How Does Ferrari Measure Up?

[Rubicone]

Acer's Ferrari 3400LMi Notebook is the laptop and wondering how this compares to others in its class. Are there any others one should look at before taking the plunge? Right now from what I have seen it seems to offer the biggest bang for one's money. If I am wrong then let me know indicating where a better or comparable laptop can be found. The specs are as follows:

Mobile AMD Athlon? 64 processor 3000+ 2.0GHz, 512MB SDRAM, 80GB hard drive, Super DVD, 802.11b/g wireless, Bluetooth, 15.0" SXGA+ display, Microsoft® Windows® XP Pro.

My one concern with this laptop is the battery in that a charge only lasts up to 2.5 hours and have been told by some it can be as little as 1 hour. How critical is this and if I were to go with Intel's Centrino is there a comparable laptop to this one out there and below $1900 (PC Mall)?

 

[wisdomtooth]

How important is portability and battery life to you?

If you travel around with your laptop a lot, then it's a no-brainer-- You want a Centrino laptop.

For $1900 you can get quite a nice IBM Thinkpad T42.

 

[imported_Kensai]

It's a very nice notebook.

 

[gtd2000]

Originally posted by: Rubicone
Acer's Ferrari 3400LMi Notebook is the laptop and wondering how this compares to others in its class. Are there any others one should look at before taking the plunge? Right now from what I have seen it seems to offer the biggest bang for one's money. If I am wrong then let me know indicating where a better or comparable laptop can be found. The specs are as follows:

Mobile AMD Athlon? 64 processor 3000+ 2.0GHz, 512MB SDRAM, 80GB hard drive, Super DVD, 802.11b/g wireless, Bluetooth, 15.0" SXGA+ display, Microsoft® Windows® XP Pro.

My one concern with this laptop is the battery in that a charge only lasts up to 2.5 hours and have been told by some it can be as little as 1 hour. How critical is this and if I were to go with Intel's Centrino is there a comparable laptop to this one out there and below $1900 (PC Mall)?

How about this then LINKY DINKY

Personally I went for a Dell I9300 for $1380 shipped way more laptop for the money!

Order Details
Inspiron 9300,Pentium M 730 (1.60GHz/533MHz FSB)
17 inch True Life Wide Screen UXGA for Inspiron 9300
512MB, DDR2, 533MHz 2 Dimm, for Inspiron 9300
256MB NVIDIA 6800,for Inspiron
80GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive for Inspiron 9300
Microsoft Windows XP Home Service Pack 2, English, for Inspiron
Dell Owners Manual installed on your system,click on icon after system set-up to access
Image Restore
Windows Media Player 10
Dell Media Experience,v2.1, for Inspiron
DELL SUPPORT 3.0,INSP
Integrated 10/100 Network Cardand Modem, for Inspiron
Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0, for Inspiron
8X DVD+/-RW Drive for Inspiron9300
CyberLink PowerDVD v5.3.1012, Decoding Sofware for DVD Drives, for Inspiron Systems
Intel PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g,54Mbps) for Inspiron 9200
NO SECURITY SUBSCRIPTION, MCAFEE
Music Match 9.0 Basic 7 day OnDemand
53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery,for Inspiron 9200
AOL DHS
Dell/My Way Home Page
Broadband Icon for Inspiron
NETZERO ISP
Paint Shop Photo Album 5.1 Standard
WordPerfect Productivity Pack 12, English, for Inspiron
No Warranty, Year 2 and 3
1 Year Limited Warranty
Type 12- Mail-In Service, 24x7 Technical Support, Initial Year
Soft Contracts - DHS Home Sales
Technical Support, Initial Year
Quickbooks 2005 Special SimpleStart Edition
Thank you for choosing Dell!


Sub-Total $1,288.95
Shipping $0.00
Tax $90.22
Total Price $1,379.17

 

[ssvegeta1010]

The Dell 9300 seems like the best deal out there now.