Frazier Barretto, Oct 31, 2007 1900 hrs IST
A bang-for-your-buck laptop
Sharp screen, Feature-rich, Good onboard graphics, Nice performance, Well priced, Bluetooth
No WinXP drivers bundled, Touchpad interferes with typing, Should have had black interiors
In April this year, I'd reviewed a Value for Money (VfM) laptop -- the Compaq Presario V3228au. It had all the perks and got the Techtree vote for best VFM laptop. This time, we ve a new competitor -- the Aspire 4520. Let's see if it can grab the VFM crown.
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Acer Welcome You are my need Javed Usmani
Javed Usmani | Bilaspur | 03/11/07 08:45 PM | Report abuse Reply
What are yiu trying to say ? Are you working at Acer ? If yes then I like to communicate with you.
J.Bakshi | Kolkata | 05/11/07 12:16 PM | Report abuse
Thanks. Javed Usmani
Javed Usmani | Bilaspur | 05/12/07 08:49 PM | Report abuse
Hi,Want to buy laptop.which one should I buy?I read acer has so many problem.If any laptop other than acer plz suggest.My range is from 25-30k
Sulagna | bangalore | 06/08/08 06:21 PM | Report abuse
this model is still available in the market with this color combination. how much it cost to me. up to delivery
Rohan | Satara | 05/07/08 08:56 PM | Report abuse Reply
Three days back I bought Aspire 4520. Processor is Turion X2 TL-60 and 2GB RAM + Vista home premium, the cost is around 31K for this and it does not have bluetooth in it. is this a fare price that I have paid
Ravi | Bangalore | 24/06/08 03:29 PM | Report abuse Reply
How much can this laptop cost with a 2GB RAM?
Akshay | Pune | 24/04/08 08:33 PM | Report abuse Reply
it costs aound 30k
acer | acer | 24/06/08 02:31 PM | Report abuse
Why this type not in-jack bluetooth?and then empowering dont have in CD driver
Palepi | Jakarta | 19/06/08 06:50 PM | Report abuse Reply
What is the price of this product plz reply..
ramesh | tumkur | 23/02/08 01:56 PM | Report abuse Reply
29300 AS WE SPEAK IN BANGALORE
BOPANNA | BANGALORE | 06/06/08 02:31 PM | Report abuse
Can I install MAC OSX Leopard in Acer Aspire 4520???
Theo | Palembang, Sumsel, Indonesia | 04/06/08 08:50 AM | Report abuse Reply
These all comparison according to me are absolutely wrong and unethical to compare with. Hehehehe They had given comparison with either with INTEL Quad core or with INTEL server processor (XEON) which is absolutely wrong. They had not even tried to compare it with the equivalent processors like INTEL core 2 Duo. This means the performance of the AMD Athlon processor is so excellent that it seems to me INTEL had to bribe to show it lower. I say shame on you all to show AMD down.
Girish | Bangalore | 02/12/07 01:56 AM | Report abuse Reply
Finally someone who found out the 'technical' details of this review. I found it very funny to compare a budget processor to a high performance processor. We need proper comparisons. The best to compare this processor would be the Dual core. The core 2 duo is out of this league and priced at at least 10k more.
Lance Pereira | Mumbai | 23/04/08 04:42 PM | Report abuse
Acer India website shows Aspire 4520 as AMD Turion? 64 X2 Mobile Technology. The dealer versions show Aspire 4520 as Athlon 64. Can anybody clear the confusion between Athlon and Turion x2?
Vishal | Pune | 13/04/08 03:02 PM | Report abuse Reply
There are 2 different processors used in the same model, ie the TK53 and the TL58. The TL58 is better ofcourse but come bundled with Vista and is priced higher. TK 53 is the Atlon while TL 58 is the Turion. Turion is better in terms of battery performance and heats lesser. Performance wise both are similar
Lance Pereira | Mumbai | 23/04/08 04:26 PM | Report abuse
Hi Friends Can you please suggest which will be a better Buy option Compaq Presario V6604AU Or ACER Aspire 4520NWXM
Arindam Sinha | Mumbai | 26/02/08 06:34 PM | Report abuse Reply
you bet acer-aspire 4520. I am using a compaq also, but I am more comfortable on the acer-4520.........
arun prabhu | mumbai | 23/03/08 08:15 PM | Report abuse
XP driver is also available in the resource DVD of Acer 4520. I buyed one and its really a cool piece
JITHESH E J | Bangalore | 02/11/07 06:29 PM | Report abuse Reply
where to get that DVD ??? any online sites ?? i desperately need 1...
