not really a hot deal, barely warm. if Newegg has it instock for 499 with no tax and 3 day shipping is like 15, you can get it from them for about 514. at CC you have to pick it up and pay local tax, for me it would be 399 plus 45, so about 444. a price diff of about 70 for a laptop that is readily available online is not much of a deal.

barfy said:Just open the screws, pull on the cover and it pops off, Remove memory, install memory.....How difficult is That!!!!!
If you had bothered to read the thread fully, you would have realized that this is a problem specific to Acer machines.

how is this deal comparing to BB's $399 Compaq laptop? anyone?

Great deal with the free printer, just got one
So what type of memory can be used to upgrade this to 2gb?

Thanks, can I only use DDR2 PC2-5300 or will other types work?

fvfquaker said:OOS all around me
very informative post fvfquaker, where are you?

mexicocrab said:how is this deal comparing to BB's $399 Compaq laptop? anyone?

Off the cuff - The Compaq has a 160GB drive, this one has a memory card reader.

BTW, I got that Compaq a few weeks back, the BIOS settings are minimal.

Guess that's another difference, the Compaq deal was a few weeks back, this is now

barondeluze said:Ditto, but also there is a FAR router, D-link WBR-1310, and some MS software I passed on. Great deal!

yumyum said:Just ordered on the phone to pick up at Newport Beach, CA and the rep mentioned if I wanted a new all-in-one printer free after rebate with a purchase of a new laptop/pc. I said yes. Model is a Lexmark X2690 All-in-One Printer/ Copier/ Scanner. Cost is 79.99 with a $80 rebate. Good deal for $400!. Thanks OP.

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hey barondeluze, how did you get the stuff you mentioned aboved for free? the rep didn't say anything about that to me.

and BTW still available at Katy mills cc in katy tx.

Crucial has 2gbx1 for $46. link

The manager also offered me a far spysweeper, router, and printer. There was also a Toshiba laptop in the cc system for 500 which wasn't out on the floor.

Kinda ot, but here's another 500 acer similar to the 3gb OD deal except it doesn't have a c2d.

Switching gears yet again, I love the acer I got. I'm gonna throw xp on it and I'm surprised how well it's running with just a gig of ram right now on vista. I think it's overkill for browsing the web and watching videos which is mainly what I'll be using it for. I would have bought something used, but everyone wants 600+ for their old p4 laptops.

I think the 3gb ram laptops with webcams and mics are good deals for 500, and this is really what I was set on getting at first. My Office Depot said they had the $500 acer in stock, but when I got there they said it wasn't turning on and was broken. I'm happy now that I saved the extra 100 for stuff I don't need. I'm really impressed with the quality of the acer. We'll see how it holds up the next year to few years.

As far as putting xp drivers on, this person wrote a decent guide on the process. The extensa 6420 xp and vista drivers are also here.

<edit> Disclaimer/Rant: I still miss my old xp2500 puter which I loved and never really had a problem with. It obviously had it's limitations, but it worked great for 75% of what I needed it for. This is also my first laptop, and anything that could run the same stuff as my old xp2500 barton I consider adequate. I think it's insane what you can get for 500- in a laptop now, and I don't know why people complain that these low priced laptops are too slow and are only good for browsing and such.

I have a amd64 X2 2.11 ghz HP desktop with a 8600gt card and there's more than a few laptops for under a grand that can outperform it. For everything I can think of right now except graphic intensive programs, the acer laptop is every bit as fast as my desktop for everyday tasks.

toneii said:price is great but not exciting to me.

Seems like 2 years ago, I got my Gateway that has same specs, but 40b GB less and one less core for 400 something...

The reality is the extra core makes no noticeable difference. $400 later I would be sitting in front of a machine barely any different than mine.

I'd love a computer, but I think it has to have some noticeable difference. Save your wad for something like blueray writer or SSD. That's the next tangible step. This is same old same old.

I beg to differ. Dual Core processors are much faster than Intel's other processors - including the Pentium M and Pentium D models. We compaired a PC running a Pentium D to a PC running a Core 2 Duo. A process that typically took 1.5 hours on the Pentium D took only 45 minutes on the Core 2 Duo. The PC's were identical in specs and both were right out of the box. The upgraded processor is well worth the money.