Customer Reviews

Acer TravelMate TM24802779 14.1" Laptop (Intel Celeron M Processor, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, DVD Drive, Vista Basic)

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Very light laptop - nice to carry around. However, it runs way too slow under Vista with 512MB RAM. It runs very well using Windows XP but if you keep VISTA on it, you will NEED to put in at least another 512 MB RAM

I got this notebook for school use. It was a very wise choice. It's perfect for typing up reports, homework, watching movies, or downloading. I havn't put any games on it yet because I'm just too busy with work and school, but I'm sure it can handle it. I've had this notebook for almost four months now and havn't had any problems at all.

Basically, this is bare bones. The summary of what you'd be getting is a single core processor, half of the notebook standard memory, a decent hard drive, and a tack on DVD drive.

There are no advanced features of this laptop, this is a laptop designed for mobile travel, and really doesn't even do that extremely well.

PROS:
Price - At $600 you can't be to picky at the laptop you want.
Screen - Decent, but still, not up to par with more expensive laptops.

CONS:
Underpowered - At least put a Dual Core in there, Celeron M is from like 2000, and it was the basic processor for those that couldn't afford the Pentium. At 512MB of RAM, you can't do much in the gaming or multitasking department, but hey, it's not meant for entertainment.
Featureless - It doesn't even have a DVD-burner, it just plays DVDs. It has the Basic Vista, which considering its specs, isn't surprising. No bluetooth, webcam, finger print scanner; not even a gimmick. This is barebones computing.
Meatless Hard Drive - 80GB is so 2 years ago. Everyone has 100GB-300GB in their laptops now.
Clunky - For a 14" notebook, 5.4lbs is a lot, especially considering most of the lighter 15" notebooks are in the weight class.

BOTTOM LINE: This a laptop for the sake of having a laptop. This isn't a workhorse, this isn't a marathon machine, this isn't a hardcore gaming platform. It is an Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator-running machine that stores files, gets on the internet, and plays movies. That's all it will ever be able to do. If you are looking for a machine that will last you a few years, this one isn't it.

I think this is a perfect choice when you are low on budget and want to afford something simple but complete and scalable. This laptop have most that everyone looks on this kind of devices nowadays.

If you want to be alone in the world, buy it. Bouth to ACER, I`m so sorry for buyint it, I had become a master in compures trying to fix this cans of sh...

Acer is complete junk. Lots of stores are trying to push Acer because of the really high margins they get compared to other brands of laptops and desktops. I have had 2 Acers quit in the last year and a half, with Acer refusing to warranty either one. The first, my laptop, ran so hot that it actually burned the palm of my hand, red burn mark and everything. I called Acer support who told me that's normal. Well, I work at Sybase and have used laptops at work exclusively for the last 8 years. I know how hot laptops get, and third degree burns is not normal. A month later, the laptop's AC adapter fried. Again, Acer support refused to do anything. So, I bought a new AC adapter. Two weeks later, it fried also. Called back Acer support telling them this was not normal. "I agree" was the guys response, but since I was now ONE WEEK past the one year warranty, "TOO BAD!" They refuse to do anything even though my problems started well within the warranty period. Other problems with Acer is their build quality. Check how much the keyboards flex, screen hinges wobble, etc. Do yourself a favor, STAY AWAY FROM ACER.

acer service is the absolute worst!
do not, do not, do not buy acer unless you love dealing with failure.