Aug 31, 2011 I have tried to install a bluetooth driver in my Acer Aspire 5101AWLMi notebook, my laptop woulnd't let me install it because it said I already have a. Acer Aspire 5101AWLMi Laptop (AMD Turion MK-36, 512MB RAM, 120GB HDD, 15.4' TFT, Windows XP Media Centre Edition.

Windows XP & Vista Drivers for Acer Aspire 5100 Notebook.

The is a 15.4-inch widescreen home/office multimedia notebook featuring the AMD Turion64 x2 processor. While this is a completely new offering from Acer, it utilizes many components from other Acer notebooks, primarily being from the Aspire 3100.

It is so new, in fact, that instead of having its own drivers it shares many of the same drivers as the 3100. So new that many of the specs released by Acer America were wrong. I’ll write more on that later.

Acer Aspire 5102 ( ) Where and Why Bought: This notebook was on sale at in store price without rebate. It also came with a free printer, notebook bag, and router. With the Circuit City Advantage Plus Protection plan (which covers for accidental drops and spills), the total price was exactly $1000. I am a college student and need a notebook that I can take to class, run engineering programs on, and play some games. I was originally looking at the, but this notebook was a steal at the $849 price (or so I thought at the time) since it came with a dual core processor and a webcam for less than the Aspire 5672. Turns out I was missing some key components found on other Acer notebooks. I will get to that later.

Quick Specs of the 5102 as reviewed: • AMD Turion64 x2 TL-50 (1.6 GHz, 512 KB L2 cache total, 256 KB on each core) • 1 GB 533 MHz DDR2 RAM (2 x 512 MB) • 120 GH Hitachi 4200 RPM HD • 15.4-inch WXGA Acer CrystalBrite screen • ATI Radeon xPress 1100 integrated graphics card • Dual layer DVD +/- RW combo with lightscribe? (comes with lightscribe software, but drive doesn’t specify if it has lightscribe or not) • Windows Media Center Edition 2005 • Atheros Wireless 802.11 a/b/g with Signalup high efficiency antennae • 8-cell battery with a max of 4.5 hrs battery life with settings on low Design and Build: Acer Aspire 5102 above view ( ) The Aspire 5102 features the common folio design found on all Aspire models. It is housed in silver painted plastic with black trim on the sides.

The screen has almost no flex, which is an improvement over some previous models, and the hinges are tight enough that you need two hands to open it, one to hold the notebook down and the other to lift. It is fairly lightweight, at around 6 pounds depending on configuration.

At the time that I bought the notebook, only two configurations were available: 1 GB or 2 GB of memory and Bluetooth or no Bluetooth. Screen: Screen view of Acer Aspire 5102WLMi ( ) The screen is one of the best I’ve seen on a notebook. It is bright and evenly illuminated. After just 4 days with the notebook, I noticed 2 dead pixels, which isn’t enough for a replacement. They are off in the corner and are not bothersome, but even one dead pixel is cause for concern as to the overall long-term quality of the notebook.

The screen has a 16 ms response time, although I haven’t noticed a difference compared with 20 ms flat panel monitor performance. Talking about flat panels, the Acer doesn’t formulate characters (i.e. Letters) as well as desktop monitors. While some people complain about the glossiness of most laptops these days, I have found the screen on my Acer to be comfortable for long viewing durations. Speakers: The speakers are on the front of the notebook and supposedly have high def. Whether that is true or not, I can’t determine, as the speaker sounds distant with almost no bass. They are adequate however for everyday tasks. Applied Computer Technology Special Edition.

Processor and Performance: While this computer does have a dual core processor, it is nowhere as fast as an Intel Core Duo T2300, or even the stripped Intel T2050. After startup, the processor needs time to warm up before it becomes responsive.

The included Acer empowering technology utilities allows the user to control overall processor performance, from medium to max. Download Game Sheep Dog N Wolf Iso more. To save battery and lower the amount of heat generated, I consistently use medium CPU speed. Using PCMark05, it returned a score of just over 2400, which is on par with Intel Core Duo notebooks. Benchmarks: Super Pi calculation to 32 million digits was finished in 2 min 22 sec for 1/24 iterations. To 2 million digits, it finished in 2 min 11 sec for all 20 iterations. This is about 40 sec longer than most Intel Duo T2300 processors, and this was accomplished with the CPU set on Max. SuperPi: Notebook Time Acer Aspire 5102WLMi (Turion64 x2 TL-50 1.6 GHz) 2m 22s Dell Inspiron 6400 (1.83GHz Core Duo) 1m 22s Dell Inspiron e1505 (2.0GHz Core Duo) 1m 16s Lenovo ThinkPad T60 (2.0GHz Core Duo) 1m 18s Toshiba Satellite M100 (2.00GHz Core Duo) 1m 18s Samsung X60 (1.66GHz Core Duo) 1m 29s Dell XPS M140 (1. Cd Library Dc101 Software Informer there. 86 GHz Pentium M) 1m 41s Sony VAIO FS680 (1.86 GHz Pentium M) 1m 53s IBM ThinkPad T43 (1.86 GHz Pentium M) 1m 45s PCMark05 returned 2413.