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| 08-24-2009, 07:46 PM | #11 |
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Thanks for all your help btw. Iv been doing some research around the acer site looking at reviews etc and your suggestion looks like the one i might end up buying. The only question I still have is that I found a refurbished laptop on the acer site for around the same price and the specs look better. Considering it's refurbished and I need it for around 3 years minimum, which would you go for?
new: Acer Aspire 5536G LX.PAZ0X.092 - Acer Direct refurbished: GRADE A1 - Acer Aspire 6530G Laptop A1/LX.AUS0X.142 - Acer Direct Regards |
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| 08-24-2009, 08:33 PM | #12 |
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No worries
 Considering its £10 cheaper i'd go with the refurbished one. Both come with the same 1 year warranty, so any problems and you'll get the same level of service even if you get the refurbished one. The only thing is you'll have to act fast if you want the refurbished one as it looks like there's only 1 in stock. If you're waiting for your loan to come through, or for it to get a bit closer to the start of term chances are the referb will have gone. But still, either will be a great machine and should keep you going
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| 08-24-2009, 09:34 PM | #13 |
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okay cool
 Am i right in saying that the refurbished one has slightly better stats than the new one? Specifically what is better about it? (Sorry for all the questions xD) |
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| 08-24-2009, 09:53 PM | #14 |
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Hmm well, the refurbished one can play blu-ray disks (not that you're going to have the cash to splash around on those!
 )It has the same ram, a slightly smaller HDD but still 250GB is more than enough. It has a bigger screen, and slightly better graphics (i think) They both have an AMD Turion processor. Oh, but the brand new one comes with a free upgrade to Windows 7 in October - if that is of any interest to you. To be honest the difference is hardly going to be noticeable. If you want to save a tenner then buy the refurbishment, but if you are at all interested in Windows 7 i'd get the brand new one, as it would cost a lot more than £10 to buy in the future. But in all fairness if you compared the two side by side i think you'd be hard pressed to find any real noticeable difference in performance. |
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| 08-24-2009, 09:57 PM | #15 |
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okay, I think im going to go with the new one to be honest. the tenner difference dosnt really matter and the option to bump up to windows 7 is pretty cool. plus I can get an extended 3 year warrenty with the new one.
Thanks for all your help dude! |
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| 08-24-2009, 10:01 PM | #16 |
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No worries! And yeah, it might be worth it in the long run
Enjoy your new laptop, and good luck with uni Feel free to stop by and say hello again once your new computer is up and running, haha.
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| 08-24-2009, 10:04 PM | #17 |
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haha, will do! Ill let you know how badly it runs crysis full graphics!
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| 09-03-2009, 08:29 PM | #18 |
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hey dude!
just got my money through and turns out my budget is £800 so i wont be getting that laptop after all. iv been looking at the dell xps 16... can you tell me what you think? Iv got a few discounts which bring the price down from £995 to £750 and a free 500gb hard drive. Let me know what you think and if you know of anything better http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/pr...=dhs&cs=ukdhs1 Specs: Code:
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P7350 (3M Cache, 2.00 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB) Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium SP1 (64 BIT) - English Microsoft® Works 9.0 / English - (Does not include Microsoft® Word) Black Leather back cover : 15.6" (inch) Truelife 1080p Full HD WLED Edge to Edge Display 4096MB 1067MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM [2x2048] 500GB Serial ATA (5400RPM) Hard Drive 1Yr Premium Warranty Support Primary 6-cell 56 WHr Lithium Ion battery Internal DVD+/-RW (DVD & CD read and write) Slot Load Drive including Software 1GB ATI® Radeon™ HD 4670 graphics card Intel WiFi Link 5100 (802.11 a/b/g/n 1X2) 1/2 MiniCard Dell Wireless 370 Bluetooth Module No integrated TV Tuner (MLK base) Accessories No Security/Anti-Virus Protection - English Services & Software No Accidental Damage Support DataSafe Online Backup 2GB 1 year Also Includes N09X1602 Studio XPS 16 Order - UK English - Documentation Studio XPS 16 Datasafe Local 2.0 Basic Studio XPS 16 Resource DVD (Diagnostic & Drivers) 90W AC Adaptor No Carry Case 1 Meter Power Cord (3 Wire) - UK Internal UK/Irish Qwerty Keyboard 1 Year Premium Warranty Support 2.0 Mega Pixel Integrated Camera with Facial Recognition Software Wireless Label (Intel Wireless Cards) - Core 2 Duo Last edited by maxmax; 09-03-2009 at 09:08 PM. |
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| 09-06-2009, 11:13 AM | #19 | ||
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Hey,
Sorry for the delay - busy weekend. That laptop looks pretty good for the price. For the past 5 years or so i've always bought Mesh computers. £700 gets you MESH Computers - Award Winning Review PCs Since 1987 - Edge M840 Quote:
£850 gets you MESH Computers - Award Winning Review PCs Since 1987 - Edge M870CL Quote:
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| 06-04-2010, 12:17 AM | #20 |
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I have the same card and it runs fine
Some hiccups, nothing debilitating. About "can you run it" (the website) almost all of the games I have, it's told me my graphics card can't handle. About the only thing I use it for is to see my OS compatibility.
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