Well I ordered the acer 2012 but it has yet to ship. That was before I saw a great deal on the VM campus edition.
For the most part the Acer fits my needs really well and it has some advantages over the VM and vice versa.
Acer has the dvd burner, faster ram, win xp pro and $200 cheaper.
VM has faster hard drive, faster processor, better video card.
I can spend more than 1500 but with these two great deals I have decided to keep it around 1500 with less being better.
I am using it for my engineering major so will be running programs like autocad and some others(dont have the full list now). I play games sparingly, and doubt I will be playing doom 3 or HL2 although its a possiblity. Basically I am not highly anticipating them. And playing at low settings would not bother me greatly.
I think it would be nice to have a dvd burner for burning some movies I make on my dv camcorder and for other things such as backing up my pictures.
Is it worth it for me to spend the extra money on the VM or should I just stick to the acer. Its not a problem of the money but based on what I need it for which would everyone reccomend? Thanks and Im going to keep it limited to these two models unless there is somethign spectacular I am missing.
B50 Performance Notebook Case
http://velocitymicro.com/wizard.php?iid=21
Dimensions 13.1"(W) x 10.8"(D) x 1.2"(H), 6.0 Pounds
Display 15.1" SXGA+ Active Matrix TFT Display (1400 x 1050 native resolution)
Motherboard Intel® 855PM Chipset Motherboard with DDR, ICH4-M, 400MHz Front Side Bus
Processor Intel® Pentium-M® 1.7 GHz Processor, 2MB Cache, 400MHz Front Side Bus
Notebook Memory 512MB PC2100 DDR SODIMM Memory (1x512)
Video Adapter 128MB ATI® Mobility™ Radeon™ 9700 Pro Turbo 3D Accelerator, 8x AGP
TV Tuner None
Mobile Hard Drive 60GB 5400rpm ATA/100 (Mobile)
Drive Bay 1 8x CDRW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive (8/24/10/24) with CD Burning & Decoding Software (B50/51)
audio On-Board Integrated AC97 Stereo Sound
Network Adapter Integrated 10/100MBps Ethernet Network Adapter
Network Adapter 2 or WiFi Adapter Integrated Intel® 802.11 B+G WiFi Wireless Adapter with antenna, 11MBps/54MBps
Modem Integrated 56K V.92 Modem
Keyboard Standard 85-Key Windows Keyboard
Mouse Integrated Touchpad Mouse with Scroll Keys
Battery Single High Performance 8-Cell Smart Li-Ion Battery, 58Wh
Operating System Microsoft® Windows® XP Home w/Service Pack 1, complete with original CD
Speakers Integrated Stereo Speakers
Ports 3 USB 2.0, FireWire, CRT, S-Video, Parallel, Audio Out/Mic, IrDA
Warranty** 1 Year Parts & Labor Limited Warranty, Standard Depot Repair Service (Excludes batteries)
Acer
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...115-116&depa=3
CPU: Intel Pentium M 1.5GHz
Display: 15.4" WXGA (1280 x 800)
OS: Windows XP Pro
Memory: 512MB DDR333 SDRAM (256MB x 2)
Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon 9700, 64MB DDR
HD: 60GB
Optical Drive: DVD+/-RW
Communication: 56K Modem, 10/100 LAN, 802.11b/g WLAN
Ports: 3x USB2.0, 1x IEEE1394, VGA, Parallel, Audio Ports, FIR, S-video TV out, 4-in-1 card reader
Average Battery Life: 5 hours
Manufacturer Warranty: 1 year
For the most part the Acer fits my needs really well and it has some advantages over the VM and vice versa.
Acer has the dvd burner, faster ram, win xp pro and $200 cheaper.
VM has faster hard drive, faster processor, better video card.
I can spend more than 1500 but with these two great deals I have decided to keep it around 1500 with less being better.
I am using it for my engineering major so will be running programs like autocad and some others(dont have the full list now). I play games sparingly, and doubt I will be playing doom 3 or HL2 although its a possiblity. Basically I am not highly anticipating them. And playing at low settings would not bother me greatly.
I think it would be nice to have a dvd burner for burning some movies I make on my dv camcorder and for other things such as backing up my pictures.
Is it worth it for me to spend the extra money on the VM or should I just stick to the acer. Its not a problem of the money but based on what I need it for which would everyone reccomend? Thanks and Im going to keep it limited to these two models unless there is somethign spectacular I am missing.
B50 Performance Notebook Case
http://velocitymicro.com/wizard.php?iid=21
Dimensions 13.1"(W) x 10.8"(D) x 1.2"(H), 6.0 Pounds
Display 15.1" SXGA+ Active Matrix TFT Display (1400 x 1050 native resolution)
Motherboard Intel® 855PM Chipset Motherboard with DDR, ICH4-M, 400MHz Front Side Bus
Processor Intel® Pentium-M® 1.7 GHz Processor, 2MB Cache, 400MHz Front Side Bus
Notebook Memory 512MB PC2100 DDR SODIMM Memory (1x512)
Video Adapter 128MB ATI® Mobility™ Radeon™ 9700 Pro Turbo 3D Accelerator, 8x AGP
TV Tuner None
Mobile Hard Drive 60GB 5400rpm ATA/100 (Mobile)
Drive Bay 1 8x CDRW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive (8/24/10/24) with CD Burning & Decoding Software (B50/51)
audio On-Board Integrated AC97 Stereo Sound
Network Adapter Integrated 10/100MBps Ethernet Network Adapter
Network Adapter 2 or WiFi Adapter Integrated Intel® 802.11 B+G WiFi Wireless Adapter with antenna, 11MBps/54MBps
Modem Integrated 56K V.92 Modem
Keyboard Standard 85-Key Windows Keyboard
Mouse Integrated Touchpad Mouse with Scroll Keys
Battery Single High Performance 8-Cell Smart Li-Ion Battery, 58Wh
Operating System Microsoft® Windows® XP Home w/Service Pack 1, complete with original CD
Speakers Integrated Stereo Speakers
Ports 3 USB 2.0, FireWire, CRT, S-Video, Parallel, Audio Out/Mic, IrDA
Warranty** 1 Year Parts & Labor Limited Warranty, Standard Depot Repair Service (Excludes batteries)
Acer
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...115-116&depa=3
CPU: Intel Pentium M 1.5GHz
Display: 15.4" WXGA (1280 x 800)
OS: Windows XP Pro
Memory: 512MB DDR333 SDRAM (256MB x 2)
Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon 9700, 64MB DDR
HD: 60GB
Optical Drive: DVD+/-RW
Communication: 56K Modem, 10/100 LAN, 802.11b/g WLAN
Ports: 3x USB2.0, 1x IEEE1394, VGA, Parallel, Audio Ports, FIR, S-video TV out, 4-in-1 card reader
Average Battery Life: 5 hours
Manufacturer Warranty: 1 year
