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Acer Aspire 5050-5430 14.1" Laptop Computer (AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core TK-53, 1 GB RAM, 120 GB Hard Drive, Dual-Layer DVD-RW, WXGA, Windows Vista Home Premium)

Acer Aspire 5050-5430 14.1 Laptop Computer (AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core TK-53, 1 GB RAM, 120 GB Hard Drive, Dual-Layer DVD-RW, WXGA, Windows Vista Home Premium)

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Brand: Acer
Category: CE

Buy Refurbished: $619.99



Avg. Customer Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars 5 reviews
Sales Rank: 24479

Operating System: Windows XP Professional Edition
CPU Manufacturer: Intel
CPU Speed: 2.10
CPU Type: PowerPC G4
Processors: 1
System Memory: 2000
Memory Type: SDRAM
Hard Drive Size: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3

MPN: LX.AXD0X.057
Model: Aspire 5050-5430
UPC: 099802279325
EAN: 0099802279325
ASIN: B000XUZIIG

Availability: Usually ships in 1-3 weeks

Features:
  • Acer Aspire 5050-5430 Athlon 64 X2 1.7 GHz 14.1-inch Notebook General Features:
  • Silver and black casing Windows Vista Home Premium pre-installed w/COA
  • AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 1.7 GHz processor 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM (supports up to 4 GB) 120 GB hard drive
  • SuperMulti DVD RW DL drive No floppy drive ATI Radeon Xpress 1100 graphics
  • Integrated audio with built-in speakers

Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Take your mobile computing further with this Acer Aspire 5050-5430 14.1-inch widescreen notebook!Backed by an Athlon 64 X2 1.7 GHz processor and 1 GB of RAM, this Aspire is ready to take on any workload. Its massive 120 GB hard drive provides ample storage space for all your applications, games, pictures, videos, music, data files and more. Plus, this notebook comes with Windows Vista Home Premium preloaded and ready to go right out of the box!Upload and transfer your digital media with ease with the built-in 5-in-1 card reader. Create your own CDs and DVDs to share with family and friends, listen to CDs and watch DVDs on the SuperMulti DVD RW double layer drive. Connect to the Internet with the 56k modem, 10/100 Fast Ethernet or 802.11b/g Wireless LAN.Video conference with co-workers, or spice up your instant messenger sessions with the built-in Acer OrbiCam that rotates up to 225-degrees. This Acer Aspire 5050-5430 features a 14.1-inch WXGA Acer CrystalBrite LCD display and ATI Radeon Xpress 1100 graphics to deliver crystal clear images and text for your viewing pleasure. Order yours today!


Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Neat design   December 29, 2008
I like the size of this and its appearance. solid perfomance. great for school kids.


4 out of 5 stars For $600 is a nice deal   July 10, 2008
I bought this computer last January. For the price of $600 is really a bargain.

Problems: After two months the web cam only could be used if I was logged to the messenger.

You might want to have it on a cool place because the computer and the ac adaptor become very hot, but I haven't have any failure yet

For the Ram, you might want to consider to at least but another 512mb of memory, you do that, and that machine would fly

No Windows Vista cd is included, that is bad, and for the drivers you must dowload them from the ACER site

But believe me, is a nice deal, still works like the first day (only the webcam issue )



1 out of 5 stars Battery Issue   June 26, 2008
 0 out of 1 found this review helpful

I bought it in Dec 07 and battery went out of commission in May 08. It wouldn't charge no more than 2%. Also when I start the computer with the battery on it hangs up for A VERY LONG time!

To replace the battery costs [...] There was another user that had a similar issue, and Acer was replacing certain batteries for a known issue. Unfortunately they would not replace mine!! So now I have a mobile DESKTOP.... since I have removed the battery and have it plugged in all the times.

Also 1GB memory is too low and works very very slow. I upgraded to 2GB and works great!

Wifi has a toggle switch (to turn on/off). Even after I disable wifi after few minutes wifi comes back up. I have learned to live with this now, but for this reason I prefer to have a hard on/off switch to turn off wifi whenever I don't need it.

It is said to have 120GB, but I guess someone screwed up on the bytes to GB conversion and computer actually shows only 101.9GB!



1 out of 5 stars Terrible Power Supply Connector   June 25, 2008
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

This laptop (Acer 5050) performs well. I have been very pleased with how it runs. The problem is that the power supply adaptor is defective. This happens so often, there is actually an external charger sold for the battery that you can find on amazon. I have had the adaptor connection on the laptop go out twice in 18 months. What's worse is unlike HP laptops, there is no docking station port to get around this problem. Acer will temperarely fix the problem for 400$, and is very unsympathetic in regards to helping me or their other customers find a solution. For this reason, I unfortunately had to give an otherwise good product a 1 star :(
Too bad because this would otherwise be a cost effective laptop, but with the mounting repair bills, it quickly becomes one of the most expensive laptops one will ever own.



3 out of 5 stars Good LAPTOP   May 6, 2008
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

Works great, but like all ACER laptops, make sure to use a chill mat to protect your computer. If it gets too hot, ACER computers have been known to die because of overheating.

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