Review: Acer 3002 Laptop

Blade_Runner · May 24, 2005

Gr8 sub 35k solution there ! And btw good review of the laptop ! The battery is a downer to this otherwise gr8 budget solution. Review repped and rated.

Sourabh · May 24, 2005

Well, thx blade !! I guess you wod have probably guesses who i m by now

the battery life is the only downer as you have said, but since I m only gonna run it on mains unless there is a powercut in Mumbai and or mebbe a here and there in the home ...lol since this is my first laptop

i couldnt have asked more than a descent config, 15" XGA TFT screen , and a combo drive from a sub 35k budget

i m sure Acer mite be loosing many bucks in this , other thing is tht this laptop is shipped very less in comparison to its travelmate laptops which are quite wht everyone buys which are intel solutions coz of the brand name 'INTEL'

Anyplace where i can see sempron M 2800+ in comparison with the Intel M processors counterparts?? another thing i wod like to ask in here is tht Everest Home detects the proccy as AMD ATHLON XP M 2600+ !! whts this deal?

also read on the Sis website tht this SIS 760GX chipset is primarily for amd 64 proccys , so can i install a AMD 64 M proccys 'turon' on this laptop? i mean when the warranty is void after an year and i wish to extract the most from this system

all in all i m very happy with this laptop thts all i can say

sunnydiv · May 24, 2005

haha noob and dead already

m also thinking of goin for a lappy soon

Blade_Runner · May 24, 2005

Deadman said:
Well, thx blade !! I guess you wod have probably guesses who i m by now

hehe ........

Though i m perplexed that you posted after quite some time

the battery life is the only downer as you have said, but since I m only gonna run it on mains unless there is a powercut in Mumbai and or mebbe a here and there in the home ...lol since this is my first laptop

i couldnt have asked more than a descent config, 15" XGA TFT screen , and a combo drive from a sub 35k budget

Then the battery might not be a prob for u then, but i suggest you get a backup battery if you will be using it when on the move

Anyplace where i can see sempron M 2800+ in comparison with the Intel M processors counterparts?? another thing i wod like to ask in here is tht Everest Home detects the proccy as AMD ATHLON XP M 2600+ !! whts this deal?

I dont have any resource right now but i am sure some1 will come along and post some links etc. About everest do you have the latest edition ?

Sourabh · May 24, 2005

@ sunny: n00b mebbe but still i have been in here for almost three months and have an eye on the forums

hyeah:

@ blade: yeah posted after a long time in here

wod do so regularly now

so wht are the tv tuner options tht i have, which brands are descent and priced below 3.5k and what are the performance differences between a normal PCI tvtuner and a USB 2.0 tvtuner

will shifting to a USB based tvtuner be a drastic decrease in TV quality compared to my present PCTV Stereo?

pinny57 · Jun 17, 2005

Deadman said:
Acer Aspire 3002NLC Review

So here is the review of the Acer Laptop which has been mine for nearly 2 days now. The laptop comes preloaded with Linpus Linux and boasts the following specs:

Processor: Mobile AMD SempronÃ¢â€žÂ¢ processor 2800+(1.6 GHz)
Chipset : SiSM760GX
Main Memory: 256 Mb DDR-RAM @333Mhz(Max 2GB)
Display: 15 XGA TFT LCD(1024x768 pixels 16.7 million colors @ 120 Hz)
Video Graphics & Memory:
- Integrated 3D AGP graphics with up to 128 MB of shared memory (512 MB or above of system memory)
- Integrated 3D AGP graphics with up to 64 MB of shared memory (256 MB of system memory)
-Dual independent display support
-External resolution/refresh rate:

* 2048 x 1536: 60/75 Hz
* 1600 x 1200: 60/75/85/100/120 Hz
* 1400 x 1050: 60 Hz
* 1280 x 1024: 60/75/85/100/120/160 Hz
* 1024 x 768: 60/75/85/100/120/160/200 Hz
* 800 x 600: 60/75/85/100/120/160/200 Hz

Audio:
Audio system with two built-in stereo speakers
Built-in microphone
MS-Sound compatible

