Acer Aspire One 521 Series

Acer Aspire One 521

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Average Score: 82% - good

Acer Aspire One 521 review
Source: Liliputing Archive.org version
I've been reviewing netbooks for well over two years at this point, and to be perfectly honest it's starting to get boring. Almost every 10 inch mini-laptop that hits the market these days has the same specs: Intel Atom processor, Intel integrated graphics, Windows 7 Starter Edition, 1GB of RAM, WiFi, and maybe Bluetooth. The Acer Aspire 521 is one of the few netbooks I've tested that really breaks the mold.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/19/2010
Rating: performance: 80% mobility: 40%

Acer Aspire One 521 review
Source: Liliputing Archive.org version
I've been reviewing netbooks for well over two years at this point, and to be perfectly honest it's starting to get boring. Almost every 10 inch mini-laptop that hits the market these days has the same specs: Intel Atom processor, Intel integrated graphics, Windows 7 Starter Edition, 1GB of RAM, WiFi, and maybe Bluetooth. The Acer Aspire 521 is one of the few netbooks I've tested that really breaks the mold.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/19/2010
Rating: performance: 80% mobility: 40%

70% Acer Aspire One AO521-3782
Source: PC Mag Archive.org version
What Acer does extremely well is put out aggressively priced netbooks. Though the Acer Aspire One AO521-3782 is clearly not best in class, a $350 price tag could have customers looking past the extra heat and weak speakers, and instead, focusing on the fringe benefits: It has a full size keyboard, better mouse button location, an HDMI port, and some HD benefits with the new AMD parts. If you're looking for an all-around netbook, though, spend an extra $50 and buy the HP Mini 5102 or the Editors' Choice Toshiba mini NB305-N410.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 07/12/2010
Rating: Total score: 70%

70% Acer Aspire One AO521-3782
Source: PC Mag Archive.org version
What Acer does extremely well is put out aggressively priced netbooks. Though the Acer Aspire One AO521-3782 is clearly not best in class, a $350 price tag could have customers looking past the extra heat and weak speakers, and instead, focusing on the fringe benefits: It has a full size keyboard, better mouse button location, an HDMI port, and some HD benefits with the new AMD parts. If you're looking for an all-around netbook, though, spend an extra $50 and buy the HP Mini 5102 or the Editors' Choice Toshiba mini NB305-N410.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 07/12/2010
Rating: Total score: 70%

Acer Aspire One 521 and 721 review
Source: Engadget Archive.org version
Though, if we had to choose we'd go with the 721 -- for $80 more than the 521 you get more than just a secondary machine with its wider screen and keyboard. Of course, if you consistently demand more than four hours of battery life you'll want to go with an Intel ULV laptop, but most of them cost north of $700. And well, that's exactly what AMD's going for -- Acer now has two incredibly affordable and portable laptops that pack more performance than most netbooks and budget ultraportables on the market.
Comparison, online available, Medium, Date: 07/01/2010
Rating: price: 80%

Acer Aspire One 521 and 721 review
Source: Engadget Archive.org version
Though, if we had to choose we'd go with the 721 -- for $80 more than the 521 you get more than just a secondary machine with its wider screen and keyboard. Of course, if you consistently demand more than four hours of battery life you'll want to go with an Intel ULV laptop, but most of them cost north of $700. And well, that's exactly what AMD's going for -- Acer now has two incredibly affordable and portable laptops that pack more performance than most netbooks and budget ultraportables on the market.
Comparison, online available, Medium, Date: 07/01/2010
Rating: price: 80%

Foreign Reviews

Das AMD-Netbook
Source: Mobile News - 5/10
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 12/01/2010

82% Klein & günstig
Source: Computerbild - 26/2010
Comparison, , Long, Date: 12/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 82% performance: 73% features: 83% display: 84% ergonomy: 83% emissions: 93%

Das AMD-Netbook
Source: Mobile News - 5/10
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 12/01/2010

82% Klein & günstig
Source: Computerbild - 26/2010
Comparison, , Long, Date: 12/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 82% performance: 73% features: 83% display: 84% ergonomy: 83% emissions: 93%

80% Test: Acer Aspire One 521 Panthera HD
Source: Notebookinfo DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/06/2010
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 80% display: 70% mobility: 70% ergonomy: 80% emissions: 80%

80% Test: Acer Aspire One 521 Panthera HD
Source: Notebookinfo DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/06/2010
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 80% display: 70% mobility: 70% ergonomy: 80% emissions: 80%

70% Acer Aspire One 521 im Test
Source: PC Welt DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 80% performance: 82% features: 76% display: 83% mobility: 69%

80% Kampfansage an Intel?
Source: PC Praxis - 09/10
Comparison, , Length Unknown, Date: 10/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80%

94% Neuer Star unter den Mobilprozessoren?
Source: SFT - 9/10
Comparison, , Length Unknown, Date: 10/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 94%

70% Acer Aspire One 521 im Test
Source: PC Welt DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 80% performance: 82% features: 76% display: 83% mobility: 69%

