Is this a good deal??...

[M5vii]

I had asked my sis to wait while I researched a good notebook for her but she needed one ASAP, and cheap. So I got her this. Nothing fancy, but all she uses it for is some college work mostly Micorosoft office stuff and mild internet usage. Is this a good deal I got it for $650 shipped.

Processor brand : AMD
Processor type : Turion 64
Processor speed : 2.0GHz
Level 2 cache: 512KB
RAM 1GB DDR2 533MHz
RAM expandable to: 4GB
Hard drive size 80GB
DVD SuperMulti (DVD-RAM, DVD+/-R double layer) drive
Screen size: 15.4"
Screen type: WXGA TFT active-matrix
Maximum screen resolution : 1280 x 800
External monitor maximum resolution: 2048 x 1536
Video memory: Up to 128MB (shared)
Graphics type: ATI Radeon® Xpress 1100
Audio : Two built-in speakers, Sound Blaster Pro™ and MS Sound compatible
USB 3 USB 2.0
PC card/expansion slots: One Type II
Other ports 5-in-1 media card reader, external display (VGA) port, headphone/ speaker/ line-out jack, microphone-in jack, line-in jack
Modem 56K ITU V.92 with PTT approval, wake-on-ring ready
Ethernet Yes
Wireless 802.11g/b
Warranty Parts 12 Months
Warranty Labor 12 Months
Dimensions
Height 1.3 inches
Width 14.1 inches
Depth 10.6 inches
Weight 6.2 lbs.

[David M]

Just curious, what brand and model number is the lappy? It seems adequate for its planned usage.

[M5vii]

Acer Aspire 15.4” 5100-3583 Widescreen Notebook PC

[thefultonhow]

Moved to Mobile Tech.

Acers are pretty good laptops. I personally wouldn't get a Turion -- not really competitive with Core Duo/Core 2 Duo -- but you can't really argue with the value for money there.

[M5vii]

sorry for misplaced post. rookie mistake I know duo core is better but i couldnt find one with duo core in same price range.

[M5vii]

I forgot to mention that it also comes with PocketMouse Wireless Mini and LiftOff Portable Notebook Cooling Stand

[jer888]

acer is a good brand 4 laptops. not top of the line. but she dosent need top of the line anyway

[M5vii]

I got it today and im actually using it right now. i gotta say it is pretty nice, i kind of like it for myself.

[glc]

The only thing that drives me nuts is the way Acer partitions the drive. It's got 3 partitions including the recovery partition, and they are all FAT32.

[M5vii]

yeah i saw that but cant i convert them to ntfs?

[clroberts]

Can't you always request the CD for a little more then just erase the partitions and configure it yourself?

[thefultonhow]

Not always. In fact, Dell is the only manufacturer I know of that will actually provide a vanilla XP CD if one doesn't come with the computer to begin with.

[glc]

Yes, you can convert them.

Make SURE you build the recovery media yourself using the provided utility before you start messing with the partitions.

[lobstah24]

Originally Posted by glc The only thing that drives me nuts is the way Acer partitions the drive. It's got 3 partitions including the recovery partition, and they are all FAT32.

A good reformat will take care of that.

[glc]

Yeah, and then how are you going to reload it? The restore media you create is just going to put it back the way it was.

[lobstah24]

Originally Posted by glc Yeah, and then how are you going to reload it? The restore media you create is just going to put it back the way it was.

If you have a copy (legal) of the OS one could boot from the WIN XP disk lets say then wipe out those partitions and make them into one big one. Then load the OS using the supplied OS key. I do it all the time for customers. Just ensure you know what drivers you must load to get everything working correctly. Most of those can be downloaded from the manufactures' web site.