Comments on: Averatec 3250 versus Apple IBook

By: sanitylovr

sanitylovr — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:29:29 +0000

Still enjoying my Averatec 3250HX five years later. Recently installed Windows 7, Ubuntu Karmic and Puppy Linux on it and, just for kicks, OSx86 with the appropriate patch for SSE2. Also added an internal Bluetooth module for $20, and upgraded the drive to a solid-state beauty.

By: Pierre Giroux

Pierre Giroux — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 01:08:27 +0000

I need help. Can you tell me how i can get the driver for my mini pci wireless
network adapter (802.11g).Thanks.

By: jassdffdfgjfgjgjffhfgtffffffffffvbg

jassdffdfgjfgjgjffhfgtffffffffffvbg — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 01:28:12 +0000

i bought my averatec 3200 its really great but one problem it lost its portability i only can use it wile its in charge and its finished charging.Does any one know whats wrong plz tell me. o and apple sucks

By: juan pablo

juan pablo — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 20:33:24 +0000

i just bought an averatec 3200 and it is great!!
but i have a little problem: my dvd burner doesn`t plays burnt cds or dvd`s, it just works with original dvd`s and cd`s so please if you know why that`s happenning please tell me. juanpjara@yahoo.com

By: zefram C.

zefram C. — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 04:46:02 +0000

*now how did i got to this page when i was googling for averatec replacement batteries…*

I have absolutely no intention to engage in the highly profound *debate* of averatec v.s iBook (from the looks of it most of you are leet Mac-ers or IT professionals) but as a university student I think my 3250 was a fair buy, considering the fact that my university’s wire-d and wire-less claim to “only support XP”

>the battery life is a fsck though :P

By: ...

... — Thu, 14 Jul 2005 00:23:58 +0000

thanx alot everybody that posted. I was debating whether to buy the iBook which I absolutely love or to buy the Averatec and thanks to all of your comments, I have decided. I had a feeling something was wrong when I first read the article. iBook win’s my vote, hands down, no problem. =P

By: rishad

rishad — Fri, 13 May 2005 07:15:43 +0000

my averatec HD is 80 gigs and has a dvd burner.. cost me $1099 Canadian.. pretty good value!

By: Christian Gloddy

Christian Gloddy — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

How about factoring in some points for the percentage of machines that have to be returned or repaired over the first year of ownership? Apple comes out on top consistently in Consumer Reports data on this very issue. Where would Averatec end up?

By: Om

Om — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

and apple doesn’t have its litany of problems. come on! are you an averatec user?

By: chris holland

chris holland — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Keeping in mind i’m a total Apple wh0re, i’d still like to point out:

- for an extra $50, you can have your $999 iBook shipped with an internal bluetooth module. Add many many points for iSync, which comes with OS X, and is invaluable to anybody who wants to be organized. You have to purchase that separately on Windows.

- i’d remove many more points for WinXP. But that’s just me, as I have quite a few technical and philosophical gripes about WinXP. Service Pack 2 is trying to go back and plug some security holes, but many users have had issues with it.

I’ve used windows quite extensively up to Win2K. My experience with XP is largely sporadic. I’ve also helped my GF install and configure a wireless card on her work XP laptop. Networking and device configuration in XP is messy.

I could go on forever.

On the other hand, I’ve heard PC users mention that the overall UI feels snappier on a PC, until non-trivial multi tasking gets in the picture. Is that your experience, Om? I’ve always pushed my machines really hard so i’ve learned to be generally numb about these things.

By: chris holland

chris holland — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Heh, Christian’s post is reminding me i gotta drop by an Apple Store to have my white dots fixed. d’OH!

By: chris holland

chris holland — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Om, I can’t post links in comments! arrrgh! I wanted to plug this puppy:

http://chrisholland.blogspot.com/2004/06/geek-rant-operating-system-security.html

regarding “technical and philosphical gripes with XP”.

By: Rafat

Rafat — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Om, I bought an Averatec 6100 last week, from Amazon, and returned it the next day…the litany of problems is long..nothing very najor, but small things adeed up to a lot. i’m used to Thinkpad environs, so maybe i’m spoilt in terms of reliability…
Problems: too much noise, flimsy case, they forgot to pack a manual (!), the touchpad is very sensitive..too much; etc..
They still have a long way to go…

By: Christian Gloddy

Christian Gloddy — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Every manufacturer certainly has it’s share of problems (chris, I’m about to get my dots fixed too), but some have a good deal more than others in the percentage of machines needing repair. I wasn’t really stating an opinion so much as citing the positive numbers Apple generally gets in these data roundups when compared to Dell, HP and others. That said, I have yet to see Averatec included in one of these roundups.

By: Om

Om — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Hey chris added yourlink. Sorry to hear that you had those problems with Averatec. I guess I did not have problems. Having said that, seems like you all missed my point on this one. I am trying to say here is that if you are going to play the budget game, then play the game well, which apple is not doing with this low end PC. I think they should try and pack in more memory and hard drive, if they want to one-up the compeittion and win totally on price, which unfortunately is a big factor when people buy these devices

By: Anonymous Coward

Anonymous Coward — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Om, I can’t believe you stooped to this.

Quick, someone mention iLife before the Torvalds wannabes flood in.