Acer Aspire 3693WLWi review

What you need to know

Reviewed by: Patrick Wignall

Reviewed on: 3 May 2007

Tags: Acer, Acer Aspire 3693WLWi, gamers, hard drive, USB ports

We like:

Good build quality; excellent screen; good keyboard layout

We don't like:

No FireWire port; only 512MB of RAM

CNET UK judgement:

The Acer Aspire 3693WLMi has bags of style and feels remarkably well built considering its low price tag. It also has an excellent screen and a great keyboard layout. Windows Vista struggles with the laptop's 512MB of RAM, however, so we'd advise you to fork out the additional £40 to upgrade its memory to 1GB

Full review:

Acer now sells more laptops in Europe than any other company. Its reputation has been built on putting together PCs that look stylish, but don't cost the earth. Both of those characteristics are strongly in evidence here. Despite its low price tag of just £349.97, the Aspire 3693WLMi still manages to be appealing to the eye, while also boasting a decent specification. The big question is whether it has enough grunt to stand out among its budget rivals. Continue Reading...