The Acer
TravelMate 4600 provides more than enough performance, battery life, and
features to satisfy home and small-business users interested in simple
tasks such as e-mailing, Web surfing, and Ds 708 document creation. We think
its $1,149 price tag is pretty good, though you should know that Acer
skimps on phone support. If 24/7 help is important to you, look to
slightly more expensive laptops, such as the HP Compaq Presario V4000 or
the Ds 708 Gateway M460S.
The TravelMate 4600 falls toward the lighter
end of the midsize pack. It weighs 6.4 pounds and measures 13.2 inches
wide, 11.2 inches deep, and 1.4 inches thick. By comparison, the HP
Compaq Presario V4000 weighs 6.5 pounds, while the Gateway M360X comes
in at 6.2 pounds. The TravelMate 4600's three-prong, 0.8-pound AC adapter is about the size of a Ds 708 candy bar cell phone.
The laptop features Acer's signature ergonomically curved keyboard,
which makes typing more comfortable. The touch pad is wide enough, but
the mouse buttons are uncomfortably small; a
transponder chip reader large scroll button sits
between them. Though the system lacks multimedia controls, it has a
handy Wi-Fi on/off button and three configurable quick-launch buttons
for applications. It operates quietly, except for the occasionally loud
DVD burner and a few noisy spins of the internal fan at bootup.
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