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    $399 Acer at Circuit City

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by jmsnyc, Aug 6, 2006.

  1. jmsnyc

    jmsnyc Notebook Consultant

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    I want to get my parents a <$500 notebook. CC has this one on special for $399 this week:

    Acer Aspire Notebook PC (AS3618AWLCI)
    Pentium M 1.7GHZ 512MB Ram and 60GB HD

    Best Buy has a Gateway for $480 I am also considering:

    Gateway Notebook with Mobile AMD Sempron™ Processor 3100+
    Model: MX6422 that also has a Firewire, DVD Burner, 80GB HD and comes with Windows Media Edition
    Any suggestions??? - thinking of going with the Gateway...
     
    jmsnyc, Aug 6, 2006
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  2. Gautam

    Gautam election 2008 NBR Reviewer

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    Either one should be fine for light tasks.

    I would choose the one that has the most feature and larger hard drive capacities. A DVD burner is really useful if your parents are into photography, or have a lot of videos to put to DVD. The Firewire helps with that - but I think the Acer has a firewire port, too.
     
    Gautam, Aug 6, 2006
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