Acer power adapter - car - 60 Watt

Advantages: Universal usage; affordable; multi-purpose; well-designed
Disadvantages: Larger than most adapters; was not suitable for my phone model

...Trust, an electronic gadget company, has provided me with Trusty and affordable electronic bits and bobs for years. Much of their catalogue is basic but practical in nature - I remember a small spycam I had when I was younger about the size of a cigarette lighter, and a USB webcam that did its job perfectly, all with accompanying and handy software. When my Acer Aspire 5101 laptop adapter (charger) began deteriorating before Christmas, I had a bit of a panic attack. Not only are Acer chargers for my model less than readily available (at the very least, I would have needed to order off the internet and go through the stress of making sure I was home - which I never am - when it was delivered), but a few educated internet reviews of my Acer adapter by engineers/techies made me realise the adapter itself is poorly designed, with little... Read review

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Advantages: Fantastic laptop
Disadvantages: One or two minor niggles

...'s also a DC power in socket. It employs a 64 watt Li-ion battery pack which offers up to 3 hours of operating time and comes with a 64 watt AC adapter. The dimensions are as follows:- 360 (W) x 265 (D) x 32.2 / 35.0 (H) mm (14.2 x 10.4 x 1.3 / 1.4 inches) 2.90 kg (6.50 lbs.) with 15.4" WXGA screen. The keyboard is easy to use, though it does have a nasty tendency for the cursor to suddenly "bounce" of several lines so that your typing will suddenly appear in a higher line on your document. A very annoying problem. It is possible that this is a side effect of a feature on the Acer Aspire 9100. When I can get some time, I'll check this special feature out! Also, do not expect too much of the TV tuner. It is OK, but does not work quite as well as one might hope. So you might as well go for the version without the TV tuner. Both... Read review

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Advantages: Picture quality, slim design, value!
Disadvantages: Poor quality integrated speakers.

...behind the fruit and veg! The one that particularly caught my eye was a 17" slim and sexy offering from Acer, marked up at an incredibly tempting £149.95. Well that was it, I was smitten and we proceeded to the checkout with our milk, sugar, eggs and computer screen! Getting it home, and whipping open the box, I was greeted with a bundle of cabling, a black plastic oval thing, which turned out to be the base for the screen, an instruction book and CD containing the user manual, and of course, the screen itself. As I said this is a 17" monitor, so it's quite a noticeable presence on your desktop! The casing and housing of the monitor is pretty minimalistic, with maybe an inch of silver plastic surrounding the screen on three sides. The fourth, bottom, edge is about twice the thickness, as it houses the power, menu and adjustment buttons... Read review

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