Amazon - Acer 5715Z Laptop - Pentium T2330 1.6Ghz Dual Core, 15.4", 2GB, 80GB, Vista Premium - £299

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Overview
Enjoy digital content to the fullest with this 15.4" multimedia system packaged in the cool new Aspire chassis design. This entertainment powerhouse boasts a host of features like Microsoft’s latest Vista Home Premium operating system and Dolby®-certified surround sound. The Intel® Pentium mobile platform ensures dual-core processing power for rich digital gaming and entertainment, while Acer Video Conference lets you conveniently video-chat with friends and family across the globe.

Dazzling Performance
- Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium
- Powerful Pentium Dual Core T2330 Processor is capable of handling all your everyday tasks with ease.
- Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 (Intel® GMA X3100) graphics with up to 358 MB of Intel® Dynamic Video Memory Technology 4.0 present dazzling 3D gaming and video performance.
- Get 30 percent more multimedia viewing space than with traditional 4:3 XGA displays via the wide-aspect 15.4" screen. Enjoy videos, movies and photos more than ever!
- Acer CrystalBrite™ enhances high-definition video display performance with ultra-quick 8 ms response time, presenting a delightfully vivid view of 3D graphics, video, movies, photos and games.
- A massive 2GB of RAM means you can handle multiple tasks without any impact on the performance of your machine.
- A choice of large Serial ATA hard disks offers generous storage for content creation, boots up the system faster, and loads multimedia applications in a flash.
- The integrated 5-in-1 multi card reader lets you transfer and share content with ease.
- Acer Empowering Technology consolidates access to useful management tools, providing you with more control over your computer.

Radiant Entertainment
- Windows Media Centre lets you listen to music from a variety of sources, enjoy DVD movies, and create multimedia through one convenient interface.
- Acer eAudio Management provides centralised control over notebook audio, and offers specialised audio modes for movies, music and games.

Refined Communication
- The Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG (dual-band tri-mode 802.11a/b/g) Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® network connection, supporting Acer SignalUp™ wireless technology, provides total interoperability and the best connection to wireless networks! The Aspire 5715 also comes with Fast Ethernet for high bandwidth and massive downloading potential for web-based multimedia.

Technical Details

Processor: Intel Pentium Dual-Core T2330, 1.6GHz, 533MHz FSB, 1MB L2 Cache
Memory: 2*1GB RAM
Hard Drive: 1*80GB SATA Hard Disk Drive
Graphics Card:Mobile Intel GL960 Express chipset with Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 up to 358 MB shared graphics memory
Optical Drive: DVD SuperMulti, CD/DVD reader/writer for all types of CD/DVD discs
Audio: Two built in stereo speakers
Connectivity: Acer InviLink 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED
10/100MHz Ethernet
56K ITU V.92 with PTT approval built in modem
3 x USB 2.0 Ports
Operating System:Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium
Additional Software: Acer Empowering Technology, Norton Internet Security Trial, Adobe Reader, NTI CD Maker
Display Size: 15.4" WXGA (200 nit) TFT Display 1280 x 800 pixel resolution, supporting simultaneous multi-window viewing via Acer GridVista with Acer CrystalBrite technology
6-cell Li-ion primary battery pack - 2.0 Hour Battery Life
VGA connnector
Headphone/speaker/line-out jack
RJ11 modem port
RJ45 network port
ExpressCard/54
Dimensions: 366 x 274 x 33.6/42.6 mm
Weight: 2.8kg

Missed that Sony the other day...What you guys think of this? Best <£300 laptop you think?

this doesn't come close to the Sony Vaio deal.

You are only missing the larger hard drive and Sony 'brand'. Spec wise it is otherwise identical - even includes the same chipset, doesn't use one of the cheaper and further cut-down Intel or *shudder* Sis ones other <£350 laptops can do. Also has a 6 cell battery, again, larger than the 4-cells you'd normally get at this price.

I'm certainly not saying it's a substitute (it isn't!), but, it's a good runner up if you are looking for a good cheap (<£300) laptop.

£299.99 now seems to be the standard price for this model - amazon, laptopsdirect, cclonline and ebuyer.
Ebuyer currently comes in at £299.63 delivered (super saver delivery)

Guess I should learn not to trust Google Product search ;)

Personally I'm happy with Amazon, I have prime so the 6p is worth next day delivery. Otherwise, yes, probably best from eBuyer if you can wait

its cold in here .

Cold due to the fact that i got a Dell with way better specs (apart from the OS) around 2 months ago for around £50 cheaper.

What sony Vaio deal?

Cold due to the fact that Acer is forcing you to run their bloatware; without the laptop will not run properly. Also doesn't support any other OS but Vista. Sony/HP/Toshiba/Dell much better and same prices.

this one http://www.hotukdeals.com/item/22387...tium-dual-cor/

Gonna stick my head out here and say hot.

Unless someone can point me to a better deal for under £299? Looking for as cheap as possible with a decent processor.

Forcing ?
Take it off!
Ten minute job, about as non-techie as any PC maintenance gets - ALL the manufacturers put junk on anyway, and Microsoft think everything installed on a PC needs to run from bootup, but it doesn't.

Biggest problem with Acer is mixed reliablilty, and lousy customer service.

Well that's handy for those with a Time machine, but if you want one now because your Laptop blew up yesterday?

The nature of most deals posted on here is the fact they are going to run out if you don't get a move on!