Sep 212010
Acer Travelmate 5730-6953 Notebook Review
Posted by: LaptopsArena in Acer
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It could be as well your notebook at home, as it has the features to replace your desktop or a great turn-over when the power goes down. Desktop replacements tend to be more expensive, even though they have what it takes to replace the good old desktop. It is also a great buy for students. They often scout for a portable system, not too heavy not too big, so they can carry around campus or have enough room to put on their desk. The long battery life is great for writing down the whole course or stay at night playing some network games with the next door neighbor. It is also small enough to fit in the backpack and to slip other things as well. Portability is a must have for anyone, especially for travelers or students who want to stay connected every time. 2GB of RAM is sufficient to run applications and to assure multi-tasking. The more you have, the better the system will work and the faster. Configuration and customization is possible with any system, and that is a relief, knowing you can each time add something new and improve the notebook.
The Intel Core Dup processor found in the Acer Travelmate 5730-6953 notebook is great for several reasons. The processing power is high and it is great for playing some intensive games as well. You get double power in a single processor. Intel is a bit more expensive than AMD, but with them you manage more than basic tasks. Another good thing about this notebook is the existing HDMI port; you can connect to a TV or monitor to view slideshows or your holiday videos at a higher screen. Other ports included are Serial ATA and USB ports. There is also a fingerprint reader, which you ca use to secure all your data. You also should know that this product is Energy Star, as it has incorporated power management features.
Some of the disadvantages might include the 6.6 pounds issue and the 160GB hard drive, which might be a bit small, spaced for some. It has a DVD writer and we can say that is an advantage, being able to write your pictures and videos on DVDs is a good thing. And we have to take into account the screen size, 15.4” is relatively big and for this price, it’s really a bargain. It has some drawbacks here and there, but also features to cover them up.
Connectivity is done easy with Wi-Fi, so it is a real travel mate. For this amount of money, Acer Travelmate 5730-6953 notebook is worth it.
Aug 132010
Acer notebook review
Posted by: LaptopsArena in Acer
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As you can tell from its name and from its cool design, it is made in collaboration with the Ferrari company, one of the best brands of supercars in the world. A Ferrari is not just about speed, it is an expression of beauty, power, excitement and pleasure – and this is what the engineers at Acer had in mind when they created this laptop. Actually it is more a netbook, and this is because it has a 11.6 " TFT WXGA display screen, with 24 bit (16.7 million colors) – CineCrystal technology and a resolution of up to 1366 x 768. The Acer Ferrari One was probably made as a response to the netbook from Alienware – the Alienware M 11 X, and even though it is not as powerful as that one, it can still be a good laptop for gaming. Its processor is the AMD Athlon 64 X 2 L 310 / 1.2 GHz ( Dual Core ) which is quite really good for a netbook. It comes with a memory of 4 GB DDR 2 SDRAM – 667 Mhz and with a large hard drive of 250 GB. It is quite small and really portable, with overall dimensions of 11.2 in x 8 in x 1.2 in and a weight of just 3.3 lbs.
It even has a 5 in 1 media card reader, with support for: SD Memory Card, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, MultiMediaCard, xD-Picture Card. Its graphics engine is good too, and it has an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3200 video card. The sound will be good too, thanks to the DirectSound, High Definition Audio and Dolby Home Theater features. It also has a built in webcam with microphone and both wireless and Ethernet connectivity for easy access to the internet. The Lithium Ion battery has a good battery life of up to 5 hours and it comes with an installed version of the Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit Edition. It is also Energy Star Qualified so it uses less energy and meets strict energy efficiency guidelines.
