Dear All
I have been waiting for long and finally found it is time to fulfill my long term wish to buy a decent laptop in an affordable price. When I saw the advertisement in the local newspaper Acer selling laptops under 30K, I rushed to the shop to have first glimpse. The laptop looked on first appearance too good to be true. I would probably give my ratings under followings;
Price:
Well price first as I waited so long for price to come down. Have you ever heard the quote ''Read between the lines''. Well if you see Acer Adv don't forget to look for that * appended with the price 29,990. The actual cost of the laptop is 29,990 + 3000 (Carry Bag) + 1.2% Tax (If you pay by credit card) And you have no option of dropping the carry bag. So you get it in 32,990+. I think Acer could have been more open about the price. Well I give only 3s for this.
Looks:
For looks I would give 4 *s. Well folks can't get a better look for the money you have to pay. However they could come with some more color options. Currently only steel gray and black combination is available, however I must confess I would had probably taken only this as it looks beautiful. Well beauty lies in the eye of beholder
Configuration:
The configuration reads;
Mobile AMD Sempron™ processor 2800+(1.6 GHz)
Chipset : SiSM760GX
Acer InviLink™ IEEE 802.11b/g (Transfer rate 54Mbps)
256MB DDR-RAM (Max 2GB)
40 GB HDD ATA-100
Weight 2.8kg.
DVD/CD-RW Combo drive
56K Fax/Modem, 10/100Mbps LAN
15.4” WXGA TFT LCD(1280x800 pixel) Integrated 3D AGP graphics with up to 64 MB
Li-Ion Battery (Avg 1.5 hrs. battery life)
Acer SignalUp wireless technology support
Linpus Linux BE
1 year warranty (International)
Processor:
Processor works fine I am using the same for all the general purpose computing(Includes listening to music, Surfing, Documentation, Picture editing etc...). And the processor in its class is rated better than Celeron. The processor clocks 1.6 GHz (Those who are familiar with Intel terms). I would give 4 * for this.
Storage: It has a 40 GB HDD ( I wish it were atleast 60 though). A DVD Combo drive (24 X). Well this area I am not very happy I wanted DVD writer too. But am I turning too greedy!!!. But can't help, but If acer could provide 60-80 GB HDD and a DVD writer with the same price tag , I would had loved it. Same about DD RAM only 256 MB , I wish it were 512 MB. So guys only 3*s
IEEE Ports:
Do you have handycam???? then may be you will curse Acer for not providing the IEEE1394 port on board for this model. Even though the body has an option for the port it is blocked. When I asked the dealer can it be opened and iEEE1394 port can be added he said no!! the motherboard doesn't accept this!!!! Phew don't worry if you are ready to spend another 1500/- bucks you can buy PCMCIA Type II card and get what you want. Here I can only give 2 *s. I had to spend another 1600/- bucks to get one so can't help...
Usage:
Well usage is pretty much ok. The biggest problem it has that it HEATS up a lot... but then are not AMD processors notorious for that. Acer can't help much... So only 3*s
Battery Life:
Are you more of on the road kind of guy and need laptop during your flight from Bangalore to Delhi (or for that matter Bangalore to Sanfrancisco) dude you will hate acer 3002. Call your airlines to check if they have on-board socket for battery charger if no well beter check-in your laptop as you can't use it. Just one hour battery life (Even though spec says 1:30 minutes). well I am too gracious to give 2 *s is Acer listening ???????
TFT Display:
I wish it could had been much sharper. Not too good but managable. So guys only 3 *s
Customer Support:
Well I wanted IEEE 1394 PCMC Type II card. Acer India doesn't have it!!!!. The dealer asked me that he will give me a call in 2 days and arrange 1 for me. He never called almost a month I bought it. I had to buy it from outside. Well first impression is the last so for me it was bad!!!!! So no *s
Well I hope I have covered some important aspects of this model. Being this my first review and very new to MS , I hope you will be kind enough to ignore any mistakes? Well till I write more see ya, Cheers, GudduJee (Hey Hey ofcourse it is not my real name !!!!!)
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