(Source: NotebookReview.com)

NotebookReview.com’s most popular notebooks list has been bereft of an Acer entry for a couple of months now, so I’m sure Acer-lovers would be happy to know that the Acer Aspire 5672 (which we’ve seen many reviews of) managed to break into July’s list at No. 10.

On the dual core laptop, they have this to say:

The Acer Aspire 5672 is highly popular because it has a high-end Intel Core Duo processor and a decent dedicated graphics card in the form of the ATI X1400 all for about $1,200. It’s also easy to find in most any retail store.

For those interested, the top three on the list are the Toshiba Satellite A105, the Sony VAIO SZ, and the Dell Inspiron e1505.

(Source: NotebookReview.com)

Only a month out and the Acer Aspire 5102WLMi already has a full review out. The reviewer calls it a clone of the Aspire 3100 (while I called the 3100 a clone of the 5102, lol).

But clone or whatever, Acer keeps its famous price points in shape with this lappy. At only US$849, you’re getting a dual core 1.6GHz AMD Truron x2 processor, 1GB of DDR2 RAM, a 120GB hard disk drive (though one that’s only 4200RPM), a DVD burner and Acer’s integrated webcam (Orbicam).

For sure, no student on a budget can resist this sort of value for money. But those looking for greater performance will have to look at one of its bigger bros, such as the Aspire 5670.

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(Source: NotebookReview.com)

In contrast to TrustedReviews’ assessment of the Acer Aspire 9800, CNET only awards the 17.3-pound notebook an overall rating of 6.8 out of 10 (TR awarded 8 out of 10) in their recent review of it.

Based on their conclusion, it seems that this relatively weak rating reflected the Aspire 9800’s sheer lack of portability and lousy ergonomics – despite its strong feature set. While I realised its lack of portability would be a heavy drawback (no pun intended), ergonomics was something I believe most of us had forgotten.

But if you’re looking for a HD-DVD-enabled notebook with all the multimedia features to make HD video playback a dream, then the 9800 is probably still one of your best bets. 20.1″ of screen real estate, a 2.16GHz Core Duo processor and a 256MB nVidia GeForce Go 7600 will still blow your mind out, even if your muscles won’t appreciate the 17.3-pound monster.

(Source: TrustedReviews)

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.”

(Source: BIOS Magazine)

PC Advisor comes in with the second review of the 17″ Acer Aspire 9410, but unlike BIOS Magazine’s review, it’s not in-depth enough and it numerically rates the 9410 a little to high for my taste.

With a feature rating of 8 out of 10, and a value for money rating of 10 out of 10, it seems a bit weird that they concluded so lukewarm-ly: “It’s big, but not so big as to be cumbersome. Well-designed and easy to use, the Acer has great features and a good screen. It’s just a pity about the graphics.”

IMHO, the lack of a more powerful graphics card and robust multimedia features should have impacted its “value for money” rating just a bit, don’t you think so?

(Source: Laptops Direct)

During the most recent Acer UK product briefing, the Acer Aspire 3100 was brought up as a potential new notebook offering. For now, it looks like a lower-end clone of the recently unveiled Aspire 5100 (which BTW seems like a lower-end clone of the Ferrari 5000).

Instead of a high-end AMD Turion 64 X2 processor, the 3100 will come with a (relatively) budget-class Sempron 3200. It’s other specs are commendable though, with 1GB of DDR2 RAM, a 100GB hard disk drive and a DVD dual layer drive.

The price of this 15.4″ wasn’t revealed at the briefing, but some online retailers seem to have stock of the notebook already – with Laptop Direct placing a £479.95 price tag (inclusive of VAT) on it. This translates to about US$890, which doesn’t look to shabby considering that this figure will probably be smaller state-side.

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(Source: BIOS Magazine)

For its price, the Acer Aspire 9410 laptop launched in May is pretty solid. However, according to a review of the 17-incher by BIOS Magazine, it lacks several key features that are now pretty much standard in desktop replacement notebooks.

Among the “missing” specs include FireWire or DVI ports, a memory card reader (which is a real surprise since most Acer notebooks this size ship with one), and a built-in webcam (which quite a number of new(er) Acer notebooks come with). In addition, BIOS contends that for its weight and size, we should be looking at better multimedia features or at the very least, a better graphics card.

With all that said, the 9410 still gets a strong rating of 7 out of 10, plus a reasonably favourable conclusion of: “For the price, the Aspire 9410 meets the criteria for a performance machine. An Intel Core Duo Processor and 1GB of RAM is enough to handle several tasks at the same time, such as running an anti-virus suite, creating a PDF file, and transcoding a video file – which primarily burdens the processor – but power users or those looking for more jazz should probably look elsewhere.”

(Source: Acer)

Acer launches yet another AMD Turion 64 X2-powered notebook, but this time it’s part of the Aspire series. While the previous two Turion 64 X2 notebooks introduced by Acer were flashy (this probably deserves a Duh! given that their Acer Ferraris), the Aspire 5100 looks pretty much the average Acer notebook – both specs and design-wise.

Indeed, with only integrated graphics through an ATI(R) Radeon(R) Xpress 1100 and a 0.3 megapixel Acer Orbicam (its more powerful brethren sport the 1.3MP version), this 15.4″ notebook won’t be getting any wows for its features.

But with prices starting at US$899, Acer’s definitely going to try to make a case for it through your wallet.

P.S.: Yeah, specs-enthusiasts would probably have noticed that the 5100 is pretty much a non-flashy + lower-end clone of the Ferrari 5000.

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