphic cards are soldered into the motherboard itself.
     
    aylafan, Sep 10, 2011
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  5. akbisw

    akbisw Notebook Consultant

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    mine was $700 2 years ago, came with gt 130m mxm A. Plus Newegg sells Acer Laptops with core i5 and 6650M for 650ish price. So look there also if you change ur mind.
     
    akbisw, Sep 10, 2011
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    Back then Acer used MXM modules quite often, now it doesn't use them at all.
     
    downloads, Sep 10, 2011
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  7. RbtNYC123

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    downloads: the model number is Acer Aspire AS5552G-7641

    How common are MXM slots these days? If Acer stopped using them, who does now?
     
    RbtNYC123, Sep 11, 2011
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  8. Sxooter

    Sxooter Notebook Virtuoso

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    Asus, Sager, and a few others I can't recall use MXM slots, although Asus uses a reversed connector so you have to use THEIR MXM cards.
     
    Sxooter, Sep 11, 2011
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  9. RbtNYC123

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    thanks for the responses
     
    RbtNYC123, Sep 14, 2011
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  10. .NetRolller 3D

    .NetRolller 3D Notebook Deity

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    Actually, current Asuses contain a fully standard MXM 3.0 slot. Only 2.x slots were reversed.

    Also, Dell now uses MXM 3.0 in some machines.
     
    .NetRolller 3D, Sep 15, 2011
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