Hard Drive
40GB HDD ATA-100

Optical Drive: DVD/CD-RW Combo drive
o Read: 24X CD-ROM, 24X CD-R, 24X CD-RW, 8X DVD-ROM, 8X DVD-R, 4X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+R, 4X DVD+RW,
o Write: 24X CD-R, 24X CD-RW

Other details:
56K Fax/Modem,
10/100Mbps LAN
Battery Life: 1.5-hour battery life, 2.5-hour quick-charge, 3.5-hour charge-in-use
Dimensions: 364 (W) x 279 (D) x 33.9/38.9 (H) mm
Weight: 2.8kg.
OS: Linpus Linux BE
Warranty & e-support: 1 year warranty (International) I/O ports
I/O Ports:
Three USB 2.0 ports
External display (VGA) port
Type II PC Card slot
Ethernet (RJ-45) port
Modem (RJ-11) port
External display (VGA) port
Microphone/line-in jack
Headphones/speaker/line-out port
Type II PC Card slot
DC-in jack for AC adaptor

The laptop comes with a Silver Ã¢â‚¬â€œBlack layout and with its sleek design, it does appeal to most. From the specs, it is clear that the laptop comes with a descent config and can handle Regular browsing, office works, viewing movies on DVD and some occasional gaming. The 15.0" XGA color TFT LCD, 1024 x 768 pixel resolution takes a maximum refresh rate of 120 Hz and is quite a treat to watch and have no dead pixels as supposed to be rumors with the Acer Entry level laptops. I was infact surprised to see that even with the onboard meagre Sis760Gx Video Adapted having 64 Mb of shared memory from the system memory, Games like NFS Underground 2, Fifa2005 played almost fine even at a resolution of 1024x768 with low settings. When tried to work on these games with high settings on the same resolution, the game ran fine but there were some unusual jerks. So 800x600 resolution with high settings seems to be correct choice for playing these games.

Even after more than two and a half hours of continuous gaming, the heat generated by the laptops were within acceptable limits. On the downside the battery life of the laptop is a low 1 hr 30 minutes On DVD viewing. The speakers are placed at the front panel, and are give acceptable sound quality and is surprisingly better than in most other laptops.
Hard disk space mite be an issue since the laptop comes with only a 40 Gb Hdd. That wont be an issue for me because I plan to go in for a external hdd some time down the lane. The Touchpad with 4-way integrated scroll button is a nice addition. Unfortunately the USB based optical mouse I brought from the Dealer wasnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t working so had do work with the touchpad for the whole Saturday nite and the Sunday. Would be getting it replaced soon. Four easy-launch buttons along with the Power button are placed above the keyboard layout on the right hand side and can be configured by the user to launch different Programs.

The Drivers bundled with the CD are fully working and have no issues with Windows XP Pro SP2 . I have already prepared a slip streamed version of Win XP pro with Sp2 and all the drivers included in it with the most basic apps, for smooth installation in the future.

The location of the Headphones/speaker/line-out port are inconveniently place in the front portion of the laptop, I would have loved if they had been placed on one of the side panels of the laptop. The Power adapter is a 65 W AC adaptor and comes in a sporty black colour and matches perfectly with the Laptops colour layout.
Pros:
(+) Kick Ass Config to suffice most users
(+) Combo Drive in a Entry Level Notebook
(+)Killer Price Tag makes it a more viable option

Cons:
(-)Low battery Life
(-)So-so graphics adapter with shared system memory.
(-)Inconveniently placed Sound ports at the front panel
All in all, this is a no-non sense laptop at a price tag of 33770/- Rs. An extra 256 Mb RAM Module would be an icing on the cake. The price tag is inclusive of a Acer Laptop Carry Case. If you ever dreamt of a laptop and planned to do all the things you did with your desktop PC at an affordable price, then the Acer Aspire 3002 is for you. Book one till the stocks last and yeah lastly this laptop took me almost 15 phone calls to different dealers of Acer Laptops in Mumbai to get my hands on one. A Sempron M 2800+ processor which does a 1.6 Ghz, 15Ã¢â‚¬ XGA TFT screen, 256 Mb DDR RAM, a COMBO drive, 3 USB ports & PCMCIA slot for upgradeability , An Acer Leather Carry Case and a whole 1 yr of International warranty on the laptop. What else can you ask for within a sub 34k budget for normal buyers and a 32k for students after the 2k rebate later.?

