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(+) Clear easy instuctions, Looks very smart, Light and easy to transport, very durable (-) Screen could be slightly bigger, battery doesn't last very long
A review by JeffFromPoole on Acer Aspire 5101AWLMi October 26th, 2006
Author's product rating:
Speed
Very fast
Look & Feel
Excellent
Comfort & Portability
Good
Robustness & Durability
Good
Value For Money
Excellent
Advantages:
Cheap, great display, superb performance, great spec
Disadvantages:
none really
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
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Please bow your heads and stand a moment in silence to mark the passing of my old laptop, an Acer travelmate 230, which, after four years and one too many blows to the head, finally gave up the ghost and went to laptop heaven with some of my holiday photos still on the hard disk. It's OK, they were still on the cards, so all I have to do is re-edit.
I'm now the proud owner of a new Acer, and it is quite an upgrade on the old one.
For one thing it has the AMD Turion 64 processor, which is apparently dual core. I would buy AMD over Intel anytime.
It has built in wireless which connects so easily that I had to turn it off as I wanted to load AVG antivirus before I connected to the internet.
Speed It is quiet and very quick, even with 512 Megabytes of RAM it performs. when I get around to putting in the other 512 it will be unbeatable. As it is it runs Adobe Photoshop very well, handles three different browsers and a word processor simultaeneously and has not struggled yet.
Look and Feel Acer have come on a long way since my first laptop, it is slim, elegant and light.
Memory and Capacity There are 512 Megabytes of RAM - DDR2 dual channel. Good for most applications.
Capacity of the Hard disk is 60 gigabytes, divided into 2 partitions, one for system files and one for data and backups.
Robustness and durability Well I've had it a week, written several articles on it, surfed the net and everything works OK if it is like my last Acer it will be fine, so long as I don't drop it like the last one, - A Tip for users: If you buy a house with a stone floor, try not to drop your laptop on it, they don't bounce very well. given normal care I would expect this computer to last a few years. considering the price I paid this is excellent. it was half the price of my old one, delivered to my home for £394.
Ease of use It's a windows computer, it's easy to use. I haven't got the hang of the touch pad sticky button feature yet but it's not a big thing.
Range of Extra features This is good, there is a dual layer DVD burner, memory card reader which takes 5 types of card, including the SD card used by my camera, 802.11G wireless Lan, RJ45 LAN, a Modem (so far unused) and a very respecable speaker system ( for a laptop) The widescreen display is brilliant, something Acer does bettter most is displays.
Instruction Manual what can I say? it covers all the functions particular to the computer but assumes you know how to use a computer.
Manufacturer Support I have never needed to use the support, and this is the fourth Acer I have bought. the website offers downloads of all the drivers you might need for the machine.
Value for money You can't beat this for VFM. Why people are prepared to cough up £800 or more for big brand laptops is competely beyond me. you can get everything you need for under £400, including delivery. You can't go wrong and that's from somebody who has been playing with PCs for 15 years, compared with my Dell lattitude D610, my work laptop, this one is streets ahead on performance at a third of the price.
Downsides? The mouse buttons are a bit clicky and are only three USB ports, but that's not a problem. This model does not have built in Bluetooth either. I would have no hesitation in recomending this computer to anyone, beginner or profesional.
Advantages: cheap, good quality laptop with decent features, upgradable. Disadvantages: no bluetooth. memory will need upgrading if moving on to Windows Vista
...lower spec is beyond me. Acer have come a long way in providing great quality laptops at a lower price.
on first run you follow the setup options and then it recommends you create a restore disc i did this using 2 blank dvd's with ease just following the on screen instructions. once this was complete i did the windows updates to get it fully upto date. The inbuilt wireless adapter (Atheros AR5005G Wireless Network Adapter) connects so easy to my ... ...have bluetooth (was told by acer that it is a generic case for a variety of models.
the laptop performs well with the 2ghz processor and 512mb memory handling all the applications i needed. the bundled acer empowering technology is quite useful as it also includes a program to free up unused ram. the touchpad is easy to get used to even i managed to get used to it very quickly and i have never had a laptop before. the built in web cam is pretty ...
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Advantages: Excellent Value and Great Features Disadvantages: None Really - But Batteries not brilliant
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The Acer Aspire 5100 series notebook computer comes with a built in webcam, Microphone, Bluetooth, WiFi and loads more, with i will try and explain in-depth on this review. The Model i have from the series is the 5101AWLMI. The Laptop was excellent value for money, costing just £365 from EmpireDirect.co.uk (using discount codes, price includes delivery), and i must also praise Empire Direct for there excellent service and promt ... ...little machine that is the Acer 5101AWLMI.
Oh and make sure you only use a cloth, as fingers do make the screen look messy...
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Sound quality is nothing special, but is exceptable for the price. There are two stero speakers on this front, and you can control the volume using short cut keys on the key board or by clicking on Volume control once logged in.
Watching a DVD or TV gives pretty decent sound, especially considering ...
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From a very non-techy perspective. Good, light etc. and generally pleased. I was surprised at the scores for speed - mine is disappointly slow despite doing all the right things, and the screen is very shiny and reflective and difficult to see in any sort of bright light or daylight. Otherwise pleased though
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A laptop I picked up for university and is a good little performer. I picked mine up in a sale with Windows XP and 512MB of RAM. This laptop comes with 3 USB 2.0 ports, LAN connection, PCMCIA port and VGA socket to connect a monitor too. They're all located in sensible places, unlike some laptops I've seen. The equipped AMD performs well and the battery life is good.
Mine comes with a 120GB hard drive, divided between two partitions, which is useful ... ...smoothly by not cluttering it with files. No issues with it but can easily get quite hot.
Also, plenty of features like WLAN, LAN, dual layer DVD writer (which also supports DVD RAM), built in webcam, built in microphone and memory card reader. The built in WLAN seems to cover a good range and is better than my desktop in terms of distance covered. It works smoothly with no complaints and have never had any issues connecting to my wireless network, ...
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Advantages: Light, fast and easy to use. Disadvantages: none that I have come across.
I have just purchased this Acer for my daughter to take to college - and in fact have kept it for myself ! It is light and easily portable as so important when having to transport regularly but also robust enough that I dont have to be nervous with it. For me the keys are clear not only does it look good but it also performs perfectly. The memory storage is excellent and it is quicker by far than my older, less than year old laptop. The start up ...
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Behind the impressive entertainment capabilities of the Aspire 5100 are AMD Turion Mobile Technology and a collection of high-performance multimedia components. This energetic notebook enables superior multimedia performance. Versatile usability and connectivity to a wide range of storage media, peripherals and networks is made possible thanks to a suite of premier Acer solutions. The Aspire 5100 is very convenient to carry around, and affords you a feeling of comfort and security while on the move.
Operating system / software
OS Provided: Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium - Dutch / English / French, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition - Dutch / English / French, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
