Need advice on a new laptop

[Hogge]

I am in the market for a new laptop and have been looking mostly at the Acer Aspire 7520G-502G32Mi and the HP Pavilion dv9645. I want to be able to play games quite well and I also watch ALOT of movies and such on my laptop so i want the 17" screen. These two computers are exactly the same price (~1.180€ or ~$1.670). i'm thinking the Acer but would really apreciate some input form you guys.

The specs are as as follows:

Acer Aspire 7520G-502G32Mi

Screen 17" 1440x900 CrystalBrite
AMD Turion X2 TL-60, 2.0Ghz, 1MB Cache
RAM 2GB (2x1024MB, DDR2 667Mhz)
HDD 320GB SATA 5400rpm (2 x 160GB)
nVidia GeForce 8600M GS 512MB

HP Pavilion dv9645 (I really like the HDMI output on this one)

Screen 17" 1440x900 BrightView
AMD Turion X2 TL-58, 1.9Ghz, 1MB Cache
RAM 2GB (2x1024MB, DDR2 667Mhz)
HDD 250GB SATA 5400rpm
nVidia GeForce 8400M 128MB On Board, up to 895MB shared

 

[Maziar]

get Core2Duo and here is a nice 17" Core2Duo laptop:

Dell Vostro 1700 with this config :
Intel Core2Duo T7250 2.0GHZ
2GB RAM
8600
320GB HDD

http/configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=04&kc=6W300&l=en&oc=bqcwlpv&s=bsd

but if u only want one of those laptops , go for ACER one

 

[Hogge]

Yes i'd like to go C2D but with that Dell i get a lower grade gfx card, and less features such as bluetooth etc for a higher price...

 

[Maziar]

no that dell has 8600GT which is equal to the acer one , also that CPU blows away the TurionX2

 

[lostandwandering]

Actually, the Dell has either the 8400m GS or the 8600mGT. The GT would be better than the card the Acer has.

 

[Maziar]

yeah u r right , it was 8600GT not GS, thanx

 

[Hogge]

Yeah the GT is indeed a faster GPU, alltho only 256mb VRAM... However i made thet build on the Swedish website and the cost with tax turns out to ~13000SEK or $1.977 wich is sadly over my budget anyway 🙁

 

[lostandwandering]

Like Maz said before, if you have to choose between the two you posted, the Acer is the clear winner. It has a better processor and a better GPU than the HP.

 

[dan350zr]

Your not going to be able to play many games with the 8400m Video card... I would definatly go with the Acer and the 8600m card...

 

[theworminator]

I don't think he's in for a huge powerhouse laptop, he can't afford one. Plus I don't want to touch Alienware with a 10 foot pole. Made of lead. Because their customer supports is apparently atrocious and they ended up threatening Hexus.net for reviews, which just isn't cool.

 

[lolitha]

Check out Asus F3 series which have dedicated gfx

 

[eraser_rx]

i found that Acer has much less sponsorware.....

well...i got a cheap one, and Acer doesn't seem to have too much preinstalled applications....it's a much cleaner OS i have to say....

my 2 cents

 

[dmacfour]

the dell 17" is a great option. my 1720 plays all of the latest games except crysis exceedingly well.