Customer Reviews

Acer Aspire E1-530 15.6-inch Laptop (Iron) - (Intel Pentium 1.8GHz, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD, DVDSM DL, LAN, WLAN, Webcam, Integrated Graphics, Windows 8.1)

I always buy Acer when I buy a laptop and I am pleased with it yet again. I was a bit dubious when I first tried out Windows 8 as I had heard it was not as good as 7 but I find it fine .The laptop is all I expected and more. For the price I paid, I would recommend it to all.

I found it a bit hard at first but I am really enjoying it now very good value my second computer from Amazon.

This is a great laptop, had no problems and has everything I need on it, would definitely recommend buying it.

I got my first laptop in 2005, a Fujitsu Siemens, for around �600. I used to switch it on in the morning to log on when broadband was in its infancy, and I was lucky if I was online by lunchtime. I've since switched to a Macbook Pro.

However, got this Acer for my stepdaughter last Christmas and really, technology for entry level laptops has leapt so much that I was quite surprised. My experience of the computer is based on setting it up from start to finish, visiting a few sites and setting parental controls.

Setting up WiFi was a doddle. Switching on takes a matter of seconds and logging on, under 30 seconds. The screen isn't the brightest I've seen though you can tweak this, but as yet I have not seen a control for contrast. Tilt it at a certain angle, though, and the view is more than adequate. There is no indicator light for Cap Lock, but there are power options to prolong battery life which is good anyway.

Navigation of functions and sites is snappy considering it is classed as a budget laptop and is certainly a whole lot better than my first experience of a laptop which really wasn't fit for purpose. It has a full keypad, including numeric keys. On balance, it is not as heavy as some. It has 4 usb slots and it's nice to see that it loads DVD discs, bucking the trend of some latest machines. All-in-all, a basic but functional computer ideal for everyday tasks.

Taking into account the functionality of this machine at such a low price, it's a basic, few-frills laptop which does the job, and as such is lovely. Highly recommended.

Works great is fast enough for everyday use, and we can get it to do all the basic fun stuff.
I strongly recommend it because, the price is very attractive for the powerful machine you get at home.
No, it's not ultra-fast... that's not what I'm saying, but to get for 1/4 of the price 1/2 the performance from ultra-fast to faster is a quite smart decision in our days.
Has a resistant look & feel, and is also great for my wife and kids.
Buy it and don't spoiled it too much ;-)

I choose the Acer as my old one was an Acer windows 7. but this one is a windows 8. It took a bit of getting accustomed to but its fine now so far so good. I sincerely hope this one lasts a little bit longer than my old one.

This was the right Notebook for the applications that he will be using and I had heard good reports from my work colleagues.

Yes I am very pleased with my new computer. It was easy to set up and despite being a silver surfer I am getting to grips with it. With a little help from my young grandchildren!!!!