Acer Aspire 5670 (Intel Centrino Duo) Review 5/5
Bluetooth 21 Mar 2006

Conclusion

We tested the notebook and found it to be a bit warm. The system ran through all the benchmarks we threw at it without fail. As the notebook comes with a ATi Radeon X1400 mobility edition, it enhances the system for 3D games and better image quality for playback of DVD. You can also use the AVIVO video converter to take advantage of the video processor unit in the graphics core to speed up conversion of video formats. I would probably use the features of the ATi for better DVD playback with attachment to DVI out or Svideo out from the notebook.

We tested it with 3Dmark05 and it scored 1643 3dmarks. 3Dmark06 also ran without a problem and scored 850 marks with Sm2 at 242, HDR/SM3 at 349 and CPU score of 1318. PCmark05 scored 305. As we do not have an equivalent speed Single core centrino notebook to compare, we aren't able to compare. The CPU score in the 3DMark06 shows that it is dual core at work.

As for wireless connectivity, we have no problems connecting to bluetooth devices and WiFi seems to be able to detect networks that are in the neighbourhood with ease.

Overall, the notebook is a winner in almost all aspects but it is just the weight and 3 hr battery life that might turn people away for smaller size and longer battery life.

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