The Acer Aspire 5634 WLMi is a Core 2 Duo powered notebook with an NVidia Go 7300 card. This Acer notebook is sold in Australia and certain parts of Europe. Following is a full review of this 15.4" screen multimedia focused laptop.
Introduction
Around mid-2006 I had considered either upgrading my Acer Travelmate 281 (Pentium 4M 1.8GHz; 256MB Ram; 20GB HDD; CD-Rom Drive) or replacing it. I had opted to go for another Acer as I was working for an electrical retailer in Australia at the time (Retravision) and could get a staff discount.
Introduction
Around mid-2006 I had considered either upgrading my Acer Travelmate 281 (Pentium 4M 1.8GHz; 256MB Ram; 20GB HDD; CD-Rom Drive) or replacing it. I had opted to go for another Acer as I was working for an electrical retailer in Australia at the time (Retravision) and could get a staff discount.
Initially I considered the Acer Aspire 5670 (Intel Core Duo 1.66; 1GB Ram; 100GB HDD; DVD-Super Multi Drive; WLAN; Bluetooth) however had heard that heat was a major issue with that model and with Core 2 Duo coming out, had decided to wait.
Finally in December 2006 I settled on the Aspire 5634WLMi. The Aspire 5634WLMi retails at $1,999 ($1,577 USD), although there was a $99 cashback offer when I purchased it (now $199). The term ‘cashback’ is somewhat deceptive as the manufacturer increases the cost to the retailer by $99 and the retailer increases their price by $99, thus any gain is effectively negated.
System
Intel Core 2 Duo T5600 (1.83GHz, 2MB L2 cache, 667MHz FSB)1GB PC4200 DD2-SDRAM (2x 512)8X DVD-Super Multi drive15.4” CrystalBrite LCD (glossy)120GB 5400rpm Seagate HDDNvidia GeForce Go 7300Integrated High-Definition audio supportIntegrated 1.3 megapixel Orbicam6 Media keys (volume up/down; play/pause; stop; forward/next; backwards/previous)Weight- 2.95 KgBuild and Design
Finally in December 2006 I settled on the Aspire 5634WLMi. The Aspire 5634WLMi retails at $1,999 ($1,577 USD), although there was a $99 cashback offer when I purchased it (now $199). The term ‘cashback’ is somewhat deceptive as the manufacturer increases the cost to the retailer by $99 and the retailer increases their price by $99, thus any gain is effectively negated.
System
Intel Core 2 Duo T5600 (1.83GHz, 2MB L2 cache, 667MHz FSB)1GB PC4200 DD2-SDRAM (2x 512)8X DVD-Super Multi drive15.4” CrystalBrite LCD (glossy)120GB 5400rpm Seagate HDDNvidia GeForce Go 7300Integrated High-Definition audio supportIntegrated 1.3 megapixel Orbicam6 Media keys (volume up/down; play/pause; stop; forward/next; backwards/previous)Weight- 2.95 KgBuild and Design
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