Acer Extensa 5220-051G08Mi

I last reviewed a budget laptop at the tail end of 2000. It had cost me £1,000 and I didn't like it much. Now I'm typing this review on an exponentially faster laptop with more than 40 times the hard disk space, and it was a quarter of the price. Truly, we are living in the future. I still don't like it much. Extensa 5220 I bought this machine so I could work on novels and short stories without leaving my bed. I really am that lazy and I make no apology for it. To look at, it's a totally standard laptop, the screen folds down over the keyboard with a single catch at the front. There's one of ... more

I purchased my laptop at Christmas via the Park catalogue, it arrived in November 2008. Since then I have used this for my work, entertainment and job seeking. It’s a pretty basic laptop if you ask me, well I may be a tad bit off of hand here as this is indeed my first laptop, therefore I have no other experiences on how other laptops work- but I’m gunna give a review a try all the same which may be a bit tricky, so iff this isn’t to your liking- I did warn you. Memory I feel that the storage is very poor, with only 80 GB which is divided into two sections, one of which is almost impossible to ... more

This Acer Extensa 5220 laptop is ideal for anyone on a budget. However don't be fooled by the low price, this laptop still has power. The Intel Celeron processor is more than powerful enough for any home or student. Including a good sized memory (80GB), Windows Vista Home Basic and a DVD rewriter this laptop is excellent value for money. The 15'4 screen allows for excellent viewing for DVDs and gaming, but does not mean the laptop is heavy and could be easily portable to use all over home/school/college/university. Overall i believe this laptop is excellent value for students who are not ... more

Acer Extensa 5220-201G08Mi / Intel Celeron M 550 2.0GHz / 15.4 WXGA / 1GB DDR2 RAM / 80GB HDD / DVD-SM / Vista Home Basic / Laptop / Notebook PC Pros: very affordable Nice to look at Fast processing speed Crystalbrite display Good graphics card Cons: None Wonderful machine, a real value for money as long as you are a homeuser/student or small scale business user who is in the process of setting up his/her own business I know this comes with Cel processor and there has been a huge debate on how celeron can struggle with Vista, but from experience, using the machine for the last two months, I ... more

Excellent product for those of us who can't (and don't want to ) pay for top of the range and who want a reliable laptop with all the essentials. Good for work, for viewing dvds, internet and for carrying around. It's robust and has proved itself to be 8 year old boy proof. If I have any criticism, it's the battery. It doesn't seem to last any length of time. Perhaps I am over using it but it only seems to last a few hours. The sound isn't great but I think that's a personal issue rather than one that would bother other people. I would recommend this to students and any of you who want a ... more