godo buy? acer 15.4" T5250 2gig 8400M $700

jake123

its on sale in staples until dec 14th. i hv a few questions...

1) should i wait till boxing day? or in jan?
2) wt can the 8400M compare to? 6600GT?
3) the new acer design=better? durable?
4) i already hv a pretty new desktop, built in late june, w/ a 8800gts, so gaming is generally taken care of. do i really need another laptop? wt r the benefits? main use will be browsing web in sfu(im a new student; the workstatiosn in library are generally accessible only in the morning)

scarcity is stupid.
thanks!

notgoddy

If it is only for web browsing, why not buy older and cheaper?...

jake123

well the ability to lan or play some games in one of my many 2 hour breaks is really attractive...

i was looking at a toshiba 1gig t5250 for 599 in fs... but i would upgrade memory anyway that will cost ~50... so +50bucks for the 8400(acer) will be nice...

nameless

Which staples is it? I am kind of interested too

jake123

any staples(in the lower mainland); its in the fliers.

u can check the website
for some reason it sells it for 705.98 or sth instead of 699

its_visa

i got my toshiba intel duo core, 160GB....2GB RAM....for only $599 @ FS ~
i personally like toshiba more.....
acer...seems to have many problems......( from what i see from my frds' acer laptops)

nameless

it says out of stock on staples.ca

asmok

Personally, I'll stay away from Acer at all cost.

pkphilip

I have a Vostro 1400 that has better CPU and same graphics, and running XP. The performance on the 8400 is crap, but it does support DX10. You can definitely play more games than the standard X3200, if you set the resolution at medium, you should be ok.

Once you have a 8800 and set at max, you won't be happy using medium settings.

Philip

jake123

@its_visa: is it core 2 duo? when did u get it?

@nameless: u can always check the store and do a raincheck even if they don't have it in stock in teh store

so, i should wait until xmas?