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Old November 16th, 2006, 01:07 PM   Digg it!   #1 (permalink)
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acer aspire 1525WLMi or aspire 5610AWLMi

Hello everyone,

I was hoping you guys could help me out!

I was having tech issues with my Acer Aspire 1520 (1525WLMi) so i contacted acer and it seems i will have to get a replacement!

Anyway, they sent me an offer >> the Acer Aspire 5610AWLMi

I was trying to compare the two but i'm a noob when it comes to notebooks.

What are you opinions on this matter?

This is my current notebook:
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Features

Performance

• AMD Athlon™ 64 processor 3700+ with 1 MB cache, supporting HyperTransport technonlgy
• VIA Chipset-integrated UnichromeTM PRO graphics core, with up to
64 MB of shared memory
•512 MB of DDR333 SDRAM, upgradeable to 2048 MB with dual soDIMM modules
• 100 GB high-capacity, Enhanced-IDE hard disk
• Advanced Configuration Power Interface (ACPI) power management system

Display

• The TFT LCD panel providing a large viewing area for maximum efficiency and ease-of-use:
- 15.4” WXGA Acer CrystalBrite (1280x800)
• NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5700 with 64 MB of video memory
• 3D graphics support
• Simultaneous LCD and CRT display support
• S-video for output to a television or display device that supports S-video input
• “Automatic LCD dim” feature, automatically selecting the best setting for the display in order to conserve power
• DualView™ support

Multimedia

• High-speed built-in optical drive:
- DVD-Dual drive (Support DVD/CD-RW)
• MS DirectSound compatible
• Built-in dual speakers

Connectivity

• Integrated 10/100/1000 Mbps Fast Ethernet connection (Gigabit Ethernet)
• Built-in 56Kbps fax/data modem
• Four Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 ports
• One IEEE 1394 port
• IEEE 802.11b/g Wireless LAN

Human-centric design

• Rugged, yet extremely portable design
• Stylish appearance
• Full-size keyboard with four programmable launch keys
• Comfortable palm rest area with well-positioned touchpad Expansion
• One Type III or two Type II CardBus PC Card slots
• Upgradeable memory modules

The attachment bellow is what they are offering me.

thx in advance
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Old November 16th, 2006, 05:09 PM     #2 (permalink)
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http://www.acer.com.sg/products/aspi...aspire5610.asp

Intel® Core™ Solo Processor T1350 (1.86GHz, 533MHz FSB, 2MB L2 cache)

Intel® Centrino® mobile technology
Intel® 945GM Express chipset

Genuine Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition

512MB DDR II RAMUpgradeable to 4GB using dual soDIMM modules

15.4" WXGA Acer CrystalBrite™ TFT LCD, 1280 x 800, 16.7M colours Intel® 945GM Integrated 3D Graphics with up to 224MB of shared memory

80GB HDD (5400rpm)

DVD-Super Multi Double-Layer drive (DVD+/-RW)
- Read: 24X CD-RW, 24X CD-ROM, 24X CD-R, 8X DVD+R, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD-ROM, 4X DVD+RW, 4X DVD-RW, 3X DVD-RAM, 2.4X DVD+R (double-layer)
- Write: 24X CD-R, 8X DVD+R, 8X DVD-R, 4X DVD+RW, 4X DVD-RW, 4X CD-RW, 2.4X DVD+R (double-layer)

Doesn't look too bad to me, you get to upgrade to ddr2. Be nicer if it had a c2d
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Old November 16th, 2006, 06:29 PM     #3 (permalink)
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hey mrniceguy,

according to the attached pdf above the notebook comes with an:

Intel® 945GM integrated Grafik, 224 MB DDR, GMA950 Grafics Media Accelerator
supports Microsoft® DirectX 9.0 and Dual Independent Display, MPEG-2 DVD

How good is that? Is it a 3D Graphics Card?
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From the description of your notebook:
• VIA Chipset-integrated UnichromeTM PRO graphics core, with up to
64 MB of shared memory
• NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5700 with 64 MB of video memory

So which is it?

The processor in the notebook they are offering is slower, but it has more RAM, probably a longer battery life, and might be more upgradeable processor-wise.

Intel GMA950 is integrated graphics. It does 3d but very poorly. If your current laptop has the VIA chip it's even worse. If your current laptop has the NVIDIA chip, that's much faster but drains more battery and runs hotter.

Looks like the one they are offering also has a DVD burner.
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Old November 16th, 2006, 07:22 PM     #5 (permalink)
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hey gamemank,

my old notebook has both the on-board VIA Chipset and the nVidia GeForce FX Go5700.

So i guess i should ask for a better grfx card?
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if you feel you have some bargining skills you might see if they'll give you this: http://www.acer.com.sg/products/aspi...aspire5680.asp
or see if you can suppliment the price, this gives you an opportunity to get full operational price of your laptop in an upgrade if they'll do it.

Edit: on a laptop typically a graphics card upgrade involves a entirely different computer.
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Old November 24th, 2006, 04:22 PM     #7 (permalink)
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i think my bargaining skills aint that bad after all!! i was able to convince them into giving me the AS5612WLMi What do you think of the AS5612WLMi?
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