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

...Acer GridVista™ 16.7 million colours Graphics ATI Radeon® Xpress 1100 integrated 3D graphics with up to 128 MB of shared system memory DualView™ support MPEG-2/DVD hardware-assisted capability Aspire CinemaVision™ video technology (Aspire Arcade) Aspire ClearVision™ video optimisation technology (Aspire Arcade) Multimedia Audio system with two built-in speakers Sound Blaster Pro™ and MS Sound compatible High-definition audio support Built-in microphone Communication Acer Video Conference featuring Voice and Video over Internet Protocol (VVoIP) support via Acer OrbiCam™ and optional Acer Bluetooth® VoIP phone Acer OrbiCam™ integrated 0.3 megapixel CMOS camera, featuring: • 225-degree ergonomic rotation • Acer PrimaLite™ technology 56K ITU V.92 modem... Read review

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Advantages: Fantastic laptop
Disadvantages: One or two minor niggles

...The Acer Aspire 9100 is, it has to be said, an attractive little beastie. It has a small footprint, a nice silver case and is suitable for playing games on, due to the ATI graphics chip with 128MB on it. It also makes use of Inten Centrino, mobile technology ™ and is specially designed for Windows XP. (Aren't they all, these days?!) What are the technical specifications? The screen is good. Better than my previous laptop. It is a 15.4" WXGA Acer CrystalBrite colour TFT LCD screen with 1280 x 800 pixel resolution. And it really does show! It has 16.7 million colours and supports "simultaneous multi-window viewing via Acer GridVista" Yes, of COURSE it does! (Silly me!) There's also the option of having a built-in TV tuner, with an aerial socket on the rear of the computer. As I say, the graphics capabilities are good... Read review

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Advantages: Practical
Disadvantages: Improveable

...This is the Acer Aspire 3613WLMi laptop computer. Stats it gives on the actual laptop seem like a good place to start: Intel Celeron M Processor 370 (1.5GHz, 400 MHz FSB, 1MB L2 cache) 15.4" WXGA CrystalBrite TFT LCD 40GB DVD-Dual double layer (Supports DVD+R Double layer/ DVD+/-RW) 512MB DDR2 (support dual-channel) 802.11 b/g wireless LAN Right so the laptop itself is pretty decent even if a little dated by now. It runs fine and at a decent speed. It has enough RAM at 512MB to not have to worry about it being able to run things unless you're after brand new games. The laptop I have is just used for text and photo editing work which it can handle absolutely perfectly. It contains a DVD rewriter in the side which works very well. I have had problems with all other DVD rewriters but this works very well through Windows... Read review

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Advantages: Stylish Looking - Great Value For Money - Practical
Disadvantages: Limited processing speed - No Microsoft Office

...with which I was able to get started. After roughly 10 minutes filing in a few simple questions and installing programs on a provided disc everything was up and running. Here is a list of the major features of the Acer Aspire 3003LC Main Features Mobile AMD Sempron processor 3000+ 15.0" XGA TFT LCD 40GB HDD DVD/CD-RW Combo 256MB DDR Pros Impressive Memory Storage - The 40 GB hard drive is plentiful for any casual laptop user, and has stored more than enough music and videos to keep me company at university LCD Screen - The 15" LCD screen is really sharp and has a nice contrast to it. Cost - I think the retail price at the moment for the Aspire 3003 LC is below £500, however I had a discount voucher from BT for £150 meaning I paid roughly £350 for it. This coupled with a free BT VP1000 home security system worth £120 and you can... Read review

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Advantages: big screen, fast online, good price, big memory, fast processor
Disadvantages: none

...hi where do i begin with this excellent piece of kit. well before you decide whether to purchase the acer aspire 5720z read my review. In june 2008 i wanted to buy my self something that i appreciated so i turned to a laptop, immediatly the acer caught my eye with a great price tag and its smart design. after a few questions i purchased my laptop and soon discovered it is great value for money so here are some reasons why this laptop is worth every penny; its lightweight got good battery life fast processor decent size hard drive big screen sleek looking very reliable extremely fast online good price great layout of keyboard fantastic response from the touchpad great sound when playing music now heres the reasons why i dont like the acer aspire 5720z: NONE!!! yes the acer is really that good i am... Read review

