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Acer TravelMate 6291

Specifications

Acer TravelMate 6291
Acer TravelMate 6291
Graphics adapter
Display
12.10 inch 16:10, 1280 x 800 pixel
Mainboard
Intel 945GM
Storage
: 0GB, 0rpm
Additional features
HDD: 0GB, 0rpm, ,
Weight
2 kg ( = 70.55 oz / 4.41 pounds) ( = 0 oz / 0 pounds)
Price
0 Euro

 

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Average Score: 67.5% - average
Average of 4 scores (from 5 reviews)
price: 80%, performance: 68%, features: 55%, display: 30% mobility: 64%, workmanship: 90%, ergonomy: 70%, emissions: - %

Reviews for the Acer TravelMate 6291

80% Acer TravelMate 6291-6753
Source: Laptop Mag English Archive.org version
Acer's budget-friendly 12.1-inch notebook doesn't sport the latest specs but lasts nearly a full workday.
Who would buy a lightweight notebook with Windows XP and a last-generation Centrino processor? A smart buyer who wants to save a bundle. The Acer TravelMate 6291-6753 may not have cutting-edge specs, but it delivers good performance and more than six hours of battery life, thanks to its nine-cell battery. At $1,049, this is one of the best bargain 12.1-inch systems around. Although it's not nearly as sleek and light as the more expensive Sony VAIO TZ or Toshiba Portégé R500, the 4.8-pound TravelMate 6291 is a handsome charcoal-gray-and-black notebook. A mirrored strip shows adds a touch of flair above the comfortable, nearly full-sized keyboard, while the silver outline surrounding the wide touchpad looks a tad retro.
4 von 5, Leistung gut, Mobilität zufriedenstellend
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 09/18/2007
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 80% mobility: 70%
50% Acer TravelMate 6291
Source: PC Mag English Archive.org version
Logic would say that businesses often buy business laptops. But a cash-strapped company may not be able to afford to outfit its employees with primo corporate laptops such as the Lenovo ThinkPad T61 Widescreen or Dell Latitude D630. Instead, they would flock to consumer models such as the Dell Inspiron line. Acer, on the other hand, tries to gives you the best of both worlds. The Acer TravelMate 6291 ($1,100 street) is a borderline ultraportable that caters to businesspeople who rarely stay in one place, yet it falls well within the budget constraints of most companies. Still, at this price, you're not going to get the latest Intel components, more than 1GB of RAM (we recommend 2GB in order to handle Vista's hardcore features), or great battery life. The Acer TravelMate 6291 is an attractive business laptop that gives you both tremendous portability and an excellent price.
2.5 von 5, Preis/Leistung günstig, Mobilität schlecht
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/29/2007
Rating: Total score: 50% price: 80% mobility: 40%
The perfect mate for travel
Source: Star Techcentral English Archive.org version
The Acer TravelMate 6291 has a very sleek black, solid exterior that is worthy of its business notebook status. Its compact design also makes it easier on business users who need a notebook for their travels. Weighing 1.8kg, the TravelMate is no heavier than most other portable notebooks and is light enough to be carried about. As far as mobility is concerned, the TravelMate certainly lives up to its name as a lightweight notebook. On the inside, the TravelMate has a modestly sized 12.1in LCD but thankfully it comes in a 16:9 widescreen format. This means there is enough screen real estate for the average business user to work around with. There are three USB ports available on the laptop, though a fourth would have been a nice addition. A nice touch to the design is the inclusion of markers on the top of the notebook to indicate the location of the ports.
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Leistung gut, Mobilität gut
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/19/2007
Rating: performance: 80% mobility: 80%
70% Acer TravelMate 6291
Source: CNet English Archive.org version
The good: Inexpensive Core 2 Duo ultraportable; handy custom widgets for controlling system functions. The bad: Last-generation CPU and chipset; no 802.11n Wi-Fi; not configurable. The bottom line: The ultraportable Acer TravelMate 6291 is a solid performer for the price, but it would have been a lot more attractive a few months ago, before Intel revamped its Centrino Duo platform.
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(von 10) 7, Preis/Leistung gut, Leistung 7, Ausstattung 8, Mobilität 7
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/12/2007
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 80% performance: 70% features: 80% mobility: 70%

Foreign Reviews

70% Acer TravelMate 6291-101G12
Source: Notebookjournal German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/30/2008
Rating: Total score: 70% performance: 40% features: 30% display: 30% mobility: 60% workmanship: 90% ergonomy: 70%

Comment

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 is an integrated (onboard) graphic chip on Mobile Intel 945GM chipset. It is a faster clocked version of the GMA 900 and supports no hardware T&L (Transform & Lightning) accelleration (which is required for some games).

These graphics cards are not suited for Windows 3D games. Office and Internet surfing however is possible.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.


Intel Core 2 Duo: This is the Core Duo and Core Solo successor with a longer pipeline and 5-20% more speed without more power consumption. As an addition to the Core Duo design there exists a fourth decoder, an amplified SSE-unit and an additional arithmetical logical unit (ALU).

The Core 2 Duo for laptops is identical to the desktop Core 2 Duo processors but the notebook-processors work with lower voltages (0.95 to 1188 Volt) and a lower Frontside bus clock (1066 vs 667 MHz). The performance of equally clocked notebooks is 20-25% lower than Desktop PCs because of the lower Frontside bus clock and the slower hard disks.


T5500:

Slow clocked dual core processor based on the Merom-2M core without virtualization functions.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.


12.10":

This range of display format is largely the upper limit for tablets and the lower limit for subnotebooks.

The advantage of subnotebooks is that the entire laptop can be small in size and therefore easily portable. The tiny display has the added advantage of requiring little power, which further improves battery life and thus mobility. The disadvantage is that reading texts is exhausting for the eyes. High resolutions, which one is used to from a standard laptop, are almost not usable.

The same applies to tablets in this size range.

» 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.


67.5%: 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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