Intel celeron processor 900 2.2ghz 1mb l2 cache 800mhz fsb) windows 7 home premium (64-bit) 15.6 hd widescreen wxga high-brightness lcd display mobile intel gl40 express chipset 2048mb ddr3 memory (2 x 1024mb) intel graphics media accelerator 4500m 160gb 5400rpm sata hard drive 8x dvd-supermulti double-layer drive 5-in-1 digital media card reader 802.11b/g/n wi-fi certified 2 - usb 2.0 ports one built-in mono speaker 6.0 lbs. 2.7 kg (system unit only) stay productive and have fun with the emachines eme527-2537 notebook featuring reliable intel celeron processing widescreen display intel gma graphics and windows 7 home premium. It is everything you need to easily accomplish deadlines browse the internet keep up with your social networks have fun with digital media and more on-the-go.
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I ordered the laptop using my Prime account on Monday and it arrived two days later, as promised. The laptop comes in a simple, cardboard eMachines box with basic instructions: Put in Battery, Plug in, Turn on.
Upon opening the monitor, I notice shelling is made of a thin, flat black plastic. A little on the cheap side, but this laptop is not meant to go off-road. Acceptable. The monitor is wide and very crisp. I was very disappointed in the video card. Granted, it is an integrated 4500M, but the resolution display cannot go any higher than 1366×768. I like my icons and screen to appear smaller, so I can essentially fit more onto my screen. The keys are well spaced and firm to the touch, so there is no accidental key-pressing. There is also an integrated accounting key-pad on the right, something my previous Compaq M2100 did not have, a plus for accounting/econ majors. The power cord seems pretty sturdy. Unlike my previous Compaq which was victim of a weak neck, the power cord is a 90 degree plug and reinforced with thicker amounts of synthetic plastic/rubber. Finally, the laptop weighs in at 5.65 pounds.
This laptop will be used for basic everyday use: Internet Browsing, Mail, Social networking, remote networking into work, MS Office and Videos/Music. I do not plan on using any photo or movie editing programs. I was able to browse the internet a bit. I checked my mail and social networks. The laptop seems efficient, but when I attempted to run two tabbed windows (Car Forum and Ytube) at once, one of the windows (YTube) crashed! Luckily, it was quickly recovered Windows. Not a big deal for people with patience, but I always run multiple tabs so this might be a problem in the future.
The laptop comes with Windows 7 64-bit, a plus. It also comes with a 60 day trial of Microsoft office and Norton antivirus.
Overall, I really like the laptop. It lacks power in the dated Celeron processor but makes up for in a strong wireless 802.11b/g/n card, a nice sleek monitor and 160GB available hard drive for storing movies, music and pictures.
For $279 (Amazon Lightning Deal), I am very satisfied with my purchase!
*EDIT*
I was able to fool around with the new laptop some more last night. In total, I used the laptop for about 1.5 hours, MAX. The first 60 minutes comprised of basic internet browsing: Fbook, Amazon.com, and YouTube. Since I did not have available Wi-Fi, I tethered my HTC Snap. Sadly, because I was in the hills of Hollywood, I got very poor reception so my internet was sluggish. I skipped the YTube and stayed on Meebo for some chat.
My next laptop session was later that night at my apartment. I picked up the apartment’s Wi-Fi quickly and web pages loaded normally, but nothing phenomenal. The wireless card works well, as expected.
As an avid music junkie, I noticed the Mono-speaker is VERY under powered. I opened Pandora while I was cooking in the kitchen. The noise from the overhead oven vent clashed with the weaker speaker from the laptop. The speakers in my old Compaq M2100 were much stronger. Granted, they were stereo. However, if you have a pair of headphones, watching movies on a plane, car ride or late at night easily solves this problem.
After I shut down, my battery life read 57%. Not bad for about 1.5 hours of web browsing and music streaming while using a mixture of Tether/Wi-Fi. Let me also add, whenever I am not plugged into AC power, I set my screen brightness to the lowest to conserve the laptop’s power.
Again, I STILL believe this is a GREAT laptop for the price.
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For the past two weeks or so, I had been on the prowl for the cheapest laptop or net book I could find, as I needed something portable to use with a module on my motorcycle. Constantly lugging the desktop outside simply wouldn’t do.
I happened across this machine during a lightening deal (which seems to sporadically going in and out of effect for the past two to three days). For the price, this is an extremely capable machine, understandably with no extras to keep the price as low as it is.
Pros:
Minimal software is included, but free options (Open Office, GIMP, VLC, iTunes) all run very decently.
DVD playback is adequate, although there is some hiccuping as the drive “spools” up initially, but is fine after a few seconds.