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Advantages: Large Hard Drive and RAM, fast ,good range of features
Disadvantages: No anti glare screen ,keys a little small lack some positiveness

...Despite having a home pc it is sometimes necessary to have access to one when not at home I therefore decided the time had come to invest in a laptop. Like desktops there are numerous makes models and specifications available. As with a lot of things it is a balancing act between prices and features and eventually I chose the Acer Aspire 2920 Which I paid £460 for by shopping around About the Acer 2920 By laptop standards it might not be the smallest or lightest available but do not let that deter you from giving it due consideration so what do you get for your money At first view you get a stylish looking piece of equipment it has a glossy black finish which makes a change a lot seem to be a silver /grey colour When you lift the lid you might be a bit disappointed by the interior I know I was the keyboard and surround is a matt... Read review

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Advantages: Low price, fast perfomance, good battery life
Disadvantages: FAT32 disc formatting,

...The Acer Aspire 5612WLMi offers the advantages of a Intel Core Duo processor, the T2300, combined with 1GB of RAM and an ample 100GB hard disk, and of course a DVD-RW and Wireless networking. Coming in at a budget price. Packaging The box for the 5612 is of a simple design and the laptop is very well packaged within. It is securely fixed with polystyrene to hold the laptop in position and the manual, driver cds and power supply contained well. Setup Once removed from the box the first thing to do is to charge the laptop. When turned on for the first time an Acer walkthrough takes you through the setup and registration. An opportunity is provided to create a backup disc that will take the system back to its factory settings if problems are encountered later on. Performance The Intel Duo processor combined with 1GB of RAM... Read review

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Advantages: Cheap, Reasonably Powerful, Looks Good
Disadvantages: Short Battery Life, Poor Graphics, Widescreen Case but NOT a wide screen

...The Acer Aspire was one of the cheapest laptops that I could find when I looked into purchasing a basic laptop for my school work earlier this year. In fact, it was the cheapest model that Acer made, and it shows in the features that it has, and doesn't have. It features a nice bright 15 inch screen that is good for watching movies, viewing pictures and general internet surfing. However, the model above features a great glossy LCD that is perfect for a laptop of this size, which brings me on to my next point. Unfortunately, like many manufacturers, Acer has used the similar case for many of its' laptops including the model above with the widescreen, therefore, the case is quite wide in comparison to the standard style (squarer) screen. Networking. Nowadays with the internet and all, access and connectivity is paramount when... Read review

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Advantages: looks, speed
Disadvantages: battery life!!

...This review is on the acer aspire 5633WLMi. This is an all round good laptop and even though this has great specifications, you can get it for around £450-£500. When I first came across this laptop I noticed how sleek it really looks, and the picture of it on ciao really doesn't do it any justice. When companies make laptops with only one colour of plastic it somehow really annoys me, however acer have designed this to be black and silver, this just makes the laptop look so much better and so much more modern that those one tone old laptops. The top part of the laptop around the screen is black and the bottom is silver, but with a black keyboard which makes it look great. The shape is actually really thin, especially since a lot of acers older aspires and travel mates have been a little on then chunky side, ok then, a lot... Read review

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Advantages: Extensive features and ports, wifi capability, multimedia facitlities
Disadvantages: not many, usb ports are a bit too close together

...number out there. But having assessed some models and suppliers it dawned on me that many models are essentially the same but re-badged. Step in Acer, the fastest growing laptop supplier in Europe (at time of purchase) both under its own name and re-badged. It became clear that Acer on a like for like comparison were invariably cheaper than the competition. As they were also building for some of that competition you knew you weren't losing out on quality. I read many reviews ... all were favourable, good, very good etc. So which Acer? ... that was simple too, an introductory offer on a new Acer model caught my eye whilst browsing the internet. It had everything I wanted, way cheaper than other brands and cheaper than lesser Acer models offered elsewhere. So Aspire 1680 it was........ so what's it got: - Pentium M 725... Read review

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