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A review by kineticspade on Acer Aspire 5103WLMi - Turion 64 X2 TL-52 - 15.4" TFT July 27th, 2007
Author's product rating:
Speed
Very fast
Look & Feel
Excellent
Comfort & Portability
Good
Robustness & Durability
Good
Value For Money
Excellent
Advantages:
lots
Disadvantages:
touch pad mouse
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
Full review
Well this is my first review for a while after been disheartened with ciaos tech problems. Well now I am back into the swing of things hopefully loll.
Well I have only had my laptop for a few weeks, but I really wanted one for work. As I work on online bingo I was always stuck sat at my pc, so I got this laptop as I thought it was good value for money and it looked really nice also.
Now when I first switched my laptop on once I took it out of the box, it did initially take a while to start up, I had to enter my windows update disc to get it to start. That was all too easy, so away I went starting to get used to my laptop, when I finished I closed my lid without turning it off.
Now when I went back to it later I lifted the lid up by sliding the easy catch across and pulling up. The screen started flickering and I could not do anything with it, so I took the battery out and switched it back on.
Well I was not paying all that money for that to happen, so I took it back to the shop that replaced it for me. So I tried again, but yet again the same thing happened. I actually went and spoke to someone who has a laptop and they said theirs does the same thing, and that it’s due to windows vista been faulty. So if yours does do this DO NOT BLAME THE LAPTOP.
Well enough of the start of my experience with my laptop and on with the product loll.
The Acer aspire comes installed with Acer Empowering Technology. This is a toolbar that makes it easy for you to access frequently used functions and to manage your laptop. It provides access to the following utilities:
Acer enet management
Acer epower management
Acer epresentation management
Acer edatasecurity management
Acer elock management
Acer erecovery management
Acer esettings management
Now I could bore you with what all these do, but all I will say is they are very much needed on your laptop and you would find full details of each function in your instruction manual.
The laptop has a LCD display screen, which is just over 15in in size, it comes with a built in web cam, which means no wires running from your web cam to your comp as their normally is loll.
The only thing I did find hard to get used to was the touch pad mouse, as if you click it on something twice it will perform the operation that you was wanting it to do. It’s pretty sensitive to touch so you have to be careful with it. I have been informed that you can buy a proper mouse for your laptop but I haven’t looked into that yet.
When I bought my laptop I was top Microsoft works was on it, although when I got it home there was no sign of works or a disc for it, but luckily I had Microsoft office 2007, which I do prefer to works anyway, but you may want to check before you buy that you definitely do receive it.
Along the front of you laptop you have:
Speakers - Left and right
Blue tooth device
Wireless communication indicator
Power indicator
Battery indicator
CIR receiver
Microphone in jack
Line-in jack
Headphones hole
Latch that locks your lid
As before all the functions of these are listed in the instruction manual.
I wont bore you with all the specifications or you will fall asleep, as there is that many loll. So I am just going to go onto my personal thoughts about the laptop.
I do think this was good value for money although with the problems with windows vista you should be able to downgrade to XP. Although this is not a major problem and in no way affects my enjoyment of my laptop.
This laptop is really just like using a PC. Only difference is that you can move rooms with it loll.
There is a battery life icon on the bottom of your screen; this shows you the percentage of battery life left and how long this will last. You also receive a pop up message when you only have 10 minutes battery life left. This is a great thing for me, as I can’t have my battery running out in the middle of work loll.
I have also watched dvd's, well the first time I tried my sound would not come on, I checked my volume at the bottom of the screen that was ok loll, so I had a little play about trying to get it on eventually I clicked on a little bar on the windows player and hey presto the sound came on loll.
So really so far I have not found one thing wrong with the Acer and if I had another choice I would still stick with the same one, its so easy to use the only thing is I am definitely going to have to see if I can buy a mouse for it as using the touch pad is hard to get used to loll.
This has a 1200 MB memory, which is currently higher that the actual pc I own loll. It also has pretty fast speeds at downloads and things and also loading WebPages. It is certainly a lot better and faster than my pc I use. So it comes highly recommended.
Thx all for reading I hope you found this helpful xxxx
Advantages: screen size, load up, wifi Disadvantages: sometimes sound problems (easy to fix)
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Advantages: Very fast, runs smoothly. Disadvantages: Low battery life.
I recieved my Acer Aspire 5103WLMi as a late birthday present this summer, in preparation for starting university. My dad chose the laptop for me, so I did not have any say in the matter! However, he made an excellent choice and I am very impressed with the computer.
The computer is very fast with 2GB of RAM and successfully running Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium with a Windows Experience Index base score of 3.5. My model came with AMD Turion ... ...This model also features the Acer OrbiCam, a webcam built into the lid which rotates to allow pictures to be taken from both sides of the screen. While this removes the necessity for an external camera, I am slightly paranoid about breaking the thing!
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eNet Management
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It's lightweight, easy to use and the screen seems large compared to many others that I looked at. The keys are extremely responsive and the whole machine has a robust and up-to-date feel. One thing I was ... ...available from Acer. Windows refused to load the first time I switched the computer on and I groaned out loud, thinking of the marathon that was in front of me to get the manufacturers technical department to sort it out - I've had some very bad experiences in the past! I was expecting endlessly-unanswered phones, being on hold for half an hour and not getting the right answers when I did eventually get anyone to listen. Not a bit of it!! The phone ...
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Advantages: System recovery, durable, HD widescreen, easily portable Disadvantages: relatively slow startup, relatively slow shut down
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Advantages: Big screen, Light Disadvantages: Motherboard, battery, and processor will fail. Battery life is low, Keys fall off easy, slow.
...star? I have had my Acer Aspire 5103WLMi for a year and 3 months now, within a year of owning my laptop several things had gone wrong. 4 of my keyboard keys had fallen off, 3 more were close to it, the built in mouse is almost broke, my charger died, (Had to buy a £20 replacement.) My battery holds no charge what so ever, (My charger has to be plugged in all the time for my laptop to work.) My processor randomly changes speed and my laptop is slow ...
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The slim and stylish Acer Aspire 5100 models feature the AMD Turion 64 X2 mobile Dual Core technology with AMD PowerNow!, HyperTransport, Enhanced Virus Protection and 3DNow! Professional technology support for exceptional system battery life together with HyperTransport technology that ensures the world's fastest communication between components. Designed for self employed professionals and power users from small- and medium-sized businesses looking for a powerful 64bit Dual Core system - on the spot mobile workplace, the Acer Aspire 5100 guarantees stunning business results. The Aspire 5100 is also suitable for space-conscious home users looking for dynamic multimedia capabilities and gripping home entertainment.
Networking
Networking: Network adapter
Wireless LAN Supported: Yes
Wireless NIC: Acer InviLink 802.11b/g
Data Link Protocol: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g
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