Pics By Me
Sisoft System Summary-Full
HQ pics from Overclockzone.com Links find it here

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CPUZ

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Would update the other pics + benchmarks pics from the laptop later.
If you have any more questions/queries abt the laptop , i would be very happy to answer them.

help!
i too bought an acer 3002 and have some problems.inspite of the 3d card , it cannot render a single 3d game . if i try to load a 3d game (pop3 or fifa etc) it hangs and i have to press the power button till it is switched on . when it does power up , it the error message "send error report :system error due to sis760 gx ...."

TheMask · Jun 17, 2005

pinny57 said:
help!

i too bought an acer 3002 and have some problems. inspite of the 3d card , it cannot render a single 3d game . if i try to load a 3d game (pop3 or fifa etc) it hangs and i have to press the power button till it is switched on . when it does power up , it the error message "send error report :system error due to sis760 gx ...."

looks like ur laptop does NOT have a graphics card.. its equipped with only on-board graphics and hence it will not play any games..

But if u know what graphics card ur laptop has (i feel it doesnt have one, but i am not sure) then please do let us know.. Also, haev u downloaded and updated/installed the latest chipset and graphics drivers?

TheMask posted 4.25 minutes later:

Check this page - http://www.acer.co.in/products/notebooks/aspire3002.html#spec

Acer Aspire 3002 has only Integrated Graphics (SiSM760GX).. So almost all games wont play on ur laptop..

Hacker · Jun 17, 2005

Nice review

Sourabh · Jun 18, 2005

AS for swtiching of the laptop u need to press the power key for nearly 5-6 seconds

i have played fifa2005, nfsug2 so i dunno what u are talkin abt

i guess u mite have got one of those pieces which are kept on demo for 3-4 months ..lol but dun mind thats a true fact they were giving me the same piece then they contacted one of the acer malls and ordered one instantly, so this was a brand new one

i suggest get the latest dirvers from the sis website

besides which OS are u running it on?

with low level configs as in this laptop, do a fresh install of XP SP2 and install all the drivers manually and add in as much RAM as u can to play most games

dragonfly · Jun 21, 2005

hi ,
i too am buying a aspire 3002 but i have a question , i want to know if it will be able to run unreal tournament 04 effeciently im not looking for outstanding performance but decent performance
thanks in adv

Sourabh · Jun 21, 2005

never played it on this laptop

u can RUn the game for sure if for anything else

i have my exams on, wod try it laterin the first week of july

exams suck ... literally

dragonfly · Jun 22, 2005

hi,
ok thanks i have my exams too and i completely agree with u they suck. im getting the lappy next week after my exams get over

dragonfly · Jun 22, 2005

i also have another option of buying a desktop but i am pritty confused i will be really greatfull if ne one here would help me out
the config for the desktop is
amd athlon 64 2800+
asus motherboard
1gb ram
120gb hdd
nvidia geforce fx5200
thanks

Sourabh · Jun 22, 2005

aah no fx5200 plz

its like forefathers generation now

instead of this 3002 get the travelmate 4150 for 48k

that wod be a good buy

where are u from?

dipdude · Jun 23, 2005

nice review mate, good luck with ur lappy...

dragonfly · Jun 23, 2005

hi
thanks Saurabh thats ok but why not the fx 5200, do u have any other suggestion for a graphics card . so how is your 3002 runnin i have read a lot about it and one consern i have that is stoping me from buying it is that they say it gets heated up. does it really get that heated up that it gets tough to use......
i am from bangalore what abt u

Blade_Runner · Jun 23, 2005

@dragonfly: Please make a separate thread for your desktop queries

dragonfly · Jun 23, 2005

im sorry ill take care

Sourabh · Jun 23, 2005

aah no way this gets heated up

i have worked for almost a day at stretch many times and yet no signs of heating up in the real sense of the term

wht does this laptop have to get heated up? no high end processor, no gpu nothing

this is just for casual use

its just that ppl just cant resist saying something abt entry level laptops, so u shld always never believe them

u can get a free demo from a authorized dealer in bangalore

anyways i m from mumbai

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