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Acer Aspire One 522-BZ897

Specifications

Acer Aspire One 522-BZ897
Acer Aspire One 522-BZ897 (Aspire One 522 Series)
Processor
AMD C-50 2 x 1 GHz, Ontario
Graphics adapter
Display
10.10 inch 16:9, 1280 x 720 pixel, glossy: yes
Weight
1.2 kg ( = 42.33 oz / 2.65 pounds) ( = 0 oz / 0 pounds)
Price
300 Euro

 

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Average Score: 74.71% - average
Average of 7 scores (from 7 reviews)
price: 85%, performance: 68%, features: 79%, display: 74% mobility: 78%, workmanship: 70%, ergonomy: 72%, emissions: - %

Reviews for the Acer Aspire One 522-BZ897

70% Acer Aspire One 522 review
Source: Tech Advisor English Archive.org version
Overall, the Aspire One 522-BZ892 seems perfect for no-frills netbook use - the type of portable you can easily toss into a handbag or backpack and pull out to browse the web, watch videos or make video calls. Its great battery life and modest price tag are huge assets, and if you like your netbooks small (and don't plan on doing huge amounts of typing or number crunching), the Aspire One 52-BZ892 is well worth a look.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 03/24/2011
Rating: Total score: 70%
70% Acer Aspire One 522-BZ897
Source: Techreview Source English Archive.org version
Acer includes quite a bit of trialware and bloatware with this netbook, which is very disappointing. The office productivity suite that comes with the Acer Aspire One 522-BZ897 is Microsoft Office 2010 Starter Edition, which is a "light" version of the regular Office suite. There are also many different Acer-related utilities and tools and some of which are helpful, but some are not. There's also many games and completely left-field applications like the New York Times eReader software.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 03/24/2011
Rating: Total score: 70%
70% Acer Aspire One 522-BZ897
Source: PC World English Archive.org version
Compact and attractively priced, the Aspire One 522 delivers great battery life and multimedia performance, but doesn't have much raw computing power.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 03/22/2011
Rating: Total score: 70%

Foreign Reviews

76% Test: Acer Aspire One 522 (LU.SES0D.090) (Netbook)
Source: Chip.de German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/05/2011
Rating: Total score: 76% price: 89% performance: 56% features: 79% display: 74% mobility: 86% ergonomy: 72%
75% Acer Aspire One 522
Source: PC Go - 5/11 German
Single Review, , Very Short, Date: 04/01/2011
Rating: Total score: 75%
92% Duell: Fusion vs. Atom
Source: PC Games Hardware - 5/11 German
Comparison, , Length Unknown, Date: 04/01/2011
Rating: Total score: 92%
70% Recensione Acer Aspire One 522
Source: Techno Zoom Italian IT→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/10/2011
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 80% performance: 80% mobility: 70% workmanship: 70%

Comment

AMD Radeon HD 6250: Integrated graphics card in the Ontario netbook processors (e.g. C-50 and C-30) featuring an UVD3 video decoder and no dedicated memory.

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.


C-50: Dual Core low power processor with an integrated graphics cards. Due to the low clock speed, the CPU should be only as fast as a single core Atom CPU, but offers a faster integrated GPU.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.


10.10":

This is a standard display format for tablet computers or small convertibles. You see more on the screen than on a smartphone but you can't use big resolutions well. On the other hand, mobility is not a problem.

» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.


Acer: In 1976, the company was founded in Taiwan under the name Multitech and was renamed Acer or Acer Group in 1987. The product range includes, for example, laptops, tablets, smartphones, desktops, monitors, TVs and computer peripherals. Since 2007, the group has merged with Gateway Inc. and Packard Bell, which also market their own laptop product lines.

Acer computers are designed for a variety of purposes, including ultrabooks for mobile use, gaming laptops for gamers, affordable options for everyday tasks, and 2-in-1 convertible laptops for versatility. Acer's product portfolio also includes tablets that offer portable computing and multimedia capabilities.


74.71%: This rating is poor. More than three quarters of the models are rated better. That is rather not a purchase recommendation. Even if verbal ratings in this area do not sound that bad ("sufficient" or "satisfactory"), they are usually euphemisms that disguise a classification as a below-average laptop.


» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

 

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Stefan Hinum, 2011-03-27 (Update: 2012-05-26)