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Acer Aspire 1705 SCi review

7.5

Editors' Rating

Very Good

7.8

Members' Rating

Very Good

Typical price:£ 1199

Verdict

A notebook on steroids, the Aspire 1705 SCi has a 3.06GHz desktop-class processor, a 17in. display and a full-size keyboard. It’s worth considering for company meeting rooms or home use, but there are credible alternatives for both scenarios... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Large 17in. screen
  • Full-size keyboard with number pad
  • Fast desktop-class processor
  • Fast, high-capacity hard disk
  • Copious ports and connectors.

Cons

  • Very bulky and very heavy
  • Poor 3D acceleration
  • Short battery life.

Key Specs

Processor manufacturer: Intel
Processor model: Pentium 4
Clock speed: 3.06 GHz
RAM installed: 512 MB
Wireless LAN: LAN-Express IEEE 802.11 PCI Adapter
Hard drive size: 120 GB
Graphics processor: SiS M650
Graphics RAM: 64 MB
Display diagonal size: 17 in
Dimensions (W x H x D): 37.8x4.7x32 cm
Weight: 7.1 kg
Operating system: Windows XP Home

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Member Opinion

7.8

Average Member Rating

Very Good

18 Members have reviewed this product

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Anonymous

Anonymous

great laptop

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9.5

Spectacular


Dan Rumley

Dan Rumley

Good features let down badly by support

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5.0

Average


Anonymous

Anonymous

It does all I want and more

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9.0

Spectacular


Fucho valle

Fucho valle

insane

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6.5

Good


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Put simply, what is the compelling reason to pay ~$200 extra for an Eee with Windows XP? A Windows Eee won't come with any useful applications and you'll have to buy anti-virus software to boot. The truth about low cost computing is that nobody really cares whether the machine is running Windows or Linux as long as its cheap, its easy to use and it works.

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