Acer Aspire M3201 PC Reviews: Windows Vista Home Premium Computer

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Score: 8.4/10

106 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary

This desktop computer is a good all rounder. “Great machine for the money, fast processor with plently of usb ports so there is…” Julian, Caldicot View all 106 real customer reviews

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Quad Core Processor with 2GB of Memory and 320GB Storage on Windows Vista Home Premium. More »

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106 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
84% of people recommend it.

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All purchasers (105)
Build Quality8.2
Compatibility9.0
Design9.5
Design8.1
Performance8.2
Value for money (at time of purchase)9.0
Overall rating8.4
General user (19)
Keen gamer (4)
Music & entertainment fan (1)
Design or photo editing (1)
Other (80)
 

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Julian, Caldicot , “Occassional PC user”

Score 9.0/10

+ Great machine for the money, fast processor with plently of USB ports so there is no problem in connecting your accessories. It was very easy to setup as it connected to the network/ internet automically and then all the required updates downloaded and installed automically.

- There is a HDMI port which is not functional and has been replaced by a DVI port. This is a backwards step as DVI does not support audio which means you have to install 2 cables cable to connect the PC to you r LCD or plasma television.

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17 of 18 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Nov 2008

Stephen, Cambridge , “Ordinary guy”

Score 7.0/10

+ The product has AMD quadcore processor and a nice amount of memory. Nice blue flashing lights.

- The video card is a bit basic, the packaging and instructions very basic. No booklet on the motherboard. The optic is a little slow to eject(will it work/ wont it?). Noisy fan.

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9 of 9 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Nov 2008

Karen, Milton Keynes

Score 10.0/10

+ Bought this for my son for Xmas and was worried that it wouldnt run all the games but he is really pleased with it and hasnt had any problems. He loves Age of Empires etc and these run fine. Hightly recommended for the money cannot fault it.

- Reviewer left no comment

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7 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Dec 2008

Mac, Belfast

Score 10.0/10

+ Easy to set up and works great.

- none :-)

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 Nov 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ Functional computer with accesssible usb ports

- Although making a backup disk is simple enough it only came with two disks but required three

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Dec 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ High Specification, Low Price.

- No hard copy user manual.

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Dec 2008

Jay, London

Score 8.0/10

+ I've had this a month it's extremely quiet can cope with multiple tasks downloading streaming video and playing music etc. Easy access to USB ports and inbuilt card reader. I'm not a gamer so can't comment on graphics card but picture looks good to my untrained eye.

- None thus far

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Dec 2008

John, Stockport , “PC Technication”

Score 8.0/10

+ Worked first time I switched it on there was no setting up to do, very stright forward.

- Lots of trial software I did not want, it took a lot of time to remove the software. I found the computer worked a lot faster when it was removed and I had installed my own programs anti this anti that etc.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 21 Dec 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 7.0/10

+ seems to work fine - easy set up

- very large unit - didnt come with speakers

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4 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 12 Apr 2009

Paul, Sheffield

Score 8.0/10

+ Reviewer left no comment

- No instruction manules regarding set up and use of machine and periferal devices.
No operating system back up disc provided

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 May 2009

Andre, Thornaby, Teesside

Score 9.0/10

+ Brilliant computer for the price, very quick and reliable

- OEM version of vista 32 bit, would have been nice for 64bit on a quad core machine, graphics card not great for latest games and has 2 small hard drives leaving no room for expansion

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Dec 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ Cheap, good build quality.

- None

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 Nov 2008

TK, Belfast , “marathon running pain freak”

Score 9.0/10

+ Good spec for the money - I put in an extra couple of gig of ram, and now it's flying !

- None yet, but you couldn't go far wrong with the price. Upgrading it yourself negates the warranty, but you take your chance like I did, and so far so good.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Dec 2008

Brian, Rhyl , “Male 47”

Score 10.0/10

+ Great design & build qualtiy. Small tray & USB on top, neat cover for card reader and very quiet

- None - buy it!

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 10 Dec 2008

Mick, Newport

Score 9.0/10

+ Updated from an Acer Athlon unit more or less a straight swop as far as plug in and go is concerned

- Set up instructions almost non existant, anybody without computer knowlege would struggle, not enough disks enclosed for full back up as needed at switch on.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 24 Dec 2008

Lee, Bedworth

+ price, performance

- none

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 18 Dec 2008

Adam, Hemel Hempstead

Score 8.0/10

+ Quiet, perfect for web users, easily copes with multiple programs.

