Acer TravelMate 4001LMi(D) review needed

Hi Friends,

I am planning to buy Acer TravelMate 4001LMi(D) notebook.
I am very new to the world of laptops.
Could you please guide me for this brand and also for the model itself. I am getting this at the cost of 2200 Singapore dollars.
I am planning to practice my programming of j2ee on this laptop.

Please find the configuration of the same below:
Operating System
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition

Processor & Chipset
Mobile Intel® Centrino™ Technology
Intel® Pentium® M processor with 1MB L2 Cache and supporting Enhanced Intel® SpeedStep® Technology
Intel® 855GME chipset with 400MHz FSB
Wireless: Integrated Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 BG network connection

Memory
DDR333 memory, upgradeable to 2 GB* using dual soDIMM modules (*depending on availability of 1024MB modules)

HDD
ATA/100 hard disc drive

Storage
Intergrated DVD Dual drive

Display
15.0" XGA TFT LCD with 1024 x 768 pixel resolution
16.7 million colours
Support S-video (NTSC/PAL) TV-out

Graphics
ATI Radeon Mobility 9700 with 64MB VRAM
Simultaneous LCD and CRT display
DualView™ support
MPEG-2/DVD hardware assisted capability
Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 support

Multimedia
Audio system with two built-in speakers
MS-Sound compatible

Communication
10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet; Wake-on-LAN ready
56K ITU V.92 modem with PTT approval; Wake-on-Ring ready
Integrated Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200BG network connection 802.11b/g dual band Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ solution

I/O Interfaces
3x USB 2.0
1x Infrared (FIR)
1x VGA for external monitor
1x 32bit type II PCMCIA CardBus slot
1x S-video out (NTSC/PAL)
1x IEEE 1394 port
1x RJ-11 jack
1x RJ-45 jack
1x speaker/ headphone/ line-out jack
1x microphone/ line-in jack
1x DC-in jack for AC adapter

Security
Slot for Kensington lock
BIOS user and supervisor passwords
Power supply and battery
ACPI power management supporting Standby and Hibernation modes
60 W Li-ion battery pack (depending on model)
5-hour battery life (actual battery life might vary, depending on usage and configuration);
1.5-hour rapid charge
3.5-hour charge-in-use
65 W AC adaptor


best regards,
Praveen

 

Thanks lordyeray...thanks a lot for sharing ur experience.
Could you also let me now something about the life of this laptop.
Since when are u using this laptop.

-best regards,
Praveen

 

I have a European 4001WLMI which is almost the same notebook, except the wide-XGA. Also mine carries 60Gb HD.

I think that all 4000 series have the new Dothan 2MB L2 CPU, so maybe the CPU info is wrong.

I'm plenty satisfied with the notebook, good screen, features a DVD Dual 8x Drive, the 1.5Ghz Dothan performs equal to a 2.6Ghz P4 in most tasks, so it'll be enough for programming, and about gaming, the Radeon M 9700 runs Half Life 2 (for example) decently at 1280x800 (wxga native res).

Maybe not the best notebook, considering there're much more expensive solutions with similar specs, but definitively one of the best in price/features/quality ratio.