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My Final Decision - New Laptop this week

Sometime this week  

I might be getting a new laptop: Acer Emachines D640.

Spec Sheet:
AMD Athlon II dual-core processor P320 (1MB L2 cache, 2.10GHz,1066 MHz FSB, 25/35 W)
AMD M880G Chipset
2GB DD3
250GB
8X DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive
Multi-in-1 card reader
14" HD 1366 x 768 pixel resolution, high-brightness (200-nit), LED-backlit TFT LCD with glare panel
ATI Radeon HD4250 Graphics with 256 MB of dedicated system memory, supporting Unified Video Decoder 2 (UVD2), OpenGL 2.0, OpenEXR High Dynamic-Range (HDR) technology, Shader Model 4.1, Microsoft Direct X 10.1
WPAN; Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
LAN: Giagbit Ethernet, Wake-on-LAN ready
WLAN:802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED
2.2 kg (4.85 lbs.) with 6-cell battery pack
342 (W) x 245 (D) x 25.5/31.9 (H) mm (13.5 x 9.6 x 1.00/1.26 inches)
48.8 W 4400 mAh 6-cell Li-ion standard battery pack
3.7 hours
Video conferencing solution, featuring webcam with 1280 x 1024 resolution/ Microphone
Multi-in-1 card reader (SD, MMC, MS, MS PRO, xD)
Three USB 2.0 ports
HDMI port with HDCP support
External display (VGA) port
Headphone/speker/ line-out jack
Microphone-in jack
Ethernet (RJ-45) port
DC-in jack for AC adapter

After scouring the market for a laptop, I stumbled onto Open Source computer sales in Divisoria where the salesman convinced me that I was paying for too much with my first choice of laptop - ASUS k42JK. He told me of a cheaper laptop that's got the same performance with the ASUS and after reading Acer Emachines D640 reviews on Tipidpc.com, I am now convinced to buy the model. 

Take note there's a big price difference: Emachines D640 costs only 23k php while the ASUS K42jk costs a whopping 34k.