Advantages: Light, good specs and value for money Disadvantages: keyboard flimsy and the charger messed up within a year
Excellent specifications for the price, compared to brands such as dell and sony. The Dvd burner runs a lot slower than the given speed. The wireless connection is excellent.
The laptop gets regualar use by me and my kids, who can be quite heavy handed with the keyboard. three of the keys have fallen out. Support at Acer couldn't be bothered to reply to my e-mails regarding replacement keyboard.
Acers website is annoyingly slow at times, i did manage to find all the necessary drivers when i had to reinstall windows. Don't try to install or even run live linux cd's as it will not for some reason recognise the Dvd/cd combi and therefore not run.
The screen is also excellent. It gives a clear and crisp image.
Battery life is also poor, i have found that it will not last longer than 3 hours while doing word processing ...
Advantages: very very good specs Disadvantages: a bit bulky
This laptop offers a lot
To start with however i would like to talk about the company, Acer has been going quite a long time now, but their customer service is only just satisfactory,
should this put you off buying it?
NO!
For around £80 you can get a 3 year warranty that is quite frankly supurb. I KNOW A FRIEND WHO HAS HAD HIS REPAIRED FROM SPILLS AND GENERAL LAPTOP DAMGE 6 TIMES!
now on to the laptop...
the 2 gigs of ram are deffinatly sufficient and help to increase the battry life to an acceptable 3 and a bit hours.
It has a good 25ogb hard drive to store lots of pages on and also a very good graphics card with 256mb of ram it will get you places with most games...
the size of th unit is also satisfactory, but is fairly bulky and heavy...
this is a great computer for mobile gaming or high end proccessing ...
Advantages: GREAT SPECS, good os, great price Disadvantages: none really... maybe too few usbs... but none really!
Acer is a reliable company, they offer good customer support an good products.
This fantastic laptop is n exeption, it offers speed, memory and great connectability, as well as a very reasonable price for what you are getting...
Now, windows vista was given a very bad press when it first came out,it had terrible connectivity problems and basically wasn't up to scratch, since then they have worked flat out to get vista back on track. Vista now for everyday computing has very little problems, it offers almost glitchless computing. Vista itself has many advantages over window - extra security - easier management of files and a more uer friendly and aestheticl pleasing feel. I am a proud user of Vista Home Premium.
Now, onto the actual computer, It really is a very high spec computer witha lot packed into a fairly small laptop ...
Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g
Remote Management Protocol
DMI 2.0
Features
Acer SignalUp
Compliant Standards
IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, Wi-Fi CERTIFIED
Expansion / connectivity
Expansion Slots Total (Free)
2 ( 1 ) x memory - SO DIMM 200-pin
1 ( 1 ) x ExpressCard/54
1 ( 1 ) x PC Card - type II
Interfaces
3 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 PIN USB Type A
1 x infrared - IrDA
1 x display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15)
1 x audio - line-out/headphones - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
1 x modem - phone line - RJ-11
1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45
1 x microphone - input - mini-phone 3.5mm
1 x audio - line-In - mini-phone 3.5mm
Miscellaneous
Features
Security lock slot (cable lock sold separately), administrator password, system password, Disc Anti-Shock Protection System (DASP, wake on LAN
Compliant Standards
ACPI 3.0
Power
Power Device
External
Voltage Required
AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )
Battery
Technology
6-cell Lithium Ion
Installed Qty
1
Capacity
48.8 Wh
Run Time (Up To)
2.5 hour(s)
Operating system / software
OS Provided
Microsoft Windows Vista Business / XP Professional downgrade
OS Preinstalled
Windows Vista
Microsoft Office Ready
Includes a preinstalled image of select 2007 Microsoft Office suites. Purchase a Medialess License Kit (MLK) to activate the software.
Software
Acer Launch Manager, NTI CD-Maker, Acer GridVista, Adobe Reader, Acer Empowering Technology, NTI Shadow, Acer Bio-Protection, Corel WinDVD, McAfee Internet Security Suite (60 days trial)
Environmental standards
EPA Energy Star Compliant
Yes
Manufacturer warranty
Service & Support
1 year warranty
Service & Support Details
Traveller warranty - 1 year
Manufacturer's product description
The TravelMate 5330 gears you up for increased productivity and the enhanced reliability and security you need to get ahead at work. Outfitted with indispensable Acer technologies and broad wireless connectivity packaged in Acer's streamlined ProFile chassis, this 15.4"notebook is the professional's choice for getting the job done in style.
