Hi Guys,
Came across this laptop at the GG. Thought it was not too bad for the price offered particularly after Acer's cashback.
Here are the specs:
ACER ASPIRE 5820TG484G64MNKS 15.6"NOTEBOOK
BATTERY
Battery type included Lithium-ion
Claimed battery life 8 hours - tested to about 3 hours on full load with max brightness and video/game playing
CONNECTIVITY
Network interface Bluetooth, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
USB ports 4
VGA Yes
HDMI Yes
DISPLAY
Natural resolution (max) 1366x768 pixels
Diagonal screen size 15.6 inch
DRIVES
Optical drive DVD-RW
Primary hard drive 640 GB
Dimensions (H x W x D) 24-31 x 379 x 250 mm
Weight 2.4 kg
GRAPHICS
Graphics hardware ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650
Amt of video RAM 1GB
MEMORY
Amt of RAM 4GB
RAM type DDR3-1066
Memory card reader Yes
OTHER
Integrated webcam Yes
PROCESSOR
Processor type Intel Core i5
Processor speed 2.66GHz
SOFTWARE
Operating system - Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
SOUND
Embedded stereo speakers Yes
Digital audio output Yes
PROFESSIONAL REVIEWS
CNET - http://www.cnet.com.au/acer-aspire-timelinex-5820tg-33930509…
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/laptops/357424/acer-aspire-ti…
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Acer-Aspire-5820-Series.31889.0…
Awesome review by this guy - bear in mind the CPU speed on his review is slower than the one I'm submitting for you here (2.4G Vs 2.66G).
http://forum.notebookreview.com/acer/493151-acer-aspire-time…
Biggest issues appear to be price (which should be now solved) and looks
Also The GG are offering a:
SAMSUNG S2 1TB portable (as in usb powered not mains powered) hard drive for $99
CATALOGUE
http://www.thegoodguys.com.au/townsville/store/ContentDispla… Go to their techzone catalogue to see these deals
Please let me know whether they really are good so I can go buy one of each today :) Thanks.
seems cannot buy online?
and does the cash back go with the 50 rebate from Amex?