Laptop for a monkey...

[Marzman]

is it worth it, when I'm looking to play blu-ray movies, games (such as gta iv, gears of war, bioshock) and have general hassle free day to day running etc. My only concerns are about vista, battery life (at 2-3 hours), the HDMI port (with me not yet being HD ready :rolleyes:) and the general concern that'll regret buying a rather expensive paperweight :eek:

Processor: AMD Turion RM-70 2.0GHz (800MHz FSB, 1MB L2 Cache)
Memory: 4GB (2 x 2GB RAM)
HD Capacity: 250GB 5400rpm 5400 Hard Disk Drive
Display: 16" WXGA Acer CrystalBrite LCD TFT 16:9 Aspect Ratio
Graphics Card: ATI Radeon HD 3650 512MB
Optical Drive: Blu-Ray / 8X DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive
Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium
Networking: Acer InviLink Nplify, 802.11b/g/Draft-N Wi-Fi
Webcam: Integrated 0.3 MP Crystal Eye Webcam
Finger Print Reader: Yes
Card Reader: 5 in 1 card reader (SD), (MMC), (MS), (MS PRO), (XD)
Battery: 8 cell Li-ion Battery

PS: I did find some more detailed specs if anyone needs them but I’d appreciate it if anyone could give me a general perspective as I’m not really up to date with laptopies.

[Marzman]

Well I’ve gone for a recon-vaio, with less memory and a slightly worse graphics card even though it costs the same amount. Hopefully I’ll have a more refined machine (although if the experiences of people I know are anything to go by this won’t be the case). It should arrive next week.