Question:
Acer vs Sony. Which one?
I don't know if they sell these in the US, they're both European...
Acer Aspire 5684WLMib
Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005,
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T5600 1.83GHz (FSB: 667MHz),
2MB L2 Cache
15.4"TFT WXGA 16ms CrystalBrite, 1280 x 800
Slot-in DVD-Super Multi Double Layer drive
2048MB DDR II RAM (2x 1024),
S-ATA 120GB HDD (5400rpm),
Super Multi DVD-RW Double Layer, 8-cell LiIon,
NVIDIA® GeForce® Go 7600-SE with 128/256 MB of external GDDR2 VRAM
DVI-D (true digital video interface) with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) support, S-video / TV-out (NTSC/PAL) support
71W 8-cell Li-ion battery pack, up to 3.5-hour battery life
358 (W) x 265 (D) x 36 (H) mm 2.77 kg
http://www.acer.be/acereuro/page4.do...crc=3375746693
Sony Vaio VGNFE-31M
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo-processor T5600 (1.83ghz, 2Mb L2 cache, 667MHz )
1GB DDR2 SDRAM (2 x 512 MB) 533MHz
160GB S-ATA (4200RPM)
15.4" WXGA 1280x800
NVIDIA® GeForce® Go 7600 with 128 MB of VRAM
Lithium-ionbatterij (VGP-BPS2B)
2.8kg
http://vaio.sony-europe.com/view/Vie...hnicalFeatures
They are both pretty much the same, execpt for the hard drive and the Nvidea.
Which one would you choose?
Answer:
Re: Acer vs Sony. Which one?
well, one thing to take into account is that acers are known to be hot in the touchpad and palmrest area. if you use high resolution external monitors, the dvi-d port in the acer would be a plus, though.