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Acer Aspire One 522 Series

Acer Aspire One 522-BZ897Processor: AMD C-Series C-50
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon HD 6250
Display: 10.10 inch
Weight: 1.17kg, 1.2kg, 1.3kg
Price: 299, 300 euro
Average Score: 72.03% - average
Average of 37 scores (from 58 reviews)
price: 76%, performance: 64%, features: 71%, display: 69%, mobility: 80%, workmanship: 73%, ergonomy: 78%, emissions: 81%

 

Acer Aspire One 522-C5Dkk

Specifications

Acer Aspire One 522-C5DkkNotebook: Acer Aspire One 522-C5Dkk
Processor: AMD C-Series C-50
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon HD 6250
Display: 10.10 inch, 16:9, 1280 x 720 pixels
Weight: 1.17kg
Price: 299 euro
Links: Acer homepage
 Acer notebook section

Pricecompare

Average Score: 71% - average

Average of 20 scores (from 38 reviews)

 

Reviews

85% Review Acer Aspire One 522 Netbook | Notebookcheck
AMD refresh. The Acer Aspire One 522 is the latest netbook from Taiwan and, at the same time, the opponent of the available D255 netbook with an Atom N550. The refresh contains the AMD C-50 APU including AMD Radeon HD 6250 graphics. Is this, together with a HD display, the perfect match?
67% Acer Aspire One 522 review
Source: PC Pro English Archive.org version
It’s disappointing, as in most other ways the Aspire One 522 is ahead of the pack. The screen is a huge plus few netbooks can match, the processor and the graphics chip are as fast as netbooks currently offer, and the 250GB hard disk and port selection are fine for such a reasonable price. But that battery means we can only really recommend it in the unlikely event that you don’t intend to use your netbook on the move.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 05/04/2011
Rating: Total score: 67% price: 67% performance: 50% features: 83% ergonomy: 83%
67% Acer Aspire One 522 review
Source: PC Pro English Archive.org version
It’s disappointing, as in most other ways the Aspire One 522 is ahead of the pack. The screen is a huge plus few netbooks can match, the processor and the graphics chip are as fast as netbooks currently offer, and the 250GB hard disk and port selection are fine for such a reasonable price. But that battery means we can only really recommend it in the unlikely event that you don’t intend to use your netbook on the move.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 05/04/2011
Rating: Total score: 67% price: 67% performance: 50% features: 83% ergonomy: 83%
60% Acer Aspire One 522 review
Source: Techradar English Archive.org version
If it wasn't for the terrible battery life, the Acer Aspire One 522 would be a commendable entry in the netbook market. If you can live with that then we'd recommend it as a well-built, highly usable machine, but there's better to be had.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 04/05/2011
Rating: Total score: 60%
60% Acer Aspire One 522 review
Source: Techradar English Archive.org version
If it wasn't for the terrible battery life, the Acer Aspire One 522 would be a commendable entry in the netbook market. If you can live with that then we'd recommend it as a well-built, highly usable machine, but there's better to be had.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 04/05/2011
Rating: Total score: 60%
Acer Aspire One 522 netbook review
Source: Liliputing English Archive.org version
The netbook’s keyboard and touchpad are also not the best I’ve ever used — so if you really want a device with a higher resolution screen and a full sized keyboard, you may want to consider a notebook with an 11.6 inch display. But in my opinion, you’ll be hard pressed to get more bang for your buck out of any 10 inch model than the Aspire One 522 right now.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/15/2011
Acer Aspire One 522 netbook review
Source: Liliputing English Archive.org version
The netbook’s keyboard and touchpad are also not the best I’ve ever used — so if you really want a device with a higher resolution screen and a full sized keyboard, you may want to consider a notebook with an 11.6 inch display. But in my opinion, you’ll be hard pressed to get more bang for your buck out of any 10 inch model than the Aspire One 522 right now.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/15/2011
Acer Aspire One 522 (AMD C-50) Unboxing & Live Review by Chippy
Source: Netbooknews.com English Archive.org version
So far he’s expressed concern over what I consider typical Acer build quality such as the unreliable track pad (I’ve actually for the same problems with the Happy, which is essentially the same chassis). But its cheap, real cheap at €299, so you have to forgive it its idiosyncrasies since you really didn’t pay for excellence.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 03/08/2011
Acer Aspire One 522 (AMD C-50) Unboxing & Live Review by Chippy
Source: Netbooknews.com English Archive.org version
So far he’s expressed concern over what I consider typical Acer build quality such as the unreliable track pad (I’ve actually for the same problems with the Happy, which is essentially the same chassis). But its cheap, real cheap at €299, so you have to forgive it its idiosyncrasies since you really didn’t pay for excellence.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 03/08/2011
40% Acer Aspire One 522
Source: Digital Versus English Archive.org version
The Acer Aspire One 522 is a 10.1 inch netbook with a 1280x720 pixel panel and an AMD Brazos Ontario APU (processor and graphics card together), the C-50. Although entirely in plastic, the Aspire One 522 has a sober and relatively elegant design. The Aspire 522 is far from being the highest performance netbook around. Nor is its low battery life in its favour.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/04/2011
Rating: Total score: 40%
40% Acer Aspire One 522
Source: Digital Versus English Archive.org version
The Acer Aspire One 522 is a 10.1 inch netbook with a 1280x720 pixel panel and an AMD Brazos Ontario APU (processor and graphics card together), the C-50. Although entirely in plastic, the Aspire One 522 has a sober and relatively elegant design. The Aspire 522 is far from being the highest performance netbook around. Nor is its low battery life in its favour.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/04/2011
Rating: Total score: 40%

