Philips AZ1602 CD Boombox

Philips AZ1602 CD Boombox
Manufacturer: Philips
Product Type: CE

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Average customer rating: 1.0

ABSOLUTE JUNK!!

Core 2 Duo T7200, 2GB, 160GB

Manufacturer: Acer Computer
Product Group: Personal Computer
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B000J1E1IW

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The stellar TravelMate 8210 Series will drive you to the peak of success via the latest Intel Centrino Duo mobile technology housed in a strong, stylish chassis with a carbon-fiber cover, complemented by cutting-edge graphics, a high-brightness wide-aspect display, and an array of communication and security solutions.

Customer Reviews:

ABSOLUTE JUNK!!.......2007-02-08

I searched long and hard and am very upset with myself for eventually having selected this piece on junk.

The 8210 complete series is, at best, a great idea. However it was poorly executed. You get the feeling that Acer was more focused on meeting their financial targets at the expense of us the customers. That's the only logical reason that I could see why they would launch this unfinished, obviously untested excuse for a business class notebook. Please see the folowing reasons:

1. Tech support in any form is almost non-existent dispite the fact that Acer boasts that their tech support center is based in the US and not outsourced like many of it's competitors. The best I have done so far is to receive a response to a query that I made on their support forum that proved that the person who responded either cannot read or is a complete idiot. By the way it came in weeks after I resolved the problem myself.

The Acer web site and by extension their support site is extremely SLOOOOW. I now actually use it as a example to my students of the importance of good after sales service and the negative effect is can have on future purchases.
Oh and by the way if you search for drivers for the 8210 you will find NOTHING. This of course means that Acer believes that the system is perfect.

Now for the machine itself:
Pros:
1. It really is a very nice looking notebook.

2. The drivers and utilities are stored on the hard drive and accessible in a neat quick access feature.... but it not well documented and what if the hard drive crashes.

Cons:
1. The heat dissapation is on the right hand side of the unit smack dead bang where you would use an external right handed mouse. Great idea if you plan on barbecuing your hand.

2. The machine hangs ever so often at boot up. This seems to be a random occurrence and I simply cannot pin it down to any specific action. A cold reboot (depressing the power button) seems to fix it until it rears its ugly head again.

3. It beeps like crazy on boot up almost like I have clicked something that is not allowed. This is even before I touch the machine.

4. The VoIP phone is a great idea but a joke in reality. Absolutely no advantage over my wired headset since it drops the call or sounds super fuzzy when I walk within a few feet away from my notebook.

5. The Acer VCM is a utility that supposedly makes it easy to pair Bluetooth headsets including the Acer VoIP phone to the notebook and allows you to easily switch between the bluetooth and the onboard speakers. The shortcut keys do not work. And the utility is missing an "Always on top" feature that makes you think that it is still in beta.
Oh and it crashes CONSTANTLY!

6. The camera is useless. The quality is HORRIBLE and no where compared to a model like the QuickCam Pro by logitech. Hello!! for this to be value add it must at least meet the standards of the decent add on camera.

7. Everytime I reboot the system something different happens: the bluetooth is on/off; the wireless is on/off; the sound card is enabled/disabled. There is no particular order.

8. I have gotten over the shock that the screen is this old fashioned non-shiny flat type. Actually its better for business category. However it's way too dim to be used effectively in any area that has adequate lighting.

9. The speakers are a little better than headphones and any attempts at playing music through them eventually equates to noise.

10. The list is really endless...

TAKE SOME ADVICE AND STAY AWAY!! STAY VERY FAR AWAY FROM THIS MODEL!!

I WILL NOT BUY ACER AGAIN!!

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