At the end of 2007, Acer made a deal with a major eMachines concern, buying the entire brand. And given that the company is engaged in the production of computer equipment for the middle class population, the purchase of budget lines Emashins is very logical and profitable fit into the general ideology of Eiser.
Acer eMachines' new line of notebooks are typical budget models designed to work. You will not find any new-fangled design key in these laptops, and you should not expect revolutionary performance from the device.
These laptops are suitable for everyday tasks without the use of powerful graphics packages. It is also worth noting that the Emashins models have one of the lowest failure rates among all known world brands.
The focus of today's article is the eMachines E525 laptop . Below, design features, performance and other characteristics that will help the user to navigate his choice will be described in detail.
The laptop has a 15-inch work surface and a rather modest appearance. The performance of the device can be attributed to the average, and the brand has indicated the price is quite acceptable. In general, the Acer eMachines E525 model is balanced, and it combines everything that is needed for everyday work.
Design
The appearance of the laptop is unlikely to surprise anyone. The device has a strict and very restrained form of design execution. Everything in it is practical, “cheap” and minimalistic. The laptop case is made of plastic and has a matte finish, which will prevent it from collecting fingerprints and will hide minor scratches.
The gloss on the eMachines E 525 can only be seen on the frame around the display. Having a fairly solid construction, the device does not creak and does not emit extraneous sounds like a crunch, so the Aiser was pleased with the build quality - it turned out to be at a high level. The hinges are quite tight and allow you to open the display at 185 °, which is quite good and quite enough for traveling and working in unusual conditions.
Interior and exterior
The interior of the eMachines E525 is also equipped with matt plastic. The working surface and the touchpad are pleasant to the touch, and the hands feel quite comfortable while working on such a surface. Under the cover, as well as outside, there are no special tricks - everything is ordinary and Spartan simple: a panel with an additional keyboard unit, a touchpad and three function keys like a mouse, along with LED indicators. At the top of the display, the user will see a standard laptop webcam.
In principle, the eMachines E525 should be used as a stationary laptop, but if you have a desire to take a walk with him in nature or take on a long trip - this will not become a problem. The laptop does not have any supercompactness, but nevertheless 2.7 kg is not very burdensome on the road.
Display
Laptops with a 15-inch display are enviable, especially since this is the optimal size for a digital matrix monitor. Therefore, the eMachines E525 display characteristics are not much different from similar laptops. The device has a diagonal of 15.6 inches with a screen resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels.
Bright screen backlighting and relatively high-quality color reproduction allow you to carry out all everyday household and office tasks without stress. Watching modern dynamic films also pleases with color and saturation. The modern wide screen format will allow you to fully enjoy the delights of the film industry in high quality.
The display has a glossy surface, due to which the picture on the screen looks more rich, but due to technical nuances, the sunlight falling on the device can cause some inconvenience, especially if the rays come out directly from behind the user. The viewing angle of the screen has standard characteristics, like most similar laptops: vertically - a little less, and horizontally a little more.
Workspace
Given that the eMachines E525 is a workhorse and is used primarily for office needs, a future user should pay attention to the keyboard and touchpad. In principle, something negative cannot be said about them.
The keyboard is ordinary and consists of 99 buttons, has an additional unit with a numerical section. Its use is quite convenient, and getting used to the new keyboard will take a couple of tens of minutes, so there should be no problems with typing.
The touchpad also has standard dimensions of 86 x 43 mm with a clearly defined vertical scroll area. The control unit itself is shifted slightly to the left of the center (lefties will appreciate this option), and the mouse buttons click easily and clearly, the same thing happens with the cursor, it does not twitch and obediently follows the user's movements. This effect is achieved due to the ultra-smooth surface of the sensor.
Performance
The eMachines E525 model can be made in several variations and differ in the capacity of the hard drive and the amount of RAM. The most modern and maximum equipment is the flagship of the line - Acer eMachines E525-902G25Mi Yota 4G WiMAX.
The core of the device is the Intel processor - Celeron 900 with a maximum frequency of 2.2 gigahertz. The laptop is equipped with 2 GB of RAM with expandability up to 4 GB. The laptop has a small hard drive with a capacity of 250 GB and a built-in graphics chip from the same Intel - GMA X4500. Such a graphics engine, of course, is not suitable for modern games, but the chip is quite suitable for ordinary office and household tasks.
Numerous user reviews about the laptop on specialized Internet portals mainly in a positive way. The only thing that literally every second owner of this laptop advises is to remember to service the eMachines E525 filling on time (dusting, checking the processor paste and, if necessary, replacing the battery).
Ports
The device is equipped with all necessary ports and network protocols (USB 2.0, 3.0, RJ-45). Also on the case there is a convenient card reader capable of "accepting" all known microformats from SD to Pro / xD.
At the end of the laptop there is an optical drive with a Kensington lock and video / audio outputs. The only thing that is missing, according to the opinions and reviews of most users, is an additional HDMI port, which will greatly facilitate the life of any film enthusiast.