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Which Laptop to buy? Dell Inpiron 8600 or Acer TravelMate 4500

post #1 of 8
10/17/04 at 8:59pm
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Hi, Im from Singapore and have 2 options with me right now. The Dell Inspiron 8600 or Acer TravelMate 4502WLMi.

My cousin can send me the Dell from the US using the 30% coupon but then I dont get the international warranty for USD$1475. Or I get the Acer from here for USD $1350, and I get the International Warranty. Im writting the spece below tih comparison please help me decide. which would be a better and a wiser choice.

Dell Inspiron 8600
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1.6 Ghz 2MB Cache
WSXGA+ 15.4"
512MB DDR
128MB DDR VGA Radeon 9600
80GB Hard Disk
DVD-RW (Modular)
Bluetooth Integrated
Venice Blue Snap On Cover(Back of LCD)
* No Infra Red
* No Card Reader
* only 2 USB Ports
* No International Warranty (for Singapore)
Price USD $1450

Acer TravelMate 4502WLMi
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1.6 Ghz 2MB Cache
WXGA 15.4" (*WSXGA+ in the Dell)
512MB DDR
64MB DDR VGA Radeon 9700 (*128MB Radeon 9600 in the Dell)
60GB Hard Disk (*80GB in the Dell)
DVD-RW (Modular)
Bluetooth Integrated
Infra Red
3 in 1 Card Reader
3 USB Ports
International Warranty (Including Singapore)
Price USD $1350

Guys please help me decide. Need a fast opinion coz that coupn expires in 12 hours! Thanks.
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post #2 of 8
10/17/04 at 9:01pm
I'd say the Acer, because it's cheaper and has a warranty. Not to mention I'm not very happy with this old Dell.
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post #3 of 8
10/17/04 at 9:33pm
The 8600 does NOT have dual channel RAM.

It's a good computer. I love it. I haven't had any experience with the Acer, but I'm sure it's just as good. I would recommend the Dell, but given that you're in Singapore... that changes things.
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post #4 of 8
10/17/04 at 9:49pm
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You mean to say The Dell 8600 does not have DDR Ram is it so? Thats pretty backward it seems...
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post #5 of 8
10/17/04 at 9:59pm
DDR - Double Data Rate, it doesn't refer to number of channels.
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post #6 of 8
10/17/04 at 10:08pm
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Well ok now I know what Dual Channel is, and Im also guessing Acer has Dual Channel Support giving it one more plus point.
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post #7 of 8
10/18/04 at 12:24am
I would never, ever buy Acer. Worst. Tech. Support. Ever. They HUNG UP on me when I asked THEM to stop yelling AT ME! No cross shipment support, no on-site, if you have any problems -- ship them your notebook and hope they get it back to you at some point in the near future.

My travelmate had a blurry second monitor output, and get this, they told me "We don't consider poor quality to be the same as a malfunction". They ADMITTED that they knew there was a problem with the second monitor output, but that they wouldn't fix it! I was incredulous at this.
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post #8 of 8
10/18/04 at 1:35am
Dell screens are horrible, 35ms refresh times or greater.
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