gurujee | Puri | 03/11/07 01:40 AM | Report abuse
driver
aaa | thailand | 15/11/07 12:08 AM | Report abuse
please give the adress in bangalore where you bought the laptop and driver DVD
gknarayana | kolar | 25/11/07 10:03 AM | Report abuse
hey pls tel me where u got the XP driver from.... i need it immediately.... my mail id is vik4989@gmail.com.... pls reply
vikram s | chennai | 06/03/08 06:25 PM | Report abuse
" Should have had black interiors " is a very logical negative point....right :/ otherwise good review :)
Puneet | Mumbai | 01/11/07 03:55 PM | Report abuse Reply
recommended laptop
ryan | jakarta | 28/02/08 10:03 PM | Report abuse
Hi dude, I recently bought this laptop. Its price is 675 USD. It has very good configuration I feel. It rocks
Nitin | Delhi | 25/02/08 05:44 PM | Report abuse Reply
almiha
tahir | sudai | 18/02/08 02:23 AM | Report abuse Reply
i want to buy the laptop
sanjay chavda | gandhinagar | 15/02/08 01:58 PM | Report abuse Reply
IS IT POSSIBAL TO CAPTURE DVD QULITY VIDEO BY USING IEEE PORT FROM ANY CAMERA WITH FIRE WIRE
MADDY | GOA | 08/02/08 03:20 PM | Report abuse Reply
We are interested to buy the product so kindly contact personally in our city. regards sivakumar Mobile 09841027159, 09444003989
sivakumar | CHENNAI 600008 | 01/11/07 08:10 AM | Report abuse Reply
I went to get this laptop with 2gb ram few days back..Instead i settled for compaq v3611Au with 2gb..its priced at 29k..and acer with 2gb around 29.5k.. Acer++ = Bluetooth+160gbhdd+webam+default 1gb ram Compaq ++ = Nforce 630m+7150m supporting purevideo hd VS acer 610m+7000m.. amd x2 1.8ghz vs 1.7 opf acer better build quality Overall without the extra kinks compaq is a better performer while acer has some extra stuffs..So do give it a look before jumping on the 4520 bandwagon
Samrat | Calcutta | 30/01/08 04:03 PM | Report abuse
Acer computers services and also the products sucks.....with in one year after I brought my laptop....they replaced my LCD screen,Battery,Motherboard,Processor...it's almost everything(luckily was in warranty) except the plastic body..i've the bill with me to prove that....
Rahul B | Kharagpur | 01/11/07 11:57 AM | Report abuse Reply
Have you checked for earthibg problems at your home or wherver you have charged the notebook? I have a state of the art IBM desktop that kept failing due to un-regulated current. My home had poor earthing. As a result, my computer was subjected to spikes of power that rendered the LCD, RAM and eventually the IC on the motherboards useless. Cost me a bomb to rectify each.
Ranga | Chennai | 01/11/07 11:25 PM | Report abuse
come on dude,i just bought Acer aspire aspire 4520 with amd Turion X2 TL-60 2.0 GHz,it working just fine,which i hope so after lookin at your words?!What i hate about notebook is the battery.does any manufacturer design a notebook with alternative power supply such as solar or lunar?or mayb some nuke?if theres one,i would like to know how..:)
Ne0 | SHah ALaM | 15/12/07 09:34 AM | Report abuse
It doesnt mean u fell in ditch , that every one must man. I have been using this lap top ( acer 4520) since 8 months and i run vista ultimate.It rocks.
bryan | bangalore | 25/01/08 01:24 AM | Report abuse
iwant 2 get acer epower...were i got....... i hv alredy get acer4720.......
ajay rathod | pune | 16/01/08 07:04 PM | Report abuse Reply
Obviously a perfect piece of Laptops... In a much competitive price; i think its perfect one...
Manish Maheshwa | Jaipur | 17/11/07 05:55 PM | Report abuse Reply
can u plz tell me the price of acer 4520 is it the best budget laptop or any other model is also there ,price? acer4520- price?
deepak | pune | 09/01/08 04:29 PM | Report abuse
Hi Team, I would Like to have the correction made on your website for Acer Aspire 4520 by Mr. Frazier Barretto there Should be AMD 64 X2 Mobile Technology - Athlon TK-53/TK-55 (1.70/1.80 GHz, 2x 256 KB L2 cache), supporting AMD PowerNow! technology and AMD HyperTransport technology NVIDIA nForce 610M (MCP67-MV)
Arvind Yadav | Bangalore | 28/12/07 06:17 AM | Report abuse Reply
buy this one
shuhan | delhi | 08/12/07 05:06 PM | Report abuse Reply
lay le destop
shuhan | delhi | 08/12/07 05:09 PM | Report abuse
Acer Aspire 4520 is a good laptop. But The official Acer site shows that the laptop has Turion processor which is good for mobility. Where the model describe here has athlon. Why is the difference ?
