which laptop is better?

studentdave

I'm stuck in a dilemma, into which laptop to buy from the two. I thought you guys could help me out

Both priced at 399 & Brand new

1. IBM Thinkpad R50e

Intel Celeron M Processor 360
(1.4GHz, 400Mhz FSB, 1MB L2 Cache)
256 Mb Memory
40GB Hard Drive
DVD RW +/-R /+/-RW dual layer
Wifi enabled Integrated Intel Pro Wireless 2200 b/g Wireless LAN
Microsoft XP Home
Upto 3hours battery life
15" inch TFT screen

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=104374&page=1&pp=10

2. ACER TM2413LM

Intel Celeron M 370
(1.5 GHz 400 MHz FSB 1 Mb L2 Cache)
256 Mb Memory
40GB Hard Drive
DVD RW +/-R /+/-RW dual layer
Ethernet 10 / 100 wired networking
Speakers Built-in stereo
15" inch TFT screen
Microsoft XP Home
Upto 2.1hours battery life

http://www.comet.co.uk/comet/html/cache/572_287016.html

Mr_Skint_2

IBM IBM IBM Acer have a tendancy to suck, What about a Dell with
a discount code off this site.

studentdave

Do Acer laptops really suck? WHy

Dell laptop? which one, do u have a code i cant find one

Mr_Skint_2

Acers are really badly constructed and their tech support is non-existent.

As for dell codes do a forum search as there will be loads I expect....

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Personally I'd probably get the Acer with the maginally faster processor. That's because I have an Acer which I'm very happy with. I'd suggest trawling a few laptop forums to gauge how many problems are being reported with Acers compared to other manufacturers. My impression, a year ago, was there were few manufacturers who didn't get complaints and Acer were no different to many others and certainly not as bad as some. These laptops should be fairly quiet and as this was absolutely key for me as working in relative quiet is very important to me and I hate whirring fans. My Acer is very good in that respect and that would be my deciding factor between very similarly specced laptops.

Slothy

I'd also suggest the IBM. They tend to have very high quality screens & keyboards, which make working with the laptop a lot easier. Plus the Thinkpad build quality traditionally is quite high.

mike_paterson

I'd go for the IBM every time - better quality (I've had several) and better resale price when it's time to change (BMW v Hyundai).

pin

IBM, has better battery life and built in wireless.

Mark_LJ

A friend, who works in IT, just bought the IBM that you're on about and has been v impressed with it. Spent £24 to upgrade the memory via Crucial. In his opinion the build quality is excellent, which is a major plus in my book.

dc2447

Mark_LJ wrote:

A friend, who works in IT, just bought the IBM that you're on about and has been v impressed with it. Spent £24 to upgrade the memory via Crucial. In his opinion the build quality is excellent, which is a major plus in my book.

Crucial don't appear to sell memory for that model - could you ask your friend how he got it?

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dc2447 wrote:

Crucial don't appear to sell memory for that model - could you ask your friend how he got it?

Plenty of R50 series listed here:

http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/listModel.asp?cat=RAM&mfr=IBM&productline=ThinkPad