Foreign Reviews

86% Test: Acer Aspire one 522-C5Dkk
Source: Notebookinfo German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/05/2011
Rating: Total score: 86% performance: 75% features: 83% display: 85% mobility: 95% ergonomy: 92% emissions: 85%
86% Test: Acer Aspire one 522-C5Dkk
Source: Notebookinfo German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/05/2011
Rating: Total score: 86% performance: 75% features: 83% display: 85% mobility: 95% ergonomy: 92% emissions: 85%
Acer Aspire one 522-C5Dkk
Source: Notebookjournal German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/18/2011
Rating: performance: 70% features: 30% display: 30% mobility: 50% workmanship: 50% ergonomy: 40%
Acer Aspire one 522-C5Dkk
Source: Notebookjournal German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/18/2011
Rating: performance: 70% features: 30% display: 30% mobility: 50% workmanship: 50% ergonomy: 40%
78% Acer Aspire ONE 522-C5Dkk
Source: PC Welt German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/31/2011
Rating: Total score: 78% performance: 72% features: 77% display: 77% mobility: 80% ergonomy: 84% emissions: 80%
78% Acer Aspire ONE 522-C5Dkk
Source: PC Welt German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/31/2011
Rating: Total score: 78% performance: 72% features: 77% display: 77% mobility: 80% ergonomy: 84% emissions: 80%
85% Test Acer Aspire One 522 Netbook
Source: Notebookcheck German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 03/24/2011
Rating: Total score: 85% performance: 58% display: 71% mobility: 92% workmanship: 88% ergonomy: 83% emissions: 86%
85% Test Acer Aspire One 522 Netbook
Source: Notebookcheck German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 03/24/2011
Rating: Total score: 85% performance: 58% display: 71% mobility: 92% workmanship: 88% ergonomy: 83% emissions: 86%
74% Acer Aspire One 522
Source: ZDNet German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/09/2011
Rating: Total score: 74% performance: 70% features: 80% mobility: 70% ergonomy: 80%
74% Acer Aspire One 522
Source: ZDNet German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/09/2011
Rating: Total score: 74% performance: 70% features: 80% mobility: 70% ergonomy: 80%
HD-Netbook
Source: c't - 5/11 German
Single Review, , Medium, Date: 02/01/2011
HD-Netbook
Source: c't - 5/11 German
Single Review, , Medium, Date: 02/01/2011
Acer Aspire One 522 im Test
Source: Netzwelt German DE→EN Archive.org version
price and performance very good, display has a high resolution but is glossy, ergonomy not convincing
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/12/2011
Acer Aspire One 522 im Test
Source: Netzwelt German DE→EN Archive.org version
price and performance very good, display has a high resolution but is glossy, ergonomy not convincing
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/12/2011
Acer Aspire One 522: Kleinstfusion mit verlängerter Laufzeit
Source: Tom's Hardware German DE→EN Archive.org version
price fair, workmanship, ergonomy and resolution good, battery runtime very good, RAM low, display dark
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 03/31/2011
Acer Aspire One 522: Kleinstfusion mit verlängerter Laufzeit
Source: Tom's Hardware German DE→EN Archive.org version
price fair, workmanship, ergonomy and resolution good, battery runtime very good, RAM low, display dark
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 03/31/2011
Acer Aspire one 522 überzeugt mit HD, Display und mehr
Source: nDevil German DE→EN Archive.org version
battery runtime acceptable
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/13/2011
Acer Aspire one 522 überzeugt mit HD, Display und mehr
Source: nDevil German DE→EN Archive.org version
battery runtime acceptable
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/13/2011
60% High-Definition-Stromsparer
Source: PC Praxis German
price good
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 03/01/2011
Rating: Total score: 60%
60% High-Definition-Stromsparer
Source: PC Praxis German
price good
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 03/01/2011
Rating: Total score: 60%
80% Acer Aspire One 522
Source: 01Net French FR→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 02/24/2011
Rating: Total score: 80%
80% Acer Aspire One 522
Source: 01Net French FR→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 02/24/2011
Rating: Total score: 80%
80% Acer Aspire One 522
Source: 01Net French FR→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 02/18/2011
Rating: Total score: 80%
80% Acer Aspire One 522
Source: 01Net French FR→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 02/18/2011
Rating: Total score: 80%
Нетбук Acer Aspire One 522: Fusion дает жарy
Source: Zoom RU→EN Archive.org version
low price, excellent display, weak CPU, few RAM
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/14/2011
Нетбук Acer Aspire One 522: Fusion дает жарy
Source: Zoom RU→EN Archive.org version
low price, excellent display, weak CPU, few RAM
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/14/2011
APU로 병렬컴퓨팅 강한 미니 노트북, 에이서 아스파이어원 522
Source: Media IT KO→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 02/25/2011
APU로 병렬컴퓨팅 강한 미니 노트북, 에이서 아스파이어원 522
Source: Media IT KO→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 02/25/2011

