Acer Aspire 3003LCi Review

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The Acer Aspire 3003LCi is a 15-inch screen budget laptop built by Acer, it's part of the Aspire 3000 series. The 3003LCi weighs 6.1 lbs, which can be considered a light DTR (Desktop Replacement). The specs for this particular model are:

AMD Sempron Mobile 3000+

512 MB DDR RAM (1 dimm.)

60 GB 4200 Rpm Hard Drive

15.0" XGA monitor

Windows XP Home Edition

802.11G internal WLAN

I am impressed by Acer's "folio" design. It looks professional, clean looking, and gives the laptop with battery like Acer AS07A31 Battery, Acer AS07A51 Battery, Acer Aspire 4520 Battery, Acer AS07B72 Battery, Acer Aspire 5520 Battery, Acer BTP-43D1 Battery, Acer TravelMate 220 Battery, Acer BTP-58A1 Battery, acer BTP-60A1 Battery, Acer TravelMate 240 Battery a feeling that it is worth more than it looks. It's curved lines make it seem a lot thinner than it is, even though it isn't really that thick in the first place. The case feels a little flimsy at the wrist rest areas and the screen has a little flex, but the overall build quality of the case feels solid. The case is made up of plastic with a metallic silver look, it feels smooth to the touch. The notebook weighs about 6 pounds. It feels a little heavy, but it is relatively light compared to my old 8 pound Toshiba notebook. The screen hinges feel solid. There is some rippling of the screen that occurs if you push in on the back of the lid. Overall the build quality is OK, good for everyday use, but it's not meant for taking excessive abuse or being taken into the wilderness.

The Acer comes with a 15.0" XGA screen. The screen doesn't have the reflective type coating, which can be better for doing normal tasks, since I don't really watch movies on it anyways. The screen is bright enough, but unfortunately, mine came with one dead pixel. There isn't a lot of light leakage. As far as the dead pixel goes, there was no way to obtain a replacement LCD or notebook, but since it's in the corner, I'll live with it.

The laptop takes about 49 seconds from start to hearing the Windows start-up jingle. The laptop itself feels fast and responsive while doing everyday tasks such as listening to music, surfing the web etc. due to the lack of excessive bloatware eating at the 512 MB of RAM. Having 512MB of RAM is really helpful, which makes the computer a lot more responsive. I could play the Age of Empires 3 demo on this laptop on lower settings of the game, and it runs decently.

The laptop fans run quietly when doing basic tasks, but when you watch videos the fan will sometimes kick in and get a little noisy. The Aspire 3003 isn't really suited to being used in the lap because the fan is on the bottom-right, causing that area to feel hot after a while, so it's better to use this notebook on a flat desk or table to allow for proper cooling.

Wireless:

The laptop comes with a Broadcom 802.11G Wireless Adapter. This card has good reception, and works well. There is no Bluetooth, even though there is a button for it, but it doesn't do anything at all.

Battery:

This is one of the major downfalls of the laptop. The battery lasts only one hour when doing normal tasks, due to the 4-cell battery. Acer should've at least included a 6-cell battery instead of a 4-cell.

Operating System and Software:

This comes preloaded with Windows XP Home, and there is a lack of bloatware (which is good). Some software programs included are: NTI CD-Maker, Acer e-manager and Acer Arcade, which is an all-in-one entertainment software which lets you watch movies, listen to music and view pictures in one handy interface.

Customer Support:

Unfortunately, I had to use the warranty service because there was a small crack on the back of the LCD. When I contacted Acer, they sent a Fed-Ex truck the next day, sent the laptop to their repair facility in Texas, and then contacted me when the laptop was repaired. I received my laptop back repaired, after 2 weeks. I was impressed by their quick service, but I haven't tested out their customer support.