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    ASPIRE 5672 "Best of Best" Laptop Mag. 4/06

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by jivedaddy, Mar 18, 2006.

  1. jivedaddy

    jivedaddy Notebook Guru

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    Just thougt I'd drop this in for those thinking about buying the Aspire 5672WLMi. Voted "Best of Best" in the 'Mainstream' catagory for the April '06 issue of Laptop Magazine.

    I know I love mine! :)

    JD
     
    jivedaddy, Mar 18, 2006
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  2. matt_h1

    matt_h1 Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    Weird considering how many faults it has.
     
    matt_h1, Mar 18, 2006
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  3. Bo@LynboTech

    Bo@LynboTech Company Representative

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    only thing I think they have scrimped on is the graphics card only havig a 64bit memory bus.
    otherwise its fine.
    it runs fast enough for current games, its just a shame that they dont appear to have used an mxm slot for the graphics.

    the processor and ram are easily upgradeable this machine can take 4gb Ram, which is rare for a notebook.
    the hard disk is sata, and later hard drive models will enable higher hdd performance.

    Its a great machine especially for the price!
     
    Bo@LynboTech, Mar 18, 2006
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  4. matt_h1

    matt_h1 Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    The gpu is also underclocked. and the screen is kinda crumby
     
    matt_h1, Mar 18, 2006
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  5. Unreal

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    The only thing stopping me from getting the 5672 is the complaints that i've been hearing.

    That and it's a 15.4" and not a 14" :(
     
    Unreal, Mar 18, 2006
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  6. Bo@LynboTech

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    what complaints, the Omegadriver allows you to change clock of gpu
    and the screen is great, not everyone wants massive resolutions
    1280x800 is a great mid range resolution for the size of the screen.

    Easy to use, and once its been tweaked, a real monster of a machine

    Pretty much all branded machines need tweaking, except the "boutique" machines which are pre-tweaked for show-off potential, but they usually cost much more :)

    Its simply great value for money.
     
    Bo@LynboTech, Mar 18, 2006
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  7. jivedaddy

    jivedaddy Notebook Guru

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    What faults? I haven't had ANY Matt. Well, I take that back, I did have a buzzing whenever I touched the touchpad, found out it was feedback (RF) from having the mic or line-in on, once I shut that off no more buzz.

    Other than that small tweak, I haven't had a problem. This is by far the best laptop I've ever owned, especially for the price. I don't even have 2 gig of ram on my desktop! :eek:

    JD
     
    jivedaddy, Mar 18, 2006
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  8. sibelius

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    Hey Matt,

    Steady on there mate! Give the 5672 a burl before you start rubbishing it! I'm rapt with mine.

    sibelius
     
    sibelius, Mar 18, 2006
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    bought the laptop a week back.. and I'm more than happy with it! it rocks....!
     
    tejaspadekar, Mar 18, 2006
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    how is the build of the 5672? does it compare to ASUS?
    Also, how are you guys liking the looks of the acer? hehe again, compare it to an ASUS :)
     
    battlecat, Mar 19, 2006
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  11. Bo@LynboTech

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    there are a fair few similarities between the asus and acer machines
    the ASUS machines do look great,
    Acer have improved the looks of their laptops over the past year, and they are pretty sleek machines.
     
    Bo@LynboTech, Mar 19, 2006
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