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    aspire 4730z - computer chump needs advice

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by china si, Nov 10, 2008.

  1. china si

    china si Newbie

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    I've been looking for for a cheap laptop for general internet/work/maybe a bit of gaming use and ran across this one. On a cursory comparison with others I've looked at it seems like a great deal - good specs for the price. Is there a reason why it's so cheap?

    specs:

    intel dual core 2Ghz
    2 GB ram
    Intel GMA X4500 graphics
    160 GB hard disk

    Price 5000 hong kong dollars/645 USD

    everything else at the same price seems to be 1.6 Ghz with less ram and lower spec graphics
     
    china si, Nov 10, 2008
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  2. Jstn7477

    Jstn7477 Sam I Am

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    Can you tell us what brand/model it is?

    -J.B.
     
    Jstn7477, Nov 10, 2008
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  3. china si

    china si Newbie

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    it's an Acer aspire 4730z - sorry if i wasnt clear.

    I'm trying to get an idea if Acer's generally, and this model specifically, are cheap, or cheap and nasty
     
    china si, Nov 11, 2008
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  4. bigspin

    bigspin My Kind Of Place

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    You can't play latest games with Intel X4500IGP . Try to buy notebook with nVIDIA or ATI dedicated VGA card. This notebook is good for basic office tasks and for movie viewing :)
     
    bigspin, Nov 11, 2008
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  5. DickJagger

    DickJagger Notebook Enthusiast

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    I bought this one in the US in January for $399 at Best Buy (plus an additional $100 off coupon!) and have upgraded the RAM to 4GB though I now know that with 32bit Vista, only 3GB can been seen. This is a great computer for the price and I can run all Adobe CS4 suite programs simultaneously with Autocad 2010 no problems.

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    DickJagger, Aug 21, 2009
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  6. weinter

    weinter /dev/null

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    Acer Aspire 4530 (obselete now get Aspire 4535 or 4535G instead )
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    weinter, Aug 21, 2009
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