Archive for the 'Acer' Category
Acer TravelMate 2480-2705 Review
Wednesday, November 21st, 2007The sub-$600 notebook is a rare beast, and the few Windows Vista models we’ve seen at or around this price have been acceptable, if less-than-stellar, performers. In much the same mold, Acer offers five slightly different fixed-configuration versions of the 14.1-inch Acer TravelMate 2480, the company’s entry-level business laptop. The models all sell for around [...]
Acer TravelMate 2480-2779 Laptop Review
Tuesday, November 20th, 2007The sub-$600 notebook is a rare beast, and the few Windows Vista models we’ve seen at or around this price have been acceptable, if less-than-stellar, performers. In much the same mold, Acer offers five slightly different fixed-configuration versions of the 14.1-inch Acer TravelMate 2480, the company’s entry-level business laptop. The models all sell for around [...]
Acer TravelMate 2480-2153 Laptop Review
Saturday, August 11th, 2007The sub-$600 notebook is a rare beast, and the few Windows Vista models we’ve seen at or around this price have been less-than-stellar performers. For Web surfing, working with office documents, and playing DVDs, however, a budget laptop such as the $549 Acer TravelMate 2480-2153 provides enough power for generally satisfactory computing experience. This 14.1-inch [...]
Acer Aspire 9300-5005 Laptop Review
Wednesday, May 16th, 2007Getting a laptop’s price down to $999 seems to be the magic number for many shoppers, and the Acer Aspire 9300-5005 is one of the few 17-inch desktop replacements to slide in under that wire. This $999 laptop serves up plenty of extras you wouldn’t expect in a budget system, including a built-in Web cam [...]
Acer Ferrari 5005WLMi Review
Wednesday, November 8th, 2006No bones about it: The Acer Ferrari 5000 is one sweet-looking laptop. Its sleek black case with Ferrari-red accents prominently features the sports car maker’s logo on both the lid and the keyboard deck. Add in its thorough feature set and strong application performance, and you would have a winning machine–but for the price. At [...]