It has most of the ports you might need, such as: 1 video PCI Express port, 1 VGA port, 1 Ethernet port, 3 high speed USB ports, 1 audio port and 1 microphone port. It has 1 year of warranty and comes at quite a big price for a netbook of 640 dollars. The producer also offers a lot of installed programs so that you can use it right after you buy it. Among them there is the Microsoft Internet Explorer, Adobe Acrobat Reader, WinDVD, Acer Launch Manager, Google Toolbar, Adobe Flash Player, Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, Google Setup, Acer GridVista, Windows Live Essentials, Acer Assist, Norton Online Backup, McAfee Internet Security Suite (Trial), Microsoft Office Personal 2007, <strong>Acer</strong> Crystal Eye, <strong>Acer</strong> Video Conference Manager, Microsoft Works 9.0 and the Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student Edition (60 days trial). Enjoy it!
Aug 132010
Refurbished Acer laptop
Posted by: LaptopsArena in Acer
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Like most of the netbooks it is not very powerful, but it has a small price, small dimensions and a good battery life. Its overall dimensions are: 1.2 - 7.75 x 10.25 x 7.25 inches (H x W x D, approximate) and a weight smaller than 4 lbs. So you can easily take it with you wherever you go, and use it whenever you need it. As we said it is not very powerful, so you can’t use it for complex activities, but for browsing the internet it can be just great. After all this is the main purpose of a netbook.
Its processor is the Intel Atom N 450 with a speed of 1.66 GHz and with 512 KB cache. The RAM memory is quite ok, and it has 1 GB DDR 2 667 MHz SDRAM. It has a silver patterned exterior, and a black interior and keyboard, so it looks quite simple and elegant. Its hard drive is ok too, and thanks to the capacity of 160 GB you can store a lot of files of any category. It has a 6 cell Lithium Ion battery and comes with an installed version of the Microsoft Windows 7 Starter 32 bit pre-installed w/CoA and reinstallation partition. Like any other netbook it doesn’t have an optical drive, so in case you really need one you will have to use an external one. the graphics card is the basic Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150 while the sound is a Realtek High Definition Audio with 2 built in speakers.
Since its main purpose is connecting to the internet, it has both wireless and Ethernet connectivity - Atheros 10 / 100 Fast Ethernet and Atheros 802.11 b / g / n Wireless LAN. It also has a 5 in 1 media card reader with support for Secure Digital (SD), Memory Stick (MS), Memory Stick Pro (MS PRO), MultiMedia Card (MMC) and eXtreme Digital Picture Card (xD). Even though it is a really cheap laptop of just 230 dollars, its features doesn’t end here and it also has a built in webcam with microphone for video chatting online with friends and family. Its keyboard is a QWERTY one with all the keys except the numeric ones, while the display screen is a 10.1 inch TFT Crystal Brite LED Backlit LCD (with a resolution of 1024 x 600). It features most of the ports you might need including 3 high speed USB ports, one VGA port, one security lock slot, one RJ 45 Ethernet port, one microphone port, one headphones port and finally a DC input. Enjoy it!
Aug 122010
Acer Notebook Reviews
Posted by: LaptopsArena in Acer
The laptops are very popular these days, and they are preferred by many people instead of the classic desktop computers. A laptop has all the components of a PC, can perform the same tasks, only that it is much smaller, thinner and lighter. So it is no wonder why the laptops are selling better these days than the desktop computers.
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There are many producers of <a href="http://www.laptopsarena.com/">notebooks</a> , and the best producers in the world are: HP, Dell, Asus, Lenovo, Acer, Apple, Sony, Toshiba, Fujitsu, MSI, Alienware and Gateway.
For today we’ll focus more on just one of these companies – Acer, and we’ll make a short <strong>Acer notebook review. </strong>But first here are a few words about company itself. Acer is a big multinational corporation with the headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan. It was founded many years in 1976 and today it had become the second largest producer of personal computers in the world. So you can definitely trust this brand and its products. Among them you can find: computers, notebooks, PDA-s, servers, displays, peripherals, storage devices and also software products.
