03-19-2005, 04:29 AM
Ok, the scoop:
I\'m buying a laptop later on this weekend. I\'ve been looking around a lot lately & have narrowed my choice down to 2 laptops:
1. Acer TravelMate 4002 WLMi
My reason for doubting is the processors.
I assume the Aspire is the fastest :? , but it consumes more power & makes the battery only last half of the time the TravelMate does.
My second point of doubt is the weight.
The TravelMate consumes less power, is lighter & therefore more portable.
Just for the record, I know there\'s a slight difference in HD capacity but that doesn\'t matter at all for me, so please take it into account when you post some advice.
So basically it narrows down to a Centrino 725 (1.6 GHZ) vs. Athlon 64-Bit 3400 choice.
I\'d really like to get some feedback on this from the hardware experts around here as I just can\'t seem to decide.
I\'m buying a laptop later on this weekend. I\'ve been looking around a lot lately & have narrowed my choice down to 2 laptops:
1. Acer TravelMate 4002 WLMi
- Intel Centrino 725 (1.6 GHZ)
- 15.4 TFT WXGA
- 512 MB RAM
- 60 GB HD
- Dual DVD-RW
- ATI Radeon 9700 64 MB
- LiOn Battery (estimated 5 hours battery life)
- Weight 2.95kg
- AMD Athlon 64-bit 3400+
- 15.4 TFT WXGA
- 512 MB RAM
- 80 GB HD
- Dual DVD-RW
- nVidia 64 MB GeForce Go5700
- LiIon Battery (estimated 2.5 hours battery life)
- Weight 3.6kg
My reason for doubting is the processors.
I assume the Aspire is the fastest :? , but it consumes more power & makes the battery only last half of the time the TravelMate does.
My second point of doubt is the weight.
The TravelMate consumes less power, is lighter & therefore more portable.
Just for the record, I know there\'s a slight difference in HD capacity but that doesn\'t matter at all for me, so please take it into account when you post some advice.
So basically it narrows down to a Centrino 725 (1.6 GHZ) vs. Athlon 64-Bit 3400 choice.
I\'d really like to get some feedback on this from the hardware experts around here as I just can\'t seem to decide.