The Travelmate series by Acer is quite a prolific line of business notebooks. To date, more than 10 models have been released to the public.

 

One of the commonalities shared by the entire Travelmate line is the use of integrated graphics cards. These cards seriously hamper the performance of the notebooks in the graphics section, making these business laptops  and not heavy gaming. One cannot expect these notebooks to fare well especially with games that use 3D graphics because the Travelmates simply cannot process that.

 

The Travelmate notebooks are also fitted with fingerprint readers. This is important for data security, since some companies have sensitive proprietary data that must not be leaked to the public. These computers also have the proprietary Disk Anti-Shock Protection: this feature senses if the notebook is on free fall, and automatically shuts down the disks. This is to prevent or minimize data loss, a feature that businesses would surely value.

 

For this review, we will be pointing the spotlight at the members of the big Travelmate family featured on the company website. We will present to you the specifications, pros and cons, as well as a general overview of each Acer Travelmate notebook.

 

Travelmate 5530

One of the Travelmate series notebooks to use a non-Intel processor, the Acer Travelmate 5530 is powered by processors produced by AMD. One can choose between the Turion and the Athlon dual-core processors; all of these promise an impressive performance especially when multi-tasking.

One of the downsides of the 5530, however, is its relatively short battery life: only 2.5 hours in optimal settings.

SPECS	AVAILABLE OPTIONS
CPU	AMD Turion™ X2 Dual-Core Mobile Processor RM-75 (1MB L2 cache, 2.2GHz) AMD Athlon™ X2 Dual-Core Processor QL-65 (1MB L2 cache, 2.1GHz) AMD Athlon™ X2 Dual-Core Processor QL-65 (1MB L2 cache, 2.1GHz) AMD Athlon™ X2 Dual-Core Processor QL-64 (1MB L2 cache, 2.1GHz)
Operating System	Genuine Windows 7 Business or Vista Professional
Memory	Up to 4GB (2GB installed in one of two memory slots) DDR2 667 SDRAM
Hard drive	Up to 320GB* SATA hard drive with Acer® DASP (Disk Anti-Shock Protection)
Display	15.4″ (1280 x 800) TFT LCD
Graphics	Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
Battery Life	Up to 2.5 hours

 

 

Travelmate 6593

 

One of the newest offerings from the Travelmate series, the Acer Travelmate 6593 is regarded to be promising with its powerful P800 Core2Duo processor. There is sufficient room for memory as well, with up to 4GB worth of RAM in its capacity. It may not work well with some games, however, because it only has an integrated 4500MHD Intel graphics media accelerator.

 

SPECS	AVAILABLE OPTIONS
CPU	Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P8700 (3MB L2 cache, 2.53GHz, 1066MHz FSB) Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P8600 (3MB L2 cache, 2.40GHz, 1066MHz FSB)
Operating System	Genuine Windows® 7 Professional Genuine Windows Vista® Business
Memory	Up to 4GB (2GB installed in each of two memory slots) DDR3 1066 SDRAM
Hard drive	Up to a 320GB* SATA hard drive, 7200RPM, with Acer® DASP (Disk Anti-Shock Protection)
Display	15.4″ (1280 x 800) TFT LCD with white LED backlight
Graphics	Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
Battery Life	Up to 6 hours depending on battery type

 

Travelmate 6493

 

The Acer Travelmate 6493 is the closest to the 6593 in terms of specifications, but with one crucial difference: the display screen. It has a smaller screen, only 14.1 inches, but its resolution is more than enough to make up for its screen size. Just like the 6593, the 6493 produces an output of up to 1280×800 pixels so it could be easy for the businessperson to stack up or tile windows side by side when multi-tasking.

SPECS	AVAILABLE OPTIONS
CPU	Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P8700 (3MB L2 cache, 2.53GHz, 1066MHz FSB) Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P8600 (3MB L2 cache, 2.4GHz, 1066MHz FSB) Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P8400 (3MB L2 cache, 2.26GHz, 1066MHz FSB)
Operating System	Windows 7 Professional or Windows Vista Businessl
Memory	Up to 4GB DDR3 1066 RAM
Hard drive	Up to 320GB SATA hard drive, 7200RPM, with Acer® DASP (Disk Anti-Shock Protection)
Display	14.1″ (1280 x 800) TFT LCD with white LED backlight
Graphics	Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
Battery Life	Up to 7.5 hours depending on battery type

 

 

Travelmate 6293

Boasting a robust battery life of seven hours, the Acer Travelmate 6293 seems up to the task of fulfilling the requirements of the traveling businessperson. Since the 6293 weighs only 4.7 pounds, it will be easy to carry around on a trip. The 6293 also has a webcam installed, so video conferences can be held with just a few clicks of the button. Its powerful Core2Duo processor and large memory capacity, coupled with its hard drive capacity, promise a smooth performance that will help the user accomplish tasks faster.

The 6293 has a very small screen – 12.1 inches – which may make it difficult for some users to make out the graphics on the screen.

SPECS	AVAILABLE OPTIONS
CPU	Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P8700 (3MB L2 cache, 2.53GHz, 1066MHz FSB) Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P8600 (3MB L2 cache, 2.4GHz, 1066MHz FSB)
Operating System	Genuine Windows 7 Professional or Vista Business
Memory	Up to 4GB (2GB installed in each of two memory slots) DDR3 1066 SDRAM
Graphics	Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
Battery Life	Up to 7 hours

 

Travelmate 5730

 

Fitted with wireless and wired connectivity options, the Acer Travelmate 5730 makes it easy for business people and office executives to share information and important data within or outside the office. Acer has seen it fit to give it a dock, which makes the notebook compatible and connectible with important office peripherals like the printer.

 

SPECS	AVAILABLE OPTIONS
CPU	Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P8600 (3MB L2 cache, 2.40GHz, 1066MHz FSB) Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T6670 (2MB L2 cache, 2.20GHz, 800MHz FSB) Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T6570 (2MB L2 cache, 2.10GHz, 800MHz FSB)
Operating System	Genuine Windows 7 Professional or Vista Business
Memory	User upgradeable up to 4GB
Hard drive	Up to 320GB* SATA hard drive with Acer® DASP (Disk Anti-Shock Protection)
Display	15.4″ (1280 x 800) TFT LCD
Graphics	Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
Battery Life	Up to 5 hours depending on battery type

 

Other Travelmate models

 

Here are some of the older models that belong to the Travelmate series:

* Acer TravelMate 2300 Model

* Acer TravelMate 2350 Model

* Acer TravelMate 2400 Model

* Acer TravelMate 2420 Model

* Acer TravelMate 3000 Model

* Acer TravelMate 3020 Model

* Acer TravelMate 3210 Model

* Acer TravelMate 5720 Model

* Acer TravelMate 4200 Model

* Acer TravelMate 4600 Model

* Acer TravelMate 5500 Model

* Acer TravelMate 5510 Model

* Acer TravelMate 8100 Model

* Acer TravelMate 8200 Model

* Acer TravelMate 8210 Model

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