Clearly if you want a portable notebook (and 4x the dedicated video RAM) you want the Acer. The Toshiba weighs 9.9 pounds and it has a hot Pentium 4M processor. The Acer has the updated Dothan 1.8 735 with the 2mb L2 system Cache.
If you will be leaving the Toshiba in your house or dorm all the time then consider that (or realtors use heavier machines like this as they just have to carry it in from the car and plug it in).
The Acer has it all -- it is one of the few notebooks (Dell 8600 is one of the others) to have the ATI 9700 with 128mb video graphics.
The only downfall to the Acer is you can't order it custom like the Compaq X1000/HPZT3000 or the Dell 8600 but the specifications you have above will take you far if you are willing to pay the price. .
The Pentium M (Dothan) cpu should get you 3.5-4 hours at least using wi-fi and more if not using it (turned off).
6.6 pounds given the 15.4" widescreen is an acceptable weight and DVD's will look great (as well as a wider viewing angle compared to a 15" square).
You will actually see if you go to www.x1000forums.com that there are photos there comparing the Acer 2025 to the Compaq X1000/HPZT3000 -- they are both made by the same Chinese contract manufacturer.
Hi. I'm trying to decide whether to get an Acer Aspire 2025 or a Toshiba Satellite P-25, and I was wondering if someone might have opinions on which is the better choice.
Full specs are as follows:
Toshiba
General
Designation: Home use, Small business
Features: Keyboard lock, Power-on password, Locking device keyhole (cable lock)
Recording Standard:Compliant Standards ACPI, VESA DPMS
Localization English:United States
Processor
Processor manufacturer - Processor type - Clock speed Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz
Data bus speed 800 MHz
Chipset type Intel 865PE
Memory
RAM installed 512 MB DDR SDRAM
Max Supported Size 2 GB
Cache size - Cache type 512 KB L2 cache
Installed Size 512 MB
Storage
Hard drive 60 GB IDE
CD / DVD type DVD-RAM / DVD-RW
CD / DVD read speed 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD)
CD / DVD write speed 16x (CD) / 1x (DVD)
CD / DVD rewrite speed 10x (CD) / 1x (DVD)
Floppy drive None
Removable storage type None
Input Devices
Input device type - form factor Keyboard, Touchpad
Physical Characteristics
Weight 9.9 lbs
Form factor Portable
Display
Display size - technology - form factor 17 in TFT active matrix
Max resolution 1440 x 900
Video
Video RAM installed 32 MB
Max resolution (external) 2048 x 1536
Graphics processor NVidia GeForce FX Go5200
Audio
Audio input None
Audio output Sound card
Compliant standards DirectMusic, DirectSound, DirectSound3D, Sound Blaster Pro, Microsoft WSS 1.0/2.0
Networking / Telecom
Type Network adapter
Data Link Protocol Ethernet, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, Fast Ethernet
Modem 56 Kbps Fax / modem
Analog Modulation Protocol ITU V.92
Expansion / Connectivity
Expansion slot(s) total (free) 2 Memory, 1 (1 free) PC Card Type III (2 x type I / II), 1 (1 free)
Port(s) total (free) / Connector type 1 Display / video VGA, 1 Display / video S-video output, 4 Hi-Speed USB, 1 Infrared, 1 Modem Phone line, 1 Network Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX, 1 IEEE 1394 (FireWire), 1 Parallel IEEE 1284 (EPP/ECP), 1 Microphone Input, 1 Headphones Output, 1 Audio Line-in
Expansion bay(s) total (free) 2 Front accessible
Power
Battery installed 1 Lithium ion
Mfr estimated battery life 2 hour(s)
Power supply device External 120 Watt Power adapter
Operating System / Software
OS provided Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Software included AOL, Quicken, Microsoft Works, MotionDV STUDIO, Adobe Acrobat Reader, AT&T WorldNet Service, Norton AntiVirus 2002, Toshiba Custom Utilities, Microsoft Internet Explorer
Warranty
Service / Support 1 year warranty
Acer
General
Features Wake on LAN, Wake on ring, System password, Power-on password, Hard drive password, Administrator password, Locking device keyhole (cable lock)
Recording Standard:Compliant Standards ACPI 1.0b
Processor
Processor manufacturer - Processor type - Clock speed Intel Pentium M 1.8 GHz
Data bus speed 400 MHz
Memory
RAM installed 512 MB DDR SDRAM
Max Supported Size 2 GB
Cache size - Cache type L2 cache
Installed Size 512 MB
Storage
Hard drive 80 GB IDE
CD / DVD type DVD

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