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What do you think of this Acer Aspire 15.4? Widescreen Notebook
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AfterDawn Addict
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11. November 2006 @ 14:17 |
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Acer Laptop
Hey guys my dad just bought this laptop for my sister at circuitcity today for her B-Day to take to callage. Dose it look ok to you? He also got the 4 yaer accidental plan for it for another $299
Is the laptop ok?
Will the laptop last?
Just want to make sure because we can always take it back... he bought it because the sale ended today.
~Domreis
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11. November 2006 @ 21:18 |
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The machine itself is nice, BUT...
It comes with Windows Media Center, not a regular XP Home or Pro operating system. I find that a somewhat inappropriate OS for a laptop. Because Vista should be avoided at all costs, it means you will have to install your own copy of XP.
Also, it comes with Norton's, which is a big fat headache, though there are free AV and firewalls, so that's not such a big deal.
-Do you believe you own your computer and shouldn't be told what you can run and do? Then say *NO* to Microsoft Vista!
-Since half the questions here involve media problems, here ya go: Only use Verbatim or Taiyo-Yuden discs (get your TYs from Rima.com, not Supermediastore or meritline). Forget the rest, no matter what "brand" they sell under. Always burn at 4x speed regardless of the speed rating of this discs or your drive. If you have burn problems with these then you have to update your drive's firmware. For double-layer discs, only use Verbatim DVD+R DL and burn them at 2.4x speed.
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11. November 2006 @ 21:49 |
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Yea... Norton Dosen't Come installed on it it comes on a cd. We will probably just give it to the garbage can. We use Ad-Aware and ZoneAlarm and love them. So we are goo there. Thanks for the response. We didn't take Vista so we are good there to.
Still seams like a great buy to me.
Any other comments?
~Domreis
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gumbowie
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12. November 2006 @ 01:27 |
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yeh g,day whats the specs of it mate
Intel Core 2 E6300 1.8ghz = 2.79ghz
Gigabyte Motherboard GA-945GM-S2
Display Card NVIDIA Geforce 7600gt 7 series
Memory 2 gig DDR2
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP and vista Rc1
Hardrive 120 Gig sata 7500RPM x2 Xp Home
80 Gig sata2 7500rpm 8 Meg cache vista
Sound Card Realtek HD Audio rear output
Dvb T300 Tv card tuner With media center edition
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13. November 2006 @ 21:29 |
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They're at the CircuitCity link Domreis posted. All in all they seem like a very good deal to me, the OS notwithstanding. They're more a Tigerdirect.
-Do you believe you own your computer and shouldn't be told what you can run and do? Then say *NO* to Microsoft Vista!
-Since half the questions here involve media problems, here ya go: Only use Verbatim or Taiyo-Yuden discs (get your TYs from Rima.com, not Supermediastore or meritline). Forget the rest, no matter what "brand" they sell under. Always burn at 4x speed regardless of the speed rating of this discs or your drive. If you have burn problems with these then you have to update your drive's firmware. For double-layer discs, only use Verbatim DVD+R DL and burn them at 2.4x speed.
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13. November 2006 @ 22:45 |
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Domreis, thoses are a great deal and the quality is pretty good also,so you made the right choice for the money.
ad/aware is a spyware program and ZoneAlarm is a firewall so you will still need an anti-virse program i would go with "Trend Micro" or "NOD32"
if you want to go with a free AV program go with "Avast" or AVG both are good . avoid norton at all cost lol
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14. November 2006 @ 13:33 |
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ZoneAlarm Suite (or something like that) is also a Virus-Protection software...
Thanks for the replys... It looked like a good deal to me too.
~Domreis
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15. November 2006 @ 14:16 |
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Quote:
ad/aware is a spyware program
You mean Ad-Aware? It's an ANTI-spyware program! One of the best not less. Be careful not to scare people...;)
-Do you believe you own your computer and shouldn't be told what you can run and do? Then say *NO* to Microsoft Vista!
-Since half the questions here involve media problems, here ya go: Only use Verbatim or Taiyo-Yuden discs (get your TYs from Rima.com, not Supermediastore or meritline). Forget the rest, no matter what "brand" they sell under. Always burn at 4x speed regardless of the speed rating of this discs or your drive. If you have burn problems with these then you have to update your drive's firmware. For double-layer discs, only use Verbatim DVD+R DL and burn them at 2.4x speed.
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15. November 2006 @ 15:45 |
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Yes Ad-Aware is the best... any other comments on this laptop mates?
~Domreis
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15. November 2006 @ 22:20 |
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NO ad/aware isn't the best
Trend Micro Anti-Spyware
Spysweeper
Ewido
are all way better !!
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16. November 2006 @ 13:49 |
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Spysweeper Slows you computer down so much though. I rely think it is personal Preferance. Any comments on this Acer Laptop?
Ps. It is Ad-Aware
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