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Do you have a laptop? Check out the CNet Top 10 Laptop of 2008. See whether your laptop is in the list?

1. Hp Pavilion dv2700 (Core2duo 2.0Ghz, 2GB RAM)
2. Acer Aspire 2920Z (Dual Core 1.6Ghz, 2GB RAM)
3. Compaq Presario v3800 (Core2duo 2.0Ghz, 2GB RAM)
4. Acer Aspire 4930G (Core2duo 2.4Ghz, 4GB RAM)
5. Acer Extensa 4620Z (Dual core 1.6Ghz, 1GBＲＡＭ）
6. Acer Aspire 5920G (Core2duo 2.0Ghz, 2GB RAM)
7. Acer Aspire 4930 (AMD Turion 2.0Ghz, 1GB RAM)
8. Apple MacBook (Core2duo 2.2Ghz, 1GB RAM)
9. Dell XPS M1530 (Core2duo 2.2Ghz, 2GB RAM)
10. Acer Aspire One (Intel Atom 1.6Ghz,1GB RAM)

Out of expectation, Acer brand laptop got 5 seats in the top 10 list! I thought my eyes blue, but it is true after double check twice.

Do you notice Acer Aspire One is at 10th position? Wow, that’s amazing. Unbelievable! I think netbook list should not left over Asus, MSI.

How does Acer better compare to Toshiba, Fujitsu, Sony Vaio and many more? In term of performance, outlook or quality?

I think the CNet top ten list is not accurate. Please tell me your opinion, I would like to hear from you.

[via CNet]

I plan to buy my first laptop end of this month or early next month. My initial plan was HP Pavilion tx2520AU Tablet but it obsolete already. Its latest HP TouchSmart tx2z model is too expensive for me.

While choosing another model, I reduce the budget to between $2000 to $2500 (RM). This is to save some money for a DSLR camera!

An intermediate performance model should serve purpose of minimal multimedia and mainly for blogging and Internet.

Compaq Presario CQ40 or CQ20?

After browse through laptops in the range, I found Compaq CQ40-154TU and CQ20-213TU suit my needs in term of performance, capacity, design and price.

The specifications for the two models are similar except disk capacity and screen size. CQ40 has larger 14″ screen and capacity 320GB while CQ20 only 12-inch and 250GB. I like mobility of 12″ screen but have to pay more $60 (RM) for it. Why pay more for smaller screen and capacity huh? (more…)