Acer Aspire 5740G Laptop Review March 4, 2010
Acer 5740G laptop is featured in the latest technology and the most powerful configuration, delivering comfortable, accessible computing and entertainment wherever you go. Acer 5740G laptop allows you to indulge yourself in quality gaming, video editing, music, photo viewing and Internet surfing. Now, let us have an Acer 5740G laptop review:
Acer 5740G Laptop Specifications:
• Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium Edition
• 15.6″ inch (1366×768 pixels) HD LED-backlit TFT LCD
• Intel Core i5-430M processor (2.26GHz, 3 MB L3 cache, 1066MHz FSB)
• ATI Radeon 5470, 512MB Dedicated Graphics
• 4GB DDR3 RAM
• 500GB Sata Hard Disk
• DVD Writer
• WLAN 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi
• Bluetooth v2.1
• Acer Webcam
• Memory Card Reader
• 1xHDMI, 4 x USB 2.0, 1xVGA ports
• 6-cell Li-Ion Battery
• Weight: 2.8 kg
• 1-Year Acer Warranty
Acer 5740G Laptop Design:
With dimension 383 (W) x 250 (D) x 26/37 (H) mm (15.1 x 9.9 x 1.03/1.5 inches) and weight 2.8 kg (6.16 lbs.) with 6-cell battery pack, Acer 5740G laptop looks solid and elegant.
Acer 5740G Laptop Keyboard & Special Controls
* 103-/104-/107-key keyboard, with inverted “T” cursor layout, 1.8 mm (minimum) key travel
* Multi-gesture touchpad pointing device, supporting:
• Circular-motion scrolling
• Pinch-action zoom
• Page flip
* 11 function keys, four cursor keys, two Windows® keys, hotkey controls, independent standard numeric keypad, international language support
* Programmable key
* Easy-launch keys: Acer Backup, WLAN, Bluetooth®*, volume up/down, touchpad lock
*(depending on model)
* Media keys (printed on keyboard): play/pause, stop, previous, next
Acer 5740G Laptop Display
15.6″ HD 1366 x 768 pixel resolution, high-brightness (220-nit) Acer CineCrystal™ LED-backlit TFT LCD, supporting simultaneous multi-window viewing via Acer GridVista™
* 16:9 aspect ratio
* 8 ms response time
* 60% color gamut
User’ views:
Pros: High cost-effective, powerful configuration, good heat dissipation, nice performance
Cons: Conservative design, a little heavy, which is not suitable for girls.
In the UK there are various models. The one in PC World has Bluray ROM drive and 640GB HDD (strangely they had another model with slightly faster clock i5 500GB disc and only integrated graphics (not ATI), but £50 more).
It has no Bluetooth as far as I can tell however even though it has a hardware bluetooth button. Only got it today and seems alright so far apart from the touchpad which sometimes does not respond. Lifting finger and trying again works but I hope I can find a better way.
Bought instead of a Dell Studio 1558 which had similar spec but had no n wifi and felt cheap (very flexy lid), but had a good keyboard (the Acer one seems OK however). Stuart(Quote) (Reply)
Aspire 5740G is an excellent laptop. The new models have bluetooth and I’ve found Aspire outperforming the Dell studio in all aspects. Not to mention Dell is expensive(for no reason). This laptop’s gemstone back is very attractive and unique. Dolby 5.1 output is a bonus. Overall it is great for gaming. Will run almost all games as of today without a problem.
Looks: 9/10
Performance: 9/10
Sound: 9/10
Price:10/10 high2k(Quote) (Reply)