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Acer vs Toshiba

KaozKaoz __BANNED USERS regular
edited November 2009 in Moe's Stupid Technology Tavern
I'm going to pick up a cheap laptop on bestbuy.com , and I'm leaning toward the Acer with the athlon processor over the Toshiba at the same price point. I just want something for my upcoming trip down south to check my mail, watch movies etc. Any reason I should reconsider? Sorry for the lack of link, I'm posting from my Droid. Any help would be much appreciated.

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  • gneGnegneGne Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    May I ask why you only want to choose between these two? A budget might help too.

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  • KaozKaoz __BANNED USERS regular
    edited November 2009
    Going on a two month trip to South Carolina, and just need a functional laptop as bringing my main computer isn't feasible. Don't really want to spend more than 500 to include shipping etc.


    Edit: I also don't want a netbook, I hate the tiny keyboard and weird aspect ratio.

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  • SatsumomoSatsumomo Rated PG! Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Do I win?

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834200027

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  • KaozKaoz __BANNED USERS regular
    edited November 2009
    That's also a great deal. If I was to go that route should I upgrade to windows 7 or downgrade to XP?

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  • WezoinWezoin Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Based on quality my bet would be Toshiba. I would trust them more than Acer in terms of build quality.

    If the acer is significantly more powerful than the Toshiba then you should take that into consideration.

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  • SatsumomoSatsumomo Rated PG! Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Kaoz wrote: »
    That's also a great deal. If I was to go that route should I upgrade to windows 7 or downgrade to XP?

    That computer's specs will run Windows 7 very nicely, so I would go for W7.

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