im looking to buy a new laptop.. something that does medium gaming and also work. all of these cost more or less the same.. im changing all the vista operating system in the package to xp so maybe that would reduce the price a little bit. so which of these do u guys recommend id get? ive rated the price rating 5 for most expensive and the cheapest 1.
Option 1:-(expensiveness = 1 )
ACER Aspire 5584WXMi ( Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5600 1.83GHz )
-Genuine Windows® Vista™ Home Premium
-Intel® Centrino® Duo Mobile Technology Intel® Core™2 Duo processor T5600 (1.83GHz, 2MB Cache, 667MHz FSB) supporting Intel® Extended Memory 64 Technology (Intel® EM64T)
-Intel® 945PM Express Chipset Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945abg Wireless Connection
-14.1" WXGA Acer CrystalBrite colour LCD, supporting 1280 x 768 pixel resolution
-NVIDIA® GeForce® Go 7200-SE with 128 MB of external GDDR2 VRAM, supporting NVIDIA® PureVideo™ technology (WMV HD, High-Definition MPEG-2 Hardware Acceleration), Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0, Shader Model 3.0, OpenEXR High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology, NVIDIA® PowerMizer® 6.0, PCI Express®
-160GB SATA HDD
-1G DDR2 RAM (upgradeable to 2GB)
-Integrated 56Kbps modem & 10/100/1000 Mbps LAN Integrated Slot-Load
-8X DVD-Super Multi Double-Layer Drive
-Integrated Bluetooth® 2.0+EDR
-Integrated 1.3-megapixel Acer OrbiCam CMOS Camera with Acer VisageON & PrimaLite Technology Acer Video Conference featuring Voice and Video over Internet Protocol (VVoIP) support via Acer OrbiCam and bundled with Acer Bluetooth® VoIP phone 5-in-1 Card Reader supporting MultiMedia Card, Secure Digital, xD-Picture, Memory Stick & Memory Stick Pro Magnesium Aloy Casing
-6-cell Li-Ion Battery Pack (3-hour battery life) with Acer QuicCharge™ technology (Actual battery life may vary, depending on usage and configuration). 3xUSB, 1xTV Output, ExpressCard™ slot, 1xVGA port & 1xFIR Port 334 (W) × 243 (D) × 28/35 (H) mm Weight 2.35kg (5.25 lbs.) Acer eManager 1-Year International Traveller Warranty Free:- Acer Designed Carrying Bag
Option 2:-(expensiveness = 4)
ASUS
Intel Centrino Duo Mobile Technology
• Intel Core Processor Duo T7200, Core 2 Duo inside
ll (2.0GHz, 4MB Cache, 667MHz FSB)
• Mobile Intel 945PM Express Chipset
• Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection
• Genuine Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition SP2
• 1.0GB DDR2 667Memory / 120GB Hard Drive
lllSATA5400Rpm
• 8X DVD+/-RW Super-Multi Dual Layer Drive
• 14.1" Wide XGA TFT with Color Shine & Crystal Shine LCD
• Nvidia GeForce Go 7700 PCI-E Graphics TurboCache 512MB
• ASUS Splendid Video Intelligent Engine
• Built-in Web Camera, Microphone & Card Reader
• Built-in 56K Modem, 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet, Bluetooth
• 5x USB 2.0 / PCMCIA Slot / VGA Outl/ SPDIF / DVI Port /
lllS-Video Out
• 2.3Kg with 6-Cell Li-ion battery
Option 3:-(expensiveness = 5)
ASUS
• Intel Centrino Duo Mobile Technology
• Intel Core Processor Duo T5600, Core 2 Duo Inside
ll (1.83GHz, 2MB Cache, 667MHz FSB)
• Mobile Intel 945PM Express Chipset
• Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection
• Genuine Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2
• 1GB DDR2 Memory / 100GB Hard Drive 5400Rpm
• 8X DVD+/-RW Super-Multi Dual Layer Drive
• 15.4" Wide XGA TFT with Color Shine & Crystal Shine LCD
• ASUS Splendid Video Intelligent Engine
• ATI Radeon X1700 Graphics 512MB HyperMemory
• Built-in 1.3M Web Camera, Microphone & 8-in-1 Card
lllReader
• Built-in 56K Modem, 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet, Bluetooth
• 4x USB 2.0 / PCMCIA Slot/ VGA Out / SPDIF / DVI Port /
TV-Out
• 2.7Kg with Li-ion battery
Option 4:-(expensiveness = 1 )
ACER Aspire 9424WSMi ( Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5600 1.83GHz )
-Genuine Windows® Vista™ Home Premium
-Intel® Centrino® Duo Mobile Technology Intel® Core™2 Duo processor T5600 (1.83GHz, 2MB Cache, 667MHz FSB) supporting Intel® Extended Memory 64 Technology (Intel® EM64T)
