Acer Extensa 5230E Series
Processor: Intel Celeron M 585, Intel Celeron M 900Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500M, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD
Display: 15.40 inch
Weight: 2.71kg, 2.9kg
Price: 300, 349, 400 euro
Average of 4 scores (from 6 reviews)
Acer Extensa 5230E-581G16Mn
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Extensa 5230E-581G16MnProcessor: Intel Celeron M 585
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500M
Display: 15.40 inch, 16:10, 1280 x 800 pixels
Weight: 2.9kg
Price: 400 euro
Links: Acer homepage Acer notebook section
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Average Score:
Reviews
Source: Techradar Archive.org version
How does Acer's business-aimed laptop shape up? Acer's laptop range covers all sectors of the market, with its Extensa brand comprising its entry-level business systems. The Acer Extensa 5230E-581G16Mn (£392 inc. VAT) is a 15.4-inch machine, which manages to combine effective performance with strong mobility. With its impressive build quality, usability and connectivity, the Extensa 5230E is a great entry-level business machine. Its lack of features limits its appeal somewhat, but it's still a very well-made and reliable laptop.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/23/2009
Rating: Total score: 70%
Foreign Reviews
Source: Cyberbloc DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/21/2009
Rating: price: 80%
Acer Extensa 5230E-901G16Mn
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Extensa 5230E-901G16MnProcessor: Intel Celeron M 900
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500M 252 MB
Display: 15.40 inch, 16:10, 1280 x 800 pixels
Weight: 2.71kg
Price: 349 euro
Links: Acer homepage Acer notebook section
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Reviews
Three-Four-Nine. This is, more or less, the number that will show up on your bill if you select the Acer Extensa 5230E configuration with the somewhat awkward label 901G16Mn. A very small price for a notebook, in view of the possibility to waiver on Windows Vista and to thus haggle the costs to under 300 Euros. But - how much notebook do you actually get for this low price?
Acer Extensa 5230E-901G16
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Extensa 5230E-901G16Processor: Intel Celeron M 900
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD
Display: 15.40 inch, 16:10, 1280 x 800 pixels
Weight: 2.9kg
Price: 300 euro
Links: Acer homepage Acer notebook section
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Average Score:
Foreign Reviews
Source: c't - 1/10
Comparison, , Long, Date: 01/01/2010
Rating: performance: 55% features: 70% display: 70% mobility: 70% ergonomy: 80% emissions: 90%
Source: Notebookcheck DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/26/2009
Rating: Total score: 78% performance: 60% display: 73%
Source: Notebookjournal DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/14/2009
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 90% performance: 50% features: 30% display: 30% mobility: 30% workmanship: 90% ergonomy: 90%
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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.
Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards.
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500M: The graphics core of the Intel GL40 and GS40 chipset features a slower clocked GMA 4500MHD (400 versus 533 MHz). Because of the slower core speed, full Blu-Ray Logo support is not given and the gaming performance is a bit worse.
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD: Onboard (shared Memory) GPU built in the GM45, GE45 and GS45 chipset (Montevina). Because of two more shaders and a higher core clock, much faster than the old GMA X3100. Still not advisable for gamers (DirectX 10 games not playable or only with very low settings). The integrated video processor is able to help decode HD videos (AVC/VC-2/MPEG2) , e.g., for a fluent Blu-Ray playback with slow CPUs.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Celeron M: It is a Pentium M with halved level 2 Cache and limited on FSB 400. The characteristic of this processor is the speed, which is hardly slower than an equivalent Pentium M. However it can change the speed not dynamically like the Pentium M and therefore needs without load more current.
It is also available as Low Voltage Version with very small current consumption.
585: Single core processor based on the Merom core but with reduced features (like the missing Speedstep).
900: Single core processor based on the Penryn core but many advanced features are deactivated. Due to the missing Speedstep, the CPU may lead to a lower battery runtime.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
2.71 kg:
With this weight, a laptop is rather heavier than average. Devices in this range shine more with screen size and performance than with mobility.
2.9 kg:
74%: 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.