Acer TravelMate 8473TG Series
Processor: Intel Core i3 2310M, Intel Core i5 2410M, Intel Core i5 2450MGraphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 3000, NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M
Display: 14.0 inch
Weight: 2.3kg, 2.388kg, 2.4kg
Price: 700, 800, 963, 1100 euro
Average of 3 scores (from 6 reviews)
mobility: 68%, workmanship: 89%, ergonomy: 72%, emissions: 79%
Acer TravelMate 8473TG-2414G50Mnkk
Specifications
Notebook: Acer TravelMate 8473TG-2414G50MnkkProcessor: Intel Core i5 2410M
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M 1024 MB
Display: 14.0 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.388kg
Price: 963 euro
Links: Acer homepage Acer notebook section
Average Score:
Average of 1 scores (from 3 reviews)
An Alternative? With the new release of the Travelmate TimelineX series, Acer naturally also offers a 14 inch notebook with the latest components, which is compact, but meant to be an equal to its bigger brother. Read on, as we find out if you get a well rounded package for 1000 Euros, that measures up to established B2B notebooks.
Source: Notebookcheck
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/04/2011
Rating: Total score: 83% performance: 86% display: 70% mobility: 86% workmanship: 88% ergonomy: 84% emissions: 79%
Source: c't - 18/11
battery runtime good, performance good, display good, noise emission satisfying
Comparison, , Long, Date: 09/01/2011
Source: Notebook.cz
CZ→ENpositive: construction, battery runtime, video card, docking station; negative: low battery loading, permanent running fan, USB layout
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/02/2011
Acer TravelMate 8473TG-2418G12Mnkk
Specifications
Notebook: Acer TravelMate 8473TG-2418G12Mnkk Processor: Intel Core i5 2410M
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M
Display: 14.0 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.4kg
Price: 1100 euro
Links: Acer homepage Acer notebook section
Source: Notebookjournal
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/04/2011
Rating: performance: 65% features: 70% display: 30% mobility: 30% workmanship: 90% ergonomy: 70%
Acer Travelmate 8473T-2314G50Mnkk
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Travelmate 8473T-2314G50MnkkProcessor: Intel Core i3 2310M
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 3000
Display: 14.0 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.3kg
Price: 700 euro
Links: Acer homepage Acer notebook section
Source: Notebookjournal
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/14/2012
Rating: performance: 70% features: 70% display: 30% mobility: 70% workmanship: 90% ergonomy: 50%
Acer TravelMate 8473T-6804
Specifications
Notebook: Acer TravelMate 8473T-6804Processor: Intel Core i5 2450M
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 3000
Display: 14.0 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.3kg
Price: 800 euro
Links: Acer homepage Acer notebook section TravelMate 8473T-6804 (Model)
Average Score:
Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)
Source: Good Gear Guide
The understated style of the TravelMate TM8473T may not be to everyone's taste, but it's a notebook that offers very good value for money. It's well built, performs as expected and it has a good set of features. Most importantly, it's comfortable to use thanks to its soft keyboard and touchpad and a matte screen.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/06/2012
Rating: Total score: 80%
Comment
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 %
Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.
NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M:
Mid-range graphics card based on the GT 435M chip (GF108) with higher clock rates and DDR3 support.
Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.
Intel HD Graphics 3000: Integrated graphics card in the Intel Sandy Bridge processors (Core ix-2xxx). The HD 3000 is the faster (internally GT2 called) version with 12 Execution Units (EUs).
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Core i5:
2410M:
Dual-core processor based on the Sandy Bridge architecture with an integrated graphics card and dual-channel DDR3 memory controller. The CPU is clocked at 2.3 GHz (Turbo Boost 2.6-2.9 GHz) and the GPU at 650 (1200 MHz Turbo).
2450M: Dual-core processor based on the Sandy Bridge architecture with an integrated graphics card and dual-channel DDR3 memory controller. The CPU is clocked at 2.5 GHz (Turbo Boost 2.8-3.1 GHz) and the GPU at 650 (1300 MHz Turbo).
Intel Core i3:
2310M:
Dual-core processor based on the Sandy Bridge architecture with an integrated graphics card and dual-channel DDR3 memory controller. The CPU is clocked at 2.1 GHz and features the Turbo Boost 2.0 only for the graphics card (650/1100MHz).
14.0: 14 inch display size is a mixture between the small formats of subnotebooks and the 15 inch standard display. 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 energy and the laptops can be kept quite compact.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
2.3 kg:
These sub-notebooks weight less than the average of all notebooks, but represent a heavier class of weight among the sub-notebooks. 13 inch displays are normal for this class of weight.
2.4 kg:
This notebook is lighter than the average of all notebooks. It is too heavy for sub-notebooks. 14 inch displays are normal for this class of weight.
82%: This rating should be considered to be average. This is because the proportion of notebooks which have a higher rating is approximately equal to the proportion which have a lower rating.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
