I’m not a fan of IGP solutions but sometimes it’s all you can afford.
AMD’s 3200 IGP is getting good reviews, comparing nicely to the 3450 and 9300m dedicated GPUs. For $600 CDN this looks like a nice spec.
Acer Extensa EX5430-585
- 1.90GHz AMD Athlon™ X2 Dual-Core Processor QL-60
- 3072MB DDR2 SDRAM
- 250GB SATA hard drive, 5400RPM
- Optical Drive 8x Super-Multi drive (DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD-RAM)
- ATI Radeon™ HD 3200 Graphics with up to 1919MB of HyperMemory
- 15.4″ WXGA (1280 x 800), Acer® CrystalBrite Technology, supporting simultaneous multi-window viewing via Acer GridVista
- Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g/Draft-N Wi-Fi CERTIFIED
- V.92 Modem, Gigabit LAN
- Ports: ExpressCard™/54 slot, Four USB 2.0 ports, External display (VGA) port, eSATA Port, Headphone/speaker/line-out jack, Microphone-in jack, Ethernet (RJ-45) port, Modem (RJ-11) port, DC-in jack for AC adapter
- Windows Vista Home Premium
- Software included: Acer Empowering Technology (Acer eNet, ePower, eAudio, ePresentation, eLock, eRecovery, eSettings Management), McAfee® Internet Security Suite (60 day trial), Office Ready Trial (60-days), NTI CD-Maker™, Adobe® Reader
- 14.2″(W) x 10.5″(D) x 1.2″(H)
- 6.4 lbs
- 1-Year International Travelers Warranty.
