Value for money?

[AjAx30]

hey all, just need to find out if these laptops are good value for money in this price range or if there are better options out there. Price range R8000 odd, will mainly be used for business work

option 1 -
Acer Extensa 5430-602G16Mn 5430 series
AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-57 1.9Ghz 512K Cache
15.4" WXGA Crystalbrite (1280x800 resolution) TFT LCD Display
ATI Mobility Radeon HD3200 shared graphics
2048MB DDR2-667 SO-Dimm Memory (1x2048)
160GB SATA 5400rpm Hard Drive
DVD Super Multi Writer Optical Drive
5-in-1 Card Reader, 802.11b/g/n wireless LAN, 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN, 0.3MP
Crystal Eye Webcam, 6 cell battery, Bluetooth, Microsoft Windows Vista Business Edition,
XP Pro CD also included

option 2

HP4510s Intel Core 2 Duo T6570 2.10 GHz 3GB DDRII 667MHz 1 DIMM 320 GB 5400rpm
LightScribe DVD+/-RW - Fixed Bluetooth Module Intel 802.11 a/b/g/n HSDPA INCLUDED
15.4 WXGA + Camera Intel Media Graphics Mobile GMA Windows Vista Business 32 + Office
2007 Ready 1~1~0 Standard HP Carry Bag included in the box

 

[Conradl]

Yeah its a good price, why not save R1.5k go for another HP4510s? Assuming you don't need built in HSDPA or an extra gig ram, which the Acer does not seem to have....

 

[marco.pieterse]

hey all, just need to find out if these laptops are good value for money in this price range or if there are better options out there. Price range R8000 odd, will mainly be used for business work

option 1 -
Acer Extensa 5430-602G16Mn 5430 series
AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-57 1.9Ghz 512K Cache
15.4" WXGA Crystalbrite (1280x800 resolution) TFT LCD Display
ATI Mobility Radeon HD3200 shared graphics
2048MB DDR2-667 SO-Dimm Memory (1x2048)
160GB SATA 5400rpm Hard Drive
DVD Super Multi Writer Optical Drive
5-in-1 Card Reader, 802.11b/g/n wireless LAN, 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN, 0.3MP
Crystal Eye Webcam, 6 cell battery, Bluetooth, Microsoft Windows Vista Business Edition,
XP Pro CD also included

option 2

HP4510s Intel Core 2 Duo T6570 2.10 GHz 3GB DDRII 667MHz 1 DIMM 320 GB 5400rpm
LightScribe DVD+/-RW - Fixed Bluetooth Module Intel 802.11 a/b/g/n HSDPA INCLUDED
15.4 WXGA + Camera Intel Media Graphics Mobile GMA Windows Vista Business 32 + Office
2007 Ready 1~1~0 Standard HP Carry Bag included in the box

I would take Option 2 for the more RAM and Hard drive space, if its just for business.

 

[TheRift]

I hope HP have adopted the hinges from the old 530 or the 550 entry-level series. The screen hinges on their recent business machine offerings are just crap. 4-5 business notebooks at the office and all the screens are dying. My wife has a 530 and it's mechanically faultless.

 

[boramk]

Option 2

 

[chickenbeef]

Option 2. C2D ftw

 

[AjAx30]

kewl, thanks for the input. Will be ordering the HP soon!