The wireless card works better then I would have expected, and has about the same range as my MacBook Pro.
I couldn’t easily locate it before purchase, but the screen resolution is 1366 x 768.
Minimal pre-installed bloatware.
Plays Solitaire fine, I wouldn’t trust it for anything more intensive than that though.
I was spoiled my Apples’ trackpad included with their newest MacBook Pro, but the trackpad on here works quite nicely. While not being multi-touch capable, the included drivers / utilities allow you to set up sections to use as scrolling (for webpages), simulate momentum scrolling, and have hot-sections for gestures / commands.
Cons:
The lid does feel a little flimsy, but under normal use doesn’t seem like it should be problematic.
Very cheap, mono-speaker. If you’re going to watch movies or play music, make sure you have some headphones.
If all you need as a bare-bones laptop, this machine is perfect. Just about the same price as (if not cheaper than) a good number of netbooks, which gives you an optical drive, at the trade-off of battery life. A little shy of an hour and a half of web browsing forums with brightness at minimum took the battery from full charge to about 45%. I haven’t tweaked the power saving options, could probably salvage a little more juice out of it.
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I just received this laptop today thanks to the fantastic deal Amazon had going on. So far so good as far as quality and for speed it is about what I expected. This is not a gaming PC or even close to it. Consider this your web/email/netflix laptop and you will be happy.
The wifi seems very solid and the connection I am getting is top notch. Windows 7 premium is a fantastic bonus. Full keyboard is also a nice plus for someone who likes to use the side numbers like myself. Screen is also very sharp and I am surprised at the overall size, was expecting more of a netbook size for this price but it certainly is a notebook.
For what I am going to use it for this is a fantastic little computer that seems well built. For 280 bucks you really can not go wrong. At full price, 400 would still be a good price for this laptop but expect to upgrade the ram. You can upgrade to 4 gigs ram which will run you around 80-90 bucks. This could really boost performance.
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This looks like an Acer Aspire AS5734Z-4512 NoteBook except it comes with a single core processor (Acer owns Gateway and eMachines).
I am expecting accessories to be well supported and compatible between both brands.
At $279, this laptop is an excellent deal. Ordered on Wednesday, delivered before noon on Thursday.
The laptop is lightweight (lighter than my 13″ Apple MacBook) and responsive (DVDs play seamlessly).
It just takes a couple of minutes to configure it. I was able to connect my WPA2 Wireless N network with no issue.
The power adapter accepts up to 240V and the power cord is detachable – this should be usable in Europe.
A webcam would have been a nice addition.
Pros:
Large and bright screen
Full keyboard with keypad
Windows 7 license
Minimal bloatware
Intel processor and video chipset
Reasonably fast and responsive
Up and running in two minutes
Reads DVDs out of the box
Battery comes half charged
Cons:
Single core processor
No webcam
Low powered speaker
Keypad skews keyboard to the right
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I bought this and received it in less than 24 hours for $3.99 using Amazon Prime! It is as advertised & after installing open office can say that it exceeds my expectations. The display is big & bright, the numeric keypad is a nice bonus & the wi-fi is very fast. For the price, highly recommended!
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I bought this laptop purely out of the compelling nature of the Amazon Lightning Deal price of $279 plus the specifications of the unit (since then it seems they’ve made the deal price the standard one, for now). I own a computer service business, so I know exactly how to research laptops for potential purchase down to the component level, and here’s why I decided to make the buy:
* CPU: It might be a cheap Celeron, but it has a 1MB cache and 64-bit capability, and is based on the Core 2 processor; DEFINITELY far more powerful than any netbook, and in my tests it plays 720p high-definition H.264 video clips without a single hitch. The lower cache is also somewhat mitigated by the dual-channel DDR3 memory.
* RAM: 2GB of dual-channel DDR3. Enough said. It’s the latest and greatest kind of memory, and there’s enough to get most typical things done. You could even run Photoshop if you wanted, and it’d be fine.
* Hard drive: 160GB SATA…pretty small by today’s standards, but it’s way more than most people will use, including myself since I have a desktop for all the big stuff.
* DVD-RW drive: YES, IT BURNS DVDs. Very compelling, particularly since netbooks’ main missing feature is an optical drive.
* 15.6″ widescreen: you can easily buy a laptop for $300 more and get a smaller screen. The image is crisp and I absolutely can’t complain. The resolution is really good, also. Plenty of video real estate to get things done.
* Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit: 64-bit! Not Starter Edition! Not Vista! What more could you ask for? (Also, Linux works great on it; I checked!)
* This thing isn’t a 17″ laptop, yet it has a numeric keypad! Not a full one, but just the fact that it has the standard 0-9 and Enter matrix in the proper place is amazing, and awfully handy for keeping those pesky financial records!
