Laptops > Acer Laptops > From 15" to 17"

Advantages: Very fast, Durable, Excelent camera
Disadvantages: Let down by the average dispaly in bright light.

...My decision to purchase an Acer product was quite simple. I had decided to replace my ageing Aspire 1310 and get a little more up to date. My experience of Acer with my old machine was very good. My 1310 had been relatively quick, stable, and despite the number of times it had been dropped, surprisingly Robust. When I saw in all the sales blurb that the 8215 was constructed from carbon fibre, I instantly thought of the knocks my old laptop had taken ...
...very strong and durable. Although Acer make this a big selling point, it should be noted that it is only the lid section that is constructed in this way. Having said that, logically the screen is the most fragile and vulnerable part of a laptop, so it makes sense to offer it the maximum protection. When I purchased my 8215 it was pre-installed with Windows XP, with a nice "Vista ready sticker" on it. I have not had the inclination to do this upgrade ... Read review

Advantages: Features, size and design
Disadvantages: Not good enough for gaming

...me. As a fan of HP products, I chose from the DV6500 range available at the time. This laptop had every spec I required for both using as a station for university assignments, as well as home use for music, film and gaming. Firstly, the design is eye-catching. I was bored of looking at the generic black or grey and thought the white anti-scratch surface was ideal. The laptop is also quite light and the absense of a locking clip meant there was less ...
...more than my money's worth! HP also frequently offer discounts so it's always worth checking to see what deals are to be had. As well as the remote control that is stored away when not in use, another of my favourite features is the fingerprint reader. When you use the internet on a frequent basis, remembering usernames and passwords can be frustrating. For anyone who hops from website to website, I'd highly recommend this feature. Thankfully I ... Read review

Advantages: Good looks, most basic equipment you would need, able to handle most programs
Disadvantages: Not suitable for games, some aspects feel cheap

...However, I will warn that Toshiba have placed quite a lot of branding on the software. The Toshiba wallpaper is easy to get rid of, but there are numerous 'memory eating' programs that Toshiba claim to help your laptop - they do nothing worthwhile. Certainly nothing that Windows can't do better. Separate programs for controlling the touch pad aren't required, and uninstalling all of this non-essential software frees up storage space and memory. ...
...ethernet port for my internet, and have had no issues with either. The ethernet is very straight forward plug and play, and connects to your ISP in seconds. The display is extremely crisp and sharp, and the brightness can be changed to suite your needs (and energy consumption). On the subject of energy consumption, this laptop isn't too bad compared to some I have used. I can run my laptop in high performance mode using wireless LAN for internet, ... Read review

Advantages: Speed, comfortabe, cheap.
Disadvantages: No webcam built-in.

The Toshiba brand has always been noted with mass gratitude for solid and robust piece-of-art laptops and particularity, the Satellite Pro A200 is not an odd exception, not a disappointment. The Satellite Pro offers Intel new processor technology as far as concerned. This advantage gives the user open options for use of softwares and applications compatible with the new technology of duo-core. Still the duo-core processors are robust, at least 1.5GHZ ...
...users. This notebook has its Toshiba manufactured hard disk, well known for being solid and long life. The design of coated screen is classic and gives a great look with the new windows vista interface. The touchpad is just a tad too small given all the unutilised space above the keyboard where the speakers and quick launch buttons live. The left hand side of the chassis houses your video options with VGA and S-Video out, Ethernet port, two USB ... Read review

Advantages: Gloss LCD, Keyboard, Touchpad, CPU Speed, GPU Power
Disadvantages: LCD Resoltion,no S-Video,no PCI-E slot

...64bit, and the drivers from samsung update centre for the shortcut keys on the machine is only for 32bit operating systems,so don't expect your sc-keys to function with 64bit! But the biggest dissapointment of all was to notice that even though the machine allows for a 2nd mini internal pci-e card, the actual connector was not soldered into place,so just make sure of that before purchasing the machine. It also has only 3 usb ports, which translates ...
...video playback when hooked up to a projector. As for the logical layout of the connectors and devices, this samsung did a fine job of. The drivers and software from samsung gets constantly updated,which is great. So if you're keen on purchasing this machine, you definitly get my thumbs up. ... Read review