Acer 5520.. Is it worth owing one?

alwynrozario · 18-10-2007, 06:01 AM

Hi Friends...

I'm planning to buy Acer 5520. But before I go ahead with it.. I would appreciate your advice. This is going to be my all-in-one entertainment gizmo.

I would like to hear about processer performance (heating-up issue, graphics), graphic card performance & Vista. Who knows, any other small info. would be equally important too. So, please contribute every tit-&-bit

How about high-end games??

Detailed Specs:

Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 mobile TK-53 at 1.7GHz, 2x256kb cache

Chipset: nForce 610M

Graphics: Nvidia GeForce 7000M, 350MHz, up to 896MB shared memory

Memory: 2x512MB DDR2 at 533MHz (plans to upgrade to 2 GB

)

Screen: 15.4", 1280x800, 8ms, CrystalBrite

Hard Disk: Hitachi Travelstar SATA 160GB, 8MB cache, 5400RPM

Optical Drive: DVD+/-RW dual layer

Operating System:

Linux

Connectors:

4x USB
1x Express Card Slot
1x Infrared
1x VGA
1x S-Video
1x DVI
1x IEEE 1394 (FireWire)
1x RJ-45 LAN
1x RJ-11 Modem
1x SPDIF out, headphones, line out, Stereo 3.5 mm
1x Line-In

Communication:

56K V.92 Modem
10/100/1000 MBit/s Ethernet LAN
54 MBit/s Wireless LAN 802.11a/b/g WiFi
IrDA

Card Reader:

5-in-1 (Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, Secure Digital, Multimedia Card, xD Card)

Dimensions: 426x366x274mm
Weight: 2.75kg

Battery Life: ca. 2h 10m
__________________________________________________ ______

I'm getting this for 34.5K Net, with a Free HP Printer worth 3000.

Fire in your verdict!!!

shashank_re · 18-10-2007, 08:00 AM

Is the price including all tax,vat and carry bag?May i know where you are buying it.........since even iam from b'lore and planning to buy one very soon.

Tech.Masti · 18-10-2007, 09:28 AM

hmmm...... sounds good..........

ax3 · 18-10-2007, 05:19 PM

is it without OS ? ....... else its good 1 4 that price ... bt do checkout dell | HP laptops 2 .......

Pathik · 18-10-2007, 06:01 PM

^^ forget dell/hp lappys in that price...
i wd say go for it..
tho if u can increase ur budget to 49k get a compaq v6608au..

ravi_9793 · 18-10-2007, 10:29 PM

you can get even better configuration for little more price of Dell/ Hp..I will recommend you to look at Dell InspironTM 6400 Notebook (price 35K)
Or go for any Dell Inspiron series.
For more:
www.dell.co.in

Ankur Gupta · 18-10-2007, 11:17 PM

Seems a very very good config for that price..
I dont think he will get a better config than this for 35k...

alwynrozario · 18-10-2007, 11:37 PM

@shashank_re - Inclusive of all, i.e. Tax (VAT) & Carry Bag. I'm getting this from METRO.

Sorry friends, I did not mention about OS - I think its loaded with Linux (Edited original post). So, I guess there should be no problem installing Win XP, am I correct?

So, now if at all I go for this, will it be a good one for High-End Games???

ax3 · 19-10-2007, 12:03 PM

Xp nahi toh price bhi less hai .... u will have 2 shelve out some more amount if they load xp ...... else do it urself ......

shashank_re · 19-10-2007, 02:09 PM

^^Thanks for the reply.But may i know where the METRO is?!
BTW is that Widescreen?

