Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 3rd May 2006 16:03 UTC, submitted by Moulinneuf
CNet compares Acer's TravelMate 8200 to apple's MacBook Pro, and concludes the Acer wins; but only by a small margin. "The Acer pulled ahead with ample features and superior performance and battery life, then sealed the deal with its lower sticker price. If you're looking for the most connectivity and fastest performance for your dollar, the TravelMate 8200 is the laptop to buy. The MacBook Pro's strengths clearly lie in aesthetics, from its lightweight, eye-pleasing design to its graphics-friendly display to its elegant operating system. And Apple's superior software package could be said to offset the price differential between the MacBook Pro and the TravelMate 8200."
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2005-07-10
A point they barely mentioned in the review (at least as far as I saw) was the size of the TravelMate versus the MacBook Pro. For some people this actually means something. The Acer machine is 20% heavier, 50% thicker, and displaces a whopping 70% larger volume. That difference in size will obviously increase the price quite a bit. I don't think there's a lot of question of which computer I personally would have chosen of the two.