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Acer Ferrari 3200 review

7.0

Editors' Rating

Very Good

7.5

Members' Rating

Very Good

Typical price:£ 1499

Verdict

Unless you're looking for a notebook to go with your red sports car, there are better-performing thin-and-light systems than Acer's Ferrari 3200... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Cool case design
  • Integrated 802.11b/g Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
  • DVD±RW drive
  • 4-in-1 flash memory card slot

Cons

  • Unimpressive performance and battery life
  • Can't pick and choose components
  • Sparse support Web site

Key Specs

Processor manufacturer: AMD
Processor model: Athlon 64 2800+
Clock speed: 1.8 GHz
RAM installed: 512 MB
Wireless LAN: 802.11g Mini-PCI module
Hard drive size: 80 GB
Graphics processor: ATI Mobility Radeon 9700
Graphics RAM: 128 MB
Display diagonal size: 15 in
Dimensions (W x H x D): 33x3.1x27.2 cm
Weight: 3 kg
Operating system: Windows XP Home

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Member Opinion

7.5

Average Member Rating

Very Good

5 Members have reviewed this product

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john yo

john yo

Never acer

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6.0

Good


Anonymous

Anonymous

Have a stock of replacement hard drives

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5.5

Average


Rafay Seyal

Rafay Seyal

Excellent laptop

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9.5

Spectacular


Anonymous

Anonymous

I love my 3200!

Read more

9.0

Spectacular


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