Acer Aspire 5650 Series

The notebook’s build quality is pretty good but it's on the heavy side at 2.92Kg. This isn't really suited then for portability. Unfortunately, as ever, Acer did its usual trick of supplying press samples that don't correspond exactly to what will be...

Good balance of features and affordability

Touchpad too recessed for optimum comfort

Powerful with impressive connectivity, this is an excellent office laptop

Powerful, good-spec, good battery life

Not really portable

Sometimes, being the first to market with an idea can be daunting, users will like the notion but not the implementation. In the case of the Aspire 5652WLMi, Acer hasn’t made a great leap forward in technology, simply in execution.

With my model (January 06) of the Aspire 5652 the fan is hardly perceptible, however probably this different with newer models, as I could learn by many empiric reports, which were brought to me. For me (not High end User/Gamer) the Aspire 5652...

There's little to find fault with here. Acer's engineers and designers have produced a very well-made product. They managed to stuff an ordinary 15' case with a powerful multimedia configuration while providing the opportunity to use that configuration...

There’s little to find fault with here. Acer’s engineers and designers have produced a very well-made product. They managed to stuff an ordinary 15” case with a powerful multimedia configuration while providing the opportunity to use that configuration...

Screen, and balanced performance.

Could do with more USB ports. Getting around this by adding a multiport (£7 - so not a big deal).

Good specification

Heavy, but weights can be compared on-line. Weight is what you get. You have to go for the spec.