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    Compaq presario V3015NR laptop

    Discussion in 'HP' started by bosstone700, May 9, 2008.

  1. bosstone700

    bosstone700 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi
    A friend of mine has 2 laptops in good condition for sale:

    1. Acer Extensa 4420-5237 for $390
    which has 2gb RAM
    Processor Type and Speed: amd athlon 64 x2 1.8Ghz
    DVD+RW: dvd+/- multi dual double layer
    Ethernet: 10/100
    Pointing Device Type: touchpad
    Display Size (Inches Diagonal): 14.1"
    Hard Drive Capacity: 160gb
    Wireless Networking: 802.11b/g

    2. HP/Compaq Presario V3015NR EZ676UA for $340
    which has 1024MB
    Processor Type and Speed: AMD Turion 64x2 @ 1.6GHz
    DVD+RW: Standard
    Video/Graphics Card: Integrated
    Speakers: Integrated
    Sound Card: Integrated
    Modem: Integrated 56K v.90
    Ethernet: Integrated 10/100
    Pointing Device Type: Touch Pad
    USB Ports: 3x-Side
    Firewire Ports: 1x-side
    AC Adapter/Power Cord
    Display Size (Inches Diagonal): 14
    Hard Drive Capacity: 120GB
    Wireless Networking: Integrated 802.11

    Both systems running XP.
    I don't know much about computers and would like to know which one would you recommend and why?
    I basically would need it to surf the net wireless, and work on mainly with excel, word, powerpoint. And some gaming like counterstrike, age of empires, etc, and to listen to some music and watch a game here and there.
    Thanks all for your time and help.
     
    bosstone700, May 9, 2008
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  2. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    Get the Acer, it will suit your needs better. Even if its $50 more the better specs is worth it
     
    flipfire, May 9, 2008
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  3. miner

    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    If these are the only two choices you have, then I would suggest the Acer for only one reason. The V30xx series Compaq's have known problems with overheating. Ofcourse HP offered to fix the issues for free but still it is a known issue. Other than that having been using a similar Compaq V3019 for around 2yrs now, I really havent had much to complain. The Acer however wont necessarily have the best built quality, from past experiences Acer seem to use the thinnest plastics possible to build the chassis, the Extensa might be differnet but overall not really impressed with them. Anyways, if these are the only two choices, then the acer is the better deal given the possible problems with the Compaq.
     
    miner, May 9, 2008
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