What do you think of this laptop for $350

I was thinking about buying this to take my work on the go. - $350



Acer Aspire 5516-5474

AMD Athlon 64 TF-20 1.6 GHz Processor
512 KB L2 Cache, 667 MHz Bus Speed
2048 MB DDR2 (PC2-5300) RAM Max - 4GB
160 GB (5400RPM) SATA Hard Drive
Processor, Memory, and Motherboard

Hardware Platform: PC
Processor: 1.6 GHz AMD Athlon
Number of Processors: 1
RAM: 2000 MB
RAM Type: DDR2 SDRAM
Hard Drive

Size: 160 GB
Manufacturer: Portable
Type: Serial ATA
Ports and Connectivity

Modem: None
Cases and Expandability

Weight: 9.05 pounds
Power

Rated Charge (normal use): 2.5 hours

Yes it has WiFi.

 

Personal opinion? First off, will it fit your needs? And secondly, do you know you can spend under $600 for a very good laptop, complete with modem?

If it were me, I wouldn't buy that laptop for that price, not without a modem. Plus the description doesn't say if it has cd/dvd drive, or if it is writeable. Or how many USB ports or anything.

Does it come preloaded with any software?

Just some thoughts ...


Mary

 

I have no good experiences with Acer.
Wifi?
BTW hardware sounds good for basic work.

 

Acer is good company also.

 

I myself use an Acer Laptop and it is fine. But I have heard many people say it is not reliable. And these days you get better ones for a good price. Don;t go for it unless on budget.

 

I bought an ACER Aspire One netbook and 2 weeks later I had to send it in for repair....that took a month. The thing just died on me.

Very good price though, how big is the monitor? 15 or 17 inch?

 

That looks like a bulky laptop. If you're someone who is always on the go, I don't think that one will work for you.

 

Acer consider one of the cheapest brand, i use Acer before, worth to buy

 

It all sounds good, except for these two parts:
AMD Athlon 64 TF-20 1.6 GHz Processor
512 KB L2 Cache, 667 MHz Bus Speed

For these days, a 1.6Ghz is pretty slow, and only 667MHz bus speed is not very much either. I'd try to find a laptop that has a little bit better values in each of those areas. Acer is a fine brand though, their stuff is pretty inexpensive too.

 

I prefer Acer Monitors to their laptops. Their monitors have awesome specs.

 

ACER good brand..

But I still using COMPAG.. I have plan to bought ACER netbook, not notebook

 

Personally i think that it is a good buy.

 

I guess Acer is the third largest laptop brand with strong hold on the upcoming netbook trend . The configuration is my opinion is not the best one you can get . The processor is an AMD processor with 512 KB L2 Cache . Acer Aspire one with Intel atom processor and Linux comes in the same range . Intel is always recommended over AMD for speed ,technology and long term use .

 

Have to agree with that as well. Again, it really depends on your usage. I have a 2.1Ghz and occasionally run into slowdown but I do some gaming on this laptop. If all you;re doing is writing and web work, you should be fine.

Then of course we have the memory. Not sure what the specs will be for Windows 7 but 2 gigs maybe low. I have three gigs on this laptop and I have to admit I'm a bit concerned as Vista isn't that quick here.

 

That a value for money lapi. But my personal opinion don't go for Acer Laptop's as there is problem of LCD cover. The LCD becomes weak in less than a year. Go for any other brand.

 

I think the specs are worth the money

 

Seem a great deal
go for it

 

Sounds like a great deal! GFI

 

It's a pretty good deal. My old Acer laptop was only 1.73 GHz, 533 FSB, and 1.5 GB RAM but I had no problems at all with it. I made movies on it, edited videos, and created websites on it with ease. Go for it, but I must say 9 pounds is pretty heavy for a laptop.