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| Thread ID: 53814 | 2005-01-27 23:51:00 | New Laptop | cowboy stu (7021) | Press F1 |
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| 318741 | 2005-01-27 23:51:00 | I am looking at buying a laptop just for email etc. when away from home. Does any one have any experiances with the Acers for around $ 1400 at the moment ? |
cowboy stu (7021) | ||
| 318742 | 2005-01-28 01:13:00 | wouldn't it be cheaper to go to a cybercafe? you get a lot of email for $1400 :D | theother1 (3573) | ||
| 318743 | 2005-01-28 03:34:00 | Sorry, I don't have any experiences of the Acer range, but if you are going to mainly use your laptop for that purpose, could I suggest you look for one that is badged Centrino. It uses the Pentium M and the specs look slow but they are very efficient, low power users, with built in wireless technology so you can access wireless access points such as those cafes in Wgtn that run Cafenet. That way you can get your email wirelessly (or via dial up if necessary). Laptops that are badged Centrino are manufactured by a range of computer suppliers - Acer included I should think. Of course the other thing you could do (if email is all you want) is buy a cellphone like the Treo 600 or 650 that can do email. That is what I mostly use when away from home. |
John H (8) | ||
| 318744 | 2005-01-28 03:48:00 | Thanks for that . It would be used as a backup machine as well so cafes or cell phones are not really ideal. Just looking for something to keep in touch with the world and to do a bit of work away .. spreadsheets etc. | cowboy stu (7021) | ||
| 318745 | 2005-01-28 04:18:00 | Thanks for that . It would be used as a backup machine as well so cafes or cell phones are not really ideal. Just looking for something to keep in touch with the world and to do a bit of work away .. spreadsheets etc. and the odd bit of surfing and oh yeah a few games, oh! and maybe watch a movie or two so maybe I will want a DVD player. You probably should work out exactly what you will do with it and then decide what you need to accomplish all that and then look at what price range those specs fall into. NZ PC World did a great Laptop comparison in a recent copy, have a look at it on line and see if you can find it and then when you decide what you want compare prices at www.pricespy.co.nz |
theother1 (3573) | ||
| 318746 | 2005-01-28 04:34:00 | I just had a look at Ascent's website, and they have the Acer TravelMate 2301LC Notebook, Celeron-M, 1 . 3GHz, 256MB, 40GB, 15" TFT, DVD-ROM/CD-RW, LAN, 56K, WinXP Home for $1491 inc GST . Now if you could only get someone to answer your original question about whether they have any experience of Acer laptops in that price range! I think I have heard that Acer produces products that are of quite reasonable quality, but I have never owned one . Certainly that would do what you want, unless you want a bigger HD for your backups . |
John H (8) | ||
| 318747 | 2005-01-28 04:48:00 | "Certainly that would do what you want, unless you want a bigger HD for your backups." absolutely my point John H, his request is a little vague for anyone to give an informed response. But I am sure the acer would suit some of his needs. However the lack of anything positive maybe says something |
theother1 (3573) | ||
| 318748 | 2005-01-28 06:01:00 | Thanks John H that is the one I had my eye on. Sorry if i'm a bit vague but just looking for some one to say don't touch them with a barge pole ! ( or not ) Thanks for an intelligent response |
cowboy stu (7021) | ||
| 318749 | 2005-01-28 06:21:00 | Well dunno about Acer laptops but their desktops used to suck. Got one a while ago now, had nothing by problems and trouble. Only thing it was good for was the rubbish tip! | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 318750 | 2005-01-28 07:35:00 | You may have already seen me recommend one of these (www.dse.co.nz). They are extremely cheap and will work great for what you (and most others) need (-different to want-) ;) | ~sy~ (95) | ||
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