I wish it was at least 5400 RPM, but you get what you pay for. This is especially so since this is a 4200 rpm hard drive, and it has to strain itself. Most of the time, the fan is off, and like with the Aspire 5672, you can hear the hard drive. Under AC power, the computer quickly gets warm, especially under the palm rests where the hard drive is located. Toshiba Satellite M70 (Pentium M 1.86GHz) Sony Vaio SZ-110B in Speed Mode (Using Nvidia GeForce Go 7400)ĭell Inspiron e1405 (1.66 GHz Intel T2300) Gateway E-100M (1.20GHz Intel Core Solo Ultra Low Voltage) Toshiba Satellite M100 (2.00GHz Core Duo)įujitsu Q2010 (1.20 GHz Intel Core Solo Ultra Low Voltage) This is about 40 sec longer than most Intel Duo T2300 processors, and this was accomplished with the CPU set on Max.Īcer Aspire 5102WLMi (Turion64 x2 TL-50 1.6 GHz) To 2 million digits, it finished in 2 min 11 sec for all 20 iterations. Super Pi calculation to 32 million digits was finished in 2 min 22 sec for 1/24 iterations. Using PCMark05, it returned a score of just over 2400, which is on par with Intel Core Duo notebooks. To save battery and lower the amount of heat generated, I consistently use medium CPU speed. The included Acer empowering technology utilities allows the user to control overall processor performance, from medium to max. After startup, the processor needs time to warm up before it becomes responsive. While this computer does have a dual core processor, it is nowhere as fast as an Intel Core Duo T2300, or even the stripped Intel T2050. They are adequate however for everyday tasks. Whether that is true or not, I can’t determine, as the speaker sounds distant with almost no bass. The speakers are on the front of the notebook and supposedly have high def. While some people complain about the glossiness of most laptops these days, I have found the screen on my Acer to be comfortable for long viewing durations. Talking about flat panels, the Acer doesn’t formulate characters (i.e. The screen has a 16 ms response time, although I haven’t noticed a difference compared with 20 ms flat panel monitor performance. They are off in the corner and are not bothersome, but even one dead pixel is cause for concern as to the overall long-term quality of the notebook. After just 4 days with the notebook, I noticed 2 dead pixels, which isn’t enough for a replacement. The screen is one of the best I’ve seen on a notebook. Screen view of Acer Aspire 5102WLMi ( view large image )
At the time that I bought the notebook, only two configurations were available: 1 GB or 2 GB of memory and Bluetooth or no Bluetooth. It is fairly lightweight, at around 6 pounds depending on configuration. The screen has almost no flex, which is an improvement over some previous models, and the hinges are tight enough that you need two hands to open it, one to hold the notebook down and the other to lift. It is housed in silver painted plastic with black trim on the sides. The Aspire 5102 features the common folio design found on all Aspire models. 8-cell battery with a max of 4.5 hrs battery life with settings on lowĪcer Aspire 5102 above view ( view large image ).Atheros Wireless 802.11 a/b/g with Signalup high efficiency antennae.Dual layer DVD +/- RW combo with lightscribe? (comes with lightscribe software, but drive doesn’t specify if it has lightscribe or not).ATI Radeon xPress 1100 integrated graphics card.15.4-inch WXGA Acer CrystalBrite screen.AMD Turion64 x2 TL-50 (1.6 GHz, 512 KB L2 cache total, 256 KB on each core).Turns out I was missing some key components found on other Acer notebooks. I was originally looking at the Acer Aspire 5672, but this notebook was a steal at the $849 price (or so I thought at the time) since it came with a dual core processor and a webcam for less than the Aspire 5672. I am a college student and need a notebook that I can take to class, run engineering programs on, and play some games.
With the Circuit City Advantage Plus Protection plan (which covers for accidental drops and spills), the total price was exactly $1000.
It also came with a free printer, notebook bag, and router. This notebook was on sale at Circuit City for a mere $849 in store price without rebate. So new that many of the specs released by Acer America were wrong.
It is so new, in fact, that instead of having its own drivers it shares many of the same drivers as the 3100. While this is a completely new offering from Acer, it utilizes many components from other Acer notebooks, primarily being from the Aspire 3100. The Acer Aspire 5102 WLMi is a 15.4-inch widescreen home/office multimedia notebook featuring the AMD Turion64 x2 processor.