tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10121972637599724792024-10-06T21:00:01.955-07:00latest laptopNOTEBOOK AND LAPTOP REVIEWS, NEWS, TIPS, GUIDES, HOT STORIES ABOUT LAPTOPS.rockstarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01780197161339071570noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012197263759972479.post-22159356617076025892011-03-09T08:07:00.000-08:002011-03-09T08:10:25.064-08:00acer aspire 5742G<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/ACDxw"><img border="0" height="276" q6="true" src="http://mycentraltech.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Acer-Aspire-5742G1-560x484.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The Aspire 5742G is typical of the latest breed of Acer laptops, with its slimline design, powerful processor and relatively low price. We're amazed sometimes how much Acer crams into its laptops; not only do you get the latest Core i3-370M processor, but there's also a dedicated graphics processor that can play games, and a generous 500GB hard disk.As with many of Acer's recent releases, the Aspire 5742G comes with a large number of applications installed on it already. Many of these applications are trialware that tend to clutter up the system memory and hard drive</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Acer 5742 Full Technical Specifications</span></h2><strong><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Processor</span></strong><br />
<ul><li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Intel Core i5-460M Mobile Processor (3MB Intel Smart Cache, 2.53GHz)or </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Intel Core i3-380M Mobile Processor (3MB Intel Smart Cache, 2.53GHz)or </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Intel Core i3-370M Mobile Processor (3MB cache, 2.40 GHz)or </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Intel Pentium Processor P6100 (3MB L3 cache, 2.0GHz) </span></li>
</ul><strong><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Chipset</span></strong><br />
<ul><li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mobile Intel HM55 Express </span></li>
</ul><strong><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Memory</span></strong><br />
<ul><li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Up to 4GB (2GB installed in each of two memory slots) DDR3 SDRAM </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">User upgradeable up to 8GB (one 4GB memory card in each slot) </span></li>
</ul><strong><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Storage</span></strong><br />
<ul><li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Up to 500GB SATA hard drive, 5400RPM </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Integrated variable-speed Super-Multi drive:<br />
-Read – 24X CD-ROM, 24X CD-R, 24X CD-RW, 8X DVD-ROM, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 6X DVD-ROM DL, 6X DVD-R DL, 6X DVD+R DL, 6X DVD-RW, 6X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM<br />
-Write – 24X CD-R, 16X CD-RW, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 4X DVD-R DL, 4X DVD+R DL, 6X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM </span></li>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/ACDxw"><img border="0" height="227" q6="true" src="http://www.pricetrades.com/Images/Acer%20Aspire%205742G.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2-in-1 card reader supports optional MultiMediaCard or Secure Digital (SD) card </span></li>
</ul><strong><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Video </span></strong><br />
<ul><li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Acer CineCrystal HD 15.6″ (1366 x 768) high-brightness (200-nit) TFT LCD 16:9 aspect ratio </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Integrated Intel HD Graphics Microsoft DirectX 10.0 support or </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">NVIDIA GeForce 420M graphics Microsoft DirectX 11.0 support </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Up to 16.7 million colors </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Acer Video Conference with integrated Acer Crystal Eye webcam, 1280 x 1024 resolution </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">MPEG-2 DVD, WMV9/VC-1 (Windows Media Video 9, VC-1 standard), H.264/AVC decoding </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">VGA and HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) with HDCP (high-bandwidth digital-content protection) ports </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Support for simultaneous display on notebook LCD and external monitor </span></li>
</ul><strong><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Audio</span></strong><br />
<ul><li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Integrated microphone </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Integrated mono speaker </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">High-definition audio support </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Headphones/speaker/line-out and microphone ports </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Microsoft DirectSound compatibility </span></li>
</ul><strong><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Interface Ports </span></strong><br />
<ul><li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">DC-in </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">RJ-45 LAN </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">VGA </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Headphones/speaker/line-out </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Microphone </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) with HDCP (high-bandwidth digital-content protection) support </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Three USB 2.0 </span></li>
</ul><strong><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Card Slot </span></strong><br />
<ul><li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2-in-1 card reader supports optional MultiMediaCard or Secure Digital (SD) card </span></li>
</ul><strong><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Communications</span></strong><br />
<ul><li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Acer InviLink Nplify 802.11b/g/n wireless LAN, Acer SignalUp technology for enhanced antenna efficiency, WI-FI CERTIFIED </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bluetooth v3.0 + HS (high speed) wireless PAN (select models only) </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Gigabit LAN, Wake-on-LAN ready </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Acer Video Conference with integrated Acer Crystal Eye webcam, 1280 x 1024 resolution </span></li>
</ul><strong><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dimensions & Weight </span></strong><br />
<ul><li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">15.0″ (381.0mm) W x 10.0″ (253.0mm) D x 0.9″ – 1.3” (25.0mm – 34.0mm) H </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">5.7 lb. (2.6kg) </span></li>
</ul><strong><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Power </span></strong><br />
<ul><li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">S5742 and AS5742Z models: 65-watt AC adapter </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">AS5742G models: 90-watt AC adapter </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Six-cell, 4400mAh lithium ion battery: AS5742 and AS5742Z models – up to 3.5 hours life depending on configuration and usage </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">AS5742G models – up to 3.0 hours life depending on configuration and usage</span></li>
</ul><div class="summary clearfix"><h2><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Good</span></h2><ul class="arrow mb-10"><li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Decent port complement </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Good performance </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Good battery life. </span></li>
</ul></div><h2 class="summary clearfix"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Bad</span></h2><div class="summary clearfix"><ul class="arrow mb-10"><li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mono speaker </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">No Bluetooth </span></li>
</ul></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This notebook comes with a one-year warranty from Acer. Recognizing that mobile computing has become a key activity for executives, the Taiwan company promises to fix any hardware issued within 2 hours, or it will deliver the unit to your preferred location free. For DIY troubleshooting, a toll-free telephone helpdesk is available for assistance.Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit is the platform of choice, paired with McAfee, Norton Online Backup, CyberLink PowerDVD 9, NTI Media Maker, Skype, a bunch of game demos (which you can install, thanks to the annoying Oberon Media), an RSS reader called eSobi and Shredder</span><br />
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