Celeron'M 420

have i purchased a lemon.
aspire 7110
intel(r)CeleronM 420 @ 1.6GHz
mobil intel 945GM express chipset
504DDR2 533mhz ram.

but i only paid £450 new

xp media center OS.


just a thought thats all

 

oops 17" screen crystalbrite
it seems ok and it tic's all the right box's for home use.but it will be my third acer and so far all is well no trouble so far.

 

I got a lemon too, except I paid 3100 Canadian after tax and extra warranty...

I WON'T buy acer again... not because I got a lemon, because of poor support.

 

it's just that the processor seems abit old.
but it will only be used for surfing net and some picture work.
all seems ok with it and the dvd burner is ok.
and my artec usb tv works well.

its just the celeron m thats the worry

 

my old celeron m 370(1.5ghz) was soooooo slooooooow, well good luck! for that price that's all you can expect.

 

intel fact sheet akes it sound like the best thing in the world.and its my second intel first is in an old travelmate 230.
which is 4years old and still as good as the day i got it.
my pc which i havent used for months is just sitting there doing nothing.but you know what its like i still love it.1.4 athlon,1gb ram. radeon 9000 series 256ram.its old but so reliable.

 

full spec.not to keen on laptops but this is what im paying £450 for
Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005, Intel® Celeron ® M 420 processor (1 MB L2 cache, 1.6GHz, 533MHz FSB), 512MB (1*512) DDR2 RAM, 120GB hard disk drive, DVD-SuperMulti, 17" WXGA TFT Display with Acer CrystalBrite, up to 224MB Shared Graphics, Fast Ethernet, 802.11BG WLAN, 6 cell LiIon Battery, Aspire Arcade, Acer Gridvista, 0.3MP OrbiCam

 

Upgrade you ram it 512 - what you have go to onboard video that why it so slow they no it problay only got like 256 or maybe 300 avaible to os after it loads

 

The Celeron-M 400 series is based on the Core Solo so it shouldn't be TOO bad. Realistically celeron-ms are not quick by today's standards, but they are perfectly capable for basic tasks such as browsing, basic photoshopping, office etc. Even gaming is ok. Mine runs games playably.

Personally I would have got the Acer 7003 with the sempron for the dynamic switching and the geforce go 6100.

 

i was offerd the pair both acer aspire laptops 7110 at £900 the pair,old unused stock which sounded to good to pass up.
happy yes
both with a years warrenty

handing over cash now

 

with the money saved and using one for spares. could i rip the celeron m out and upgrade ?
hmm just a thought...

 

as long as the chipset is compatable with the new processor i think its ok.
but i DO NOT know if you must change other hardware/software speeds or whatever.

i sorta want the Aspire 7110... nice cheap 17" screen... saw it at staples last week. i love the way the speaker cover looks rubbery.

didnt realize it was the Acer Aspire 7110 till i got home... or else i woulda stayed and checked it out more

 

well i've been playing with it for 4months and have had no problems.
got rid of all the acer bloatware.upgraded the ram to 2gb the Bios to the newest as they seem to ship them with older drivers.
but its a nice laptop for home use but heavy. you wouldn't want to hump it about to much

 

nice. why dont you write up a little review for that notebook? i've searched NBR and the web and there arent that many. no in depth reviews atleast.
im hoping to be portable with my lappie just once a week, on saturdays when i go to church... i dont mind the weight. i'd have my mp3 player, dvd player, wifi device and "notebook" with me all at once.

have you any experience with the Celeron M 520? do you know how that compares to the 420?

im using a celeron m 370 and im satisfied with its speed... everyone must think im insane...

 

Verify that the bios is compatable with the new processor, but if you have maxed out the ram and add a faster HDD, it should be fine for what you are using it for.

 

your like me i only buy what i need and my last laptop(acer travelmate 230 4 years old)is still working great because i never over stressed it.
as for the new aspire its like all new pc/laptops you have to set it up how you like it to function.
7110 is a media unit good for pic's,mp3's and films
the audio is great using the SPDIF optical. the screen is readable even in bright sunshine.
the orbicam can be troublesome but after you update the drivers works great.
inbuilt speakers are not good "to small".
celeron M is old but it works well in the aspire 7110, just don't ask to much of it.
graphic's Mobile Intel(r) 945GM/GU Express using 224mb ram.you need to update the drivers straight out of the box as mine where two years old.the s-video out is easy to use with my 32" LCD tv using optical sound on my kenwood 7-1 stereo.