Is this a good laptop for a college student on a budget?

I’m a college student with a tight budget and after searching and searching model after model, company after company, this Acer Aspire 9410 17″ widescreen laptop came to my attention. If you have this model tell me how it runs. The link is

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5969098

is it ok for the price? Pretty good, slow? To me it looks good but the integrated graphics seem a little bad. I would appreciate the feedback since I know that sometimes what you see in a picture or on a web site isn’t exactly what you get. The more thorough the review the better. Thank you.

Looks like a good deal to me. Reasonable brand, overall good features, at fair price.

the only thing I might recommend is finding a computer with similar specifications and that is more portable. As a college student you might want to bring your notebook with you and that’s a fairly large notebook. Believe me, the weight might not seem too much but carrying it across campus along with a backpack full of books can be miserable – although it may help you fight freshman 15.

Integrated graphics is not an issue for school related applications (with exceptions). Those exceptions include graphic designs and CAD but if you’re doing those you should think to spend more and lean towards desktops. It’s not great for games but again, you’re going for budget and school right?

A small notebook with a good display at home might be a good combo.

I check these web sites out for good deals…
www.dealcatcher.com
www.bensbargains.net
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… there are a few more but those are the ones I check regularly.

There’s very little to dislike about that notebook. You found a good overall value though. I don’t think you can go wrong with that purchase. Good job and good luck in college.

Unsolicited advice:

Get a good external hard drive. You’ll appreciate it if your hard drive ever crashes with all your pictures, MP3s, etc. Always back up! I can’t tell you how many horror stories of people losing their precious college memories. I’ve also lost pictures due to primary hard drive failure.

It’s also handy for tranfering files from other people’s computers (friends, group projects, etc).

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