Geardeal: Acer 15.6″ Laptop – $279.99

Posted on 17 August 2009 by


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It’s back to school time. Can you believe how fast the summer went? While there are still several more days of fishing fun left, there’s no ignoring that the sale signs are rapidly appearing in nearly every store. This Acer AS5516-5474 is one good deal for someone needing a student laptop. With a respectable 15.6″ screen, 2 GB of memory and Windows Vista Home Basic – this laptop is just enough to get your student productive with school. There’s built-in wireless B/G Wi-Fi as well as a DVD+/- RW and CD R/W. The hard disk is 160GB and the memory can be increased up to 4GB.

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  • Joel McLaughlin

    Not a bad deal! Wish I had the funds to get one. My wife has been wanting a laptop.