 

Acer Aspire One 522-C58kk

Specifications

Acer Aspire One 522-C58kkNotebook: Acer Aspire One 522-C58kk
Processor: AMD C-Series C-50
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon HD 6250
Display: 10.10 inch, 16:9, 1280 x 720 pixels
Weight: 1.3kg
Links: Acer homepage
 Acer notebook section

Pricecompare

Average Score: 70.78% - average

Average of 9 scores (from 13 reviews)

 

Reviews

65% Acer Aspire One 522 Netbook Review
Source: Tech2.in.com English Archive.org version
The Acer 522 has some good things going for it like the HD screen, 1080p video playback, HDMI-out and great design and build quality. However, it runs unnecessarily warm, has an average battery life and worst of all, the APU is too weak to handle Windows 7 smoothly.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 07/07/2011
Rating: Total score: 65%
60% Acer Aspire One 522 review
Source: V3.co.uk English Archive.org version
Also included is Office 2010 Starter edition, which consists of reduced functionality versions of Microsoft's Word and Excel applications only. Our review system also came pre-loaded with trial versions of McAfee Internet Security and Norton Online Backup.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/18/2011
Rating: Total score: 60%
60% Acer Aspire One 522 review
Source: Techradar English Archive.org version
If it wasn't for the terrible battery life, the Acer Aspire One 522 would be a commendable entry in the netbook market. If you can live with that then we'd recommend it as a well-built, highly usable machine, but there's better to be had.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/05/2011
Rating: Total score: 60%

