Pros
Sturdy,Price, Touch Pad,speed,reliable, BIG BANG FOR THE BUCK
Cons
Battery life,Sound quality.Fans are loud at times,Position of Usb ports.
The Bottom Line
Highly recommend for college students who don't have lots of money. Laptop is cheap, price that is, and small which is a PLUS.
Full Review
Averatec 3200 AV3225HS-20
Description
PRICE $ 989.00 $80 3 year warranty at Sams Club
Processor Amd Athlon XP-M 2000
Memory 512 DDR333 Ram—actually 448mb cause of the Graphics Card
Screen 12.1 XGA color TFT Screen
Hard Drive 40 GB Hard Drive
Network Built in wireless Lan 54 Mbps 802.11g
Network 10/100Mb Lan
Modem 56k V92 modem
USB 3 High Speed 2.0 usb ports-- backwards compatible with old usb
Expansion Pc Card Slot
Graphics 32 or 64 mb of Graphics Mem—steals from ram
Operating Sys windows xp home
Optical Drive built in dvd player/cd burner
Battery life 2:45 minutes not 3 hours.
Dimensions 1 inch thin and weighs 4 pounds—about the size of a piece of printer paper.
Computer Includes:
1. Internal Battery
2. AC adapter with Power Cord
3. Recovery Cds
4. Manual as a PDF file on laptop
Important:
1. Calibrate the Battery and then calibrate the Fans
a. You do this in the bios, instructions chapter 5
b. This will take at least 5-8 hours.
c. Doing this makes the battery last longer and keeps the fans quite
Laptop Usage:
1. College Students
2. Business Workers
3. Basically good for someone who doesn’t do intensive tasks such as, multimedia decoding, 3d work, etc…
First Look:
I have been using this laptop for almost a month now, and I love it. I have had no problems with this laptop at all. I bought this for college work.
The price of this laptop is really cheap, and perfect for doing college work on. This laptop is extremely small and the build quality is perfect. There are no flimsy or loose pieces anywhere(That I noticed). The location of the battery is in a great place-- Its located in the back. The keyboard is a bit small, but typing on it becomes easier in no time. Also, there is a function key that must be pressed to use the numeric pad, home, pgdn, end, etc.. The volume of the speakers are low, and no base. If you really need nice sound don’t buy this. The touch pad is nice, has scrolling on it and you can add function keys on the corners. The laptop underneath gets a little warm, but its not at all bothersome for me. The USB ports are located on the right side and are too close together—its annoying at times since I am right handed. Comes with basic software which includes, Microsoft XP Home, Works 7.0, Norton Anti-virus, CyberLink DVD. The software is located in the recovery cds.
Dvd playback works fine. Keyboard feels like it could break if you hit the keys too hard. Touchpad does not leave marks on screen—at least on mine. I have read some forums where people had bad experiences with this laptop. I recommend you buy a warranty, and if something doesn’t seem right TAKE it back.
Website Reviews:
This laptop was rated on cnet with a 7.9 and PcMag gave it PC Editors choice.
BenchMark:
I ran PcMark 2004 and this laptop scored 1822, 1936 2nd run
What I like:
1. Build quality of the laptop—Very Sturdy, and not flimsy
2. Price --$989
3. Battery charger is a nice size.
4. Accessible panel to add Ram
5. Touch Pad
6. speed – fast for such a cheap laptop
7. Comes with Norton Anti-virus
8. Nice Keyboard, and screen
9. BIG BANG FOR THE BUCK
Minor Dislikes:
1. The Battery life is only 2:45 minutes
2. Sound quality is horrible, and volume is low.
3. the Fans are loud, but acceptable
4. Positioning of the Usb ports
5. The Function key for the Pgdn,Pgup, etc...
Recommended
Yes[b]
Sturdy,Price, Touch Pad,speed,reliable, BIG BANG FOR THE BUCK
Cons
Battery life,Sound quality.Fans are loud at times,Position of Usb ports.
The Bottom Line
Highly recommend for college students who don't have lots of money. Laptop is cheap, price that is, and small which is a PLUS.
Full Review
Averatec 3200 AV3225HS-20
Description
PRICE $ 989.00 $80 3 year warranty at Sams Club
Processor Amd Athlon XP-M 2000
Memory 512 DDR333 Ram—actually 448mb cause of the Graphics Card
Screen 12.1 XGA color TFT Screen
Hard Drive 40 GB Hard Drive
Network Built in wireless Lan 54 Mbps 802.11g
Network 10/100Mb Lan
Modem 56k V92 modem
USB 3 High Speed 2.0 usb ports-- backwards compatible with old usb
Expansion Pc Card Slot
Graphics 32 or 64 mb of Graphics Mem—steals from ram
Operating Sys windows xp home
Optical Drive built in dvd player/cd burner
Battery life 2:45 minutes not 3 hours.
Dimensions 1 inch thin and weighs 4 pounds—about the size of a piece of printer paper.
Computer Includes:
1. Internal Battery
2. AC adapter with Power Cord
3. Recovery Cds
4. Manual as a PDF file on laptop
Important:
1. Calibrate the Battery and then calibrate the Fans
a. You do this in the bios, instructions chapter 5
b. This will take at least 5-8 hours.
c. Doing this makes the battery last longer and keeps the fans quite
Laptop Usage:
1. College Students
2. Business Workers
3. Basically good for someone who doesn’t do intensive tasks such as, multimedia decoding, 3d work, etc…
First Look:
I have been using this laptop for almost a month now, and I love it. I have had no problems with this laptop at all. I bought this for college work.
The price of this laptop is really cheap, and perfect for doing college work on. This laptop is extremely small and the build quality is perfect. There are no flimsy or loose pieces anywhere(That I noticed). The location of the battery is in a great place-- Its located in the back. The keyboard is a bit small, but typing on it becomes easier in no time. Also, there is a function key that must be pressed to use the numeric pad, home, pgdn, end, etc.. The volume of the speakers are low, and no base. If you really need nice sound don’t buy this. The touch pad is nice, has scrolling on it and you can add function keys on the corners. The laptop underneath gets a little warm, but its not at all bothersome for me. The USB ports are located on the right side and are too close together—its annoying at times since I am right handed. Comes with basic software which includes, Microsoft XP Home, Works 7.0, Norton Anti-virus, CyberLink DVD. The software is located in the recovery cds.
Dvd playback works fine. Keyboard feels like it could break if you hit the keys too hard. Touchpad does not leave marks on screen—at least on mine. I have read some forums where people had bad experiences with this laptop. I recommend you buy a warranty, and if something doesn’t seem right TAKE it back.
Website Reviews:
This laptop was rated on cnet with a 7.9 and PcMag gave it PC Editors choice.
BenchMark:
I ran PcMark 2004 and this laptop scored 1822, 1936 2nd run
What I like:
1. Build quality of the laptop—Very Sturdy, and not flimsy
2. Price --$989
3. Battery charger is a nice size.
4. Accessible panel to add Ram
5. Touch Pad
6. speed – fast for such a cheap laptop
7. Comes with Norton Anti-virus
8. Nice Keyboard, and screen
9. BIG BANG FOR THE BUCK
Minor Dislikes:
1. The Battery life is only 2:45 minutes
2. Sound quality is horrible, and volume is low.
3. the Fans are loud, but acceptable
4. Positioning of the Usb ports
5. The Function key for the Pgdn,Pgup, etc...
Recommended
Yes[b]
