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    Should I Wait??

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by BottleB, Aug 8, 2006.

  1. BottleB

    BottleB Newbie

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    Hi,
    I just bought the acer 5102wlmi laptop, i just want a little advice on if i should get refunded and wait for the Core2???
    Will it be more xpensive? I piad 999$ CAD for my 5102wlmi
    i do occasional gamging : CS:S and HL:2 mostly and video encoding with my mini DV???
    Suggestions???
    Thanks
    Bryan
     
    BottleB, Aug 8, 2006
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  2. deltafx1942

    deltafx1942 Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    Have you read my review? CS:S and HL2 run okay. I've tried HL2 and it was decent. Since it is at least dual core, it has the oomph for video encoding. However, the Core2 isn't much of an improvement over Core from recent benchmarks. Chances are you don't need the added horsepower. I would say the best thing to do is to add more ram. It is quite possible that the ram that was shipped is corrupt (mine might be, and someone else has already posted their test using Memtest) and go or at least 2 GB of new sticks. That should give you what you need. Also, I paid $749 USD for mine. Does that convert to 999 CAD?
     
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