Need help choosing between these laptops

[breakdown82]

http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/...Tab_custReview

http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/...0ff6d7c6a8en02

http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/...ba177fdefcen02

http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/...a2860a5bd8en02

http://www.thesource.ca/estore/Produ...B34E0690047637

[[>>ahl395<<]]

I cant seem to get to the Specs page of the ones on Bestbuy... would you mind posting the specs?

Also, what will you be using the notebook for?

[breakdown82]

click the "specifications" tab, next to details. i just plan on surfin the web, playing old games that dont require much power and if I can watch movies.

[cloudbyday]

Doesn't help us much. Fill out the FAQ.

[breakdown82]

1. Acer Aspire 15.6" Laptop featuring AMD Athlon 64 Processor TF-20 (AS5517-5178) - Black -

250gb
1.6ghz
amd athlon 64-tf 20
2 gb ram
ati radeon 3200

2.Acer Aspire 15.6" Laptop featuring AMD Athlon 64 X2 Processor TK-42 (AS5517-5049)

AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processor and 3GB of RAM
320GB hard drive
ati radeon 3200
1.6 ghz

3.Acer Aspire 15.6" Laptop featuring AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor L310 (AS5517-1419) - Black

The AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core processor L310 and 4GB system memory
500GB hard drive
ATI Radeon HD 3200
1.2 GHz

4.New! HP Pavilion 15.6" Laptop featuring AMD Athlon II Dual-Core Processor (G61-408CA)

The AMD Athlon II dual-core processor M300 features VISION technology
320GB hard drive
3gb ram
2.0ghz
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4200

5. GATEWAY MC2608H LAPTOP COMPUTER-RED

AMD Turion Dual-Core RM72 processor
3072MB RAM
250GB hard drive
Processor Speed: 2.1GHz
ATI Raedon™ HD 3200

[breakdown82]

1) What is your budget? 500
2) What size notebook would you prefer? doesnt matter

3) Where will you buying this notebook? Canada

4) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?

doesnt matter

5) Would you consider laptops that are refurbished/redistributed? no

6) What are the primary tasks will you be performing with this notebook? web surfing, watching movies and playing old games

7) Will you be taking the notebook with you to different places, leaving it on your desk or both? leaving at desk mostly

8) Will you be playing games on your notebook? If so, please state which games or types of games? not sure exactly which ones, maybe red alert the old one

9) How many hours of battery life do you need? doesnt matter, i can plug it in

10) Would you prefer to see the notebooks you're considering before purchasing it or buying a notebook on-line without seeing it is OK? id like to see it

11) What OS do you prefer? Windows (XP or Vista or Windows 7), Mac OS, Linux, etc. doesnt matter

Screen Specifics

12) From the choices below, what screen resolution(s) would you prefer?
something thats decent i guess

13) Do you want a glossy/reflective screen or a matte/non-glossy screen?
doesnt matter

Build Quality and Design

14) Are the notebook's looks and stylishness important to you? not really

15) When are you buying this laptop and how long do you want this laptop to last? tomorrow. a year or two maybe three

Notebook Components

16) How much hard drive space do you need; 80GB to 640GB? Do you want a SSD drive? at least 100 gb

17) Do you need an optical drive? If yes, a CDRW/DVD-ROM, DVD Burner or Blu-Ray drive? a dvd drive would be nice

[breakdown82]

any ideas anybody? im going to go tomorrow and get one.

[breakdown82]

bump.......

[dtwn]

No.4's the most powerful if that helps.

[nando4]

Originally Posted by breakdown82

4.New! HP Pavilion 15.6" Laptop featuring AMD Athlon II Dual-Core Processor (G61-408CA)

The AMD Athlon II dual-core processor M300 (2.0Ghz)
3gb ram
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4200

The HP Pavilion 15.6" has the newest 45nm CPU, newer power efficient chipset and faster HD4200 graphics as shown here. That's the one I'd go for. The rest are older 65nm CPU tech and should be comparatively lower priced than the HP unit.

$500 is a good price. futureshop sell it for $550 with a smaller 250GB HDD here but bigger 4GB, which the supplied Win7 64-bit can make full use of.