Acer Aspire 5050 Laptop Reviewed

NotebookReview has a review on the Acer Aspire 5050 Laptop PC. The Acer Aspire 5050 is powered by an AMD Turion64 x2 TL-50 1.6GHz processor, 1GB RAM, a 80GB hard drive and ATI Radeon Xpress 1100 integrated graphics.

The Aspire 5050 has a Dual layer DVD +/- RW combo, a 14.1-inch WXGA LCD display, Atheros Wireless 802.11 b/g Wireless LAN. The laptop runs the Windows Media Center Edition 2005.

Conclusion from NotebookReview:

In the end the Aspire 5050 gets the job done for my purposes without draining my wallet. I did choose a few specific upgrades which increased the price, but I fully intend on having this unit for more than 3 years (remember my ancient desktop?). It is smaller and lighter than the conventional 15.4-inch budget model and I can carry it and a few accessories around in a slim bag or while on the couch. Once it completely boots up, it is responsive and has more than enough processing power to perform the tasks I normally execute. It has video outputs and doubles as my TV’s DVD player. Purchase timing was also a bonus as I now have a choice between XP or Vista. I am generally satisfied with the results of my purchase.

Pros:

* Style is visually appealing, doesn’t look cheap (as I’m told)
* Good price/performance ratio
* Includes a variety of ports as a budget model
* Partitioning of hard drive space (personal preference, a con to others)

Cons:

* Fan constantly cycling on/off, even on battery
* At times, noisy optical drive
* Slower hard drive
* Top cover is easily scratched
* Lack of ‘extra’ driver support