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    Gateway ID49C or Acer 3820?

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by jbjbtdot, Aug 22, 2010.

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    Hi guys,
    I am looking for a laptop for school and occasional gaming.
    I live in Canada and 3820TG will come with 5470 ATI (512mb) video card and i5 processor.
    The Gateway ID49C comes with i3 processor but 1gb nvidia 330m video card.
    That is the main difference between the two.
    However, build quality is the thing that I care the most about since I will be carrying this laptop everyday for grad school and I had bad experiences with HDD failures (Acer 1410T or 1810 in Canada actually) because of frequent use.
    Please lend me any advice as build quality plays quit a role!
    Thanks guys!
     
    jbjbtdot, Aug 22, 2010
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