The Acer Aspire L5100 is an economical, yet complete package for the everyday home computer user.
Behind it's small, ultra-compact chassis lies a powerhouse in entertainment; the latest spec for modern home theatre, AMD LIVE!, boasts exceptional and smooth management of your multimedia, ... Read review
Advantages: Everything you could want, particularly amazing multimedia handling. Disadvantages: Gamers beware
The Acer Aspire L5100 is an economical, yet complete package for the everyday home computer user.
Behind it's small, ultra-compact chassis lies a powerhouse in entertainment; the latest spec for modern home theatre, AMD LIVE!, boasts exceptional and smooth management of your multimedia, the main atrraction for me of this Acer product.
It exudes elegance and chicness in an understated manner; it measures 25cm by 20cm ... ...Gold Edition, Adobe Reader 7.0, Acer Empowering Technology, Microsoft Works 8.5, Norton Internet Security 2007 (90 days subscription), Acer Arcade Live, Microsoft Office 2007 (60 days trial).
If you are not necessarily a gaming addict (top end games could be problematic as the graphics card is not supported by nvidia), but enjoy watching movies and listening to music, as well as using your computer for work, then you get all this through ... more
The Acer Aspire L5100 is an economical, yet complete package for the everyday home computer user.
Behind it's small, ultra-compact chassis lies a powerhouse in entertainment; the latest spec for modern home theatre, AMD LIVE!, boasts exceptional and smooth management of your multimedia, the main atrraction for me of this Acer product.
It exudes elegance and chicness in an understated manner; it measures 25cm by 20cm by 6cm and looks fantastic. It therefore feels and looks right at home in a minimalist, stress-free environment.
Due to its cheap price tag of roughly ~£330 one would expect corners to have been cut, but this is not the case.
It has an excellent dual-core AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ / 2.2 GHz processor, an adequate 500GB harddrive to store all your music, films, and videos on, 2GB of RAM, and all the other gimmicks one would expect, even from a top of the range computer:
1 x integrated ATI Radeon X1250 Shared Video Memory (UMA) graphics processor with Digital Visual Interface (DVI) and High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
Software including NTI CD-Maker Gold Edition, Adobe Reader 7.0, Acer Empowering Technology, Microsoft Works 8.5, Norton Internet Security 2007 (90 days subscription), Acer Arcade Live, Microsoft Office 2007 (60 days trial).
If you are not necessarily a gaming addict (top end games could be problematic as the graphics card is not supported by nvidia), but enjoy watching movies and listening to music, as well as using your computer for work, then you get all this through the exceptionally priced, fashionable Acer Aspire L5100. I whole heartedly recommend it.
Advantages: Size Disadvantages: Reliability, Lost data due to reliability issues
I purchased the Aspire L5100 at the beginning of 2008. In my experience this PC is a bad buy. The pros: small design, good for those with limited space The cons: It looks good because of its compact design, but this is the problem. Because it is so small and everything is crammed together there is no room for air to circulate. The PC freezes daily and has to be unplugged to restart. Freezes increase as the weather heats up. Shortly after the warranty ...
DavrosJ 14.04.2009
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The L5100 is a great machine in the tiniest of packages. The model I have has 3GB RAM, 500GB HD, TV card, Windows Media Center (Vista), card reader and USB and Firewire interfaces. Better than Dell Studio Hybrid which uses a small and slower laptop harddrive. Why can't all Desktop PCs be this size and have this performance. Got mine as a base unit from Comet. But Comet and eBuyer have stopped selling it. Wonder why? Check out the Acer Veritron L460. ...
Scada 31.10.2008
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Acer P193W - LCD display - TFT active matrix, None
Diagonal Size
19"
Graphics controller
Type
Integrated
Graphics Processor / Vendor
ATI Radeon X1250 Shared Video Memory (UMA), ATI Radeon X1250
Max Allocated RAM Size
384 MB, 527 MB
Digital Video Standard
Digital Visual Interface (DVI), High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)
Audio output
Type
Sound card - integrated, Sound card
Sound Output Mode
5.1 channel surround
Compliant Standards
High Definition Audio
Speaker(s)
Right / left channel, 2 x right / left channel
Mouse
Technology
Optical
Connectivity
Wireless
Operating system / software
OS Provided
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
Software
NTI CD-Maker Gold Edition, Adobe Reader 7.0, Acer Empowering Technology, Microsoft Works 8.5, Norton Internet Security 2007 (90 days subscription), Acer Arcade Live, Microsoft Office 2007 (60 days trial)
Keyboard
Connectivity
Wireless
Multimedia functionality
TV Tuner Type
Digital and analogue TV
Manufacturer's product description
The Aspire L5100 is an entertainment powerhouse designed to complement your living room, while appealing to discerning tastes. Packing AMD/ATI power and performance in a quiet, space-saving form factor, Acer's ultra-compact chassis takes up no more room than a hardback book. The Aspire L5100 boasts AMD LIVE!, the latest platform for modern home theater, headlines this desktop offering, consolidating control of your multimedia and smoothly multitasking image-intensive applications. Aimed at the home user who values understated style and smart design, the Aspire L5100 offers a powerful yet cost-effective computing platform. The elegant design and intuitive layout make it the ideal solution for a stress-free home recreation environment.
