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    Acer's branding---again! Acer Aspire 4745G-5462G64Mnks versus Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG-5462G64Mnks

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by kisetsu17, Oct 12, 2010.

  1. kisetsu17

    kisetsu17 Took me long enough

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    So, after a long hiatus I think I'm back! Hello! :)

    Anyway, so I've been looking around for Acer's new laptops (can't break the habit, y'know. Acer!) and I still see that here, at least in Asia, there's this pretty cool naming convention Acer stuck to even after they switched over to the new i-series of processors. So I was looking at a new Aspire laptop I saw here in the Philippines, which is the Aspire 4745G- 5462G64Mnks (i 5460M 2G[of ram] 640GB hard drive, with the Mnks, I don't know what that is) and it's got a pretty decent config, with the Radeon 5650. But then, pan right, I see a TimelineX 4820TG- 5462G64Mnks! :eek:

    So I went around comparing its basic specs, and I see absolutely NO differences, hardware-wise, other than the Aspire's 4400mAh battery pack vs. the TimelineX 6000mAh pack. As with the appearance, the TimelineX has this special finish while the regular Aspire only has a piano black (with stripes I believe) finish. And also apart from the preinstalled Windows OS on the TimelineX, there technically isn't anything else different between them. So...how can I explain that the TimelineX costs about $150 more than the regular Aspire?

    So does the different battery pack and the different finish explain the price difference?
     
    kisetsu17, Oct 12, 2010
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  2. kisetsu17

    kisetsu17 Took me long enough

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    forgot to post links. This is the 4745G model offered in our country and this is the TimelineX variant.
     
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  3. TehSuigi

    TehSuigi Notebook Virtuoso

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    Remember Kisetsu, the TimelineX series is meant to be Acer's ultra-portable series. That being said, the Aspire does have an optical drive.

    As for the $150 difference, look no further than the top line of the specs on each link. The TimelineX comes with Windows 7 Home Premium; the Aspire only has DOS.
     
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  4. weinter

    weinter /dev/null

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    IMO this is not an issue though.... ;) :D
     
    weinter, Oct 12, 2010
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  5. michael_recycled

    michael_recycled Notebook Deity

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    But this explains a part of the price difference. :D

    Michael
     
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  6. kisetsu17

    kisetsu17 Took me long enough

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    Well, yeah, here in the country Win7 Home Premium costs more or less the same as the price difference, but the Aspire unit I saw in a shop here had an OS (plus all the Acer bloatware) preinstalled, too. So I don't know if it's because of that.

    Well, on one side though, the cool "TimelineX" badge on the right palmrest seems to be worth the difference. JK.

    Hm. Strange. I noticed just now that the linked 4820TG doesn't have an ODD listing. TimelineX does have an ODD, right?
     
    kisetsu17, Oct 12, 2010
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  7. TehSuigi

    TehSuigi Notebook Virtuoso

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    My mistake - it does.
     
    TehSuigi, Oct 12, 2010
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