Acer Aspire 2023WLMi review - Page 2

i doubt it. and i believe the word is soldered.

eheh... altavista translator

thanks for the answer, the guy in the store im planning to buy the laptop told me that their were soldered

i hope that you're right

hey all, check out these two new reviews of the 2020:

this cnet guy gushes; not sure why it only gets an 8.0
http://reviews.cnet.com/Acer_Aspire_...?tag=pdtl-list

pretty flattering as well
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/scite...mg_040811.html


so what vendors do y'all recommend? i guess there aren't any besides cdw that customize, no? i'd love to upgrade the drive to a 5400rpm 80gb, and get a gb of ram in just one slot. also looking for some place with a good return policy, as it doesn't look like any nyc-area stores are stocking the 2020 (i still have a few to call though).

it seems the 2023 model has been discontinued

well i know a guy that works for acer support/notebook repair (here in austria), and he told me that the acer 2023 has a socket-> upgradeable cpu

And thats the reason i bought a 2023 instead of a 2026 (400€ additional charge is to much for my taste )

Yep the CPU in a 2020 series is socketed.

yeah... it has arrived!! my 2023 has arrived!!! its beautifull!!!!! )))

hmm anybody knows if its possible to put the names of the music youre playing on the arcade display?

jonnyofthedead, well what can I say, thanks a lot for the review.

I spend all day Sunday and Monday looking for a half decent all round laptop at a reasonable price, 1 for me and one for my fiancée.

I was going to use DELL but found they do not except Solo and they needed 9 working days for build delivery, well I’m not very patient.

I decided to use Ebuyer to find what I needed, found about 7 notebooks of interest, I wanted to go for the new Intel Centrino Processor since reading the performance reviews on pcworld.com.
I also needed a good spec being a web developer and gamer.

The specifications were not very comprehensive on Ebuyers site for the Acer 2023, too brief which nearly turned me away, as you do, you search the net for make and model, this brought me to your review.

Well, lets just say you sold me.

My order:
2 x Acer Aspire 2023WLMI P-M 725 60GB HDD 512MB 15.4"TFT Dvd Windows Xp Home Lan
Quickfind : 66422
Status : Invoiced
Price Ex VAT : £977.12

2 x PNY 256MB USB 2.0 Attache Drive
Quickfind : 52352
Status : Not Allocated
Price Ex VAT : £18.29

2 x Belkin USB Mini-Wireless Optical Mouse
Quickfind : 50693
Status : Invoiced
Price Ex VAT : £20.96
Dispite paying for next day delivery, the order is now a day late and I have just been informed the notebooks have arrived, the other parts haven’t. (this story just goes on)
DON’T EVER USE EBUYER!!!

Im still at work but my partner has just opened hers and so far she loves it, I must say your review was exactly what I needed for the deciding factors, a very well written, non bias report from start to end.

Excuse the long email, just rally saying thanx, I will post a review myself at the weekend and let you know how I got on

Kind Regards
Steve

Haha sorry not tryin to rub it in for u but did u know u could have saved urself 100-200 pounds if you actually done more research and found out that www.acernotebooks.co.uk do a much better deal - plus they are a certified Acer dealer/reseller, and that means you can speak to them for advice on the laptop before buying (too late now anyway). Also, they currently offer the LOWEST prices on Acer laptops in the whole of UK, other than an unknown company called www.cec.co.uk.

I, myself have done an extensive research all over the internet (3 days non-stop !) and finally have decided to go with the increasingly awesome and mouth-watering 2023WLMi. Affordable, powerful and scaleable. Just what I need.

And yes, about ebuyer. Haha ! When they first started, they were the best out there but since they expanded their business, service is just crap. Especially the bloody delivery. But you know what ? It's not ebuyer that should be blamed. It's their delivery service - City Link. Don't ever send anything with City Link ! Utter rubbish ! I once missed a parcel because I wasnt quick enough to reach the door. The guy stood outside my door, rang the doorbell for a total of 10 seconds and fled in his van. No f***ing patience whatsoever. Rang their customer service number and you could hear Radio 1 and staff chatting/gossiping in the background. Talk bout professionalism.

