What to Buy, a Notebook or Desktop PC?
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Marcel Binder
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$1850 vs. $1850: Benchmarks
In order to give you an idea of what you can expect for a certain price, we compared the Acer Aspire 6920G-814G32BN, which is available through online shops for about $1850, with a desktop system of the same price. The results are not surprising, but they can serve as a guideline if you are still unsure of which system is right for you.
Acer 6920G-814G32BN
CPUMotherboardRAMHard Disk DriveBD-ROMWirelessScreenGraphics CardSound CardPower Supply
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| Platform |
|---|
| Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 (45 nm; 2100 MHz, 3 MB L2 Cache) |
| Mobile Intel PM965 Express Chipset |
| 2x 2048 MB DDR2-667 SDRAM |
| Western Digital WD3200BEVT320 GB, 5,400 RPM, 8 MB Cache, SATA2/300 |
| Blu-ray Disc Drive with DVD-SuperMultiBD-R/-RE/-ROM/DVD+-RW/+R DL/RAM |
| Intel 4965AGN WLAN (802.11a/g/n) Mini-card |
| 16″ Widescreen WXGA LCD (1366x768) Acer CineCrystal |
| Nvidia GeForce 9500M-GS 512 MB dedicated VRAM |
| Integrated |
| 4400 mAh Primary Battery |
OSDirectX VersionPlatform DriversGraphics Drivers
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| System Software & Drivers |
|---|
| Windows Vista Enterprise 6.0 Build 6001 SP1 |
| 10 |
| Intel Version 8.2.0.1014 |
| Nvidia Display Drivers 174.51 (7.15.11.7451) |
Tom’s Hardware personal configuration
CPUIntel Platform S775Intel P35MemoryDVD-ROMHard Disk DriveGraphics CardPower adapter
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| System Hardware |
|---|
| Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 (45 nm, 3.00 GHz, 6 MB L2 Cache) |
| Gigabyte EP35C-DS3R, Rev. 1.0 |
| Intel P35, BIOS: F3B |
| 2x 2GB DDR2-800 G.Skill F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ |
| Samsung SH-D163A, SATA150 |
| Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD753LJ 750 GB, 7,200 RPM, 32MB Cache, SATA2/300 |
| GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB |
| Zalman, ATX 2.01, 510 Watt |
OSDirectX VersionPlatform DriversGraphics Drivers
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| System Software & Drivers |
|---|
| Windows Vista Enterprise 6.0 Build 6001 SP1 |
| 10 |
| Intel Version 8.2.0.1014 |
| Nvidia Display Drivers 169.75 |
