There was a time when I didn’t think much of the Acer brand – especially when it came to laptops. I thought Acer made the worst laptops and I swore I would never buy one or recommend it to anyone. But times have changed! Acer has improved a lot over the years and now they make decent laptops. There are different models that provide all the specs you’d expect, and you don’t have to pay a fortune.

I just found two great Acer laptops on the UK Web site Tesco Direct:

The first one is Acer Ferrari F0200. It features 1.2GHz AMD Athlon X2 Dual-Core CPU, 2GB of RAM, 250GB hard drive, 11.6″ screen, ATI Radeon HD 3200 graphics and Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit. It costs only £399.00 (about US $635.00). This model also includes an in-built webcam and the battery lasts up to 5 hours! It scored a mark of 8.4 out of 10 in independent reviews.

Another Acer laptop I’d recommend is the AS5532 model. Its price is only £339.00 (US $540.00) and it features a 1.6GHz AMD Athlon Single Core CPU, 3GB of RAM, 250GB hard drive, 15.6″ screen and Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit. It also includes ATI Radeon 3200 shared graphics and dual layer DVD rewriter. This model scored a mark of 8.6 out of 10 in independent reviews.

Both laptops come with a one year warranty.

It’s almost time for me to upgrade my laptop, so if I decide I want to save some money, I might just choose an Acer!