Acer Aspire 9420 Series (Kannettavat)

Suitable as a desktop-replacement notebook, the Acer Aspire 9425WSMi definitely has a lot of grunt under its hood, and plenty of useful features that ...

Performed very well in our WorldBench 6 tests; 2GB RAM; 160GB hard drive; comfortable to use

Reflections from the glossy screen can make for uncomfortable viewing; no FireWire; no ExpressCard slot; Acer's GridVista software didn't seem to work on our test unit; poor speakers for such a big unit

A good price point, decent features and great performance make this notebook a good choice if you're after a desktop replacement.

We have to admit that we like Acer notebooks. They have a no-frills approach to their design but what they lack in overall looks they make up for in value for money and general quality. Take the Aspire 9423WSMi, the build quality is robust and solid...

Good price, powerful, great screen

Heavy, average battery life

A great specification for the price makes this a fantastic all-round notebook for the family

If AntmaN reads this could he please email me with a link to the XP drivers he got for the Acer 9425WSMi. I've scoured the Acer European site and can't find them.

Excellent value

Dated design

Brilliant, had it 2 months. For those bemoaning Vista, it ain't too bad & IS BETTER THAN XP (MS could do more for backward compat - and a lot of daft bugs in it).

Num pad, Seperate decent Vid card & mem, Lightweight for it's size (despite someone saying heavy), Robust

Keyboard misses presses when typing very fast, audio output so noisy (if plugged into external spkrs) I had to use a USB sound card (only cost £3) - TWO H/W DESIGN BUGS!! But really, it is FAB

I've owned this laptop for 4 months now and absolutely love it. I use it primarily for the task of mobile pro audio production (running Win XP Pro), and it handles everything that I throw at it with ease.

Powerful, cheap, reliable, numeric keypad, nice screen

No firewire port. Drivers for Win XP were difficult to acquire, but I found them on Acer's European ftp site :)