Quickly, Which would you buy, the Compaq or the Acer???

[badass88gt]

I thought I could post a poll, but dont see it. Anyway, here's the 2 choices, the laptop will be used mainly for internet and thats about it. No heavy resource games or music/movie downloads. The Acer is on sale right now for $599, the Compaq is on clearance for $450. Here's the contestants:

Acer Aspire Notebook with Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Mobile Processor T2060

Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core mobile processor T2060 with 533MHz frontside bus, 1MB L2 cache and 1.6GHz processor speed

1GB PC2-4200 DDR2 memory for multitasking power, expandable to 4GB

SuperMulti DVD±RW/CD-RW drive with double-layer support records up to 8.5GB of data or 4 hours of video using compatible DVD+R DL media

15.4" WXGA high-brightness TFT-LCD display with CrystalBrite technology and 1280 x 800 resolution

80GB hard drive

Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 with up to 224MB of shared video memory; Intel® High Definition Audio

6 media keys, including volume up/down, play/pause, stop, next and previous

5-in-1 media reader supports Secure Digital, MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro and xD-Picture Card

4 USB 2.0 ports for fast digital video, audio and data transfer

Built-in Acer InviLink wireless LAN (802.11b/g) with Acer SignalUp wireless technology; 10/100 Mbps Ethernet LAN with RJ-45 connector; V.92 high-speed modem

Weighs 6.4 lbs. and measures just 1.4" thin for portable power; lithium-ion battery

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition operating system preinstalled; software package included with CyberLink Power Producer, NTI CD-Maker, Adobe Acrobat Reader and more


Compaq Presario Notebook with Intel® Celeron® M Processor 440

Intel® Celeron® M processor 440 with 533MHz frontside bus, 1MB L2 cache and 1.86GHz processor speed

512MB PC2-4200 DDR2 memory for multitasking power, expandable to 2GB

Multiformat DVD±RW/CD-RW drive with double-layer support records up to 8.5GB of data or 4 hours of video using compatible media

15.4" WXGA high-definition widescreen display with BrightView technology and 1280 x 800 resolution

80GB Serial ATA hard drive (5400 rpm)

Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 with up to 64MB shared video memory; S-video TV-out

2 high-speed USB 2.0 ports for fast digital video, audio and data transfer

Built-in high-speed wireless LAN (802.11b/g); 10/100Base-T Ethernet LAN with RJ-45 connector; 56 Kbps high-speed modem

Weighs 6.6 lbs. and measures just 1.8" thin for portable power; lithium-ion battery and AC adapter

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic Edition operating system preinstalled; software package included with Microsoft Works, Sonic DigitalMedia Plus, HP Photosmart Premier and more

[lilws6]

i like my compaq its never given me a problem

[lilws6]

o and compaq is also made my hp

[07ROUSHSTG3]

compaq, since hp bought them they are pretty good, i love my compaq laptop

[badass88gt]

The Acer seems to have much better specs?

Am I reading it correctly, the Acer has double the memory, double the capacity for extra memory, a better processor, and alot more video memory for only $150 more?

[badass88gt]

Scratch that, the Compaq has a little faster ghz processor, but the Acer has the "better", "higher-line" processor?

[lilws6]

compaq has a higher availability for parts you can go almost anywhere to buy stuff for an hp/ compaq you could always add on to a compaq theres alot more things out there in my opinion

[88Nightmare]

why did I not see the option for a Z06 with powdercoated C6 wheels?


I think Acer is better quality. Thats just me though.

[SSDude]

Acer looks better IMO

[nismodave]

Acer= Garbage IMO

My dad owns one, and I hate it.

[lasttimearound]

i have 2 acers right now, love them both and neither has given me any troubles. most of my friends have acers as well. my last two laptops were hp's (well one was hp and one was compaq) and they were shit piles, the power plug port got all f*cked up and wouldnt stay connected and the screen went out on the compaq (1 month out of manufacturer warranty).

[Heat Seeker WS6]

Compaq- because each part has it's spare part #on each & every part. I like this because as being an ex-pc tech it makes part finding parts if needed as easy as it gets.

[88Nightmare]

i have a sony viao laptop. works pretty good. plus its a widescreen. nice for watchin dvd's after i burn them with its dvd burner lol

[xxsn0blindxx]

I prefer HP/Compaq over Acer, but these two laptops are not equal. The Acer has far better specs. It has more RAM and although the processor has a lower GHz rating, it is actually a faster processor. The Pentium Dual Core has two processing cores, kind of like having two CPUs, it does multiple processes faster. The Celeron is a budget processor that is adequate, but only has one core and typically has less cache and a slower bus speed. In short, the Acer is far better spec'd. I prefer HP/Compaq products to Acer, but in all fairness, Acer has been producing much better products now than they did 5 years ago.

[Myles]

I have never had good luck with HP or Compaq products, so since they merged, its like double the shit.

I would grab the Acer.