- Additional graphics card needed for high powered gaming. Not all programs make good use of all for processors but as time moves on that'll change.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 13 May 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “General user” More like this »

Score 9.0/10

+ Excellent value for money

- could be a faster ghz speed

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 23 May 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Female, 41, computer novice”

Score 10.0/10

+ Easy to get started, being not very computer literate. Great overall computer. Absolutely delighted with the compter and the price.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 17 Dec 2008

Margaret , Paisley

Score 10.0/10

+ The product is fanatastic but the description for novice users could be better, for example i ahve a d cable connecting it to my hd tv but i did not know that the computer had a hd connection to plug straight into a hd monitor or tv.

- Reviewer left no comment

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1 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Apr 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “slightly annoyed dissapointed average”

Score 2.0/10

+ very few

- boasts large processor but doesnt have enough power to run vista. poor running speeds. occasional freezing

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1 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Apr 2009

Stuart, Dundee , “General user” More like this »

Score 8.0/10

+ very fast delivery. More than enough USB ports.Very quick start up compared to my old machine with XP Pro.

- No internal modem. No handbook. No vista disc ? Having major problems at present with my dial up service. Removed the McAfee as I had experienced that before slowing things up. Disabled the windows auto up date as it was trying to download a huge file. Still not performing well.

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1 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 May 2009

Sue, Preston

Score 8.0/10

+ A great deal of spec for the money.

- Not the sleekest looking pc but then it's only going to be tucked away under a desk.

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purchased 24 May 2009

Gina Tidy, Capel St Mary, Suffolk

Score 9.0/10

+ Reviewer left no comment

- It didn't start up correctly and had to contact the helpdesk to get the command.
No instructions in with the unit.

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purchased 01 Jun 2009

Graham, Middlesbrough , “General user” More like this »

Score 7.0/10

+ Product is good value for money

- Very poor instructions make set up more difficult than it needs to be.

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purchased 02 Jun 2009

Bryan, Oxford , “General user” More like this »

Score 10.0/10

+ Ease of use
I recomended it to a freind and he has bought one

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 01 Jun 2009

claire, portsmouth

Score 8.0/10

+ brilliant value for money and really fast pc

- none

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purchased 02 Jun 2009

Tomas, London

Score 10.0/10

+ Great design, fast and quiet work, that's what i need...

- USB ports are situated on the top of the machine makes it wery dusty

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purchased 07 Jun 2009

Dave, Perth

Score 9.0/10

+ For what I need the processors are excellent. Very quiet. USB ports easily used.

- Not keen on position of eject button DVD burner

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purchased 08 Jun 2009

Troy, romford essex , “General user” More like this »

Score 10.0/10

+ Great spec,easy setup,great price.

- None,this pc is well worth the money.

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purchased 16 Jun 2009

Alan, Walsall

Score 8.0/10

+ Easy to set up and start using

- Purchased without a users manual

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purchased 23 Jun 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ Amazing value for money, not had a problem since first booted.

- Came preinstalled with Vista 32 bit when capable of 64 bit.

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purchased 17 Jun 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ High spec machine for low money, fast and quiet

- None

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purchased 24 Jun 2009

Tony, Hitchin , “General user” More like this »

Score 9.0/10

+ fast, I mean really fast! went from an pentium 3 to this quad core and it was Phenomenal. handles everything I can throw at it with ease. Exceptional value for money. love the easy access USB's and the general look of the tower good build and design quality.

- Wish I had the dollar to spare to get the next one up with the proper video card and bigger hard drive but well impressed with this and can upgrade it as and when the money is available so no real bad points, just not enough money!

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purchased 17 Jun 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “General user” More like this »

Score 8.0/10

+ Excellent price for a high specification machine

- None. Product is exactly as expected

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purchased 22 Jun 2009

Matt, Farnham

Score 7.0/10

+ Cheap, "does what it says on the tin", quick delivery

- No discs, no manuals/instructions, no restore capability

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purchased 19 Jun 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “General user” More like this »

Score 8.0/10

+ Good storage, Overall good specs,

- none

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purchased 11 Jun 2009

Scott, Falkirk

Score 9.0/10

+ Great Price, well put together, and some nice touches.

- shame about the 2g ram and 320g HD, had to invalidate my warranty straight away to upgrade the HD and Ram.

