AMD Sempron 3600+.. is it too bad?

I'm out for shopping a notebook pc and trying to find the best possible solution for my extremely limited budget. These are the two pc's i'm thinking about:

1. Acer Aspire 5220

AMD Sempron 3600+ 2.0 GHz 256KB L2 Cache
15.4" WXGA (220nits) CrystalBrite, 8ms 1280 x 800
NVIDIA GeForce 7000M TurboCache 256MB (max 896MB)
1 GB DDR2 667Mhz Ram
80GB 5400rpm Sata HDD
DVD Super Multi Double Layer
(MMC,SD, xD-Picture,MS ve MS Pro) Card Reader
Acer Invilink 802.11 b/g Wireless LAN
4 x USB 2.0
1 x IEEE1394
6 cell Li-Ion Battery, 2.5 hours
2.75kg
Linpus Linux

Cost: $472


2. Fujitsu Siemens V5535

Core Duo T2370 1.73 2MB L2 Cache 533Mhz
Chipset NB SIS M672 SB SiS 968
15.4" / 1280 x 800 / WXGA
SiS Mirage 3+ Graphics, 64-256 MB shared memory
1 GB DDR2 533Mhz Ram
120GB 5400rpm Sata HDD
DVD Super Multi Double Layer
802.11 b/g Wireless LAN
3 x USB 2.0
First Li-Ion battery 6 cells/ 5200 mAh , 56.1 Wh for up to 2.5h battery runtime
2.7 kg
Linux

Cost: $565

I'm likely to choose Acer because of it's lower price and external graphics chip. However i'm not sure how much worse a Sempron 3600+ cpu comparing to Core Duo T2370. Could you please give me some ideas?

7000M is integrated too, both of the graphics in those laptops suck.

blackwinterday said:

However i'm not sure how much worse a Sempron 3600+ cpu comparing to Core Duo T2370. Could you please give me some ideas?

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Compared with the Core Duo T2370, that Sempron CPU is really really slow. I'd definitely go with the Fujitsu. Better specs overall.

Though where are you located? If in the U.S, look at Best Buy. They usually have great deals on sub $500 laptops.

I agree with Danny. I've seen a whole bunch of $399 laptops at Best Buy with pretty decent specs and dual-core CPUs, so if I were you I'd hold out until one of those deals so you can get a laptop that's both better and cheaper than either of the ones you listed here.

At Office Depot until 07/19 in store

Acera Extensa
3GB MEMORY
INTEL® CENTRINO PROCESSOR
• Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5550
• 3GB DDR2 memory
• 160GB hard drive
• Reads and writes dual layer DVDs & CDs
• Integrated webcam and microphone
• Windows Vista® Home Premium with Service Pack 1
• Integrated 802.11a/b/g wireless LAN
• 15.4" CrystalBrite Widescreen
Model EX-5620-6419
#109445

$499 no rebates


At Circuity City in store only LINK'

Acer Extensa
* 15.4” Widescreen Notebook PC
* Intel® Pentium® T2370 Dual Core Processor
* Windows Vista® Home Premium
* 1 GB System memory
* 120GB Hard Drive
* 8x Super Multi DVD+/‐R/RW with Double Layer Support
* 6 cell Lithium Ion Battery
* 5-in-1 Media Card Reader
* Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11b/g, 56k Modem

$399

Circuit City phone order LINK

Toshiba Satelite

• Intel Pentium Dual Core T2370
• 160GB hard drive
• Built-in 802.11bg wireless
• 1GB of DDR2 memory
• Burns CDs and DVDs
• Windows Vista Home Preimum

$450

also do some searches online for it...but for bargains i usually go to

www.slickdeals.net
www.fatwallet.com

you can also build a pretty nice brand new dell vostro 1000 for pretty cheap

Catalog Number: 4 BQCWI1S
Module Description Show Details
Vostro 1000 AMD AthlonTM 64 X2 Dual-Core processor TK-57 (1.9GHz/256KB)
Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic, Service Pack 1
LCD Panel 15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA LCD Anti-Glare Display
Memory 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHZ, 2 Dimm
Video Card ATI Radeon® Xpress 1150 256MB HyperMemory™ (integrated)
Hard Drive 120GB 5400RPM Hard Drive
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader
Optical Drive 8X DVD+/-RW with double-layer DVD+R write capability, Cyberlink Power DVD
Sound Card Integrated Audio
Wireless Cards Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Wi-Fi Internal Card
Productivity Software Microsoft® Works 9. Does NOT Include MS Word
Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-Installed) No Pre-installed Anti-Virus/Security Software
Primary Battery 29 WHr 4-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Limited Warranty, Services and Support 1 Year Basic Limited Warranty plus 1 Year Mail-in Service
Installation Services No Onsite System Setup
Dell DataSafe Online Data Backup No Online Data Back Up Installed
Automated PC Tuneup No Dell Automated PC Tune Up Installed
Purchase Intent Purchase is not intended for resale.
Labels Windows Vista™ Basic

For $479

Thank you guys, those are big steals comparing to what i have available here. I live in Turkey, maybe i should wait for prices to come down because if you have such prices there... i don't understand, there's not much price difference on oem parts between here and there but on laptops the gap is huge!

About Geforce 7000M, the online seller here is advertising as it's external graphics chip and user comments also supporting that.

blackwinterday said:

About Geforce 7000M, the online seller here is advertising as it's external graphics chip and user comments also supporting that.

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Trust us. It's not a dedicated graphics GPU. It's definitely integrated.

So get the Fujitsu as been said already. The GPU of that Acer is no reason whatsoever to use the crappy Sempron CPU.

Well.. after seeing those prices i'm not sure i can feel good if i buy that lousy thing. Maybe one of you guys buy one of those babies for me and ship to me