Bought myself a Laptop – Acer Aspire 5583 WXMi

After a long wait I will finally be able to buy myself a brand new laptop. I have a moderate budget so Acer was my obvious choice. I chose 5583 after checking out some reviews on hardware websites and found it to be the best buy.

• Intel Centrino Duo Mobile Technology
• Intel Core2Duo Processor T5500 (2MB, 1.66Ghz, 667Mhz)
• Intel 945GM Chipset
• Intel 3945ABG 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN
• 512 MB DDR2 533MHz Memory
• Integrated 3D graphics controller with GMA 950,up to 128MB Shared Memory
• 14.1” WXGA TFT LCD 1280*800 resolution
• 8X DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive
• 120GB Hard Disk (5400RPM)
• 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
• 56K Fax Modem
• 10/100 Ethernet
• 3 USB 2.0 Ports
• Integrated 5-in-1 Card Reader
• S-Video TV Out Port
• Integrated Blue Tooth 2.0 + EDR
• Debian Linux
• Acer Orbicam Integrated 1.3 Mega pixel CMOS Camera
• 1Year International Traveller’s Warranty
• Carry Bag

It will cost me a total of Rs. 40,000 including all Tax. A real bargain I must say. I will mainly be using it for designing work. Currently I own an assembled Desktop PC with AMD 2000+ , 386 mb DDR , 128 mb ATi Radeon card, 120 GB hdd, DVD RW and a 17″ LG monitor. The current configuration works fine for me an additional ram would make it better, but again a laptop is a laptop and is more comfortable. It would also help me carry work.