Anyway...hope you enjoy the 2023 ! I'm gonna get one in the next couple of weeks. Boy am i glad I found this forum.

Steve

I've had similar problems like yours, but i ordered from acernotebooks.co.uk. Give them a call and see if they have in stock. And plus they are slightly cheaper. Ebuyer screwed me over, but i orded from acer and they were very professional in dealing with my request.

I got my 2023 the other week and i'm very happy with it, the widescreen gaming is a nice touch and so much better than what i expected. The 9700pro will run Sims 2 for your missus to be happy on, and its also very quite. The pictures don't do the laptop justice, but once i've taken a few and uploaded, it will make everyone happy!

Don't think feel, after searching for a laptop, most companies like Rock and Tiny are doing a very similar spec laptop, with the same components, 9700pro, 15.4 Widescreen and etc. If you want a nice laptop, go and get one, they will only cost you between £900-£1100.

Bah,
Well the link from ebuyer was acer.com i think, i noticed they did not sell the laptops and didnt think of acernotebooks.co.uk, i did search the internet for acer sellers but got bored after about 3 pages, suppose that was my downfall, should of just been patient, bit gutted on how much i could of saved mind.
Could of saved £72.23p in all.

Anyway, it wasnt just city link, see the notebooks were not sent by city link, the optical mice's were, and the pen drives have still not been allocated.

for saying they were supposed to have been delivered yesterday its terrible, i shoudl of come here and asked u guys before hand.

Thanks for the advice anyway, least i know where not to go.

Kind regards
Steve

Someone mentioned that the DVD is set on region 0 which in theory tells us that its mutil-region free. But i tried to put a region 1 on last night, but it seems to be set on 2. I've got some region free software DVD players and it doesn;'t seem to work with that. Nor did it work with my Dell. It only seemed to work with my Pioneer DVD drive on my desktop.

And another thing, where is the only Ram slot? I opened the back and only could find one slot which should hold 512. But on the label of the Ram it said 256mb

Acer notebooks have 2 memory slots: one under the keyboard and one at the bottom. Both have 256 MB memory modules. Only the one at the bottom is user upgradeable.

Ordered 2023 WLMi tonight from www.acernotebooks.co.uk. The spec now seems ace (no pun intended) for the price, £960 +delivery +0.9% for VISA. Will keep you posted on how long/good delivery and its performance on Half Life 2.

Comparable Dells too expensive and configuration odd and confusing, Tiny too suspect (altho cost similar for spec). Most others for that price point offered only 256Mb or DVD-ROM/CD-RW Combo or no Wi-fi-g or 64Mb Intel Extreme 2 (yuch).

This is my first laptop buy, altho used many (mainly Compaq), so praying for no dead pixels etc.

Question - if laptops are supposed to be portable, how come a basic case isn't included by all the sellers? - Like selling a car without wheels

a car won't run w/o wheels. a laptop will run without a case. a case is like a garage. nice for storage, but not essential. and not many car dealers bundle their models with garages. at least not in the US.

Yo all,

I ordered my Acer 2023 of acernotebooks.co.uk yesterday and choose 12 months interest free. Anyone else done this? This morning the status on the order was

ON HOLD: Awaiting Finance Decision

Notes: Please ensure that you complete and return your finance agreement to the finance provider as soon as it has been sent to you, or your order will be delayed.

Will these be posted to me? And how long will this put on top of delivery??

I WANT MY LAPTOP!!!

Got mine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Arrived this afternoon, one hour before due at work
Then I was sent home early
All looks good so far, altho the FIR driver didn't seem too happy.....want to use it to connect to SonyEricsson K700i
Its going to be a long night configuring to the way I want it...............

FIR enabled in BIOS ...doh!
wish I could have afforded the bluetooth option.
Have yet to find anything I don't like about this laptop.

Im thinking about doing this option as well.. could you keep me posted on how it goes?

I'm thinking of swapping to XP Pro. Anyone done this ? ...and what was the effect on the Arcade functions ?

Its quite a nice function, but wonder if reformating the drive will screw up Arcade.