Need help deciding on a laptop..

hitoyzx
Sun, 26 Jul 2009 02:37:11 +0000

I would say you buy neither. I’m very cheap and…

They are WAY overpriced for what they offer imho.
They do not offer descrete graphics and 650 for a mediocre asus is just theft.
In addition they both only offer 1 year warranties.
Laptops are one of the few things you NEED an extended warranty with. Why? Because you’re travelling with a delicate piece of machinery.

I like these two, own one of them and am considering switching over to the other.

Acer Timeline 14" - 549 + tax.
[Costco - Acer Aspire Timeline 15.6" SU2700 Ultra-Low Voltage LED-Backlit Display](http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11481406&search=acer%20timeline&Mo=1&cm_re=1_en-_-Top_Left_Nav-_-Top_search&lang=en-US&Nr=P_CatalogName:BC&Sp=S&N=5000043&whse=BC&Dx=mode+matchallpartial&Ntk=Text_Search&Dr=P_CatalogName:BC&Ne=4000000&D=acer%20timeline&Ntt=acer%20timeline&No=0&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Nty=1&topnav=&s=1)

4.2 lbs
1 inch thick
slow processor - 1.3 ghz core 2 solo
3 gb of ram
AMAZING battery. 4-8 hrs depending on load
I have the 15 inch version and it would go 4-5 hours at load. (as good but probably better battery life than the sony and WAY better than the asus which has a 2-3 hr battery)
802.11n and NO bluetooth
2 YR WARRANTY (compliments of Costco with 90 day return period)

or

HP 8710w - $810 no tax in CA (after bing cash back)
[HP Compaq 8710w KA451UA Laptop Computer - Intel Core 2 Duo T9500, 2GB DDR2, 160GB HDD,DVDRW, 17", Windows XP ProVista Business (Open Box) H24-17021 ON at TigerDirect.com](TigerDirect Sunset)

2.6 ghz proc with 6 mb L2 Cache
17" screen with 1900x1200
Vista Business
3 YEAR WARRANTY
Quadro 1600M GPU
802.11n and BLUETOOTH
7.5 lbs
1.3 inch thick
2.5 hrs battery