80% Kampfansage an Intel?
Source: PC Praxis - 09/10
Comparison, , Length Unknown, Date: 10/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80%

94% Neuer Star unter den Mobilprozessoren?
Source: SFT - 9/10
Comparison, , Length Unknown, Date: 10/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 94%

Acer Aspire One 521
Source: Tom's Hardware DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/28/2010
performance: 90%

Acer Aspire One 521
Source: Tom's Hardware DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/28/2010
performance: 90%

87% Test Acer Aspire One 521 Netbook
Source: Notebookcheck DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 87% performance: 61% display: 86% mobility: 94% workmanship: 92% ergonomy: 77% emissions: 90%

91% AMDs Atom-Killer
Source: PC Games Hardware - 8/10
Comparison, , Length Unknown, Date: 07/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 91% price: 70% mobility: 60%

87% Test Acer Aspire One 521 Netbook
Source: Notebookcheck DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 87% performance: 61% display: 86% mobility: 94% workmanship: 92% ergonomy: 77% emissions: 90%

91% AMDs Atom-Killer
Source: PC Games Hardware - 8/10
Comparison, , Length Unknown, Date: 07/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 91% price: 70% mobility: 60%

73% Acer Aspire One 521
Source: ZDNet DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/28/2010
Rating: Total score: 73% price: 80% performance: 80% features: 70% mobility: 70% ergonomy: 60%

73% Acer Aspire One 521
Source: ZDNet DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/28/2010
Rating: Total score: 73% price: 80% performance: 80% features: 70% mobility: 70% ergonomy: 60%

Zum Mitnehmen
Source: c't - 14/10
Comparison, , Long, Date: 06/01/2010
Rating: performance: 40% display: 40% mobility: 70% emissions: 80%

Zum Mitnehmen
Source: c't - 14/10
Comparison, , Long, Date: 06/01/2010
Rating: performance: 40% display: 40% mobility: 70% emissions: 80%

Zum Mitnehmen
Source: c't - 14/10
Comparison, , Long, Date: 06/01/2010
Rating: performance: 40% display: 40% mobility: 70% emissions: 80%

Zum Mitnehmen
Source: c't - 14/10
Comparison, , Long, Date: 06/01/2010
Rating: performance: 40% display: 40% mobility: 70% emissions: 80%

80% Acer Aspire One 521
Source: Notebookjournal DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/19/2010
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 70% features: 30% display: 50% mobility: 40% workmanship: 70% ergonomy: 70%

80% Acer Aspire One 521
Source: Notebookjournal DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/19/2010
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 70% features: 30% display: 50% mobility: 40% workmanship: 70% ergonomy: 70%

95% Acer Aspire One 521 in prova
Source: PC World Italia IT→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/07/2010
Rating: Total score: 95%

95% Acer Aspire One 521 in prova
Source: PC World Italia IT→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/07/2010
Rating: Total score: 95%

Acer Aspire One 521 - mini notebook s AMD
Source: Notebook.cz CZ→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/02/2010
Rating: performance: 80% mobility: 80% emissions: 40%

Acer Aspire One 521 - mini notebook s AMD
Source: Notebook.cz CZ→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/02/2010
Rating: performance: 80% mobility: 80% emissions: 40%

Acer Aspire One 521-3530

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Average Score: 80% - good

80% Acer Aspire One 521-3530 10.1-inch Netbook PC
Source: Comp Reviews Archive.org version
Acer's Aspire One 521 is definitely shaking up the netbook market by offering a significant boost in performance both for general applications and graphics. This netbook is fully capable of HD video playback and is a step up from the average Intel Atom based model. Battery life is better than past AMD netbooks but still falls short of the class leading Atom netbooks.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/23/2010
Rating: Total score: 80%

Comment

Acer: The company was founded under the name of Multitech in Taiwan in 1976 and renamed to Acer or Acer Group in 1987. The product range includes, for example, laptops, tablets, smartphones, desktops, monitors and televisions. Gateway Inc. and Packard Bell also belong to the Group and sell their own laptops.

While Acer still had the third largest global market share in the notebook segment in 2008, it ranked 6th in 2016 with a market share of 6% after they had continuously lost market shares.

There are dozens of Acer laptop reviews per month, the ratings are average (as of 2016). Gateway, which has an own laptop line-up, has also belonged to the Acer Group since 2007.

Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards.

ATI Radeon HD 4225: Onboard graphics card (in the RS880M chipset) that is able to decode HD videos (thanks to the UVD2). Technically a slower clocked HD 4250.

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

AMD Athlon II Neo:

K125: Slow entry level single core CPU for small and light laptops. Still faster as 1.6 Ghz Atom based systems.

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

» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.

1.266 kg:

In former time,s this weight was typical for big tablets, small subnotebooks, ultrabooks and convertibles with a 10-11 inch display-diagonal. Nowadays, often 15 inch laptops weigh as much.

1.3 kg:

82.04%: 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.

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