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Acer Laptop Under $500 Review: Acer AS5253 – BZ893 Review

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Acer laptop under $500 review Acer AS5253 – BZ893 review

There is a lot that can be said of any Acer laptop. Many will agree that they have a lot of cheap brands but some will insist that it is only because their quality is not as high as the other popular laptop manufacturers.  Nevertheless, Acer laptops are not bad. A review of any of them will reveal this. And as a matter of fact there are a lot of persons that have come to choose Acer as their favourite laptop manufacturing company. There are also some Acer brands that will compete well with its alternatives from the other laptop companies. So by and large when you consider the price and the beautiful design of many Acer laptops you are bound to agree that they are not a bad laptop company at all. Even though the style and casing of their laptop is relatively good, the quality of Acer’s laptops is generally not too bad. And considering the fact that their Laptops are internationally known as being great, one can easily agree that any Acer laptop will not be a bad choice. But here we are considering the Acer AS5253 – BZ893 and one must say that it has some great features even though it is not without a few letdowns.

Major Specifications

  • 1.0 GHz AMD C-Series Processor C-50 (L2 Cache)
  • 250GB SATA Hard Drive (5400rpm)
  • 3GB of installed DDR3 RAM (1066MHz upgradable to 8GB)

The Good

There are a lot of good side to this Acer AS5253 – BZ893 and it has a lot of great features. Starting with its price which depending on where you buy you can easily get it from $399.99. It has a 1.3 megapixel webcam and 6 cell battery which are all included in the pack. Any laptop under the $500 mark with a 3GB memory can be easily considered as a good laptop. This is because most have around 2GB that can be upgraded. So the 3GB of this laptop is no doubt an added plus. It has a 15.6 inch HD widescreen which makes viewing great and it is one of the preferred screens for any laptop. It comes with the Windows 7 Home premium and it has 16:9 aspect ratio. The hard drive of 250GB can either be a pro or a con depending on who is buying it. But for the price of this laptop, it is better considered as a pro.

The Bad

The Bad of this laptop depends really on the individual in question. Outside this, there is really not too much problem with this laptop. Its speed may be seen as not too great by some while others will be displeased that it is only good for basic level computing. But then, it is only around $399.99 and asking some of these major features from this laptop may just be asking too much.

In general this is not a bad laptop for a high school or college student. And it can even go for basic office chores.  It will also qualify as your cheap alternative any day.

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  1. love this i WANT IT FOR CHRISMAS

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