New Laptop?

I am thinking about getting a laptop and was looking at this
http://www.shopnbc.com/product/?fam...00&ciid=11281&taxid=&cm_re=TS-_-TOPSELLER-_-N

Opinions? Is this worth the money? I do not play games, etc. Just need a good laptop. Do the other things in the bundle make it worth the buy?

Thanks

 

Thank you zbd for replying. Wondering if a bigger one would be better without all the extras?
Any one else have any comments about this?

 

Honestly, I'd look for something with a Centrino class processor or better, and at least 1GB of RAM, especially if it comes with Vista. Just an opinion though.

It seems to be a good price for what it comes bundled with.

 

Would like to piggy-back this discussion if ok.
Am trying to figure out best-buy for 'business' laptop, and really interested in speed (with XPpro for at least a couple more years) more than anything.
Would that be pretty much taken care of with the max RAM (say 1-GB) available for a reasonable price (say under $2000) ?
Guess other features such as min 5hr battery life, wifi conn, dvd/cd burner, durability, security, easy transfer to PDA, etc would also be necessary.
Thoughts ?

 

Looks like a good deal to me. I'd rather see a 15.4" screen and 2 gigs of RAM for Vista. Or 1 gig of RAM for XP.

Don't fall for Duo Core or Dual 2 Core CPU's. These do not take the greatest advantage of current software, unless you are a heavy user of video movie editing, etc..

A single CPU, of the highest speed you can afford, would be better IMO. Bazza

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A trawl through Major Geeks search forum or Google, including the words ACER and reliability might prove interesting.


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That's not a good laptop. The AS3690 (that link is for the 3680) sells on newegg for $600.

The monitor is only worth about $150-175
The printer is worth $50
The wireless router is garbage
The keyboard and mouse is worth about $25

Based on the $1100 price tag I say it's a rip off, but that's just me and it's not even a good laptop. I'd recommend buying an IBM, Asus or Sony.

Something like this would be a much better buy..
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834146273

lenovo 3000 N Series N100(0768EHU) Intel Celeron M 430(1.73GHz) 15.4" Wide XGA 512MB 80GB Dual layer DVD Burner Intel GMA950 NoteBook - Retail

Communication: Modem, LAN and WLAN
CPU Type: Intel Celeron M 430(1.73GHz)
Graphics Card: Intel GMA950
Hard Disk: 80GB
Memory Size: 512MB DDR2
Operating System: Windows Vista Home Basic
Optical Drive: Dual Layer DVD Burner
Part#: 0768EHU
Screen: 15.4" WXGA
Video Memory: shared memory
Model #: 3000 N100
Item #: N82E16834146273
Return Policy: Desktop PC, Notebook, and Tablet PC Return Policy
In Stock
$50.00 Mail-In Rebate

($629.99 after $50.00 Mail-In Rebate)
Very similar system except this one has a larger screen(widescreen), faster processor and is more reliable.

Here's a slightly different one... $649.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834146235
Pretty much the same as above only 15" screen (non widescreen)

HEre's one by Asus for $670
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220133

Take advantage of some of those rebates there. You'll get a much better system than that ShopNBC Acer bundle and you might actually be able to save some money.

 

Like said above though 512MB of ram isn't much for Vista. An $800 or so system will get you 1GB of ram and Vista Home Premium.

 

http://www.circuitcity.com/rpsm/oid/174511/bundleId/9443/rpem/ccd/bundleDetail.do

This is the one I bought. By what you say, probably not a good one. It is very slow to start up.

 

512MB of Ram with Vista is going to be slow to start up. Overall though Acer notebooks aren't known to be reliable. I would have gone with this one personally... http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Leno...72694/catOid/-12963/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do

But good luck with it. Take care of it and it should treat you well.

 

According to the guy who I talked to before I bought this, he said I could buy more RAM if I needed. Would it help to do that?
Or how else could I speed it up? I did delete all the Norton off it.