| oldraven |
Our Acer Travelmate 2428 recently bit the biscuit. We were using it for Autocad Architectural Desktop 2007, and had just recently made the transition from 2D to 3D plans for clients. Well, it was the motherboard that died (the shop said something about 'fragmented' and 'loose parts/bits'), and seeing how it was using integrated video on an Intel M board, I'm guessing the 3D Cad was what took it down.
It was going to cost us about $500 to have the MB replaced, so we started looking for new. We found an Asus A6 for $599 on clearance from The Source (Radio Shack) and grabbed it online. 1.83 Intel Centrino Duo, 1G Ram, 100G HD (the Acer had 30 :P ), and an ATI Radeon X1600 256. It's also an upgrade from a 14" to a 15.4" and a high gloss screen. The graphics card is the big deal here, as I now know the unit can handle 3D Cad.
How can I be certain? :D I installed The Lord Of The Rings Online last night, and for the first time I can run the game on its highest settings (Ultra High) and it still moves smoother and quicker than my desktop PC on the lowest setting with an ATI Radeon X200 (and 512 ram, regrettably). Frigin' amazing, is all I have to say!
The wife is happy now, since she can spend time with me in the evenings. :D A WoW Widow no more.
http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/Rev...ArticleId=17374
This is a 1.6GHz version, but it's essentially the same machine. |
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| AudiInProgress |
Congratulations on the new purchase.
I just picked up (for a client) an LG R405... Intel Pentium Dual Core 1.6GHz, 2GB DDR2, 200GB HDD, 14.1" on Nvidia 8400GS...
The X1600 in your machine is probably superior, but this thing won't be used for games or anything, and the price was right...
$750 |
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| oldraven |
Thanks man. I never expected the best gaming machine I've ever played on would belong to me. :p
There were a few other machines that were comparable, most with bigger HD's, but this time my main goal was to get a graphics card that was up to the task of spinning 3D houses.
One review I'd read had the guy buying the 1.6GHz A6 for over $1600 a little over a year ago. I'm pretty happy with the price we got. |
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