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    advice on aspire 5500 (I'm considering buying one)

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by mu22le, Jan 31, 2006.

  1. mu22le

    mu22le Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi,
    as mentioned in another post I am considering buying an acer 5500.

    If you have a similar notebook I have a few questions for you:

    What's the mean battery life with a 6cell batt? And with an 8cell?
    How do you like the screen? (Is it clear? can you look at it from a wide angle? is it good to work a lot, watch dvds?)
    Would you reccomend it?

    Hope you can help me,

    Emme
     
    mu22le, Jan 31, 2006
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  2. mu22le

    mu22le Notebook Enthusiast

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    I double posted this question, sorry, please consider this the right forum...
     
    mu22le, Jan 31, 2006
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    AlphaQuad1 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi there! I'm a pround owner of an Aspire 5500 series. I've owned it for 5 months and it's been great! The X700 is a great GPU even thought its only 64MB but with the new catalyst you'll get a total of 128+hypermemory. I can run AOE3 at all high settings at 1280X800 resolution no prob. The only downside maybe is the 4200 rpm hard drive but I plan on upgrading to a larger drive so no problem there. As for the CrystalBrite screen I enjoy it very much. The reflections are not really that bad and it makes the colors a lot more vibrant, but then again its more of a personal preference. Other than that I think it's a great machine in price and value. Hope it helps you coming to our decesion a little easier!:centrino: Oh and about the weight don't worry it's not really that heavy at all.
     
    AlphaQuad1, Jan 31, 2006
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  4. yomister

    yomister Notebook Evangelist

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    Alpha... im just wondering: does 5500 gets really hot? And does the supplied 6 cell battery stick out?

    What about build quality... any good?

    And... can you just write a review for it... a lot of people are interested in this laptop

    Edit:
    Oh... where and how much did the laptop cost you?
     
    yomister, Jan 31, 2006
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