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Acer Extensa 5420

Acer Extensa 5420
alaScore 74

21 reviews

Apr, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 21 reviews of Acer Extensa 5420. The average rating for this product is 3.8/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Comments about the portability and durability are on the whole positive. The usability and reliability also get good feedback. Reviews are divided on the size. Some have doubts about the energy efficiency and touchpad.

performance, reliability, usability, durability, portability

battery, touchpad, energy

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Acer Extensa 5420 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 74/100 = Good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Acer Extensa 5420

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 11 user reviews of Acer Extensa 5420 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.4/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Reviewers are impressed by the connectivity and battery. The usability and performance also get good views. Some have doubts about the energy efficiency and touchpad, while opinions are divided on the size.

reliability, performance, usability, battery, connectivity

durability, portability, screen, touchpad, energy

64% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Expert review by : Matt Smith (pcper.com)

Acer Extensa 5420 Retrospective Review: How Far Have We Come?

 

As a writer and laptop reviewer, I am constantly bombarded with the chance to look at new laptops. These are the latest and supposedly greatest the industry has to offer. Comparing these modern laptops with each other provides you, the reader, with...

Jan, 2012

Consumer review (radioshack.com)

Very very good computer

 

This computer is super nice. I didnt know if it would be cause I have never heard of Acer. But this one is much better than the one I did have. I highly recomend it to anyone.

Adequate Storage, Durable Construction, Fast, Large Screen

none

Oct, 2008

Consumer review (radioshack.com)

Best Bang for Buck

 

I bought one to use as a compute to demo my store's broadband aircard because it was the cheapest well-appointed computer I could find. It was such a good deal that I bought one for myself! I bought an HP computer from Radioshack a few years ago for 3...

Adequate Storage, Easy To Use, Fast

Battery Life

Sep, 2008

Consumer review (radioshack.com)

Great purchase.

 

Just bought this PC a day ago. I must say great price for the quality. I am new using VISTA so there is a learning curve if you are make the transition. Great price, really light PC. Probably not the best for high end gaming, but real great purchase....

Adequate Storage, Lightweight, Reliable Performance

Poor Software Bundle

Sep, 2008

Consumer review (radioshack.com)

AWSOME!

 

Its great and u can could on it for games but its not top notch but its reliable.And the grapics are great.

Adequate Storage, Easy To Use, Fast, Reliable Performance

Sep, 2008

Consumer review (radioshack.com)

Great for the price

 

This laptop is great! It works for how I use it, and Vista is (surprisingly) not that bad! I was thinking I might need to add memory (as Vista itself requires 1GB RAM) but it's plenty fast for most tasks. I haven't tried games on it (yet) but...

Adequate Storage, Durable Construction, Easy To Use, Fast, Large Screen, Reliable Performance

limited battery life, Poor speaker placement

Aug, 2008

Consumer review (radioshack.com)

Looks a great deal but its not

 

Had too much trouble setting it up and at the end I finish with no computer on my first day trying it.

Looks Good

Unreliable Performance

Aug, 2008

Consumer review (radioshack.com)

great buy!!

 

nice laptop with many features for a great price

Adequate Storage, Durable Construction, Easy To Use, Fast, Large Screen, Lightweight, Reliable Performance

Aug, 2008

Consumer review (radioshack.com)

Good for price

 

Just got this computer a couple weeks ago. Has short battery life and cursor jumps around some. However, it is good for our use. We only do light surfing and word processing.

Easy To Use, Fast, Lightweight

Short battery life

Aug, 2008

Consumer review (radioshack.com)

This computer is awesome

 

I use this computer for work and home. i love it. i used to hate acer, but the sales guy promised me they had changed, and boy have they. crystal clear screen, great audio, and the dvd burner reader is the best one ever. it even writes lightscribe, DL,...

Adequate Storage, Durable Construction, Easy To Use, Fast, Great Software Bundle, Large Screen, Reliable Performance

A little heavy

Aug, 2008

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