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    Acer Intel Core Duo 15.4"ATI Radeon X1600 $1069

    Discussion in 'Notebook and Tech Bargains' started by chrisnsx, Jun 12, 2006.

  1. chrisnsx

    chrisnsx Notebook Enthusiast

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    chrisnsx, Jun 12, 2006
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  2. heyu

    heyu Notebook Consultant

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    that's a really good price on that computer. wow!
    i did not think you could get them that cheap... i guess so
     
    heyu, Jun 12, 2006
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    Not that amazing of a deal...
    If you got to geared2play.com
    You can get an asus s96j with:

    Dual t2400 (1.83g)....Acer comes with t2300(1.66g)
    1024gb(1gbx1) ddr2 667mhz..Acer 512MB x 2 ddr2 533mhz
    **only have to use up one slot for asus***
    100gb hard drive 5400 rpm sata. .Acer 120 gb HD 5400rpm sata
    ATI Radeon x1600 256mb PCI-Express ..Acer has ATI Radeon x1600 128mb PCI-Express
    Both have windows xp home, Asus has no extra programs to un-install :rolleyes:
    Both DVDrw's
    Both 15.4 WXGA (1280X800)

    Geared2play price.. $1352
    minus asus discount of $200 $1152
    minus Geared2play 2 pecent discount $ 27 $1125

    New Egss Price $1069
    Difference of $56

    Not trying to put down the offer. It's still a good offer but if you spend an extra $56 you get a better built computer, faster processor, higher memory video card, faster memory and more memory slots, less crap to uninstall, more options to add warranties and other components. I think the two extra years of warranty are the same at both but didn't check.

    All you give up is 20gb of hard drive space and $56. Not bad huh :confused:
     
    bloke911, Jun 22, 2006
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  4. tennisplayer121

    tennisplayer121 Notebook Geek

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    Where are you seeing this $200 off at geared2play?
     
    tennisplayer121, Jun 22, 2006
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    admlam Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    admlam, Jun 23, 2006
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  6. Jason

    Jason Overclocker NBR Reviewer

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    That discount doesn't work with the S96j. If you actually READ it, it only works on Asus Ensemble notebooks only. Like the W3j etc. So your saving around 200$ buying it from newegg. Not quite as speced out as the one from geared2play.com the way bloke911 configured it, but not far at all behind. This is a quite a good deal! +Rep for the good find. :)
     
    Jason, Jun 23, 2006
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  7. bloke911

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    My Bad, no $200 off. :eek:
     
    bloke911, Jun 23, 2006
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  8. minimo

    minimo Notebook Guru

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    Arghhh. I don't know if I want to go for this or just hang onto my E1505 x1400. I'm a pretty avid gamer, so the x1600 is a huge bonus. BUT my e1505 has a WUXGA 1600x1050 screen which is very, very nice.

    Plus, I'd need to sell my E1505. How much could I get for it? $900? $1000?

    Argh! What to do!
     
    minimo, Jun 23, 2006
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  9. ArmanSLR

    ArmanSLR Notebook Evangelist

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    What are the specs?
     
    ArmanSLR, Jun 24, 2006
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  10. minimo

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    Eh, I decided to pass. After doing some searching on these forums, seems like the Acer 128 MB x1600 isnt't that hot for gaming plus the lappy has some reliability issues.
     
    minimo, Jun 24, 2006
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    I am really surprised that you question the quality of Asus. I can understand the quality of Acer, but really... asus?
     
    tennisplayer121, Jun 24, 2006
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  12. 31337

    31337 Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    not bad at all
     
    31337, Jul 7, 2006
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