Opinions on this laptop? Acer Aspire AS4530-5627

[Mike Kelehan]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834115500

Vitals:

Model
Brand Acer
Series Aspire
Model AS4530-5627
Part# LX.ARE0X.092

General
Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium
CPU Type AMD Athlon X2 QL-60(1.9GHz)
Screen 14.1" WXGA
Memory Size 2GB DDR2
Hard Disk 160GB
Optical Drive DVD Super Multi
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 9100M G
Communication Modem, Gigabit LAN and WLAN
Card slot 1 x Express Card
Dimensions 13.3" x 9.6" x 1.1-1.5"
Weight 5.3 lbs.

CPU
CPU Type AMD Mobile Athlon 64 X2
CPU Speed QL-60(1.90GHz)
CPU L2 Cache 1MB
Chipset
Chipset NVIDIA nForce MCP77MH

Display
Screen Size 14.1"
Wide Screen Support Yes
LCD Features Acer CrystalBrite Technology
Display Type Wide XGA
Resolution 1280 x 800
Operating Systems
Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium

Graphics
GPU/VPU NVIDIA GeForce 9100M G
Graphic Type Integrated Card

Hard Drive
HDD 160GB

Memory
Memory 2GB

Optical Drive
Optical Drive Type DVD Super Multi
Optical Drive Interface Integrated

Communications
Modem 56K
LAN 10/100/1000Mbps
WLAN 802.11b/g Wireless LAN

Ports
Card Slot 1 x ExpressCard/54 slot
USB 3
Video Port 1 x VGA
Audio Ports Yes

Audio
Audio Integrated Sound card
Speaker Internal Speakers

Input Device
Touchpad Yes
Keyboard Standard

Supplemental Drive
Card Reader 5-in-1 card reader for optional MultiMediaCard, Secure Digital card, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO or xD-Picture Card
Webcam Yes

Power
Battery 6-cell lithium ion

Physical spec
Dimensions 13.3" x 9.6" x 1.1-1.5"
Weight 5.3 lbs.

It's $450, which is exactly what I'm in the market for, because a) I don't do ANY newer gaming on the PC (just graphic adventures that are meant to run on middle aged women's computers) and b) $500 is my ceiling. Also, it comes with XP drivers, so I'd be "down"grading immediately.

Any great reasons why I shouldn't do it?

[harle]

That is a great price for the laptop! If you are looking for any alternatives, Dell and Gateway has comparable laptops for about the same price.

[Mike Kelehan]

That is a great price for the laptop! If you are looking for any alternatives, Dell and Gateway has comparable laptops for about the same price.

It looked like they had comparable laptops in the $600 range, last I checked.

[PathMaster]

Might be able to grab a Core 2 Duo from someone else for around the price. Also, take a look at price for Black Friday. Some deals are close to that price.

[Disgustipated]

For $450 that laptop is awesome.