I was 'window shopping' at my local WalMart store tonight and came across this item on display and thought it seemed like a good deal for the price! The laptop has a 8x DVD Super Multi burner, an AMD Athlon 64 processor and a Windows Vista Home basic operating system. Apart from the one on display there appeared to be at least half a dozen more locked in the cage below. For anyone wanting a cheap entry level laptop this may be the way to go as opposed to buying a netbook for a similar price.
currently OM has sale on COMPAQ Presario Notebook in their weekly ad. Online order is not accepting but we can pick it up @ store. though its $120 extra but worth for Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Mobile Processor T3400 with DVD Burner
15.6" Widescreen • 3GB DDR2 memory • 250GB hard drive • 802.11b/g wireless LAN • 5-in-1 media card reader • Windows Vista® Home Premium (CQ60-224NR)
MrHot said: currently OM has sale on COMPAQ Presario Notebook in their weekly ad. Online order is not accepting but we can pick it up @ store. though its $120 extra but worth for Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Mobile Processor T3400 with DVD Burner
15.6" Widescreen • 3GB DDR2 memory • 250GB hard drive • 802.11b/g wireless LAN • 5-in-1 media card reader • Windows Vista® Home Premium (CQ60-224NR)
I picked one in bay area for $508 including tax.
THAT IS NOT A GOOD DEAL AT ALL
and what does it have to do with the thread?
ketayun
Member
posted: Jan. 22, 2009 @ 5:58a
I was unable to ascertain the weight of this model. Would you happen to know, please? Thanks.
vtdragon
Blissful member
posted: Jan. 22, 2009 @ 10:05p
wackyrabbit said: MrHot said: currently OM has sale on COMPAQ Presario Notebook in their weekly ad. Online order is not accepting but we can pick it up @ store. though its $120 extra but worth for Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Mobile Processor T3400 with DVD Burner
15.6" Widescreen • 3GB DDR2 memory • 250GB hard drive • 802.11b/g wireless LAN • 5-in-1 media card reader • Windows Vista® Home Premium (CQ60-224NR)
ketayun said: I was unable to ascertain the weight of this model. Would you happen to know, please? Thanks.
6.4lbs is my guesstimate.
Iwanttoberich23
New Member
posted: Jan. 25, 2009 @ 12:18p
The acer laptop is single core.
Saver
Senior Member
posted: Jan. 25, 2009 @ 1:14p
Some what stupid question because I think I know the answer. But the specs on the Acer show (ripped from another site): Specs on Acer Aspire 5515 AMD Athlon 64 Processor 2650e (512KB L2 cache, 1.6GHz) < --- not dual core 3GB DDR2 667 SDRAM 160GB SATA hard drive, 5400RPM; Six-cell battery
Will it play Red Alert 3 which has the following requirements:
System Requirements: * OS – Windows XP / Vista (32-Bit) * Processor – XP: 2.0 GHz (Intel Pentium 4; AMD Athlon 2000+; Multiple Cores) / Vista: 2.2 GHz (Intel Pentium 4/AMD Athlon 2200+/Multiple Cores) * Memory – XP/Vista: 1 GB * Hard Drive – Media: 6.0 GB / EA Link: 12.0 GB * DVD Drive - 8 SPEED * Video Card – NVIDIA GeForce 6800, ATI Radeon X1800 or higher end DirectX 9.0c compatible gfx card * Sound Card - DirectX 9.0c compatible (Creative Sound Blaster Audigy cards require a Intel P4 2.6 GHz or similar under Vista, Yamaha Xwave-512 not supported)
My confusion is the Athlon 2000+ what is that versus the 2650e.
Iwanttoberich23
New Member
posted: Jan. 25, 2009 @ 8:05p
Guys! I finally bought the machine and I must say - I'm impressed! No, it can't compete with my Lenovo Ideadpad but it serves its purpose as an internet pc.
Does this Acer come with Vista home premium or home basic? If it is not the basic seems like an awful good deal for the price considering 3gb ram and 160 gb hard drive. So does anyone know what kind of processor this has. How does this laptop rank with the other deals out there in the $399 - $450 class.
The Acer comes with home basic. As per 'savers' post above it has an Athlon 64 processor.
Iwanttoberich23
New Member
posted: Jan. 27, 2009 @ 9:30p
I think its a pretty good deal. Again, I would not use it as my main laptop but it serves its function as a cheap internet pc. By the way, what I don't like about this laptop is that it does not have external volume control. It does have an excellent keyboard and the system is built in such a way that fingerprints do not easily smudge the pc.
brotherdave
New Member
posted: Jan. 28, 2009 @ 1:15p
I see this model auctioned on eBay is for $550 with a downgrade to xp for an extra $65. Is that possible to easily install XP on this laptop? $348 has to be a killer price for this machine since i nearly bought the Acer AS4730-4516 from best buy last week for $399 with 2Gb. The ONLY plus i can see is a wireless 'N' as opposed to 'G'.
Plenty. I like seeing other items pointed out, especially since I have a friend at my WM who calls me and lets me know when they get these in. Since I kill it for others, they need to see what else is out there at a low price.
I have been keeping an eye out for my neighbor. Her daughter wants a laptop but isn't going to do any real computing so I recommended this WalMart deal to her. My local WalMart had about 10 yesterday afternoon.
Here are a few of others I found for comparison. I did actually tell her about the second one but it is out of stock
Recent completed sales on eBay for this laptop. The newly listed ones are priced too high. The one at $414 is only a profit of $37 (if bought tax free) and it isn't worth $449. But them there is always a few ebayers that will pay too much.
jimates said: Recent completed sales on eBay for this laptop. The newly listed ones are priced too high. The one at $414 is only a profit of $37 (if bought tax free) and it isn't worth $449. But them there is always a few ebayers that will pay too much.
RE But them there is always a few ebayers that will pay too much.
There are two usb ports and the only means of connecting this computer to the internet is via wireless network or through a broadband ethernet connection.
boxerchick032003
New Member
posted: Feb. 3, 2009 @ 2:36a
well an even better deal is he gateway md2614u i hae had one for two weeks nd i love it
bomber1640
Member
posted: Feb. 6, 2009 @ 9:12p
I am confused. This seems like a very good deal but why does my local WalMart (Centerville, OH) have 62 of these in stock. Is it poor advertising or is this a clunker? Current owners please advise...
MrHot said: currently OM has sale on COMPAQ Presario Notebook in their weekly ad. Online order is not accepting but we can pick it up @ store. though its $120 extra but worth for Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Mobile Processor T3400 with DVD Burner
15.6" Widescreen • 3GB DDR2 memory • 250GB hard drive • 802.11b/g wireless LAN • 5-in-1 media card reader • Windows Vista® Home Premium (CQ60-224NR)
I picked one in bay area for $508 including tax.
same specs that bestbuy has for 399 and it comes with a free mouse and flash stick
mcc17ss said: I am confused. This seems like a very good deal but why does my local WalMart (Centerville, OH) have 62 of these in stock. Is it poor advertising or is this a clunker? Current owners please advise...
RE: have 62 of these in stock. Is it poor advertising or is this a clunker?
Iwanttoberich23 said: There are two usb ports and the only means of connecting this computer to the internet is via wireless network or through a broadband ethernet connection.
bare bones model without modem, card slot, s-video; still a deal if you don't need those items!
BT07
Member
posted: Apr. 9, 2009 @ 11:35p
Just bought one from WalMart. Very fast, with lots of junkware on it. Took me half a day to uninstall the junk. There are drivers on the Acer website. Overall a good computer for the price, but don't expect miracles.
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