Acer Aspire 5538G - AMD Athlon X2 L

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Barely more expensive than a netbook. Full selection of ports (4 USB, HDMI SD card) and features (duallayer DVD writer, 802.11n wireless). Fancy keyboardmounted DVD eject button.

Cons:

Lacks any compelling new features. Strippeddown performance, battery life and screen brightness.

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Last revision on February 10, 2012

Reviewers Liked

Barely more expensive than a netbook. Full selection of ports (4 USB, HDMI SD card) and features (duallayer DVD writer, 802.11n wireless). Fancy keyboardmounted DVD eject button

Reviewers Didn't Like

Lacks any compelling new features. Strippeddown performance, battery life and screen brightness

Expert reviews and ratings

Is AMD back, baby?Some architectural updates and a snazzy sticker campaign under its belt, AMD is taking on Intel once again in its first serious bid to regain relevance since the early aughts. The approach is a little different, though: This time AMD...

By Wired on March 17, 2010

AMD clearly wants to tread on the tiger's tail. If this machine is anything to go by, Intel clearly has a fight on its hands. This PC is no netbook and the price ain't half bad. Share thisMore Rock Xtreme 840 SLI Review MSI GT740 Review TechEye...

By TechEye on April 17, 2011

The 15.6-inch Aspire 5538G notebook that AMD sent us for review is a pretty interesting machine. The hardware specs are hardly Earth-shattering in this age of Intel Core notebooks, but it has other perks. Featuring a 1.2 GHz AMD Athlon X2 dual-core...

By Geek.com on May 21, 2010

If you know what you’re getting into, the Aspire 5538 can be a great deal. You can’t expect a lot of power or really any standout features, but if there’s a need for a medium-sized screen somewhere for watching videos or browsing the...

By techcrunch.com on April 14, 2010