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    Travelmate 4500 vs Aspire 2020

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by trs1982, Mar 1, 2005.

  1. trs1982

    trs1982 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I like the look of these 2 Acer models, but which one should I go for?

    I'm looking for a laptop to take to university and then in the foreseeable future (3 years ideally at least), so I would like it to have the following:

    - Pentium M (Centrino-ready or purchase wireless later, what is best?)
    - 512Mb RAM
    - 40Gb Hard Disk
    - DVD Burner (Recently bought a DVD burner for my desktop, and ideally want this to replace desktop. Is it better though to buy a laptop with DVD burner, or with Combo drive then purchase an external DVD burner, in terms of getting better performance, i.e. better than 2x/4x?)
    - 15"/15.4" screen

    All advice appreciated. Thanks!
     
    trs1982, Mar 1, 2005
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