Acer TravelMate 2423WXMi

Since purchasing a travelmate in Singapore almost six years ago I have loved this model. It served me well through university and when I left I bought this new model 2423. They have both been so reliable. Never faulting, always faster than you! They are great machines, built to last! This is acer's best selling notebook and it is easy to see why. With a 2.5 hour battery life and a slimline chassis, this laptop weighs in at only 2.5 Kgs, all at a great value. Pre-installed with Windows XP, you also get wireless networking, a crisp widescreen display and a DVDRW Drive, making it an unbeatable ... more

Bought in April from Laptops Direct. Impressed by specification for the price - nice screen - wide format very useful - and easy WiFi connectivity. Looks nice, but apparent flimsy construction. Then after twoand a half months minor fault developed witha key - it came loose. Returned to Acer (after half hour trying to get through). Came back ten days later with much more major fault - no network connectivity at all. Helpline hopeless - just said do a reset, which achieved nothing except wiped out all installed software. Eventually manged to get it sent back again - I have now spent over £10 on ... more