Need Advice on a laptop...

[Cyber]

Hi sup... i have been searching around for a laptop.... i just came across a gateway... as to my past experiance it seems gateway's desktops don't last long... but is it same for the notebooks?? and how good are ACER laptops??? i have never owned a nootbook before.... so kinds lost there... lol =D

thanks in advance

Cyber

 

[joked u 2]

i know two people withe gateway laptops and they have hade them for 4 years and the only problem is one of them has a bad internal wireless card. i also know someone with an acer and that is a 750 model which is better than my desktop computer by far.never had trouble with his either. 6 to one half dozen of the other.

 

[Cyber]

THanks for the quick reply "joke_U_2"
Aii i found two laptops that look ok for wt i need.... they have different processors... (i think that is a reason I cant decide).... dun have any experience with mobile processors so yea... lol\
what one do u think will perform better....
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Gateway:

AMD Turion™ 64 Mobile Technology ML-34
Operates at 1.8 GHz | 1 MB L2 Cache
HyperTransport™ technology at up to 1600 MHz

1024 MB DDR (2 × 512 MB) (PC2700 )
Integrated Radeon® X300 based graphics

120 GB hard drive (4200 RPM)
DVD+/-RW

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Acer

Intel Pentium M 740 (Centrino) 1.73GHz (533 bus)
2Mb L2 Chache
512MB DDR2 RAM (2 x 256) (533mhz)
80GB hard drive (5200 RPM)
DVD+/-RW

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thanks in advance
Cyber

 

[joked u 2]

wat r da specs on 'em both?? you don't want "minimum requirements" or"it SHOULD do what I want" because you will load this and that on it and next thing you know its time you replace it.

 

[Cyber]

srry abt that i posted by mistake i was still not done writing the whole thing....

SO wt do u think which will perform better...

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Gateway:

AMD Turion™ 64 Mobile Technology ML-34
Operates at 1.8 GHz | 1 MB L2 Cache
HyperTransport™ technology at up to 1600 MHz

1024 MB DDR (2 × 512 MB) (PC2700 )
Integrated Radeon® X300 based graphics

120 GB hard drive (4200 RPM)
DVD+/-RW

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Acer

Intel Pentium M 740 (Centrino) 1.73GHz (533 bus)
2Mb L2 Chache
512MB DDR2 RAM (2 x 256) (533mhz)
80GB hard drive (5200 RPM)
DVD+/-RW

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[joked u 2]

the gateway by far. the gateway is almost double the other machine[except processer they are almost evanly matched] as for battery life the gateway might get an hour to a half hour less time but there could be other factors i don't know.that almost sounds like a desktop replacement[ a little weak on the processer for that]. other than that you should be able to just about the same with you laptop as your desktop [assumeing u have an avarage to econmy deastop] good luck

 

[Rage_3K_Moiz]

Why not try a Dell laptop instead. Their laptops are way better than Acer or Gateway and u can get them for cheap too. Plus u could get a dual-core one which would outclass either of the two above. Try this one below.
http://www1.ca.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/nb_6400?c=ca&cs=CADHS1&l=en&s=dhs
If ur going for the above Dell, then I would suggest the rightmost package. The only thing I would recommend to change in that is to get 1GB dual-channel RAM(if u want to) and the DVD burner. That would bring it up to 1009 CAD.

But if u want to go for the ones you've posted, then the Acer is much better, due to the larger L2 cache and the DDR2 RAM.

 

[Tedster]

I've been using my toshiba mx35 for almost 2 years. Works great. I'm glad I have it because my desktop just fried the graphics card and I wouldn't have a backup.

It runs cool with no real hiccups. The only thing I have found bad is the battery life isn't long - only about 1.5 hours. But usually I have an AC plug nearby.
I added an extra 512mb of memory for a total of 1gb works great.