Acer PD 123P

Advantages: small, less weight
Disadvantages: picture dull, low lamp life, unforeseen troubles

...dear folks recently we broght a ACER PD113P DLP projector from Synergy Information management Services, Bangalore on 27th April 2006 for Rs. 57,000. Eventhogh the product specifications said, its a portable model, we just used in the board room for internal presentations and trainings, but alas! within 45 days, the lamp burst!! it was sationery and in the middle of a presentation in the board room it blinked...giving some noice from inside.... We called up the dealer... The real horror started from then... first the dealer reluctant to take the machine back and check, he was asking to carry it to ACER service centre. when it has taken to the centre, they diagnosed as lamp broken and put it under physical damage!! the easiest way to avoid the warranty commitment. eventhough they agreed on a 90 days warranty for the lamp... Read review

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Advantages: cheap..if it had a warranty, portable
Disadvantages: Warranty not honoured, bulbs blow in rapid succession

...The unit itself has a fatal flaw - its eats bulbs for breakfast ! But even more sinister is Acer's blatant non-honouring of any of the 2 year warranty that remains on the unit. After the 1st unit was replaced in the first week, almost 2 years of faithful service mine then ate 3 $230 bulbs in a month ! The first I paid for the 2nd (which died a week or so later), was covered under warranty, (which then died a few DAYS later) the third Acer tried to extrort ANOTHER $230 out of me. I gave up and got a Panasonic PT-AX100U with 5 years warranty for $3000 which is BRILLIANT. Too bad Acer - you've had enough of my cash. Their solution to my problems ? I could pay a 2nd amount of $234.00 for a third bulb or go to the ACCC. Nice work...no thanks. The unit's performance whilst working was quite good but it's unmerchantable nature... Read review

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Advantages: cheap, good quality laptop with decent features, upgradable.
Disadvantages: no bluetooth. memory will need upgrading if moving on to Windows Vista

...First off what an easy to use laptop full of built in features for a very reasonable price ( £349.99 upwards) was £380 when i purchased mine but is worth every penny. Why people pay in excess of £500 for machines with a 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 wireless network with a reasonable range even in the garden. The 15.4" WXGA wide CrystalBrite TFT LCD Display is just as good as its name suggests (crystal) it displays... Read review

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