Which Laptop?

[marine1]

Acer® Travelmate Series Notebook: TM5742G - Intel® Core i5 480M

Or

GIGABYTE® Q2532 Notebook: Intel® Core™ i5 2410M 2.30GHz

Thanks, same price but not sure which is the better option.

 

[|tera|]

The 480M is clocked at 2.66Ghz, the 2310M 2.3Ghz.

So it's up to you.

 

[marine1]

Seems Acer may be the better machine or do you disagree?

 

[|tera|]

Seems Acer may be the better machine or do you disagree?

I didn't look into the specs of the laptops, just the CPU, but the new Acer's are very well built, although not Sexy

 

[Gtx Gaming]

which ever one has better graphics card

need full specs of both to decide.

 

[genetic]

Very similar laptops, but the Gigabyte sports USB 3.0 and Blu-Ray drive whereas the Acer doesn't, however, the Gigabytes CPU runs at a slightly lower clock speed than the Acer (2.66GHz vs 2.30GHz), but I doubt you'd really notice the difference.

It depends on what you use your laptop for I guess.

 

[Synaesthesia]

Well that's just the CPU. What about their GPU's?

 

[genetic]

I'd lean toward the Gigabyte... but also depends if you'd use it to play games on.

 

[marine1]

Awesome thanks boys

 

[genetic]

Well that's just the CPU. What about their GPU's?

Acer: Radeon HD 5470
Gigabyte: GeForce 540M

 

[|tera|]

I'd lean toward the Gigabyte... but also depends if you'd use it to play games on.

If it's the same price it would be foolish not go for USB 3.0 and Blu-ray.

 

[Gtx Gaming]

go for gigabyte with gt540m

 

[Jase]

Although I am an Acer fan (I have a 5820TG atm) I'd go with what teraside said. USB 3.0 and Blu-Ray.

What are you going to use it for?

Provide linkys to the two so we can have a better look see.

 

[marine1]

According to Rectron, the neither has Blu Ray.

GIGABYTE® Q2532 Notebook: Intel® Core™ i5 2410M 2.30GHz Processor, 4GB DDR3 1333MHz Memory (2x 2GB - 2 Slots)
640GB 5400RPM 2.5" SATA HDD, 8x DVD Super Multi Writer, 15.6" HD Ready 1366x768 LCD Widescreen, 1.3 Megapixel Webcam
Intel® HM65 Express Mobile Chipset, nVidia Optimus Technology, Integrated Gigabit LAN, Wireless LAN 802.11 b/g/n @ 300Mbps
nVidia Optimus Technology: nVidia GeForce GT540M 1GB Graphics (Performance) / Intel HD Graphics 3000 (Power Saver)
Facial Recognition, Microsoft Windows 7 Professional, 2 Year Global Warranty With Fetch And Repair



Acer® Travelmate Series Notebook: TM5742G - Intel® Core i5 480M 2.67GHz Processor, 4GB DDR3 Memory (1x 4GB - 2 Slots)
640GB 5400RPM 2.5" SATA HDD, 8x DVD Super Multi Writer, 15.6" 1366x768 LED Backlit HD Ready Widescreen, 1.3 Megapixel Webcam
Intel® HM55 Express Mobile Chipset, nVidia GeForce GT540M 1GB, Integrated Gigabit Ethernet, Wireless LAN 802.11 b/g/n @ 300Mbps
6 Cell Battery, Bluetooth 3.0, Multitouch Gesture Touch Pad, Full Size Numeric Keyboard, Acer eRecovery Software
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Edition 32-Bit, 1 Year Fetch, Repair, Return (FRR) Warranty
3x USB 2.0, 1x Headphone Jack, 1x Microphone Jack, 1x D-Sub VGA, 1x HDMI, 1x RJ-45 Ethernet, 3-In-1 Card Reader

 

[KhoisanX]

The 480M is clocked at 2.66Ghz, the 2310M 2.3Ghz.

So it's up to you.

You do realise that the 2410M is a new Sandy Bridge CPU? It should be significantly faster that the 480M.

 

[|tera|]

I like the Acer because is has 1X4GB Ram, which means you can add another 4GB later.

The LED Back-lit screen is also a plus.

You do realise that the 2310M is a new Sandy Bridge CPU? It should be significantly faster that the 480M.

I only saw it now, thanks for pointing it out.

 

[za1]

I have a gigabyte and its a piece of ****, though rectron to my surprise, have only given good service in sorting out the various issues.