For this mini roundup, we have laptops from Acer, AVADirect, and Gateway with prices ranging from as low as $1100 all the way up to $1750. Performance in many areas ends up being virtually identical, as we will shortly see, but before you decide that the cheapest option is therefore the best, you will want to consider some of the features and upgrades the extra money gets you. Form factor is another item to consider, with the general rule being that if performance stays the same and you shrink the form factor, prices will go up - sometimes substantially. The reverse is also true, which is why we will include the $1450 Gateway P-7811 gaming laptop as a point of reference in our benchmarks.Check it out over here.
Three mid-range notebooks compared
Posted on Sunday, September 21 2008 @ 5:10 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
AnandTech takes a look at three mid-range notebooks from Acer, AVADirect and Gateway: