New Acer Aspire 5020 Review
There is a new Acer Aspire 5020 Review from Notebook Review. The actual model reviewed is the Acer 5021 WLMi.
The Acer Aspire 5020 series includes these models: Aspire 5021NWLCi, Aspire 5021WLCi , Aspire 5022WLMi.
Acer Aspire 5020 – Acer 5021 WLMi Specifications
(for the reviewed Acer Apire 5020 laptop series)
AMD Turion 64 ML28 (1.6Ghz)
512Mb DDR RAM (upgradeable to 2Gb)
100Gb 4200rpm Hard Disk
ATI Mobility Radeon X700 128Mb (pci express)
15.4″ WXGA CrystalBrite Screen (widescreen shiny type)
Dual Layer DVD+RW (slot loading)
802.11b/g wireless
10/100 Gigabit Ethernet & 56k Modem
6-in-1 card reader
Windows XP SP2 Home Edition
4 USB2.0 & 4pin firewire port
There is a note to readers:
The Acer Aspire 5020 is currently available only in Europe and Asia, the closest equivalent in North America being sold is the Aspire 5000 series that does not include a dedicated graphics card and is not a glossy-widescreen, but does use the AMD Turion 64-bit ML-30 processor
The review takes each of the features and makes some statements.
I have played Medal of Honour Allied Assault, C&C Generals, Sim City 4 and The Sims 2 all on maximum settings with no slowdown whatsoever, and they look great on this screen. It is unlikely a hardcore gamer would be looking at this system anyway though versus the dedicated PC or gaming notebook.
This Acer Aspire 5020 laptop is very quiet in use, though when playing games the fan does operate continuously. It is very quiet as well however, which is good. I doubt you would hear it over medium loud music.
…There is a wealth of ports on this computer, which is obviously a good thing. The optical drive is a rather fancy slot load affair on the right hand side. I personally think this is great, since drive trays are easily broken. It looks rather cool as well. It burns most media, including dual layer DVD. I certainly have not had any problems in using it. It is quiet when playing DVD movies as well, which you may be glad to hear.
On the left hand side of the Aspire 5021 laptop there are 3 USB2.0 ports, a 4pin firewire, card reader (Accepts an MS, MS PRO, MMC, SD, SM, or xD-Picture card) as well has S-Video. There is also a Type II PC Card Slot. Lots of USB is always good, there is another USB on the back.
The final conclusion is:
“I would wholeheartedly recommend the Acer Aspire 5021, with only a few reservations. The fact of the matter is you are getting a good quality multimedia system, for a budget notebook price. If you are somebody who needs some power and versatility and a fairly tight budget, this system is great. Students this means you. If you frequently use system hogging applications, or travel frequently perhaps this isn’t for you, but you will be looking at a price premium for your troubles.”
