Much difference between "Acer" and "Asus"?

Hi,

I am today, seeing two Netbooks for sale, which appear to be identical (same processors/RAM/screen size/etc.) - only difference is, one is an Acer, and one is an Asus...and oh, $40 separates the two in price :-D

Any advice, suggestions, or opinions, please? Any/All welcome............

 

Acer is like the budget brand, while Asus is more of a name brand.

 

Good to know...so, the Asus, at $40 LESS than the Acer, with all the same specs (they both match with CPU's, hard drive size, RAM, screen size, etc - as far as I can see/tell - all identical), is a MUCH better deal, eh?

 

I would say yes. Acer isn't a BAD brand, mind you, just not as good as Asus AFAIK. If you go to the Asus website and look at their laptops, they're pretty heavy duty machines. Asus is also known for making good motherboards.

I'd definitely go with the Asus, especially as it's cheaper too!

 

TY-again-VM - however....I think I may have found, "the catch" (?)...the Asus is "refurbished" (though "Quality", Refurbished, haha).

Do you know much about that scenario - "refurbished", "reconditioned", "restored" - anything of the sort?

Reason I ask is one recent experience of mine (a 19" Polaroid LCD 720P Monitor) was not such a good experience. That thing seems to work for my sons video games, but as an actual computer monitor, it has this "QUIRK" (for lack of a better term), whereby it will simply SHUT-DOWN...

Now, all I need to do is power it right back up, but it seems like, on average, about once every 24 hours or so it does (DID) this, hence, it no longer serves as a PC monitor, but rather sits-around waiting for someone to play a vid. game on it (ha). It became quite annoying after about the 2nd or 3rd time of it doing that. Once a day is 30 times a month (and 365 x's per year!!!), so...that would be VERY annoying.

I suppose (??) it might work well-enough as a TV, I don't know, but the only thing I can think is that my Vista (Home) OS has more complex graphics (or electrical/electronic stressors of some sort) than the vid. game - which surprises me...!?!

 

Refurbished simply means it was likely already sold to a customer and was returned, possibly had a faulty part. Refurbished machines go through all of the final tests new products go through AGAIN before being put back on the market, and any faults corrected (faulty hardware replaced, etc.).

I know Asus makes good laptops. They're not exactly the most portable, being made of heavy duty components (more metal, less plastic). Their netbooks I'm sure are different.

The main thing I know about Acer is that their laptops have pretty light duty casing, and their monitors aren't the best.

In the netbook world, honestly I'm not sure it would matter in this case, now that I've thought about it more... make sure you look at not only the speed specs, but the hardware makes (i.e. hard drive) to see if one of the two models you're looking at has better quality components in it.

 

I have to disagree that HP makes good computers. I think since the (fairly) recent mergers (last few years), their PCs (and especially laptops) have taken a steep decline in quality. Same with Toshiba laptops.

 

Very good David - thank you as always...and this is good news for me, in that I think I've found an HP laptop (and also refurbished) that i like better...I don't care for the extra 4180 I may spend on it, but it is MUCH superior in terms of everything compared to the more budget-friendly models that I was originally asking about here...!

Thanks again!

 

OH NO!!! And then I see THIS!?! (hadn't originally seen it until after I posted my last message just now). rolleyes

Oh well, maybe that is why the one I'm looking at needed refurbishing?!? :confused

And the hunt continues............ (I loathe shopping) :wave

 

Will do - thank you!

Do you mean the "more metal, less plastic" is "different", please?

 

I disagree with the previous poster about the decline of Toshiba and HP. I think their laptops are outstanding and highly reccomend them (have a Toshiba myself). I work on Acer the most here at work and I'm turned off by thier quality of design. All I see is Gateway reborn :\

Asus on the other-hand, I think also makes high quality machines. The only think I don't like from Asus is their website for downloading drivers

 

I've fixed a lot of HPs and Toshiba laptops, and know a lot of people that have sold them super cheap in order to get a different machine, as they can't stand theirs anymore.

OP: Yes, I mean the more metal less plastic different in netbooks. Netbooks are DESIGNED to be lightweight, no need to be heavy duty.

 

In retrospect, I've always believed the computer business is very much like the car industry. Guy (A) loves the car company "Ford" and has absolutely no issues with any vehicle he may own; while Guy (B) owns a "Ford" and has nothing but problems with his vehicle.

The same scenarios can be said about the computer industry in my opinion.

 

Thanks for this plodr!

Very interesting thanks. Now, how bad could the website be (?)...I mean, I'm very curious, what exactly was/is the issue(s) encountered, please (?) - and thanks again...

Beautiful - thank you again...

Well put - understood, agreed, and thanks again.

Thanks as always David...I was seriously wanting to do my own build awhile-back, and had actually even started a thread here to that end, however, it was abandoned when my financial situation took several consecutive hits a few months ago.

A bit of Good News (!) ... --->>>

Things have improved (ever-so-slightly), and, if no one would be in a rush to help me (and I certainly would not be demanding of it), I am entertaining the idea once again, based-on a number of factors.

The only downer on this is that actually, at this time, I am more so needing something portable (whether laptop, notebook, or net-book, I am not sure at the moment), but again, I think I might begin to gather some parts for my own, personally-custom-built, good, STRONG/SECURE - "FAST" desktop/PC. And just so you know...though the more cerebral, "invisible" or intangible aspects of computers :confused largely (and often) escape me, :-o I am MUCH more capable with my hands, and actual, physical work, such as would be the case in building a machine (have been going into towers/cases/etc. to learn and change-out parts etc., for some years now - and have always worked with my hands - otherwise), so, we would have THAT in our favor/working for us in any joint effort to "build" something!! :major

Thanks again - and see you all S00N! :wave

 

Very interesting thanks. Now, how bad could the website be (?)...I mean, I'm very curious, what exactly was/is the issue(s) encountered, please (?) - and thanks again...

Asus driver updating in my opnion does feel very streamlined in my opinion.

Here's some screenshots of a few Asus websites. Starting from the homepage, thinking like your typical standard user I would need a few moments to think of where to go for my drivers. Unlike Intel's website where it's right in your face.

Going on to the next page, I get greated by a text box from Asus's website, and then once I finally go to the downloads section I can finally get to an auto-updater. Not very polished in my opinion for a professional website