Akshay · 20-10-2007, 06:03 PM

@alwyn

Dats a gud config... Nothing bettr den dis.. Acer has also improved their quality.

alwynrozario · 25-10-2007, 11:58 PM

Thanks for all your valuable inputs.. but I hav finally got myself a Dell 1520

18-10-2007, 06:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
alwynrozario Yup.. Digging it!!! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 25	Acer 5520.. Is it worth owing one? Hi Friends... I'm planning to buy Acer 5520. But before I go ahead with it.. I would appreciate your advice. This is going to be my all-in-one entertainment gizmo. I would like to hear about processer performance (heating-up issue, graphics), graphic card performance & Vista. Who knows, any other small info. would be equally important too. So, please contribute every tit-&-bit How about high-end games?? Detailed Specs: Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 mobile TK-53 at 1.7GHz, 2x256kb cache Chipset: nForce 610M Graphics: Nvidia GeForce 7000M, 350MHz, up to 896MB shared memory Memory: 2x512MB DDR2 at 533MHz (plans to upgrade to 2 GB ) Screen: 15.4", 1280x800, 8ms, CrystalBrite Hard Disk: Hitachi Travelstar SATA 160GB, 8MB cache, 5400RPM Optical Drive: DVD+/-RW dual layer Operating System: Linux Connectors: 4x USB 1x Express Card Slot 1x Infrared 1x VGA 1x S-Video 1x DVI 1x IEEE 1394 (FireWire) 1x RJ-45 LAN 1x RJ-11 Modem 1x SPDIF out, headphones, line out, Stereo 3.5 mm 1x Line-In Communication: 56K V.92 Modem 10/100/1000 MBit/s Ethernet LAN 54 MBit/s Wireless LAN 802.11a/b/g WiFi IrDA Card Reader: 5-in-1 (Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, Secure Digital, Multimedia Card, xD Card) Dimensions: 426x366x274mm Weight: 2.75kg Battery Life: ca. 2h 10m __________________________________________________ ______ I'm getting this for 34.5K Net, with a Free HP Printer worth 3000. Fire in your verdict!!! __________________ Ability is what will get you to the top if the boss has no daughter!!! Last edited by alwynrozario; 18-10-2007 at 11:37 PM.

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18-10-2007, 10:29 PM	#6 (permalink)
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18-10-2007, 11:37 PM	#8 (permalink)
alwynrozario Yup.. Digging it!!! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 25	Re: Acer 5520.. Is it worth owing one? @shashank_re - Inclusive of all, i.e. Tax (VAT) & Carry Bag. I'm getting this from METRO. Sorry friends, I did not mention about OS - I think its loaded with Linux (Edited original post). So, I guess there should be no problem installing Win XP, am I correct? So, now if at all I go for this, will it be a good one for High-End Games??? __________________ Ability is what will get you to the top if the boss has no daughter!!!

19-10-2007, 12:03 PM	#9 (permalink)
ax3 Cool as a CUCUMBAR ! ! ! Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,002	Re: Acer 5520.. Is it worth owing one? Xp nahi toh price bhi less hai .... u will have 2 shelve out some more amount if they load xp ...... else do it urself ...... __________________ ... W H O T ...

19-10-2007, 02:09 PM	#10 (permalink)
shashank_re In The Zone Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 427	Re: Acer 5520.. Is it worth owing one? ^^Thanks for the reply.But may i know where the METRO is?! BTW is that Widescreen? Last edited by shashank_re; 19-10-2007 at 02:24 PM.

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Akshay !FREEWARES! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,051	Re: Acer 5520.. Is it worth owing one? @alwyn Dats a gud config... Nothing bettr den dis.. Acer has also improved their quality. __________________ MBP 13.3"; PC: Core i-5 2400, Intel H67, GSkill 4GB DDR3, Sapphire 6850 Toxic, 1TB HDD, Samsung P2370

25-10-2007, 11:58 PM	#12 (permalink)
alwynrozario Yup.. Digging it!!! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 25	Re: Acer 5520.. Is it worth owing one? Thanks for all your valuable inputs.. but I hav finally got myself a Dell 1520 __________________ Ability is what will get you to the top if the boss has no daughter!!!

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