Acer Aspire 5050 Review
Saturday, May 5th, 2007
As the smaller 14.1″ brother of the 15.4″ Aspire 5102WLMi, the Acer Aspire 5050 certainly does what it is supposed to to well. The 1.6GHz AMD Turion64 x2 (or TL-50)-powered notebook is value for money, and like many other Acer notebooks, it fits the role of a student workhorse - at least, according to a review at NotebookReview.com.
The reviewer positively concludes that, “In the end the Aspire 5050 gets the job done for my purposes without draining my wallet. I did choose a few specific upgrades which increased the price, but I fully intend on having this unit for more than 3 years (remember my ancient desktop?). It is smaller and lighter than the conventional 15.4” budget model and I can carry it and a few accessories around in a slim bag or while on the couch. Once it completely boots up, it is responsive and has more than enough processing power to perform the tasks I normally execute. It has video outputs and doubles as my TV’s DVD player. Purchase timing was also a bonus as I now have a choice between XP or Vista. I am generally satisfied with the results of my purchase.”
