Big, clear screen, great for photos and video, easy to use, well equipped
Disadvantages:
None
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
Full review
Shifting from working on Macs since they came out, I was pleasantly surprised to admit I liked the look of Vista and decided a new laptop was needed. I have had no problems with the Aspire at all. It runs very well, even using Photoshop CS2, it converts and saves a RAW photo to jpg in 7-seconds. If like me, you are converting 500 photos for a wedding shoot, then that cuts time dramaticaly in post production from my eMac which took over 35 seconds a photo. I have the upgrade of 2 gb of RAM which might account or the speed in processing but I just found out it can expand to 4 gb of RAM and priced quite reasonably at £120 from Crucial, I will be saving my pennies for that upgrade. The underside does become hot if you leave it on say, your couch, but I find if you put it on a table, it is fine and bearable. I also have to mention the Vista operating system which is getting to become so like Mac OSX that I fear Steve Jobs will be sueing Bill Gates for ripping off their software! I love the Welcome Centre that Acer has added as it guides you through the first few days of getting used to the laptop, especially if you are used to a Mac, as I was. The integrated media centre of Vista is so like iLife but just fails to hit the slickness of Apple's flagship media centre. All in all, I am very happy with my purchase and I am reluctant to say, I like PC's more than Macs now.
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Memory / capacity
Excellent
Ease of use
Very easy
Range of Extra Features
Satisfactory
Instruction manual
Satisfactory
Manufacturer Support
Satisfactory
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