aalaap
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I'm having a tough time deciding between the two.
Asus X201E (Flipkart; Rs. 19,399)
vs.
Acer Aspire V5-121 (eBay; Rs. 18,990)
This isn't really about the price. Both cost a sliver under 20k and offer similar specs, except that the Asus has a Celeron Dual Core 1.8GHz, while the Acer has an AMD C60 at 1 GHz (1.33 Turbo Core). The Asus seems faster, but it's got Intel gfx, while the AMD has more promising Radeon gfx.
Has anyone actually used (and I mean properly used) either of these laptops?
The rest of the specs are more or less the same or don't matter. I'll max out the RAM (8GB, I guess) and swap out the HDD for an SSD. I'll be running Windows 8 on this, after I've made my peace with it (with help from Start8, 8gadgetpack and WinAeroGlass).
At home, I'm mostly going to be using a 22"+ monitor, keyboard and mouse, so I'll mostly be running it at 1920x1080. The native 720p res is fine for on-road or on-couch usage.
I mostly use development tools - editors, IDEs etc., but I do use Fireworks/Photoshop and similar graphics tools frequently. I don't do much multimedia production work.
Which one do you think will be faster?
Asus X201E (Flipkart; Rs. 19,399)
vs.
Acer Aspire V5-121 (eBay; Rs. 18,990)
This isn't really about the price. Both cost a sliver under 20k and offer similar specs, except that the Asus has a Celeron Dual Core 1.8GHz, while the Acer has an AMD C60 at 1 GHz (1.33 Turbo Core). The Asus seems faster, but it's got Intel gfx, while the AMD has more promising Radeon gfx.
Has anyone actually used (and I mean properly used) either of these laptops?
The rest of the specs are more or less the same or don't matter. I'll max out the RAM (8GB, I guess) and swap out the HDD for an SSD. I'll be running Windows 8 on this, after I've made my peace with it (with help from Start8, 8gadgetpack and WinAeroGlass).
At home, I'm mostly going to be using a 22"+ monitor, keyboard and mouse, so I'll mostly be running it at 1920x1080. The native 720p res is fine for on-road or on-couch usage.
I mostly use development tools - editors, IDEs etc., but I do use Fireworks/Photoshop and similar graphics tools frequently. I don't do much multimedia production work.
Which one do you think will be faster?
