Averatec AV3250HX (AV3250HX-01) PC Notebook

Pros: silver case, 80 gb hard drive, dvd writer, affordable price
Cons: Quality control issues, viewing angle on screen, some heat issues, battery life, needs additional tweaking

Introduction I needed a notebook computer for the basic tasks of email and word processing. The old adage for a notebook was half the computer for twice the price; now it's more like half the computer for about the same price as prices ...

Pros: Size, components, speed, weight, ports.
Cons: Inexchangable hard drive.

I searched for about 4 months to find a lightweight computer that met the following specs: Internal Wireless, 60+ GB HD, DVD Burner, small screen, under 5 lbs, at least 512MB RAM and under $1400.00. I had several that I looked at which were the D*ll ...

Pros: Features, size, price.
Cons: No update information that I can find on the manufacturer's website.

I bought this laptop (notebook) about six weeks ago after shopping around a bit. I decided to buy this one largely because it had been highly rated by PC Magazine (an "Editors' Choice"). I also like the fact that it features a large hard drive, ...

Pros: Weight, Design, Price, Performance, Wireless Connection, Keyboard, Ports and Burner
Cons: Battery Life, Runs hot, less options

As a college student, I was seeking something lightweight, affordable, but with good performance. I approached buying an Averatec with skepticism. After all, I had never heard of them and everyone around me seemed to be pushing for a Dell for price, ...

Pros: EVERYTHING !
Cons: batter life is not an issue...just read the review. Not for 3D gamers.

After numerous laptops including Dell, HP, Compaq and more, Averatec tops them all "pound for pound". I will try to keep this review shorter than my last review of the Averatec 5100 series laptop. I am the CEO of a web development company (one of the ...

Pros: -Pretty case -Very good price -Functions well -Great hard drive space & good memory
Cons: -Poor battery life -AC adapter problems -Speaker placement

I bought my Averatec 3250HX in September, and at first, I was ecstatic about everything. At first glance, this looks like a beautiful computer. The case is sleek, silver, and fits together nicely, and the touchpad is oddly attractive. I have to say, at ...

Pros: Small, good for university/college students
Cons: battery life, heat, slow processor

The Averatec 3250HX is a great bu. University students, college students, even some business agents would probably welcome this laptop. Unfortuneately, it seems that for some, this laptop did not work out well, at all. I'm reviewing this product right ...

Pros: when its working...everything...
Cons: poor, nasty, horrible nappy quality control, did I say nasty

I bought this cute lil laptop becasue of the price and features, lets face it on paper it cant be matched. In the real world, well that might be a different story...shall we begin... Laptop one developed an annoying bright green burnt pixel a whole ...

Pros: Light, sleek, thin, Wireless internet ready
Cons: Faulty AC Port that has to be fixed; Low battery life

I received this laptop from my husband for my birthday. It is a slim, attractive computer, which I mainly use for internet and word processing. I have not played many games on this, but I wouldn't really play many games on it, because I just don't ...

Pros: Price, weight, hard drive, dvd burner, built in wireless.
Cons: Wireless button, keyboard layout.

OK, after a lot of internal debating, I plunged. I could not resist the $200 rebate offered at Circuit City. So total price before taxes was $899. I love the light weight. I find that a lighter, smaller laptop is more versatile. I can understand why some ...

Pros: Decent product, decent price
Cons: Really bad customer service. If your notebook needs service, expect long delays and frustration.

This letter explains my service experience. Way below industry standards. It's a shame--I own 3 Averatecs--decent product, decent price--but the truly atrocious service means I won't buy another. (No response to the letter, by the way, although someone ...

Pros: sleek, attractive, very portable, nice screen resolution.
Cons: Runs hot all the time, shuts down frequently, lack of suitable help from customer service.

Overall, being a practical minded soul, I am utterly disappointed with this item. Sure, it's pretty, but...

Why? Well, mainly because when I had it a mere two months, It began pouring black smoke out the side and shooting sparks. I sent it for repair under warranty, which took so long, and cost a ton to ship, I was pretty aggravated.

Add to that the fact that since then, the thing runs hot all the time and shuts down constantly on me. It is pretty useless for much other than a 5 minute email check. Tech support stated that they could not help me further, as they had repaired the problem.

Pros: Fast, 2.5 hour battery life, sharp image XP SP2 included.
Cons: Many dvd rom/burner problems.

I am currently on my 3rd one of these. The first one did not read dvds I called their tech support line and they told me to exchange it where I bought it. The second one worked fine for the first few dvds I burned, then they started to take 4,5,even almost 10 times longer to burn then usual. I called tech support again and returned it again, my third one has the same problems and I am most likely going to return it for my money back and get a different one.

Pros: small, lightweight, wireless card built in
Cons: battery life short, heats up quickly

I absolutely love this notebook. It is small and light. It does get hot real quick, but you can solve that by buying a chill mat. I love the fact that it came with a wireless connection already built in. Battery life isn't that great, but I keep it plugged in most of the time.

Pros: laptop is smallest of the low priced machines - works well so far (8 days)
Cons: bat life seems to only be 2.5 hrs . maybe speedswitch could help

Hi - i read the helpful review from djfry. i did get speedswitch and it is apparently working (dropping cpu from
almost 1.7 ghz to 398 mhz (factor of more than 4!) -
But i do not see a longer bat life.

DOES ANYONE KNOW how to get speedswitch and windows bat mngmnt optimized so that the bat life exceeds 2.5 hours!??

W/ speedswitch the processor slows down by more than a
factor of 4, yet i am not seeing any significant difference
in battery life! (see more rambling about this below)

i am sure it has to do with me not correctly setting the windows 'bat mangmnt' software - and it is difficult to
charge the bat, change a setting in bat mngmnt, try it for
2 hrs, access the impact of the changes, and do this
over and over again!

ONE THING that has helped is running the bat calibration
routine in the averatec bios - that increased the bat life
by about 25 minutes. to do this, turn on the machine,
hit DEL on AVERATEC screen, select 'BAT. CALIBRATION' and
follow instructions w/ laptop plugged in.

any help appreciated- thanks - waltzee = waltzeebay@yahoo.com