Some people will not like the lack of a webcam, but the most annoying compromise is the sound. While you can easily connect a set of speakers and get wonderful sound, the built-in speaker is mono (there is only one speaker), very quiet, and has a very poor response range. It’s sufficient for hearing sounds such as a mail notification (if ambient noise in the room is low), but it’s insufficient for almost everything else, including listening to music. Honestly, most people could care less about the missing cam and pitiful speaker, especially at this price point. It’s powerful, it gets the job done and does so at great speed, and the feature list is absolutely shocking for a $279 unit. If I was evaluating this at its “normal” $399 price, I would advise coughing up an extra $100 and buying a dual-core unit with 4GB and a 320GB hard drive instead, but the $120 off makes this an absolutely unbeatable offer. In fact, I’ve already helped three other people purchase one since mine was delivered and I evaluated it first-hand.
If you get this at a good price, you absolutely won’t be sorry. Just buy it!
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First of all, I thank the reviewers who gave excellent review. My purchase is based on low price and your reviews. I opened multiple programs and several browser screens and response is quite good. I watched video from youtube and other internet sources; no problem there. The screen is of good quality. You need not set your eyes perpendicular to the screen. I installed NETBEANS IDE. It’s running without a problem. Keyboard is good, except that I need to get used to the DEL key position. The touchpad is on the left of center, again would take a few days to get adjusted. Audio is OK. A Five star ***** from me.
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I bought it in the lightening round for my niece to use for school. It is a basic computer which is what you get for the price. I unpacked it and set-up was pretty simple. Almost out of the box it found the wireless signal, and the display screen was crisp and bright. It loaded pages without much difficulty, not lightening fast but reasonable. I stayed online with it for several hours with no problem, so for her computer, connecting to the internet was a snap. I’m not a fan of windows but windows 7 seems decent. I also bought her a satchel carrying case and the laptop is light enough for her to carry with little difficulty and she is pretty tiny. It should be great for stuff like web surfing,email and data storage for her term papers. She has used it for several weeks now and very satisfied. Overall it is a great laptop for the price. If you are looking for an entry level computer, you can’t beat it!
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I received my laptop yesterday and I have already put it to the test. I’m a computer consultant and needed a second laptop to juggle multiple VPN connections. It has performed very well so far.
I did not realize when I was purchasing that this was a 64-bit system. It works for me and my peripherals, but if you have older equipment be advised because not all older equipment has drivers for it.
Pros: Pretty snappy for only a Celeron and 2 GB of RAM, keyboard has a 10-key on it, which I can turn off with Num Lock for other keyboard functions, bright clear LCD with decent resolution (for the price), supports wireless N (which I hope to upgrade to soon), DVD burner, 3-4 hour battery life
Cons: Single speaker is VERY poor, vertical scroll on the touchpad doesn’t respond quickly, lid doesn’t clasp shut
Overall, I am THRILLED with the value I have received for this laptop. If I had paid regular price I would give it 4 stars, but at $279 I believe I received way more than I would expect in a 15.4″ laptop.
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Believe it or not this machine impresses me big time. I’ll give you a pro and cons list instead of just my commentary.
pros- THE PRICE! the screen size (15.6 in. WOW), keyboard is pretty nice with numkeys- excellent layout! doesnt come with windows 7 starter but with home! processor 2.2 ghz… newer ddr3 memory 2gb (all an average user needs) wireless that supports even the band N. includes optical drive. much much more.
cons- speakers 🙁 chassis seems like its semi-cheaply made compared to some- power cord sometimes can comeout on you if your not careful with it. trackpad/mouse thingi looks cheap. wouldve been cool to have webcam
but now let me explain the cons away. Speakers- are you kidding me u shouldnt be using a laptop for it speakers bring along some noise canceling headphones (I use my ipod earbuds, and I’m ordering some better ones!) chassis- you shouldnt be ruff with ur laptop anyways (get a good laptop backpack/case/sleeve or something) – Power cord- get over it yah’ baby you shouldnt be putting tension or stepping on it anyhow! trackpad- its suprisingly functional go in to its options and speed it up a bit and its perfect for me. webcam- im sure you can buy a portable webcam if you just need that function I really dont use webcams so no problemo for me.
other then that. you will make every1 jealous!!! hehehe when they get their lame netbook you can laugh as u got twice as powerful machine for less. okay, so I think I’ve made up ur mind by now? if I haven’t then who cares; i thought i should atleast make a couple people aware of this awesome deal muhahaha.
god bless. and forgive for grammar, spelling, and the likes 🙂 afterall this is the internet – Nathan out!