Laptop - Anything better for the money?

[Rob_]

Anyone know of anything better spec for the money? Looks bang on?

Acer Aspire 5742G

Intel® Core™ i5-460M Dual Core (2.53GHz, 3MB Cache)
15.6" (Acer CineCrystal, 1366x768 HD, High Brightness, LED Backlit)
4GB (DDR3 1066MHZ)
500GB HDD
Dedicated (NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 420M with 1GB DDR3 Dedicated Memory)
DVD Rewriter (Records DVDs 8x & CDs 24x & Dual Layer Super Multi)


£591

 

[Brazo]

Sounds damn good to me mate

 

[Alex_gregory_uk]

Great laptop, would def recommend it, but can be bought for £499...

http://www.dixons.co.uk/gbuk/acer-5742-core-i5-laptop-with-4gb-memory-black-08702299-pdt.html

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/acer-5742-core-i5-laptop-with-4gb-memory-black-08702299-pdt.html

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/acer-5742-core-i5-laptop-with-4gb-memory-red-laptop-08702408-pdt.html

I bought one for a family member and can't beat it for £499. I got it from comet, but looks like they've put the price up.

 

[Rob_]

Those arent the same laptops they are the normal 5742 which doesnt come with the GT420 graphics card

 

[oska]

Acer. Grrr!