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Acer TravelMate 8204WLMi review

7.8

Editors' Rating

Very Good

7.8

Members' Rating

Very Good

Typical price:£ 1499

Verdict

The TravelMate 8204WLMi marks an impressive first outing for Intel's new dual-core Centrino Duo platform: it's an elegantly designed desktop replacement system that performs extremely well without impacting battery life too much... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Excellent performance
  • Reasonable battery life
  • Good range of add-on applications from Acer
  • Smartcard-based security system and hard disk anti-shock protection
  • Built-in video conferencing camera
  • PC Card-format Bluetooth VoIP phone

Cons

  • Expensive

Key Specs

Processor manufacturer: Intel
Processor model: Core Duo T2500
Clock speed: 2 GHz
RAM installed: 2048 MB
Wireless LAN: Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG
Hard drive size: 120 GB
Graphics processor: ATI Mobility Radeon X1600
Graphics RAM: 512 MB
Display diagonal size: 15.4 in
Dimensions (W x H x D): 36.4x3.8x27.1 cm
Weight: 3 kg
Operating system: Windows XP Professional (SP2)

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Member Opinion

7.8

Average Member Rating

Very Good

5 Members have reviewed this product

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Anonymous

Anonymous

Excellent all round laptop

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9.5

Spectacular


Anonymous

Anonymous

A fully featured and well constructed laptop. What more could you ask for?

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7.5

Very Good


Anonymous

Anonymous

ALL ROUNDER

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8.0

Excellent


Anonymous

Anonymous

Everything I wanted

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9.0

Spectacular


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