-Intel® 945PM Express Chipset Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945abg Wireless Connection
-17" WXGA+ high-brightness (200-nit) Acer CrystalBrite™ TFT LCD, 1440 x 900 pixel resolution, supporting simultaneous multi-window viewing via Acer GridVista™
-NVIDIA® GeForce® Go 7600-SE with 128 MB of external GDDR2 VRAM, supporting NVIDIA® PureVideo™ technology (WMV HD, High-Definition MPEG-2 Hardware Acceleration), Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0, Shader Model 3.0, OpenEXR High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology, NVIDIA® PowerMizer® 6.0, PCI Express®
-160GB HDD
-1G DDR2 RAM (upgradeable to 2GB)
-Integrated 56Kbps modem & 10/100/1000 Mbps LAN
-Integrated Bluetooth
-Integrated 8X DVD-Super Multi double layer Drive
-Integrated 1.3-megapixel Acer OrbiCam CMOS Camera with Acer VisageON & PrimaLite Technology Acer Video Conference featuring Voice and Video over Internet Protocol (VVoIP) support via Acer OrbiCam Acer SignalUp wireless technology support 5-in-1 card reader, supporting MultiMediaCard (MMC), Secure Digital (SD), Memory Stick®, xD-Picture Card and Memory Stick PRO™
-8-cell Li-Ion Battery Pack (3.5 hours battery life) (Actual battery life may vary, depending on usage and configuration).
-5xUSB, PC Card Slot, 1xVGA port, 1xEthernet port, 1xModem port, Headphone/speaker/line-out port 400 (W) × 295 (D) × 31.4/39.9 (H) mm Weight 3.81kg 1-Year International Traveller Warranty Free:- Acer Designed Carrying Bag
Option 5:-(price = 3 )
Dell XPS M1210 Notebook
-Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor T5600 1.83 GHz, 2MB Cache, 667 MHz FSB
-12.1" Wide Screen XGA display with TrueLife(TM) (1280x800 res.) & 1.3MP Web Cam
-1GB (2 X 512MB) 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM
-100GB SATA 7200RPM Performance Hard Drive
-Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Combination Drive with dual layer write capabilities Roxio Creator 9.0
-Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy ADVANCED HD Audio Software
-256MB NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) Go 7400 TurboCache
-9-cell 85Whr Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Option 1:-(expensiveness = 1 )
ACER Aspire 5584WXMi ( Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5600 1.83GHz )
-Genuine Windows® Vista™ Home Premium
-Intel® Centrino® Duo Mobile Technology Intel® Core™2 Duo processor T5600 (1.83GHz, 2MB Cache, 667MHz FSB) supporting Intel® Extended Memory 64 Technology (Intel® EM64T)
-Intel® 945PM Express Chipset Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945abg Wireless Connection
-14.1" WXGA Acer CrystalBrite colour LCD, supporting 1280 x 768 pixel resolution
-NVIDIA® GeForce® Go 7200-SE with 128 MB of external GDDR2 VRAM, supporting NVIDIA® PureVideo™ technology (WMV HD, High-Definition MPEG-2 Hardware Acceleration), Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0, Shader Model 3.0, OpenEXR High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology, NVIDIA® PowerMizer® 6.0, PCI Express®
-160GB SATA HDD
-1G DDR2 RAM (upgradeable to 2GB)
-Integrated 56Kbps modem & 10/100/1000 Mbps LAN Integrated Slot-Load
-8X DVD-Super Multi Double-Layer Drive
-Integrated Bluetooth® 2.0+EDR
-Integrated 1.3-megapixel Acer OrbiCam CMOS Camera with Acer VisageON & PrimaLite Technology Acer Video Conference featuring Voice and Video over Internet Protocol (VVoIP) support via Acer OrbiCam and bundled with Acer Bluetooth® VoIP phone 5-in-1 Card Reader supporting MultiMedia Card, Secure Digital, xD-Picture, Memory Stick & Memory Stick Pro Magnesium Aloy Casing
-6-cell Li-Ion Battery Pack (3-hour battery life) with Acer QuicCharge™ technology (Actual battery life may vary, depending on usage and configuration). 3xUSB, 1xTV Output, ExpressCard™ slot, 1xVGA port & 1xFIR Port 334 (W) × 243 (D) × 28/35 (H) mm Weight 2.35kg (5.25 lbs.) Acer eManager 1-Year International Traveller Warranty Free:- Acer Designed Carrying Bag
Option 2:-(expensiveness = 4)
ASUS
Intel Centrino Duo Mobile Technology
