Acer Aspire 5580 vs Toshiba satellite A105 - Please help

Hi guys ,

I'm out Hunting for a new notebook and have trimmed down my choices to one of the two

1 . Toshiba satellite A105
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Processor Type : Core� Duo T2050 1.60GHz
Display Type * : Widescreen XGA with TruBrite� Technology
Display Resolution * : 1280x800
Graphics Memory * : 128MB dynamically allocated shared graphics
Hard Drive Size * : 100GB
2MB cache
Bus speed 533 MHZ
RAM 1GB
Price : 760$
scree size 15.3''

2 . Acer Aspire 5580

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Intel� Core� 2 Duo T5500 1.6GHz

Bus Speed 667MHz
Level 2 cache 2MB
HDD 120GB
Screen size 14.1" with TruBrite� Technology
Video memory - 224MB
Display Resolution * : 1280x800

Please help me in making a choice .

Regards ,

Aravind~

Sorry to add ... The cost of Acer is 1049$ -- Is 5580 worth the money spend?

Regards ,

Av~

Judging by the specs and cost, why would you even consider the Acer 5580? I would suggest you to go for another model in the Toshiba range.

That's coz Toshiba's actual price is 900$ - I'm getting it fo a discount

That's a significant price difference (which I assume is because you're comparing a 1st generation Core Duo with a 2nd generation), so it's kind of a difficult comparison.

What exactly are you going to be doing with this machine? And how long do you expect it to remain viable?