Acer Aspire 5000 Reviews
A great article about the Acer Aspire 5000 notebook comes from Laptop Magazine. They write about the Acer Aspire 5000 which is based on AMD’s new Turion 64 technology :
“Acer’s Aspire 5000 is one of the first notebooks to feature AMD’s new Turion 64 mobile processor. The Turion 64 is designed to expertly blend performance with portability, and Acer extends that theme well into this affordable widescreen notebook. It lacks a FireWire port and skimps in the graphics department, but this 6.2-pound system has the performance and features to capably serve as a desktop replacement, yet it’s light enough to free you from your desk.
Running at 1.6 GHz and coupled with 512MB of DDR memory, the CPU recorded a terrific MobileMark score of 199. In our real-world testing, we found the system easily deserved that high mark. We ripped CD audio tracks into MP3s and rotated a five-megapixel digital image at the same time. The Aspire 5000 didn’t bog down at all, but its 4,200-rpm 80GB hard drive was a little slow to load applications and data.
The Aspire 5000 sports a beautiful 15.4-inch widescreen display. At its native WXGA resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, the screen is very comfortable to view for hours at a time. Not only is it great for watching DVD movies, but it’s excellent for viewing two applications, like Word and Firefox, side by side. When watching DVDs, we were disappointed with the tin can sound similar to what other laptops generate.”
For the great performance Aspire 5000 offers, the double-layer DVD burner, the 15.4-inch widescreen display and the affordably priced, this laptop gets this conclusion:
“The Acer Aspire 5000 is a remarkable bargain for those that value productivity performance over graphics prowess. This system proves that the Turion 64 processor has more than enough muscle for mobile users on a budget.”
Here is another opinion about the Aspire 5000 notebook. CNET Reviews wrote about the Acer Aspire 5000 laptop (review):
“At $1,099, the Acer Aspire 5000 comes at a nice price for students as well as home and small-business users. It’s the first laptop we’ve seen that’s based on AMD’s new Turion 64 technology; designed specifically for thin-and-lights, the Turion 64 is a more efficient version of AMD’s 64-bit Athlon chip. We find it a bit strange that Acer picked the Aspire 5000 for its Turion 64 debut, as the system is a bit bigger than most other thin-and-light laptops, nudging up against desktop-replacement territory. Nevertheless, we found that the Aspire 5000 delivered decent productivity performance, though gamers and performance junkies will be underwhelmed by the system’s supporting components and its average battery life.
The unexciting yet inexpensive Acer Aspire 5000 is a decent desktop-replacement laptop for basic home and small business use.”
