Acer Laptop - Aspire 5920 Series

Want to save some energy and money all with one purchase? Buying a laptop can save a lot of money and a lot of energy when compared to a desktop. What is even better is when you buy an Energystar product. This Acer laptop uses vista, has a core2 duo mobile and 200Mhz. The hard drive is 60 GB and has 2048 MB of RAM. The notebook will run you about $1800.

There are some major advantages to this laptop, mainly energy usage. It is 20% more efficient that other computers of its kind. This equals to about a $75 annual savings. During its sleep and standby modes it only uses about 1.3 and 1.5 watts. The inside of the machine has an efficient internal power supply. Depending on your needs, the memory and other add-ons should suit most people just fine.

There are some disadvantages. If you are looking for a less expensive laptop this may not be the one for you. The Acer is slightly heavy. For the frequent traveler it may not be the most comfortable item to be lugging around with you. Depending on what you purchase the computer for the internal specs may not be what you like.

Dell, Gateway, Asus and others make competitive laptops.

If you are on the market for a really energy efficient computer you may want to look into this one. Make sure that you know what specification you want from it. If you travel a lot or are a student walking from place to place, they weight may be an issue. At $1800 it may be out of your budget. If you like what you see and it fits your needs than this is a good buy.