What did I need? ...
When my previous laptop after more than three years of service it was failing silently (DVD burner that no longer worked, had no VT CPU, 1 Gb ramgeheugen was becoming really tight, ...), I went looking around for a replacement. It was autumn 2009, since my budget was not really big, was immediately disputed that it was going to be. No gaming and / or render monster My previous laptop had a first-generation Core2Duo (Yonah core) processor (which I was very impressed) and I was determined for my new purchase even go. An AMD CPU With my very subdued gaming hunger in mind, so I went looking for an AMD laptop it with a modest graphics card. Pretty soon I noticed then the Athlon 64 X2 QL-65 processor: no fast but reliable workhorse with an excellent price / quality ratio. Add to this 4Gb DDR2 ramgeheugen and Ati Radeon Mobility 4570 with 512 MB dedicated memory, and you have a fairly all-round laptop it at a competitive price. Buy a acer? ... Admittedly, I have also heard stories about Acer and am myself twice been confronted. My previous laptop is 2 times become defective within the first 18 months after first use. However, it is always fast and correctly handled on a bad experience with an incompetent person in the call center after. So I resolutely opted again for the competitive prices of Acer. First impression and comparison I bought the laptop from a large chain wholesale (Makro) in Deurne near Antwerp. At the checkout arrived, I got a Logitech Alto Cordless Desktop set free at a value of € 109. Not bad when you know that there is only 599 euros contemporaries had to be rolled. For the laptop on the table There was also a coupon to get free upgrading to Windows 7. Upon unpacking, I was pleasantly surprised by the build quality of the newer generation of Acer, compared to 3 years old Aspire was not only a suit stylish, he was a lot stronger too. The screen lid has a high bending stiffness and the hinges are greatly improved. Even after about 8 months of intensive use, there is the quality of the housing is nothing to bargain. Under the hood Motherboard: Acer OEM 780G chipset with a Radeon 3200 IGP so on board Processor: AMD Athlon X2 QL-65 @ 2.1 Ghz Hard Drive: 320 GB SATA 5400 RPM Display: 17.3 ", 1600x900, 8 ms, 16.7M colors Ramgeheugen: 2 x 2048 MB = 4096 MB Card reader: SD, MMC, MS, MS PRO, xD Graphic card (next to the IGP): ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570 with 512 MB dedicated (DDR2) Ram Battery: 6cells Li-Ion 4400 mAH We have the standard things: Bluetooth, WLAN, Built-in microphone and camera. Connections Here I can be brief: 4x USB 2.0, 1 x RJ-45 (LAN), 1 x RJ-11 (modem), 1 x VGA, 1 x HDMI and the usual audio. User experience My computer is called, as in most tweakers case intensively is around 8 hours a day in front of the screen, I surf with voornamelijkste occupation, office (. xls,. doc,. ppt) for school and occasionally play a game or watch movie. Although the CPU is not a powerhouse, I do not notice it in normal use. If you want to zip a large file or rarren, he must have felt defeated by a Core2Duo, especially at the same clock speed. Although Vista for installed an I immediately formatted and Windows 7 Ultimate installed an over our school license. systeempje It definitely works properly, there is the 4 GB internal memory, of course, not strange. Continue turning the game like CoD: Black Ops and Tom Clancy's HAWX here at highest resolution (1600x900) with low details simply smooth. More need not be for me, because he has not been purchased. The keyboard is of poor quality, it looks a bit like the Mac keyboards (lots of space between the keys) but is not remotely close to that quality. The type is not good road and dabs questions quite some force to push. On the big screen, you will experience a lot of fun when you're working with data sheets or spreadsheets, yet the color is not good, the screen has fortunately not suffer from ghosting. What is disturbing is the backlight bleeding. No high-quality screen so only to be expected in a budget laptop ... Finally I get the thorny issue of battery life: this is poor: he loves it more than an hour without puncture, from the beginning of the purchase. Even at low brightness and clocked. In addition, it does not seem much to determine whether the image of the IGP or the video card is. The laptop carries its heat away from an outtake fan next to the adapter jack on the back of the device, if you put the laptop on a non flat place , such as a blanket, he soon becomes too hot. If you cover the grate while you turn to gaming, it takes 10 minutes or the laptop turns off. Benchmarks Furmark: 182p (1600x900) 228p (1024x768) Catalyst 10.4 241p (1024x768) Catalyst 10.5 SuperPi: 48.678 s (1M) Support and Drivers With the advent of Windows 7 that has become a minor point, almost all devices were properly identified and provided with the correct drivers. I say almost because all the devices in the first month of the combination of two graphics cards were not supported by the Mobility drivers. This I have temporarily resolved by disabling the IGP fully shown a hotfix was available. Decision I wrote this review because not only high-end gaming laptops deserve appreciation but also the budget laptops where a student tweaker may be liking . I also wanted to emphasize that I never scandalous affairs or waiting Acer myself to endure, which is not to say it can not happen these things. The laptop offers excellent value for money, but some things like battery life, less keyboard ... justify lower price. Updates The pictures are of poor quality, but to be replaced as soon as I get my digital camera. It's also my first review so tips are always welcome .. 23/05 and Furmark SuperPi added and better pictures 03/06 Furmark with Catalyst 10.5 added
