Customer Reviews

Averatec AV3255P1-01 Laptop (AMD Athlon XP-M 2000+, 512 MB RAM, 40 GB Hard drive, 802.11g, DVD+CD-RW combo)

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I did a lot of research before purchasing this model and I am very pleased. It is fast, light, has intuitive design, and I have had no issues with the keyboard (as had earlier model users). It does get warm, and I haven't tested the battery life which some have said to be less than they expected. But for the money I would buy this one all over again in a heartbeat.

I use this on the road a lot and you can't beat it for price, speed and mobility. It is light weight. My only problem is that I didn't protect it well enough physically and it broke the internet during turbulence in the overhead bin. Mine was a refurbished model, so no warranty there, but my replacement will definately be this same computer. I recommend buying a nice padded bag for it.

I bought this notebook as it offered great performance at a low price. It also received rave reviews from PC Magazine. The only problem with it is that the DVD player can barely be heard, even with headphones on! I contacted the company and they said that they have gotten feedback that DVDs and CD's play softly. I have encouraged them to fix this problem. Otherwise, they have a great product, however, the DVD player is worthless without subtitles.

This is a great notebook. I bought it because of the size, and I really enjoy it. I have big hands, but have no problem managing the keyboard. The unit performs well, I've had it 3 months and no hardware problems yet. Looks nice too. I work with a lot of Mac afficionados, and the Averatec gets a lot of approving looks from these folks who are used to dissing PCs on case design. The screen is bright and clear.

I primarily use the machine for running productivity apps (MS Office, OneNote), text file editing (I'm a programmer), internet browsing, reading PDFs, and VNC to other boxes.

On the downside, the speakers are terrible, but I knew that before I bought it and don't use it for much multimedia.

Customer support is available and answered the phone quickly, but in my experience they were unknowlegeable. I was having problems connecting to my home wireless network, so I called them to ask whether there was a software switch or something to enable the built-in wi-fi initially. A couple of different techs told me that the internal wi-fi card was broken and I'd have to return it. I wasn't buying this and did some more testing on my own and it turns out my old NetGear wifi router just wasn't up to snuff. Replaced my router (with another NetGear - that was a mistake but that's another story) and the internal wifi works fine at my house now and everywhere else I've tried it.

Great buy for anyone who wants a compact notebook and wants the most for their money. My only regret is that I didn't spend a couple hundred more and buy the tablet convertible.

I bought an Averatec 3150H notebook in January. The first one had defective battery and I returned it. The replacement had problems with screen, I sent it in for repairs and it stayed in their repair shop for over two months waiting for parts! By July, the keyboard would stop working whenever the machine had been on for a half hour. Averatec's product quality is inferior and their service is non-existent. Don't waste your money on this brand.

The computer is great it has everything i need, but the fan is on the bottom and when it gets hot it just cuts off. NO WARNING, SO SAVE OFTEN. Going to try a cool pad hope it works.

Ive had my averatec computer for a year now and it's been very reliable and worth every penny. It's a great computer...very fast. It's also very light so I can easily carry it everywhere and it's great to be able to do my work on my balcony at sunset. I highly recommend this computer. I've given this a 4 star instead of a 5 because I did have some slight problems with the internal wireless card and had to call the customer service. They were fairly helpful but it was a little annoying to have to call them. The bottom of the laptom does get a little hot and the fan is a little louder than other lap tops but you get use to it and it doesn't hinder me from my work.

It is a great priced notebook except few things.

It heats up at the bottom, the fan is at the bottom, therefore you have to place something under it, coolpad will be the best.

The keyboard is difficult to adjust, number keys are very small, deletion is at the top right, Shift is at very far right therefore every time I press up arrow. I bought an external keyboard but it is not convenient every time. Control key is not on the left corner.

Except that is great for many applications, previous reviewer complained about DVD sound, DVD sound is set by default to confortable setting, you can change that setting and have loud and great sound.

Few times it booted itself, I don't know if is software or hardware problem. Battery life is not so great arund 2 hr.

DVD plays flawlessly. Wireless is great and easy to use, just press a button.

Want a cheap and lightweigt, I may recoomend (except keyboard, if it would bother you, don't buy it)