Still, this showing bested the Core i3-powered Aspire 5742 (1,752) as well as the AMD-powered Satellite C655D (1,997) and the MSI CR650 (2,225). It achieved 2,266 on 3DMark06, well below the mainstream average of 3,740. The 60-second boot time was about on par with the category average.Įquipped with an ATI Radeon HD 6310 GPU and 256MB of RAM, the Aspire 5253 turned in mixed graphics scores. That's below the mainstream average of 25 MBps and lower than the Aspire 5742 (3:13). The Aspire 5253's 320GB, 5,400-rpm hard drive took 4 minutes to copy a 5GB folder of multimedia files, which translates to a low file transfer rate of 21.MBps. Still, netbooks take more than 5 and half minutes on average to accomplish the same task. This showing is a minute and a half longer than the 15-inch notebook category average. We were also able to stream Hulu videos in one window while simultaneously editing a Google document without a hitch.ĭon't expect to do a lot of video editing on this notebook, though the Aspire 5253 took 2 minutes and 23 seconds to transcode a 114MB MPEG4 file to AVI 2:30 using Oxelon Media Encoder. That said, we used the Aspire 5253 to stream videos and music and surf the web, all with perfectly acceptable speed. The 5253's scores were comparable to other AMD Fusion laptops we've recently tested, such as the $499 MSI CR650 (2,377). By contrast, this machine's Intel-powered sibling, the $549 Acer 5742 (which has an Intel Core i3-380 CPU) notched 5,327. Instead of discrete mouse buttons (which we prefer), there's a single bar, which felt cheap and was somewhat difficult to click.Ĭlick to enlargePowered by an AMD dual-core E-350 processor and equipped with 4GB of RAM, the Acer Aspire managed 2,371 on PCMark Vantage while that's 1,000 points higher than the netbook average, it's way below the mainstream category average of 5,012. It supports mutitouch gestures and scrolling within documents and web pages. The 3.2 x 1.8-inch touchpad on the 5253 is decently sized and provides smooth operation. We also appreciated the full numeric keypad on the right-hand side. While it's not quite as comfortable as the setup on Apple or Lenovo laptops, this notebook features Acer's standard FineTip keyboard-flattened keys in an island-style layout-with large keys that provide deep travel. Typing on the Aspire 5253 was an enjoyable experience. (We consider anything above 95 uncomfortable.) That said, the area near the exhaust vent on the Aspire's left side registered a toasty 102 degrees. Things were even chillier under the laptop, with a recorded temperature of 87 degrees in the middle. After playing a Hulu video clip for 15 minutes at full screen, we measured 93 degrees both on the touchpad and in the center of the keyboard. On our heat tests, the Aspire 5253 stayed mostly cool.
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