Acer Emachines EM250

alaTest has collected and analyzed 69 reviews from magazines and websites. Comments about the keyboard and battery are on the whole positive. The performance and portability are also mentioned favorably. There are some critical views about the reliability, and reviews about the software and touchpad are different.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Netbooks (Mini-laptops) the Acer Emachines EM250 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 78/100 = Good quality.

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Amazon review summary for the Acer Emachines EM250

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 45 user reviews of the Acer Emachines EM250 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.5/5 for other products on Amazon.com.

value for money, performance, screen, portability, keyboard

96% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

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Great netbook

 

Great netbook

I wanted to give it 4.5 stars but no such thing as a half star here on Amazon, lol. Yes it's not a full size laptop or desktop. And you should definitely know what you're getting yourself into for a netbook. A netbook isn't intended for intense...

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Cool little Netbook

 

Cool little Netbook

Win 7 starter, made it so easy to go wireless, and hook up to HomeGroup, to share files ect. Dose everything a small Netbook needs to do. Very easy to use. Its really an Acer. Gateway, Acer, & Emachines, are really the same, in this case.

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Good Deal

 

Good Deal

Got this computer back in February and haven't regretted it one bit. Although I don't travel all the time, I do travel three times a year for work purposes. Not only have I taken the computer to the work things but I also took it with me on vacation...

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Nice machine for a Student

 

I got this NetBook for my 11yr old just entering 6th grade. Works great for him so far. Probably not the fastest machine out there, but has everything he needs to Websurf-Facebook-etc... Perhaps he might do some homework on it as well. Price was right...

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Lean, mean, awesome machine!

 

Lean, mean, awesome machine!

I have had this netbook for 10 days now and don't know what I would do without it! It is fast enough, has an above average display & the webcam is great. It seems to be fashionable to disparage eMachines, but I've had one of their PC's for a while now...

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Do your research to make sure it is for

 

There was only one particular reason I bought this thing; to watch mlb.tv. The retail sales clerk is paid to say yes it can. It barely can. It redefines slow I am guessing a lot of it has to do with it having windows xp as an operating system instead...

Cute, Good Battery Life, Lightweight

Slow

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Travel size

 

I like the fact that this on comes with Windows XP so I won't have to re buy all the software I need.

Adequate Storage, Comfortable Keyboard, Compact, Fast, Lightweight

Lack built-in CDDVD

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companion computer

 

I purchased this netbook as companion to my 17" laptop. It has served its purpose very well. It has delivered what it was advertised to do. I carry this netbook when I don't want to carry the much heavier laptop. It fills the gap between the laptop and...

Adequate Storage, Comfortable Keyboard, Compact, Lightweight

None so far

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just o.k.

 

ive had my netbook for cpl weeks now and i believe im gonna take it back and trade it in on an upgrade. this emachine is an ok one,its just a lil too slow for me,but for the money you cant beat it!!!

Good Battery Life, Lightweight

Freezes Up, Slow

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