So now let’s discuss about one of the laptop models of Acer, and we’ll choose a cheap one - the Acer Aspire One D 250 – 1413<em>. </em>This is a netbook, so it has a display screen of 10.1 inch.<em>.</em> But even though it is so small this doesn’t mean that it is not good. It has quite a good processor and other features, that will allow you to handle your day to day computer activities and even more. It comes at a price of 300 dollars, which is quite ok. It even has an integrated webcam so that you can keep in touch with friends and family while you are far away from them.
Its dimensions are:
-Width: 10.2 in
-Depth: 7.2 in
-Height: 1 in
-Weight: 2.4 lbs
The processor of this Acer laptop is the Intel Atom N 70 with a speed of 1.6 Ghz and a data Bus Speed of 533 Mhz. the installed RAM memory is 1 GB DDR 2 SDRAM, which can be expanded up to 2 GB. The hard drive has a really good capacity of 160 GB and a speed of 5400 rpm. There is also a 4 in 1 media card reader with the Supported Flash Memory Cards: SD Memory Card, Memory Stick, MultiMediaCard, RS-MMC. The display screen as we said has 10.1 inch, and it is a widescreen display with a max resolution of 1024 x 600. the video card is the Intel GMA 950 with Dynamic Video Memory Technology 3.0. like any other laptop it has both wireless and Ethernet connectivity for easy access to the internet and most of the ports you might need, including 3 high speed USB ports, audio ports, Ethernet port and others. The battery is a 3 cell Lithium Ion battery with a running time of up to 3 hours. It comes with an installed version of the Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition and many installed programs such as: Adobe Acrobat Reader, Google Toolbar, Adobe Flash Player, Google Setup, Acer Recovery Management, Google Desktop, Windows Live Essentials, Carbonite Online Backup (OEM) and others.
So here was a short <strong>Acer notebook review. </strong>in case you too own the Acer Aspire One D 250–1413, we invite you to tell us more about it.
Aug 062010
Acer Aspire as6930 – 6941 notebook
Posted by: LaptopsArena in Acer
Acer Inc. is a multinational company based in Taiwan that produces computers, laptops and other electronic devices such as personal digital assistants (PDA-s), storage devices, monitors, computer accessories, storage devices and also provides e-business services for companies, home users and even for governments. In 2009 Acer was the second largest producer of personal computers in the world, behind only HP. It has it headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan, but of course it has many other production plants and stores all over the world. Acer was founded in 1976 by Stan Shih, so with such a big experience and history behind it, you can be sure that its products are among the best in the world.
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The laptops are becoming more and more popular, and probably in the future there will be more laptops than personal desktop computers. They have a lot of advantages, and the biggest one is of course the portability. As we mentioned before, Acer is also producing laptops, and this is what we are going to discuss about today.
The Acer laptops are divided into three different series. These are: the TravelMate series, the Aspire series and the Extensa series. And for today we’ll choose a model from the second series, the Acer Aspire as6930 - 6941 notebook . This is a model from 2009, and it is quite a powerful one. In 2009 it was among the high end laptops, and had a price of 1,000 dollars, but since the technology is always evolving, and now there are even better laptops, you can find this model cheaper…for just around 600 dollars. Its processor is the Intel Core 2 Duo T 6400 with a speed of 2.0 GHz and the RAM memory is 4 GB DDR 2 RAM. So it is quite a good laptop, and it will support most of the computer activities with no problems. The hard drive is large and offers plenty of space, and it has a capacity of 320 GB. It also comes with a built in webcam and a 5 in 1 media card reader. The display screen is an Acer ® Cine Crystal 16 " WXGA which will offer quite a good video quality. Like any other laptop it has both wireless and Ethernet connectivity for easy access to the internet and most of the ports that you might need. The audio is good too, and it has second generation Dolby Home Theater audio enhancement.
So here was a short review for the Acer Aspire as6930 - 6941 notebook. After all it is a good notebook, and if you are lucky you can get it for a really good price. In case you already own it, we invite you to tell us all your opinions about it. Have a nice day!
