| Rating 2.5/5 from 24 reviews |
| Crappy Tablet |
| Rating: 1/5 (4 out of 7 think this is helpful) 2006-04-16 |
| I have had this laptop for a little over a year. It is a reason it has a year warranty because after a year it is useless. For one it is hot-very hot. The display will go dim whenever and it has to be restarted. The screen flickers. When using the pen it is not responsive. It is heavy and has a horrible battery life. Believe me, you get what you pay for. |
| A way to get started (and frustrated) with a TabletPC |
| Rating: 2/5 (7 out of 7 think this is helpful) 2006-01-26 |
| I've had my machine for almost a year now. It has gone back for trackpad problems once. In addition the CMOS battery was replaced, the case was cracking and it was replaced as well. It was fixed in a timely manner, but it is now doing the same thing. The machine is noisy, hot and the battery life is horrible. I bought it as a cheap way to get into a tablet. I'm convinced of the value of having a tablet; I just need to get a better tablet. If you get one, get an extended warranty. |
| Junk, pure junk |
| Rating: 1/5 (3 out of 6 think this is helpful) 2006-01-02 |
The tablet PC is junk. Just over a year old, and it's been into the shop 3 times. It is sitting here now and i cannot get into the PC because it went to "sleep" and no one seems to know how to get it to wake up. According to the "tech support" it is an easy process.
HAHA
I've tried the things they wanted me to, but it still isnt' working. They say send it into my local computer shop, but the 3 that i deal with won't touch it.
JUNK, JUNK, JUNK...
Do not buy. |
| Works Great for me! |
| Rating: 4/5 (3 out of 3 think this is helpful) 2005-12-27 |
I don't know why this labtop has so many terrible reviews. When/If you get this computer you should definitely read the users manual that comes as a pdf file on the desktop. It'll solve a lot of little annoyances.
I like this company's customer service. Like everyone else's, my labtop broke about 4 months or so after I got it. Averatec gave me an address to send it to and warned me that they may have to format. I backed up my hard drive and sent it in. I got it back after about 10 days, formatted just as the guy said. Haven't had any problems with it since, of course that was only 3 months ago. I wouldn't feel too terrible having to send back another time. I've been to some computer shops that'll take two months to fix my pc.
All in all this isn't the BEST tablet pc you could get, but if you're on a budget it's definitely a good buy. |
| DON'T BUY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Rating: 1/5 (2 out of 2 think this is helpful) 2005-11-04 |
| I'm going to be blunt. I've had it for a little less than a year and have had to send it in three times. The battery life blows. The performance is'nt all that great. It's heavy for a tablet pc. It does not play dvds very well at all. The screen is the only highlight, but even it has its problems. You have to reset the stylus over and over in order for it to be precise. All of the people that give it good reviews have only had it for a month or so, but they will soon find out why there are more bad reviews than good ones. Sure its cheap, but I wonder whhy!??!! The thing is a royal piece of crap!!!!! I DO NOT RECOMEND THIS COMPUTER TO ANYONE!!! |
Product Description
The Averatec C3500 Series is an exciting new option for mobile computing. With its innovative design, it combines both Notebook and Tablet PC functionality into an ultra portable form factor. The C3500 provides the performance and features of today's notebooks with a built-in DVD+CD-RW drive and wireless mobility.
Amazon.com Product Description
Averatec's uniquely designed, ultraportable AV3500T60 tablet PC delivers advanced handwriting and speech recognition technologies and a powerful computing platform at an affordable price. This 4.5-pound tablet PC is powered by the low-voltage AMD Athlon XP-M 2200+ processor, which helps conserve battery power for more productivity on the road. It also features a 60 GB hard drive, 512 MB of installed RAM, integated 54g wireless networking, and a CD-RW/DVD-ROM combo drive. It also offers a 12.1-inch display and TV-out connection.
The Basics
- Hard Drive: The 60 GB hard drive is an average size for notebook PCs--and better than average for tablet PCs. It offers enough capacity for storing documents, digital media files, and productivity software for road warriors.
- Processor: AMD's Athlon XP-M 2200+ is powerful enough to ably run demanding business and multimedia applications. And with AMD's low-voltage PowerNow technology, you'll experience extended battery life for more productivity when out and about. It features a 640 KB L2 cache.
- Memory: The 512 MB of built-in memory (2 x 256 MB, 333 MHz, DDR SDRAM) is a good start for power users. It has two memory slots in total, with a maximum memory expansion up to 1 GB (2 x 512 MB).
- CD/DVD Drive: The combo CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive can write and read CDs at 24x and rewrite at 10x speeds. It can read DVDs at 8x.
- Keyboard & Mouse: The AV3500T60 features an 85-key keyboard that offers the functionality of a full-sized 101-key keyboard and a two-button touchpad pointing device.
Sound and Graphics The 12.1-inch XGA TFT pressure sensitive 32-bit display offers a video resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels. The screen can be rotated while attached to the keyboard for presentations, or twisted 180 degrees and folded flat against the keyboard for full tablet mode. Three tablet buttons provide special functions to rotate the screen, launch the Main-Menu, and execute custom defined functions. It also features an integrated audio card that's Sound Blaster compatible and two built-in stereo speakers.
Connectivity and Expansion Slots
The AV3500T60 has an integrated wireless LAN that's compatible with 802.11b and the faster 802.11g networks. You get a limited offering of external connectivity options:
- 4 USB 2.0 ports for connecting a wide range of peripherals--from digital cameras to MP3 players
- 1 VGA monitor port
- 1 S-Video out
- 1 PCMCIA (or PC Card) slot (Type II, 32-bit)
- 1 headphone jack and 1 microphone jack
It also has an integrated 56K modem (V.90) and an RJ-45 LAN network port (for a 10/100 Gigabit Ethernet connection to networks and DSL/cable modems).
Preloaded System and Software
This system comes with the Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 operating system, and it also features the following preloaded applications: Microsoft Office OneNote 2003, PowerDVD, Norton AntiVirus 2004, and Roxio Easy CD Creator 6.0.
Dimensions and Weight
This tablet PC measures 11.6 x 9.8 x 1.57 inches and (WxDxH) and weighs just 4.5 pounds.
Power
The rechargeable lithium-ion battery has an average battery life of 3 hours.
What's in the Box
This package contains the AV3500T60-01 tablet PC, rechargeable lithium-ion battery, AC adapter, and operating instructions. It is backed by a one-year limiited hardware warranty and 6 months warranty for the battery.
