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 by 6cm and looks fantastic. ... ...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 ...
RoryGriffiths 30.03.2008
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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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