Acer Aspire One 522-C5Dkk
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Aspire One 522-C5Dkk (Aspire One 522 Series)Processor: AMD C-Series C-50
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon HD 6250
Display: 10.1 inch, 16:9, 1280x720 pixels, glossy: yes
Weight: 1.17kg
Price: 299 euro
Average of 11 scores (from 19 reviews)
Reviews for the Acer Aspire One 522-C5Dkk
AMD refresh. The Acer Aspire One 522 is the latest netbook from Taiwan and, at the same time, the opponent of the available D255 netbook with an Atom N550. The refresh contains the AMD C-50 APU including AMD Radeon HD 6250 graphics. Is this, together with a HD display, the perfect match?
Source: PC Pro
It’s disappointing, as in most other ways the Aspire One 522 is ahead of the pack. The screen is a huge plus few netbooks can match, the processor and the graphics chip are as fast as netbooks currently offer, and the 250GB hard disk and port selection are fine for such a reasonable price. But that battery means we can only really recommend it in the unlikely event that you don’t intend to use your netbook on the move.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 05/04/2011
Rating: Total score: 67% price: 67% performance: 50% features: 83% ergonomy: 83%
Source: Techradar
If it wasn't for the terrible battery life, the Acer Aspire One 522 would be a commendable entry in the netbook market. If you can live with that then we'd recommend it as a well-built, highly usable machine, but there's better to be had.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 04/05/2011
Rating: Total score: 60%
Source: Liliputing
The netbook’s keyboard and touchpad are also not the best I’ve ever used — so if you really want a device with a higher resolution screen and a full sized keyboard, you may want to consider a notebook with an 11.6 inch display. But in my opinion, you’ll be hard pressed to get more bang for your buck out of any 10 inch model than the Aspire One 522 right now.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/15/2011
Source: Netbooknews.com
So far he’s expressed concern over what I consider typical Acer build quality such as the unreliable track pad (I’ve actually for the same problems with the Happy, which is essentially the same chassis). But its cheap, real cheap at €299, so you have to forgive it its idiosyncrasies since you really didn’t pay for excellence.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 03/08/2011
Source: Digital Versus
The Acer Aspire One 522 is a 10.1 inch netbook with a 1280x720 pixel panel and an AMD Brazos Ontario APU (processor and graphics card together), the C-50. Although entirely in plastic, the Aspire One 522 has a sober and relatively elegant design. The Aspire 522 is far from being the highest performance netbook around. Nor is its low battery life in its favour.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/04/2011
Rating: Total score: 40%
Foreign Reviews
Source: Notebookinfo
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/05/2011
Rating: Total score: 86% performance: 75% features: 83% display: 85% mobility: 95% ergonomy: 92% emissions: 85%
Source: Notebookjournal
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/18/2011
Rating: performance: 70% features: 30% display: 30% mobility: 50% workmanship: 50% ergonomy: 40%
Source: PC Welt
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/31/2011
Rating: Total score: 78% performance: 72% features: 77% display: 77% mobility: 80% ergonomy: 84% emissions: 80%
Source: Notebookcheck
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 03/24/2011
Rating: Total score: 85% performance: 58% display: 71% mobility: 92% workmanship: 88% ergonomy: 83% emissions: 86%
Source: ZDNet
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/09/2011
Rating: Total score: 74% performance: 70% features: 80% mobility: 70% ergonomy: 80%
Source: Netzwelt
DE→ENprice and performance very good, display has a high resolution but is glossy, ergonomy not convincing
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/12/2011
Source: Tom's Hardware
DE→ENprice fair, workmanship, ergonomy and resolution good, battery runtime very good, RAM low, display dark
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 03/31/2011
Source: nDevil
DE→ENbattery runtime acceptable
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/13/2011
Source: PC Praxis
price good
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 03/01/2011
Rating: Total score: 60%
Source: 01Net
FR→ENSingle Review, online available, Short, Date: 02/24/2011
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: 01Net
FR→ENSingle Review, online available, Short, Date: 02/18/2011
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Zoom
RU→ENlow price, excellent display, weak CPU, few RAM
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/14/2011
Source: Media IT
KO→ENSingle Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 02/25/2011
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.
10.1": The netbook/subnotebook has a quite small display format. Nonetheless, it is a common format for netbooks. The advantage is, that the subnotebook/netbook can be small dimensioned and can be carried easily. Further the small display has the advantage, that it needs few energy, which improves the battery runtime and in consequence the mobility. The disadvantage is that the reading of texts is a bit exhausting for the eyes. It is difficult to use high resolutions. » To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
1.17 kg: This subnotebook is one of the most lightweight of all notebooks and can be carried very easily. There exist hardly any models in this extreme class of weight. 7-9 inch displays are normal for 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 %
72.27%: 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.
