Well, since my Ferrari is officially dead now, I'm looking for a newer laptop to replace it.
I've narrowed my search down to a couple candidates, I'm just having a hard time deciding which one I like better. Just wanted to get some opinions from other people as to what they would choose:
Acer Extensa 5420 vs. Acer Aspire 7520
Both have similar processors, and I want to go with a dual core Turion no matter what.
Both video cards seem fairly close in specs, both have DirectX10 support, I'm leaning towards the Ati though because of better vista driver support.
I like the Extensa cause I think the black finish overall will hold up better to constant gaming/web editing etc. where the Aspire I think will show hand wear etc faster.
The Aspire has the bigger screen/double hard drive capability which would be nice for all the crap I download plus since I'm not on the go a whole lot the extra size and weight isn't a real issue. Plus I have a few blue tooth devices that would be nice to hook up without needing another adapter.
The prices seem pretty close overall. I really don't know at this point.
I'll be using it for gaming a lot, a lot of web editing/photo editing and some programming here and there.
Anyone own one of these yet that can say how their experience is, or just any opinions at all?
Thanks!
I've narrowed my search down to a couple candidates, I'm just having a hard time deciding which one I like better. Just wanted to get some opinions from other people as to what they would choose:
Acer Extensa 5420 vs. Acer Aspire 7520
Both have similar processors, and I want to go with a dual core Turion no matter what.
Both video cards seem fairly close in specs, both have DirectX10 support, I'm leaning towards the Ati though because of better vista driver support.
I like the Extensa cause I think the black finish overall will hold up better to constant gaming/web editing etc. where the Aspire I think will show hand wear etc faster.
The Aspire has the bigger screen/double hard drive capability which would be nice for all the crap I download plus since I'm not on the go a whole lot the extra size and weight isn't a real issue. Plus I have a few blue tooth devices that would be nice to hook up without needing another adapter.
The prices seem pretty close overall. I really don't know at this point.
I'll be using it for gaming a lot, a lot of web editing/photo editing and some programming here and there.
Anyone own one of these yet that can say how their experience is, or just any opinions at all?
Thanks!
