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To buy the Acer 5672WLMi or not to buy it?

post #1 of 8
2/12/06 at 1:47pm
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Alright, well in 3 days I am off to buy the Acer Aspire 5672WLMi. I made that decision after weeks of research.

Beforo I do, can someone please give 3 good reasons as to why I shouldn't. Something that I missed perhaps, something better out there for the same price? Something wrong with this one that I don't know about. (It seems that the USB2.0 power drain issue has been fixed)

Here are the specs to those who are not fimiliar with it:

PROCESSOR - Intel Core Duo Processor T2300 (2MB L2 cache, 1.66GHz, 667MHz FSB)
Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG network connection
CHIPSET - Mobile Intel 945PM Express
MEMORY - 1GB (512MB installed in each of two memory slots) DDR2 667 SDRAM
User upgradeable up to 2GB (one 1GB memory card in each slot)
DISPLAY - 15.4" WXGA (1280 x 800) TFT LCD with Acer CrystalBrite Technology
Up to 16.7 million colors
Acer Video Conference: VVoIP (voice and video over IP) via Acer OrbiCam integrated 1.3 megapixel CMOS camera with 225 degree rotation and Bluetooth VoIP phone
VGA, DVI (digital visual interface), S-video TV-out
Support for simultaneous display on notebook LCD and external monitor
GRAPHICS - ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 graphics, 128MB DDR memory; ATI POWERPLAY power management, PCI Express and Microsoft DirectX 9.0 support
STORAGE - 100GB SATA hard drive, 5400RPM. Integrated variable-speed Super-Multi drive (DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD-RAM)
5-in-1 card reader for optional MultiMediaCard, Secure Digital card, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO or xD-Picture Card
AUDIO - Integrated microphone and two speakers. Headphones/speakers/line-out with SPDIF support, microphone and line-in ports. Microsoft DirectSound and Sound Blaster Pro compatibility
CONNECTIVITY - Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG network connection supporting 802.11a/b/g wireless LAN, WI-FI CERTIFIED, Acer SignalUp technology for enhanced antenna efficiency
Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR (enhanced data rate) wireless PAN Gigabit LAN
Wake-on-LAN ready V.92 56Kbps data/fax modem, PTT (postal, telegraph, telephone) certified in select countries, Wake-on-Ring ready
Acer Video Conference: VVoIP (voice and video over IP) via Acer OrbiCam integrated 1.3 megapixel CMOS camera and Bluetooth VoIP phone
CARD SLOT - (1) Type II PC Card slot
SOFTWARE - Includes Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition. Installed software includes Acer eManager, Acer GridVista, Acer Launch Manager, Adobe Acrobat Reader, CyberLink PowerProducer (OEM version), Norton AntiVirus (OEM version), NTI CD-Maker (OEM version)
SECURITY - User and administrator BIOS passwords, Kensington lock slot
POWER SOURCE - 90-watt AC adapter, Eight-cell lithium ion battery: up to 3.5 hours life depending on configuration and usage; 80% charge in 1.0 hour, 2.0 hours recharge time with power off, 2.5 hours with power on.
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post #2 of 8
2/12/06 at 1:58pm
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Originally Posted by mobilewannabe
Alright, well in 3 days I am off to buy the Acer Aspire 5672WLMi. I made that decision after weeks of research.

Beforeo I do, can someone please give 3 good reasons as to why I shouldn't. Something that I missed perhaps, something better out there for the same price? Something wrong with this one that I don't know about. (It seems that the USB2.0 power drain issue has been fixed)
At around $1500, I think the 5672 is a great deal but it it depends on what you want to do with it. You could find a more portable machine (i.e. 14.1'' notebook) with some looking, and very easily if you don't want to play games and don't care about the video card. For games, the Acer 8104 with an x700 would be similarly priced (without duocore processor) but give better performance. For an overall, semi-portable notebook, it looks great. If it had an x1600, I'd buy it, but I want to be able to play new games.
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post #3 of 8
2/12/06 at 2:08pm
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Yeah, I guess I should've have posted my usage.

Well, to be honest I am not going to play games (I shouldn't, and the X1400 will probably prevent me from doing so, so that's a good thing). I am going to use the laptop for my Computer Science studies. So far it's Unix and Java (lots of compiling). As for the rest, well, it's the good old surf-the-net, etc. Battery life on these things from what I read (before the power drain issue with USB2.0 was discovered) was awesome, and with the fix from Microsoft, it now should be even "awesomer".
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post #4 of 8
2/12/06 at 2:13pm
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Originally Posted by mobilewannabe
Yeah, I guess I should've have posted my usage.

Well, to be honest I am not going to play games (I shouldn't, and the X1400 will probably prevent me from doing so, so that's a good thing). I am going to use the laptop for my Computer Science studies. So far it's Unix and Java (lots of compiling). As for the rest, well, it's the good old surf-the-net, etc. Battery life on these things from what I read (before the power drain issue with USB2.0 was discovered) was awesome, and with the fix from Microsoft, it now should be even "awesomer".
I'm gonna say it's a great choice, especially for lots of compiling/etc. In Canada, the model you're talking about is under $1500CAD which blows away anything else in that range.

I was considering buying another laptop and I took a long hard look at the 5672 but the only thing that made me shy away was the lack of a higher resolution screen. The WSXGA on my Z71V really makes multitasking a lot more efficient. So much screen space, which I like for some of the web design stuff I do as a hobby.
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post #5 of 8
2/12/06 at 2:29pm
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Originally Posted by chuck232
I'm gonna say it's a great choice, especially for lots of compiling/etc. In Canada, the model you're talking about is under $1500CAD which blows away anything else in that range.

I was considering buying another laptop and I took a long hard look at the 5672 but the only thing that made me shy away was the lack of a higher resolution screen. The WSXGA on my Z71V really makes multitasking a lot more efficient. So much screen space, which I like for some of the web design stuff I do as a hobby.
Yeah, good thing I am in Canada. The lowest price that I found so far is from local store at $1469CAD. The resolution doesn't bother me at all, although you are right, they should've made it a bit better. I guess that's what the 8100 series is for.
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post #6 of 8
2/12/06 at 3:11pm
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Originally Posted by mobilewannabe
Yeah, good thing I am in Canada. The lowest price that I found so far is from local store at $1469CAD. The resolution doesn't bother me at all, although you are right, they should've made it a bit better. I guess that's what the 8100 series is for.
CanadaSys?
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post #7 of 8
2/12/06 at 5:12pm
The X1400 is competent for gaming, not outstanding but somewhere between an X600 and an X700, It's also got the best video playback feature set out right now, and it's SM 3.0 just incase that ever becomes important.

The Aspire your talking about looks like a good choice for what you want to use it for, and at $1469 CND one heck of a bargin.
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post #8 of 8
2/12/06 at 7:27pm
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If I'll do any gaming at all (and I really shouldn't during the studies), then it will most likely be on my desktop. Overall, the opinion about the 5672 seems to be very pleasing.
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