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 Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 9:16 am Post subject: Almost bought a PB |
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I just couldn't do it. I wanted to buy a 15-inch PB but in the end couldn't justify spending $2k on a kind of out-dated laptop. I walked out of my local Apple store in shame and took the subway to that special hell on Earth - CompUSA. Last weekend I saw an ad in the Times that CompUSA was running in which they were practically giving a great 15.4-inch widescreen laptop away - $499 after $200 mail-in rebate. Ya its not an Apple but it does look pretty cool and I'm surprised to hear myself say this, the screen on the Acer w/ new anti-reflective technology looks demonstrably better than the PB's. Hard to believe until you see both for yourself. Colors are much more vibrant as is contrast.
Anyways, I think I'll be happy with my Acer Aspire 3500 for a couple of years until Apple comes out with their next gen PB w/ Intel processors - and maybe better screens.
$500 bought me:
1.4Ghz Celeron M
512MB Ram
40GB HD
DVD/CD-RW drive
15.4-inch widescreen lcd w/ Crystal Brite
Built-in wireless b/g
All-in-all not bad.
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Not bad specs for $500, but you're right, it's not an Apple. You should've just bought another Mini,  .
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What's the specs on the video chipset?
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The video chip is an integrated SiS M661FX. It uses 64MB of system RAM. Not ideal but I really can't complain for the price. Its fine for all the apps I've been running on it - DVD, Internet, WP, Excel, ect. I'm not into gaming so that's not an issue.
If there is one complaint I have it's the lack of a Firewire port. There is a covered 4-pin port so I know that other models have it - wonder how much Firewire cost for the maker? I can buy a Firewire 400/800 PC card but I don't like things sticking out of laptops.
The thing I like most about the laptop is the screen. Like I said contrast and colors look better than Apple screens - and that's saying a lot. I wonder if Apple will switch to a polarized anti-reflective layer instead of the diffused type. |
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What's the native resolution of the screen?
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jayhead000
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yeah i couldnt see spending that much either... so i just bought a mini. Plus the batteries dont last that long on laptops just yet, and laptops are just not that durable, and they do not keep "up to date" as it is... so why buy an out of date one? I think the mini is sort of a temp fix for me though. I'll bet the pentium power books will rock.
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