When my previous laptop after more than three years of service it was failing silently (DVD burner that no longer worked, had no VT CPU, 1 Gb ramgeheugen was becoming really tight, ...), I went looking around for a replacement. It was autumn 2009, since my budget was not really big, was immediately disputed that it was going to be. No gaming and / or render monster My previous laptop had a first-generation Core2Duo (Yonah core) processor (which I was very impressed) and I was determined for my new purchase even go. An AMD CPU With my very subdued gaming hunger in mind, so I went looking for an AMD laptop it with a modest graphics card. Pretty soon I noticed then the Athlon 64 X2 QL-65 processor: no fast but reliable workhorse with an excellent price / quality ratio. Add to this 4Gb DDR2 ramgeheugen and Ati Radeon Mobility 4570 with 512 MB dedicated memory, and you have a fairly all-round laptop it at a competitive price. Buy a acer? ... Admittedly, I have also heard stories about Acer and am myself twice been confronted. My previous laptop is 2 times become defective within the first 18 months after first use. However, it is always fast and correctly handled on a bad experience with an incompetent person in the call center after. So I resolutely opted again for the competitive prices of Acer. First impression and comparison I bought the laptop from a large chain wholesale (Makro) in Deurne near Antwerp. At the checkout arrived, I got a Logitech Alto Cordless Desktop set free at a value of € 109. Not bad when you know that there is only 599 euros contemporaries had to be rolled. For the laptop on the table There was also a coupon to get free upgrading to Windows 7. Upon unpacking, I was pleasantly surprised by the build quality of the newer generation of Acer, compared to 3 years old Aspire was not only a suit stylish, he was a lot stronger too. The screen lid has a high bending stiffness and the hinges are greatly improved. Even after about 8 months of intensive use, there is the quality of the housing is nothing to bargain. Under the hood Motherboard: Acer OEM 780G chipset with a Radeon 3200 IGP so on board Processor: AMD Athlon X2 QL-65 @ 2.1 Ghz Hard Drive: 320 GB SATA 5400 RPM Display: 17.3 ", 1600x900, 8 ms, 16.7M colors Ramgeheugen: 2 x 2048 MB = 4096 MB Card reader: SD, MMC, MS, MS PRO, xD Graphic card (next to the IGP): ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570 with 512 MB dedicated (DDR2) Ram Battery: 6cells Li-Ion 4400 mAH We have the standard things: Bluetooth, WLAN, Built-in microphone and camera. Connections Here I can be brief: 4x USB 2.0, 1 x RJ-45 (LAN), 1 x RJ-11 (modem), 1 x VGA, 1 x HDMI and the usual audio. User experience My computer is called, as in most tweakers case intensively is around 8 hours a day in front of the screen, I surf with voornamelijkste occupation, office (. xls,. doc,. ppt) for school and occasionally play a game or watch movie. Although the CPU is not a powerhouse, I do not notice it in normal use. If you want to zip a large file or rarren, he must have felt defeated by a Core2Duo, especially at the same clock speed. Although Vista for installed an I immediately formatted and Windows 7 Ultimate installed an over our school license. systeempje It definitely works properly, there is the 4 GB internal memory, of course, not strange. Continue turning the game like CoD: Black Ops and Tom Clancy's HAWX here at highest resolution (1600x900) with low details simply smooth. More need not be for me, because he has not been purchased. The keyboard is of poor quality, it looks a bit like the Mac keyboards (lots of space between the keys) but is not remotely close to that quality. The type is not good road and dabs questions quite some force to push. On the big screen, you will experience a lot of fun when you're working with data sheets or spreadsheets, yet the color is not good, the screen has fortunately not suffer from ghosting. What is disturbing is the backlight bleeding. No high-quality screen so only to be expected in a budget laptop ... Finally I get the thorny issue of battery life: this is poor: he loves it more than an hour without puncture, from the beginning of the purchase. Even at low brightness and clocked. In addition, it does not seem much to determine whether the image of the IGP or the video card is. The laptop carries its heat away from an outtake fan next to the adapter jack on the back of the device, if you put the laptop on a non flat place , such as a blanket, he soon becomes too hot. If you cover the grate while you turn to gaming, it takes 10 minutes or the laptop turns off. Benchmarks Furmark: 182p (1600x900) 228p (1024x768) Catalyst 10.4 241p (1024x768) Catalyst 10.5 SuperPi: 48.678 s (1M) Support and Drivers With the advent of Windows 7 that has become a minor point, almost all devices were properly identified and provided with the correct drivers. I say almost because all the devices in the first month of the combination of two graphics cards were not supported by the Mobility drivers. This I have temporarily resolved by disabling the IGP fully shown a hotfix was available. Decision I wrote this review because not only high-end gaming laptops deserve appreciation but also the budget laptops where a student tweaker may be liking . I also wanted to emphasize that I never scandalous affairs or waiting Acer myself to endure, which is not to say it can not happen these things. The laptop offers excellent value for money, but some things like battery life, less keyboard ... justify lower price. Updates The pictures are of poor quality, but to be replaced as soon as I get my digital camera. It's also my first review so tips are always welcome .. 23/05 and Furmark SuperPi added and better pictures 03/06 Furmark with Catalyst 10.5 added
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