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purchased 12 Jun 2009

Ryan, Halifax , “Keen gamer” More like this »

Score 8.0/10

+ Nice looking machine, fast cpu, very quiet and excellent upgrade potential. I've placed an ATI 4870 pci-e card in it and it goes like stink now. Bargain.

- Windows vista isn't a great OS. 250W power supply is sub-optimal for upgrades... but that said the power -supply itself can be easily changed.

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purchased 18 Jun 2009

John, Oxford

Score 10.0/10

+ Only one CD/DVD reader-writer but because of the memory this is not a great problem.

- None really

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purchased 22 Jun 2009

Steve, bridlington

Score 9.0/10

+ fast processor

- needed more memory to utilse the speed of the processor

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purchased 30 May 2009

Anne, Norwich

Score 8.0/10

+ It's alot faster than my previous desktop.It guides me through the options more easily to find what I'm looking for.

- I don't like the on/off button style.Or the DVD button to open and close.Sometimes I have to push more than once to get it to work.

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purchased 28 Jun 2009

Brian, Dalton , “Design or photo editing”

Score 9.0/10

+ Overall excellent

- Sliding front panel a bit flimsy

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purchased 26 Jun 2009

Clive, Birmingham

Score 10.0/10

+ Looks Nice compact

- Front shutter cover not easy to open

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purchased 26 Jun 2009

Eddie, Glenrothes , “General user” More like this »

Score 7.0/10

+ Quiet, reasonably fast and good value for the money.

- No Monitor.

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purchased 24 Jun 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “General user” More like this »

Score 8.0/10

+ price and performance

- build quality feels cheap and don't like design of disc drive

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purchased 17 Jun 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Keen gamer” More like this »

Score 10.0/10

+ it is very fast and has great performance.

- none have come up yet so far it is all good.

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purchased 21 Jun 2009

Terence , Harlow

Score 9.0/10

+ Excellent - worked out of the box. Simple to set up. Very fast system. Very good value for money given the specification.

- Too much bundled software - rather use my own anti virus software.
Selling by the back door!

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purchased 04 Jul 2009

martin, portsmouth

Score 10.0/10

+ this computer is exceptional value and runs quietly and fast and handles multiple applications without problems. Able to run games at highest resolution without causing drop in performance and would recommend this computer to anyone.

- none

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purchased 01 Jul 2009

Raymond, Manchester

Score 4.0/10

+ Pretty not damaged.

- built in windows vista is rubish.

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purchased 04 Jul 2009

richard, Brighouse

Score 9.0/10

+ easy to set up

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 14 Jun 2009

Alan, Orpington

Score 1.0/10

+ Reviewer left no comment

- it never worked and was returned

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purchased 30 Jul 2009

Wendy, Erith , “Keen gamer” More like this »

Score 4.0/10

+ Design

- Constantly crashes and I am going to have to book an engineer to look at it.

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purchased 25 Aug 2009

steve, liverpool

Score 10.0/10

+ it works

- on/off switch hard to find

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purchased 06 Sep 2009

shane, newcastle

Score 9.0/10

+ fast pc..quite pc..looks good..very good performance..i would recommend this pc to anyone.good buy allround

- none at all.

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purchased 07 Oct 2009

Bob, Auchenblae

Score 9.0/10

+ Excellent performance

- Vista!

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purchased 12 Oct 2009

brian, birmingham

Score 8.0/10

+ processers good,nicely designed case good amount of ram

- o/s takes to much processer use, would like a simpy o/s so i could build my own needs to suit myself.

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0 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Jun 2009

David, Greenock , “Keen gamer” More like this »

Score 9.0/10

+ don't know its good or bad points I bought it for my 14 year old son

- Reviewer left no comment

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0 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Jun 2009

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Product Features

RAM in GB 2
Number of Cores Quad
Hard Disk Capacity in GB 320
Dimensions (mm) 180x367x441.5
Processor Brand AMD
Processor Phenom X4
Processor Number 9150E
Processor Speed in MHz 1800
Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium
Brand of Graphic Chip ATI
Graphic Card or Chip Radeon HD3200
Graphics Memory (MB) 512
Colour Black
DVD Writer Yes
DVD Drive Yes
CD Rom Yes
Blu-ray Drive No
USB Port 6
Card Reader Yes
HDMI Interface No
VGA Port Yes
DVI Port No
Firewire Yes
WiFi No

Also known as: ACER M3201

 

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