Acer Aspire 5530G
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Aspire 5530GProcessor: AMD Turion X2 RM-70
Graphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470 Hybrid X2 256 MB
Display: 15.4 inch, 16:10, 1280x800 pixels, glossy: yes
Weight: 2.96kg
Price: 700 euro
Average of 7 scores (from 7 reviews)
Reviews for the Acer Aspire 5530G
Crossfire for Everyone. Even if the idea of two graphic cards in one notebook was primarily reserved for high performance bolides, gradually you find models with a dual graphic solution in low priced starting devices. Theoretically, the Crossfire technology from ATI makes it possible to operate two different GPUs parallel to one another. In the following review, you can read of which use the combination of two HD3470 graphic cards are.
Source: Inside HW
With nice balance between price, possibilities, accessories and quality build Acer Aspire 5530G is solid purchase. When problem with disabling of integrated graphics card is corrected this notebook will become even better purchase option.
Preis gut, Verarbeitung gut
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/17/2008
Rating: price: 80% workmanship: 80%
Source: Hardware Zone
Unfortunately, the performance for the Acer Aspire 5530G isn't quite as good as we would have liked it despite the presence of AMD's new Puma platform. It's probably one of our main grouse that AMD has yet to catch up with Intel since the good ol' days where they stood toe to toe with its competitor. Intel's dominance in the mobile market can be attributed to their marketing success with the Centrino branding though the solid performance of their platform does play a part. AMD has always played it closer to the lower end of the budget spectrum, offering decent performance at a competitive price, and this is continued in the Acer Aspire 5530G. Acer is moreover quite well known for its competitively priced offerings and this Puma based Acer Aspire 5530G is no different.
4 von 5, Leistung schlecht, Preis gut
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/06/2008
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80% performance: 40%
Foreign Reviews
Source: Notebookcheck
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/13/2009
Rating: Total score: 79% performance: 79% display: 74% mobility: 68% workmanship: 84% ergonomy: 84% emissions: 80%
Source: Chip.de - 12/08
Comparison, online available, Medium, Date: 12/01/2008
Rating: Total score: 62% price: 70% performance: 48% features: 90% display: 81% mobility: 41% ergonomy: 67%
Source: PC Magazin - 11/2008
Comparison, , Short, Date: 10/16/2008
Rating: Total score: 71% price: 90% performance: 67% features: 77% mobility: 65% workmanship: 73%
Source: PC Welt
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/14/2008
Rating: Total score: 36% price: 25% performance: 16% features: 49% mobility: 14% ergonomy: 36%
Source: Notebookjournal
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/18/2008
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 80% performance: 30% features: 50% display: 30% mobility: 30% workmanship: 90% ergonomy: 50% emissions: 80%
Comment
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470 Hybrid X2: Mobility Radeon HD3470 and chipset mGPU HD 3200 in Crossfire combination.
Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
AMD Turion X2: The Turion X2 (without 64) is based on the Turion X2 Ultra, but has only 1024 MB L2 Cache and is therefore slower (performance compareable to the old Turion 64 X2). Because of new parts from the K10 architecture, the CPU should be more energy efficient.
RM-70:
Griffin based entry-level dual core processor. The cores are still based on the old K8 architecture (memory controller is newer).
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
15.4": 15 inch display-variants are the standard and are used for more than the half of all notebooks. 15.4 inch display with 16:10 are the standard for notebook displays. Nowadays, more and more 16:9 displays with 15.6 inch appear. The reason why so many people like displays with medium size is, that this size is not exhausting for the eyes, does not need too much energy and the laptops can be kept quite compact.» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
2.96 kg: This weight is average for notebooks. Therefore the numerous mass of laptops with 15 inch display fits in this class of weight.
Acer: Acer Incorporated is a Taiwanese multinational electronics manufacturer. Its product lineup includes desktops and laptops, as well as personal digital assistants (PDAs), servers and storage, displays, peripherals, and e-business services for business, government, education, and home users. Acer is the third largest computer manufacturer in the world (by sales) after HP and Dell Inc (2007). The company owns the largest franchised computer retail chain in Taipei, Taiwan. Originally named Multitech, it was founded in 1976. Gateway and Packard Bell are economically connected with Acer. Market share regarding sales of personal computers in 2007 (market research IDC): HP 18.9 %, Dell 16.4 %, Acer 9.9 %, Lenovo 7.5 %, Apple 5.7 %
68.14%: This rating is bad. Most notebooks are better rated. This is not a recommendation for purchase.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
