I am going to be a college freshman, and need a good notebook. Price not a huge deal, but I dont want to spend too much over 2000. I want portability, but also ability to play decent games and a nice sized screen. I think the 15.4 is perfect, and I have arrived at two options in addition to the ferrari. (as mentioned in post title ). Configurations for other two...

dv4000 - $1947

XP Pro
1.86 pent 750 M
Integrated 900M graphics (128)
256 ram
1 GB ram
80 gb 5200 rpm HD
x8Lightscribe DVDRW
2 year warranty w/ accidental care (doubled to 4 years with card)
two 12 cell batts
integrated wireless w/bluetooth
All in one printer
Quickplay
15.4" WXGA BrightView Widescreen (1280x800)

Dell Inspiron 6000 - $1810 (w/ 750 coupon)

Xp home
1.6 pent 730 m
2 GB ram (upgraded via crucial.com so not dell original)
128 x300 ati graphics card
60 gb 7200 rpm HD
integrated Wireless + bluetooth
x8 dvd burner (not lightscribe)
2 year accidental care (again, upgraded to 4)
all in one printer
6 cell + 9 cell
15.4 inch UltraSharp WUXGA LCD Panel (1920x1200)



My question is, is the Acer worth upgrading to over these guys? Is the 64 bit that important. I mean I want longevity, so if its gonna be necessary in two years, then that is crucial. Also, can you customize the Ferari 4000? thanks


Thanks, REALLY appreciate it

For performance and 64 bit, hands down Acer Ferrari 4000! It also achieves very respectable batterylife, especially relatively to the performance GPU and CPU it carries. When you want to have battery life just set it for max battery and when you need GPU and CPU set it to always on. It's very flexible, however you want to use it.

Ditto!!

Yea, the Turion should trounce the ~1.8Ghz Ms in the two models you have listed. The only way I'd take either of those over the F4k is if they had at least 2Ghz P-Ms, but then the graphics card offerings each has is pathetic compared to the x700 in the F4k

yah, but gaming on the dell wouldnt be horrible right

Forget it, if you want gaming go for the ferrari or forget gaming.

If you want portable game, you would want a X700 as a minimium.

well im not HUGE into gaming, thats the thing. i want good value.

Ferrari no doubt if you can .Grab it with both your hands.Even besides gaming its a super deal.

really nice. thats what im thinking, especially since its lite

Well, the ferrari 4k is good-looking, and obviously has better graphics, but if that's not really important to you, then why pay the extra 200-300 dollars?
And if those prices you list, actually include that printer, then the price difference increases largely offcourse.
To anwser another question, no, I don't think you will NEED 64 bit in 2 years. it will however probably be standard by then.

But the X300 base on a MR9600 which is over a year old. Even if you only play RTS and RPG, you'll want the X700. Take a look at a 8103 which should be in the same range as the other 2.

as of right now, im thinking of getting the ferrari upon reviews. cant get over its looks, plus weight is much better