• Intel Core Processor Duo T7200, Core 2 Duo inside
ll (2.0GHz, 4MB Cache, 667MHz FSB)
• Mobile Intel 945PM Express Chipset
• Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection
• Genuine Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition SP2
• 1.0GB DDR2 667Memory / 120GB Hard Drive
lllSATA5400Rpm
• 8X DVD+/-RW Super-Multi Dual Layer Drive
• 14.1" Wide XGA TFT with Color Shine & Crystal Shine LCD
• Nvidia GeForce Go 7700 PCI-E Graphics TurboCache 512MB
• ASUS Splendid Video Intelligent Engine
• Built-in Web Camera, Microphone & Card Reader
• Built-in 56K Modem, 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet, Bluetooth
• 5x USB 2.0 / PCMCIA Slot / VGA Outl/ SPDIF / DVI Port /
lllS-Video Out
• 2.3Kg with 6-Cell Li-ion battery
Option 3:-(expensiveness = 5)
ASUS
• Intel Centrino Duo Mobile Technology
• Intel Core Processor Duo T5600, Core 2 Duo Inside
ll (1.83GHz, 2MB Cache, 667MHz FSB)
• Mobile Intel 945PM Express Chipset
• Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection
• Genuine Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2
• 1GB DDR2 Memory / 100GB Hard Drive 5400Rpm
• 8X DVD+/-RW Super-Multi Dual Layer Drive
• 15.4" Wide XGA TFT with Color Shine & Crystal Shine LCD
• ASUS Splendid Video Intelligent Engine
• ATI Radeon X1700 Graphics 512MB HyperMemory
• Built-in 1.3M Web Camera, Microphone & 8-in-1 Card
lllReader
• Built-in 56K Modem, 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet, Bluetooth
• 4x USB 2.0 / PCMCIA Slot/ VGA Out / SPDIF / DVI Port /
TV-Out
• 2.7Kg with Li-ion battery
Option 4:-(expensiveness = 1 )
ACER Aspire 9424WSMi ( Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5600 1.83GHz )
-Genuine Windows® Vista™ Home Premium
-Intel® Centrino® Duo Mobile Technology Intel® Core™2 Duo processor T5600 (1.83GHz, 2MB Cache, 667MHz FSB) supporting Intel® Extended Memory 64 Technology (Intel® EM64T)
-Intel® 945PM Express Chipset Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945abg Wireless Connection
-17" WXGA+ high-brightness (200-nit) Acer CrystalBrite™ TFT LCD, 1440 x 900 pixel resolution, supporting simultaneous multi-window viewing via Acer GridVista™
-NVIDIA® GeForce® Go 7600-SE with 128 MB of external GDDR2 VRAM, supporting NVIDIA® PureVideo™ technology (WMV HD, High-Definition MPEG-2 Hardware Acceleration), Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0, Shader Model 3.0, OpenEXR High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology, NVIDIA® PowerMizer® 6.0, PCI Express®
-160GB HDD
-1G DDR2 RAM (upgradeable to 2GB)
-Integrated 56Kbps modem & 10/100/1000 Mbps LAN
-Integrated Bluetooth
-Integrated 8X DVD-Super Multi double layer Drive
-Integrated 1.3-megapixel Acer OrbiCam CMOS Camera with Acer VisageON & PrimaLite Technology Acer Video Conference featuring Voice and Video over Internet Protocol (VVoIP) support via Acer OrbiCam Acer SignalUp wireless technology support 5-in-1 card reader, supporting MultiMediaCard (MMC), Secure Digital (SD), Memory Stick®, xD-Picture Card and Memory Stick PRO™
-8-cell Li-Ion Battery Pack (3.5 hours battery life) (Actual battery life may vary, depending on usage and configuration).
-5xUSB, PC Card Slot, 1xVGA port, 1xEthernet port, 1xModem port, Headphone/speaker/line-out port 400 (W) × 295 (D) × 31.4/39.9 (H) mm Weight 3.81kg 1-Year International Traveller Warranty Free:- Acer Designed Carrying Bag
Option 5:-(price = 3 )
Dell XPS M1210 Notebook
-Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor T5600 1.83 GHz, 2MB Cache, 667 MHz FSB
-12.1" Wide Screen XGA display with TrueLife(TM) (1280x800 res.) & 1.3MP Web Cam
-1GB (2 X 512MB) 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM
-100GB SATA 7200RPM Performance Hard Drive
-Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Combination Drive with dual layer write capabilities Roxio Creator 9.0
-Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy ADVANCED HD Audio Software
-256MB NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) Go 7400 TurboCache
-9-cell 85Whr Lithium Ion Primary Battery