Acer Ferrari 5000

Notebook specifications

Notebook: Acer Ferrari 5000
Processor: AMD Turion 64 X2 ML-46 (2000 MHz)
Graphics adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 (256 MB)
Display: 15.4 inch 16:10 (1680x1050 pixels)
Weight: 3 kg
Average score: 80% - good
Average of 4 scores (from 7 reviews)

Reviews in English

80%Acer Ferrari 5000
Source: Laptop Logic
The Acer Ferrari 5005 is definitely a mixed bag. Featuring a superb chassis design and powerful components, the Ferrari is unfortunately plagued with a high cost and sub-par battery life. Acer's Ferrari lineup has traditionally gone with AMD processors, and AMD's delay in its adaptation of 65nm technology can certainly be blamed for that aspect. If processor performance and battery life is an issue, users may wish to consider the Acer Travelmate 8210, which has the powerful 64-bit Core 2 Duo built on 65nm technology. However, the Travelmate loses the appealing race-car style that the Ferrari has to offer.
Date: 04/05/2007
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 40% performance: 80% features: 80% display: 80% mobility: 60% workmanship: 95%

80%Acer Ferrari 5000
Source: PCMag
Of all the car-themed laptops that have surfaced over the years, the Acer Ferrari line is by far the most successful alliance between a race-car icon and a PC giant. Acer is not letting up, introducing its latest Acer Ferrari 5000 laptop ($1,999 list) with all the trimmings. This media speedster continues to stick to its engine of choice—the 2GHz AMD Turion X2 TL-60—and includes an adjustable 1.3-megapixel webcam, Bluetooth accessories, and an HDMI-out port, all features which are worthy of the Ferrari name. One of the few car/PC alliances that successfully delivers both a terrific design and features that are ripe for the future.
Date: 01/17/2007
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 60% features: 80%

Acer Ferrari 5000
Source: PC Advisor
We've seen several versions of Acer's Ferrari series over the years, and we're pleased to report that the 5000 is faster and better-looking than its predecessors. The price tag might be offputting, but you have to pay through the nose for a status-symbol brand. The components are top-notch, while the design is eyecatching and not as obnoxious as that of previous Acer Ferrari laptops.
Date: 08/24/2006

Acer - Ferrari 5000 review
Source: IR Reviews
Acer's tie up with Ferrari has proved very fruitful for the computer company and presumably also for the car company, since they've just repeated the exercise with a new pair of style-rich notebooks. The top-end machine, reviewed here, is the Ferrari 5000, and will set you back just under £1,700. It needs more than a couple of red flashes to justify that price tag. It's a big machine; think plastic document wallet and add a centimetre all round to get to its footprint on the desk. This is a powerful notebook with all the trimmings. It's comfortable to use, very connectable and is surprisingly light to carry around, thanks to its carbon-fibre case. It's big, partly due to its large screen, but this makes it ideal as a laptop with great games and video potential.
Date: 08/02/2006

80%An affordable Ferrari with all the flair a poser's product should have.
Source: Personal Computer World
Acer’s relationship with Ferrari has obviously proved good for both as a new range of exclusive notebooks prepares to repeat the formula. The Acer Ferrari 5000 is a powerful and pricey notebook intended to replace a much bulkier desktop computer. It's still a big machine, though, around 4cm wider and 2cm deeper than a copy of ComputerActive but this gives it room for a nice big screen. It uses a 15.4in widescreen display with a high resolution of 1,680 by 1,050, so everything is crisp and detailed. The Ferrari 5000 uses a dual-core, AMD 64-bit Turion 64 X2 processor, running at 2GHz and with an almost indecent 2Gb of fast memory.
Date: 07/31/2006
Rating: Total score: 80%

80%An affordable Ferrari with all the flair a poser's product should have.
Source: vnunet.com
Acer’s relationship with Ferrari has obviously proved good for both as a new range of exclusive notebooks prepares to repeat the formula. The Acer Ferrari 5000 is a powerful and pricey notebook intended to replace a much bulkier desktop computer. It's still a big machine, though, around 4cm wider and 2cm deeper than a copy of ComputerActive but this gives it room for a nice big screen. It uses a 15.4in widescreen display with a high resolution of 1,680 by 1,050, so everything is crisp and detailed.
Date: 07/31/2006
Rating: Total score: 80%

Reviews in German

Lamborgini vs. Ferrari
Source: e-media
Date: 07/31/2006
Rating: price: 85%

Comment

ATI Mobility Radeon X1600: ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 resembles the desktop X1600 (plus Powerplay 6.0 current saving mechanisms), but is quite slower than the desktop X1600 because of the slower clock speed. It is part of the most powerful third of mobile video cards, is able to represent newest games and without any doubt apt for office applications and surfing.
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

AMD Turion 64 X2: AMD Turion 64 X2 (codenames Taylor and Trinidad) ought to be positioned against the Intel Core Duo and is a 64 Bit dual core processor with DDR2-667 support. The performance can be compared with Core Duo (with equal MHz number).

ML-46:
>> 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.
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 current and the laptops can be kept quite compact.
>> To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.

3 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 is one of the international manufacturers with the most market shares worldwide and the most reviewed notebook models in the German and English speaking countries. Nevertheless only few of the models achieved top rankings according total ranking and price/value evaluation.
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