What the unobvious difference's between these 2? which is a better buy?

Question

Im looking laptops for my girlfriend her price range is 600-800 and i found these which seemed pretty good

The Toshiba Satellite L305-S5877 notebook offers dual-core performance and mobility, with a 15.4" widescreen display. It features an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, delivering high-value performance for multi-tasking, a huge 3GB memory to handle multiple or memory-intensive processes, and a large 200GB hard drive. There's a built-in webcam, too.

for 650 + shipping

and

Acer Extensa EX7620-4641 NoteBook Intel Pentium dual-core T2390(1.86GHz) 17.0" Wide XGA+ 3GB Memory DDR2 533 250GB HDD DVD Super Multi Intel GMA X3100 - Retai

for 600 + shipping

i know the accer looks more appeling but i heard core 2 duo is a better processor

can u let me know of other differences

here are the links

accer

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834115483

toshiba

http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/174645/Toshiba-Satellite-L305-S5877-15-4/#reviewTab

thank you

Answer 1

The Acer is generally better and acer laptops are easier to hardware upgrade than toshiba.

But ...

I think you should get a Mac.  

Answer 2

the acer is better i have 1 im typeing to you on it now

only thing i hate bout it everytime i get off of it ppl here r standing in line so i make them pay and the line like breaks up

Answer 3

The Core 2 Duo is slightly better, but not much. She would probably prefer the Acer.

Edit: If you look at the stats, the biggest difference is the L2 cache size on the Core 2 Duo. The main thing that will help with is using programs that use a lot of resources, like for video editing. For normal use it won't make a huge difference. The Core 2 Duo is a little bit faster, but she might not even notice if she tried them both.

Answer 4

there is A LOT more different than what you think.

screen size.

memory space.

video memory.

weight

usb ports

wi-fi ready

ethernet port

webcam

graphics

cpu

battery length

resolution

lan speed

...

it's all on the websites you provided.

I honestly would go with

the toshiba.

simply because it's wi-fi ready.. it weighs less.. and it has more memory capabilities.

it's also smaller in size.