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Acer Aspire 1502LMi review

7.8

Editors' Rating

Very Good

7.2

Members' Rating

Very Good

Typical price:£ 1106

Verdict

The Athlon 64-based Aspire 1502LMi performs very well as a 32-bit Windows platform, and is ready for the new world of 64-bit computing, when it finally dawns... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Excellent application and 3D performance
  • Good combination of legacy and modern features, including 802.11g wireless

Cons

  • No 64-bit version of Windows shipping yet, or any 64-bit Windows programs
  • Less flex in the screen would inspire more confidence

Key Specs

Processor manufacturer: AMD
Processor model: Athlon 64 3200+
Clock speed: 2 GHz
RAM installed: 512 MB
Wireless LAN: 802.11g Mini-PCI module
Hard drive size: 60 GB
Graphics processor: ATI Mobility Radeon 9600
Graphics RAM: 64 MB
Display diagonal size: 15 in
Dimensions (W x H x D): 32.6x4.3x29 cm
Weight: 3.4 kg
Operating system: Windows XP Home

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Member Opinion

7.2

Average Member Rating

Very Good

10 Members have reviewed this product

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andrew halliday

andrew halliday

shocking

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2.0

Terrible


Anonymous

Anonymous

Perfect

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10

Perfect


Anonymous

Anonymous

Potentially excellent machine with a few problems

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7.0

Very Good


Anonymous

Anonymous

Very fast, but needs a better hard disk and bluetooth

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8.0

Excellent


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Featured Talkback

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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