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Acer TravelMate 290 Series

Acer TravelMate 290 Series
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alaScore 79

87 reviews

Jan, 2025

alaTest has collected and analyzed 87 reviews of Acer TravelMate 290 Series. The average rating for this product is 4.2/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Opinions about the screen and design are generally positive. The performance and portability are also mentioned favorably. Some have doubts about the touchpad and sound.

price, portability, performance, design, screen

keyboard, sound, touchpad

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Acer TravelMate 290 Series is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 79/100 = Good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for Acer TravelMate 290 Series

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 2 user reviews of Acer TravelMate 290 Series from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 5.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. People really like the portability.

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100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Jan, 2025

Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Acer TravelMate 290 Series

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 2 user reviews of Acer TravelMate 290 Series from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. People are impressed by the battery and portability. The durability and screen also get good feedback.

design, screen, durability, portability, battery

100% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Jan, 2025

Expert review by : Carla Thornton (pcworld.com)

Acer Acer TravelMate 291LMi-G

 

Artwork: Rick Rizner, John Goddard

Apr, 2004
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Expert review by : Joseph A. Guilbeau IV (pcmag.com)

Acer TravelMate 290LMi

 

The Acer TravelMate 290LMi is a desktop replacement notebook that you can actually take with you.

The standard warranty on parts and labor is one year. On-site service is not available. Toll-free technical support is 24/7.

Nov, 2003
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Expert review by : Carla Thornton (pcworld.com)

Acer Travelmate 290LMI

 

Editors' Note: At the time of this writing, this particular model was available only through Best Buy. Other variants of the TravelMate 290 are available directly from other retailers.

Oct, 2003
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Expert review by : Charlotte Dunlap (cnet.com)

Service and support

 

Acer TravelMate 290 series

Inexpensive; excellent battery life; optional DVD-R/-RW burner.

Mediocre keyboard; color display looks undersaturated; one-year warranty.

With the low-end model starting at $999, the TravelMate 290 series will appeal to the back-to-school crowd and anyone on a tight budget.

Aug, 2003
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Expert review by : John Chow (thetechzone.com)

Acer TM292EL Ci-XPP Laptop Review

 

The Acer TravelMate 290E Celeron powered notebook was created for budget minded people. The 290E comes in two models; TM292EL Ci-XPP and TM292EXC. We take a look at the more expensive one.

Nice keyboard, Good price, Very thin for a 15" notebook

Slow performance, Limited viewing angle on the 15" screen, Poor battery life, Runs hot

Aug, 2004
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Expert review by (onlynewz.com)

Acer TravelMate 291LCi Notebook

 

Recently I got my hands on a brand new Centrino laptop from Acer. Since laptops became much more affordable than a few years ago and we did not have a single review of one of them, I started writing this review. The unit we are going to review today is...

May, 2004
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Expert review by (zdnet.com.au)

Acer TravelMate 290

 

The TravelMate 290 series will appeal to those looking for long battery life, and anyone on a tight budget.

Aug, 2003
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Expert review by (zdnet.com.au)

First Take: Acer TravelMate 290

 

The thin-and-light TravelMate 290 series features Pentium M processors and integrated 802.11b wireless networking, making the series a good fit for business travellers.

Aug, 2003
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

The Dollar Never Went Farther

 

First Impression, WOW...centrino 1.5ghz, intel wireless 2200b/g, 60 gig hard drive, dvd rw drive....large screen...LCD is slow just like any other screen, no touchpad lock but it's hard to touch it accidentally because it's deeper, keyboard if...

Aug, 2004
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Acer TravelMate TM292LMi-V64MB NoteBook Intel Pentium M 1.50GHz 15.0" XGA 512MB Memory 60GB HDD DVD±R/RW ATI Mobility Radeon 9200

 

Well, 5 days ago this was a TM292LCi, to which I just received:P Would rather have had this model do to its improved graphics and larger HD for only $xx more, but I still love mine;) I highly recommend this notebook, awesome for the price!! Thank you...

Aug, 2004
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