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    Acer laptop Santa Rosa/Core 2 Duo 1.5GHz/8600M GT/15.4" WXGA/2GB DDR2/160GB HDD/HD-DVD/HDMI/$1099 at Best Buy online

    Just for clarification, it is a combo drive, meaning it can play HD-DVDs, but can only burn DVDs (+/-/DL). Then again, I've read elsewhere that some people have had problems viewing HD-DVDs, but no problems w/regular DVDs, so go figure... If the HD-DVD does indeed work, someone wondered...
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    Acer laptop Santa Rosa/Core 2 Duo 1.5GHz/8600M GT/15.4" WXGA/2GB DDR2/160GB HDD/HD-DVD/HDMI/$1099 at Best Buy online

    Yeah, it's always hard to compare GPUs of different series, since the newer architecture and die shrinkage may have a substantial impact on the performance, even if the core and/or memory speeds and/or memory type are noticeably different. In the example that you bring up, both are 128-bit...
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    Acer laptop Santa Rosa/Core 2 Duo 1.5GHz/8600M GT/15.4" WXGA/2GB DDR2/160GB HDD/HD-DVD/HDMI/$1099 at Best Buy online

    Doesn't anyone else think this is a pretty good deal? (No one seems to be raving over it in the various deal sites that I've browsed through...) Acer Aspire Notebook with Intel® Centrino® Duo Mobile Technology Model: AS5920-6313 http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ol...oduct&id=1179876462320...