POLL: Alright ... which laptop should I use?

[TheVrolok]

Compaq Presario V5305VM
2.00 GHz Mobile AMD Sempron? Processor 3300+
512MB 333MHz DDR (upgradable to 2GB)
ATI RADEON XPRESS 200M IGP (128MB)
60GB 5400RPM Hard-Drive
24X DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive
15.4? WXGA High-Definition BrightView Widescreen (1280 x 800) Display
Integrated 56k modem, 100mb Network Card and 54g 802.11b/g Wireless Connectivity
s-video out


Acer Aspire 5102WLMi
AMD Turion 64 x2 (1.6 GHz, 512KB L2)
15.4" WXGA blah blah
ATI Radeon Xpress 1100
120GB HDD
Dual Format/Double Layer DVD Burner (DVD+R double layer, DVD+/-RW for singles)
1GB DDR2
wlan
bluetooth
built in webcam/mic


This shouldn't even be a question I suppose .. but the Acer is so damned fugly compared to the Compaq, and I've already got Ubuntu running flawlessly on the Compaq and I'm really worried about getting Linux to fly on the Acer. The Acer seems to be designed for buisness travelers and the Compaq for the home user, though the Acer clearly has the power edge on the Compaq. What should I do? Like I said, this should be an easy choice, but I haven't slept in two days and I'm confused?

 

[KeithTalent]

What are you using it for?

Either way it looks like the Acer absolutely kills the Compaq so I would choose that one regardless of fugliness.

 

[TheVrolok]

Just general use really, maybe some light gaming but I've got a desktop system for that. I just threw Linux on my current laptop and I just use it for schoolwork, music, DVDs, and occasionally Warcraft 3 or some other old game, the Acer may handle WoW to a degree better than the Compaq so perhaps that a bit here and there, but I don't really plan on gaming on a laptop when I have a 21" widescreen and a gaming rig set up.

 

[alimoalem]

it just goes down to how much looks matter. with the acer, u get double the hard drive capacity, dual-core turion vs single-core sempron, dvd-burner, double the ram, better graphics, bluetooth if it matters....there isn't one thing the compaq has that's better than the acer's. they are both equal in price, right?

 

[TheVrolok]

Originally posted by: alimoalem
it just goes down to how much looks matter. with the acer, u get double the hard drive capacity, dual-core turion vs single-core sempron, dvd-burner, double the ram, better graphics, bluetooth if it matters....there isn't one thing the compaq has that's better than the acer's. they are both equal in price, right?

Yeah, equal in price. I was just so thrilled to have a fully functional Linux system again (went back to Windows on the desktop for gaming) and so far the Acer is proving to be far more difficult than the Compaq as far as kubuntu installation/functionality works .. we'll see what I can do over the next day or so, I'd hate to go with the inferior hardware of the Compaq (single 32 bit core vs double 64 bit core, 512 vs 1024 RAM, dvd burner vs cd burner, etc.) just because of Linux.

 

[Tarrant64]

Just out of curiosity, what are the prices of the two laptops?

 

[TheVrolok]

Originally posted by: Tarrant64
Just out of curiosity, what are the prices of the two laptops?

430 for the Compaq, 600 for the Acer. However, I got them both for free.