Need help choosing a Laptop

[Greyone]

I am helping a relative choose a laptop, but i'm not sure which one to get.

They both are $450, have 2gb of RAM, and have a 160gb hdd(5400RPM).

One is an HP Compaq with:
Intel x4500mhd

Intel Celeron Processor 575
2.00 GHz, 667MHz FSB, 1MB Cache

15.4" screen (1280x800)

Vista Home Basic

The other is an Acer Extensa with:
Ati x1250

AMD Athlon

 

[Bran]

I've had better luck with Acer in the past. And I hate intel graphics...

 

[Greyone]

found a new laptop for same price:
compaq cq50z
http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/s...e&category=notebooks&series_name=CQ50Z_series
# Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic with Service Pack 1 (32-bit)
# • AMD Sempron(TM) Processor for Notebook PCs SI-40 (2.0GHz)
# • 15.4" diagonal WXGA High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1280 x 800)
# • 1GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
# • NVIDIA GeForce 8200M G
# • 120GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
# • Microphone
# • HP Color Matching Keyboard
# • 802.11b/g WLAN
# • SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
# • 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
# • 65W Adapter

 

[twelve]

Acer have shit customer service. The screen on my mums laptop died 13 months after we got it. Customer services told her to just buy a new laptop. So we did, but not an Acer.

 

[Greyone]

After spending hours looking for reviews, they are going to buy the Compaq with the x4500mhd. I was kind of scared because they said the drivers were lacking, but even still, the igp still is better than a lot of budget laptop cards and kills the x3100.

lol, it can even play 1080p movies, too bad there's no blu ray drive.
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@ twelve

yeah, while I was searching for reviews on the Acer, I read about the horrors of their customer service.