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Acer n30 review

7.7

Editors' Rating

Very Good

7.0

Members' Rating

Very Good

Typical price:£ 199

Verdict

Acer's n30 Pocket PC is compact and lightweight, and includes Bluetooth, but it could do with integrated Wi-Fi and a swappable battery... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Thin and light
  • Integrated Bluetooth
  • Good backup software
  • Flash ROM area for saving crucial data

Cons

  • Lacks Wi-Fi
  • Low on available RAM
  • No navigation button

Key Specs

Dimensions (W x H x D): 71x13x118 mm
Weight: 130 g
Operating system: Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC
Software included: Pocket Outlook, Pocket Word, Pocket Excel, MSN Messenger, Windows Media Player 9 for Pocket PC, Calculator, Pocket Internet Explorer, Solitaire, Jawbreaker, File Explorer, Microsoft Reader 2.0 for Pocket PC, Pictures; Transcriber, Letter Recognizer, Block Recognizer; Backup/Restore utility, System Info, Microphone AGC
Processor: Samsung S3C2410
Clock speed: 266 MHz
Memory expansion: SD/MMC (+SDIO)
Installed ROM: 32 MB
Installed RAM: 64 MB
Display size: 3.5 in
Wireless PAN: infrared, Bluetooth 1.1
Expansion slots: SD/MMC (SDIO compatible)

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Member Opinion

7.0

Average Member Rating

Very Good

26 Members have reviewed this product

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Anonymous

Anonymous

Good intentions but when unit breaks there is non-existent support

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4.5

Mediocre


lee knowles

lee knowles

perfect pda

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8.5

Excellent


Anonymous

Anonymous

Good machine but poor support from Acer

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6.0

Good


rew rex

rew rex

DON'T BUY THIS

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4.5

Mediocre


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