http://www.crucial.com/ The website above has a way to find out what RAM your laptop needs. According to the site an Acer 3053WXCi needs DDR PC4200 or DDR PC5300
According to Crucial.com "Each memory slot can hold DDR2 PC2-5300 with a maximum of 1GB per slot.*"
Personally I do not like ACER products much...
This Acer Aspire One netbook has 1GB of memory installed.
You will get 50-100$
Definitely the Acer Aspire One D250-o8r2mp WebcamMichrophoneFull Keyboard10'1 ScreenSuper Fast WifiAnd Much Much More...
I bought one about 4 months ago...and I LOVE IT!!!! I had an IBM Thinkpad...and I much prefer the Aspire.. Graphics are awesome, the integrated webcam is very, very good, the sound is clear, well... I like everything about it!
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Since you are on XP you have to download an older version of the Empowering Technology software. I recommend reading through http://komku.blogspot.com/2007/09/acer-empowering-technology-and-aspire.html. Download and use the empowering software provided there are your own risk! Also if you are lacking any drivers for your Aspire 4390 try http://komku.blogspot.com/2008/09/acer-aspire-4925-4925g-aspire-4930.html.KOMKU brought my laptop back to full life after uninstalling virus catching Vista. I use Windows XP now without a hitch. I wish you much luck.
I would go with the dell as it is by far a much better company
Around $200 to $400.As of 3/2013, this is a pretty good budget "Mini Acer Laptop". It is actually a chromebook. ( http://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/devices/acer-c7-chromebook.html#ac-c7 )
If ordered online, an Acer laptop can cost between five hundred and a thousand dollars depending on the style and model of the laptop. If ordered second-hand, the product is typically less expensive.
You can check the ram of any Windows computer by holding the windows key and pressing the pause break key on the top-right of the keyboard
In general, it seems that they are. Acer was initially the manufacturer for Texas Instruments before they became a separate company. In general, they seem competetively priced and well-built. Their tech support also seems very good with reasonable wait times and very often an American-sounding agent on the other end who is usually pretty helpful.