Foreign Reviews

84% Acer Aspire One 522 im Test: AMD schlägt Intel
Source: Onlinekosten.de German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/26/2011
Rating: Total score: 84% performance: 70% features: 70% display: 87% mobility: 91% workmanship: 80% ergonomy: 80%
80% Fusion statt Atom
Source: PC Magazin - 5/11 German
Comparison, , Long, Date: 04/01/2011
Rating: Total score: 80%
81% Starter
Source: Computerbild - 9/11 German
Comparison, , Long, Date: 04/01/2011
Rating: Total score: 81% performance: 71% display: 86% mobility: 87% ergonomy: 87% emissions: 91%
Acer Aspire One 522
Source: Hartware German DE→EN Archive.org version
outstanding multimedia performance, very silent, very good battery runtime
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/12/2011
72% Acer Aspire One 522
Source: Bitcity.it Italian IT→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 05/04/2011
Rating: Total score: 72% workmanship: 70% ergonomy: 79%
Recensione Acer Aspire One 522
Source: Notebook Italia Italian IT→EN Archive.org version
performance and mobility for a cheap price
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/11/2011
80% Acer Aspire One 522 : Brazos en 10 pouces
Source: Erenumerique French FR→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/29/2011
Rating: Total score: 80%
55% Обзор нетбука Acer Aspire One 522-C58kk
Source: Retera RU→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/09/2011
Rating: Total score: 55% performance: 22% display: 47% mobility: 73% emissions: 50%
Acer Aspire One 522 - mini notebook s výkonem
Source: Notebook.cz CZ→EN Archive.org version
positive: performance, resolution; negative: low RAM
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/12/2011
只为高清 APU小本宏基Aspire one522评测
Source: IT.com.cn zh-CN→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/30/2011

 

Acer Aspire One 522-BZ897

Specifications

Acer Aspire One 522-BZ897Notebook: Acer Aspire One 522-BZ897
Processor: AMD C-Series C-50
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon HD 6250
Display: 10.10 inch, 16:9, 1280 x 720 pixels
Weight: 1.2kg
Price: 300 euro
Links: Acer homepage
 Acer notebook section
 Aspire One 522-BZ897 (Model)

Pricecompare

Average Score: 74.71% - average

Average of 7 scores (from 7 reviews)

 

Reviews

70% Acer Aspire One 522 review
Source: Tech Advisor English Archive.org version
Overall, the Aspire One 522-BZ892 seems perfect for no-frills netbook use - the type of portable you can easily toss into a handbag or backpack and pull out to browse the web, watch videos or make video calls. Its great battery life and modest price tag are huge assets, and if you like your netbooks small (and don't plan on doing huge amounts of typing or number crunching), the Aspire One 52-BZ892 is well worth a look.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 03/24/2011
Rating: Total score: 70%
70% Acer Aspire One 522-BZ897
Source: Techreview Source English Archive.org version
Acer includes quite a bit of trialware and bloatware with this netbook, which is very disappointing. The office productivity suite that comes with the Acer Aspire One 522-BZ897 is Microsoft Office 2010 Starter Edition, which is a "light" version of the regular Office suite. There are also many different Acer-related utilities and tools and some of which are helpful, but some are not. There's also many games and completely left-field applications like the New York Times eReader software.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 03/24/2011
Rating: Total score: 70%
70% Acer Aspire One 522-BZ897
Source: PC World English Archive.org version
Compact and attractively priced, the Aspire One 522 delivers great battery life and multimedia performance, but doesn't have much raw computing power.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 03/22/2011
Rating: Total score: 70%

Foreign Reviews

76% Test: Acer Aspire One 522 (LU.SES0D.090) (Netbook)
Source: Chip.de German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/05/2011
Rating: Total score: 76% price: 89% performance: 56% features: 79% display: 74% mobility: 86% ergonomy: 72%
75% Acer Aspire One 522
Source: PC Go - 5/11 German
Single Review, , Very Short, Date: 04/01/2011
Rating: Total score: 75%
92% Duell: Fusion vs. Atom
Source: PC Games Hardware - 5/11 German
Comparison, , Length Unknown, Date: 04/01/2011
Rating: Total score: 92%
70% Recensione Acer Aspire One 522
Source: Techno Zoom Italian IT→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/10/2011
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 80% performance: 80% mobility: 70% workmanship: 70%

 

Comment

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.

AMD Radeon HD 6250: Integrated graphics card in the Ontario netbook processors (e.g. C-50 and C-30) featuring an UVD3 video decoder and no dedicated memory.

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


AMD C-Series:

C-50: Dual Core low power processor with an integrated graphics cards. Due to the low clock speed, the CPU should be only as fast as a single core Atom CPU, but offers a faster integrated GPU.

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


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


No weight comment found (one expected)!


72.03%: 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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Current Prices
Acer Aspire One 522-BZ897
Acer Aspire One 522-C58kk
Acer Aspire One 522-C58kk
Stefan Hinum, 2011-03-27 (Update: 2012-05-26)