Acer Aspire 5650
Product: Acer Aspire 5650
Type: Notebook
Configuration:
* Intel Core Duo T2300 (1.66GHz) processor
* 1GB RAM 533/677 (Max. 2GB, i.e. 2x 1GB)
* 15.4″ WXGA TFT screen
* 100GB Hard Drive
* 128MB nVidia GeForce 7600 Go
* DVD Dual Layer DVD Writer
* Intel Pro wireless 3945 a/b/g
* Gigabit Ethernet
* 3G/HSDPA-enabled
* Bluetooth®
* Ports: 5x USB2, 1x Mini Firewire
* Dimensions: 35.8 (W) x 26.5 (D) x 3.6 (H) cm
* Weight: 2.92 kg
* Microsoft® Windows® XP Home
- This is exactly what I need. Imagine wireless connectivity outside of hotspots… (drool…). Yes, I’m talking about the HSDPA-enabled Acer Aspire 5650 notebook we talked about in January - which TrustedReviews managed to get for a full review.
Besides HSDPA-support, this 15.4″ laptop comes with all the basics: Core Duo T2300 (1.66 GHz) processor, up to 2GB RAM, a 100GB hard drive, DVD dual-format writer, and a 128MB GeForce 7600 Go. Of course, you’ll have to fork out around £999 (US$1,856) for it - though you can certainly expect lower prices state-side.
Overall, the 5650 managed to push the right buttons, with TR awarding it a strong overall rating of 8 out of 10, and a solid conclusion: “Thanks to an embedded HSDPA SIM the Acer is the best notebook we’ve tested for mobile connectivity. The spec of the rest of the notebook is good but on the downside its fairly large and heavy, sports a disappointing screen resolution and graphics performance is under par.”
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Another reason why we should dump our old notebooks for the new just cropped up: 3G wireless capability will be dropping by - via the Acer Aspire and TravelMate series. Among the first notebooks with the upgradable (to the next-generation HSDPA standard) 3G wireless technology include the Acer TravelMate 4260 and Aspire 5650 - both Napa-powered notebooks.
Read more at Pocket-lint.co.uk.
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Vodaphone has announced that its Vodafone Mobile Connect Card Broadband service will be expanded to support High Speed Data Packet Access (HSDPA). The notebook card itself is based on Option’s GlobeTrotter HSPDA card - which was lauched earlier this week. With speeds of up to 1.8Mbps (the upload speed is 384Kbps), HSDPA is “…up to five times faster than today’s standard 3G networks.” This will come in handy for the Acer TravelMate 4260 and Aspire 5650 - the two HSDPA-enabled Acer notebooks announced earlier.
But while Acer was the first notebook manufacturer to announce support for HSDPA, Dell seems to have taken greater initiative by partnerning Vodafone to bring HSPDA connectivity to its notebooks.