J.Bakshi | Kolkata | 01/11/07 09:26 AM | Report abuse Reply
Where to get Aspire 4529 with turion CPU as listed at the Acer site ?
J.Bakshi | Kolkata | 01/11/07 12:55 PM | Report abuse
OH sorry :-( typing mistake. Please read 4520 in place of 4529
J.Bakshi | Kolkata | 01/11/07 12:57 PM | Report abuse
In Kolkota it is available at Ezones in Kakurgachi/homeland/emall or you may also visit the acer brand stores (acer malls) at elgin road or GCA. Its a great buy, good luck.
acer gyan guru | blr | 07/11/07 02:24 PM | Report abuse
Huh? The specs. mentioned here clearly mention a Turion processor. Thanks 2 acer gyaan guru 4 the info. Does acer also have call center / chat / email support in India?
sid | Mumbai | 08/11/07 01:49 PM | Report abuse
I'd mostly made up my mind to buy a similar acer model - the 4710z. This is no doubt, a timely review as it gives me another option. My only grouse with acer (so far) is that they're loading some unheard of Linux distro called Linpus (without X windows), so there's no way to check out the display quality (or drivers for WiFi etc.) in stores. Ridiculous (or microsoft-influenced?) policy, when u consider there r distros like Ubuntu which can easily give even Vista a good run for its money. What kind of support does acer have?
Sid | Mumbai | 07/11/07 01:25 PM | Report abuse Reply
Is there a similar review of the 4710z? It has a pentium dual core (not to be confused with core 2 duo) processor. Can there be a comparitive review?
Sid | Mumbai | 07/11/07 01:29 PM | Report abuse
Acer has one of the largest support centers called Acer care clinics spread over 65 cities and towns making it one of the largest networks of its kind. Your feedback on display is valid.
acer gyan Guru | Blr | 07/11/07 02:18 PM | Report abuse
Can anyone tell the second hand price of 80GB,1GB Ram,17"inch lcd moniter of samsung,dvdRm with Combo Drive 2.2 GHZ Intel system Processer can an y one pls Tell me the price of this.
roshan | mumbai | 07/11/07 10:06 AM | Report abuse Reply
can u just tell the price what is the actual and if i want to order the then when i will get it.
roshan | mumbai | 07/11/07 10:02 AM | Report abuse Reply
Service wise Best is Dell, overall Value for Money is served by Compaq Notebooks. i.e., Business Notebooks - DELL Multimedia Notebooks - HP VFM Notebooks - COMPAQ Screen Clarity - > SONY VAIO, Toshiba
arnov007 | New Delhi | 02/11/07 03:09 PM | Report abuse Reply
this is a good vfm laptop, but i heard this stuff heats up fast...
Chintan | Mumbai | 31/10/07 08:03 PM | Report abuse Reply
No No just try it or take a demo at near Showroom , work at least 15 minute ,
Saurabh jain | Ropar, Punjab | 01/11/07 07:49 AM | Report abuse
Yes! Thats exactly the Turion's main problem area. It is better to wait until Jan 'coz new AMD range of processors will be out that is believed to outperform the Intel counterparts.
Chandra | Chennai | 01/11/07 05:05 PM | Report abuse
"coz new AMD range of processors will be out that is believed to outperform the Intel counterparts." can u give more idea ? I am thinking seriously to buy 4250 but no turion variant is available in India. It would be really helpful if u give some idea about the aspire series launching shortly. Thanks
J.Bakshi | Kolkata | 02/11/07 09:48 AM | Report abuse
I got this laptop with a slight variation in the specs since i didnt purchase in India, Tt had AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile TL-60 2.0 Ghz and with Vista Premium. I would like to mention a few problems: 1. Its not able to run some of the external HDD's with 2.0 specs, rather the speed was 1.1. (I tried Maxtor which didnt work, but Segate was working) 2. The keyboard is good, but the keys are a bit sticky if we type fast, i think this same problem with other Acer laptops which came in similar design since I tried 4710 and 5710 also. 3. The memory card slot is not able to read microSD plugged into a SD adapter. 4. I am runnung UBUNTU, it had some minor problems, related to nVidia / Sound / WLan drivers, but was able to resolve using the Ubuntu forum. But definitely this laptop is a VFM, and for running VISTA 2GB RAM is a good option.
Anonymous | SG | 02/11/07 07:44 AM | Report abuse Reply