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ACER Aspire 7720-5A2G16MI
Acer Laptop featuring 17' WIDESCREEN display. Intel Core 2 Duo T5500 processor 2048 MB
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A review by techno_man_37 on Acer Aspire 7720 - Core 2 Duo T7300 - 17" TFT February 19th, 2008
Author's product rating:
Speed
Very fast
Look & Feel
Good
Comfort & Portability
Good
Robustness & Durability
Excellent
Value For Money
Good
Advantages:
its speed and performance
Disadvantages:
rubbish webcam
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
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This laptop has fantastic design, its called gemstone and is a very new one from acer and is being used in more and more of their laptops because of its popularity with customers. It does have split opinions however, some love it and some people really cant stand the look of it. I however think its great, its black and cream colour, with a lovely glossy lid looks cool and very neat and tidy. Also what I like about this Is its clearly a design that acer has come up with and kept, and it clearly represents their company. a lot of laptops from other manufacturers just look the same as others and you cant tell what brand they are, this however, much like the look of apples imacs you can tell they belong to which company.
The installed ram on this laptop is great, it has a massive 2gb which is the main reason this laptop runs so fast, also its intel core 2 duo T7300 which is one of the newest processors makes this laptop run so fast. And if the 2 gb isn't enough for you (although I cant see this amount ever not being big enough for you), then you can easily upgrade your ram to 4gb. This will just make everything even faster than it already is, so if you so really need your laptop to be a bit faster then you have got this option at a later date. This is really good because what tends to happen is that as your laptop gets older, and your add more programs and files, it eventually gets slower and slower, this is just something that happens, so having this extra 2gb of ram available to be installed into the laptop means that if it does start to run slower than you want it to, then you can easily have extra ram installed. A bad thing about this option though, is that it can be costly to do, especially if you cant do it your self and you might have to pay a computer technician to do the work for you. Also a bit of a glitch is that it could, and I do say could, void the warranty, now I am unsure about the warranty of this specific laptop however it usually goes, if you alter any setting of the laptop by unscrewing things inside of it, then usually the warranty goes, as if it no longer works it could be your fault. So this is something to think about and look into before you start altering things inside the laptop.
Also hugely above the average is its hard drive, it has a fantastic 160 gb for you to store all your media and data needs onto.
his laptop just doesn't stop disappointing us, and an example of this is its great screen. Its TFT screen, measures 17 inches, this is great for watching movies on, watching video clips on and makes gaming so much better too. This screen is also active matrix, this is being used by so much more laptop manufacturers nowadays as it makes the screen lighter, therefore making the laptop lighter, is makes the image quality so much better than a normal TFT screen and it also makes the response time a lot better, which makes videos look sharper, photos look sharper and game playing look better than ever before.
Another feature built into this screen is the fantastic X-black technology, this gives you better contrast, better quality, but the best thing of all, this gives you wider viewing angles. In the past, watching movies on laptops has been for only one person and two people positioned very closely to each other. Even then you would have to set your laptop up just right pointing at exactly where your sat to get a good picture and if you moved your body in the slightest your view would be spoilt and the screen would look black and faces look weird colours too. However, with X-black technology, you can just watch your laptop from pretty much any angle, your whole family could be crowded round watching something on your laptop and they would all have the same view, the best view, so this X-black technology is great when looking for a laptop.
Also on this laptops screen at the top is a built in webcam, this however isn’t that good quality and doest work good at all in dark or even just shaded places, this is because its only 0l3 mega pixels so this is a bit of a let down.
Altogether though it’s a great laptop, it has great features and looks pretty cool too, but best of all its really quick.
Advantages: speeds Disadvantages: webcam not great quality
This review is on the acer aspire 7720 and why its such a great laptop for anyone this Christmas.
This top spec laptop will cost you around £700, which is quite a lot, but for what you are getting is a great deal.
This laptop is super quick, and can cope with very demanding software and games, it has a Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 processor which runs the installed 2 gb of ram. This 2 gb is around the most you'll get in a laptop, and you very rarely ... ...is very fast. However if you do need more memory (most of you will not) then you can upgrade the ram to a massive maximum of 4 gb. This can be costly though and most people wont ever upgrade their ram on their laptop, but if you do it can make your laptop so much faster.
This laptop has a fantastic screen, and for two reasons. The first is that it is 17 inch, this is a great screen size for a laptop, as it makes watching videos, dvds and just general ...
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Video Memory: GDDR2 SDRAM - 256 MB, 256 MB, GDDR2 SDRAM - 512 MB, Dynamic Video Memory Technology 4.0
Max Allocated RAM Size: 768 MB, 1792 MB, 358 MB
Audio
Audio Output: Sound card
Compliant Standards: Sound Blaster Pro, Dolby Digital Live, Dolby Pro Logic II, Sound Blaster Pro, Dolby Digital Live, Dolby Pro Logic II, High Definition Audio, Dolby Home Theater
The Aspire 7720 is based on Acer's innovative Gemstone design, which breaks away from tradition and looks beyond mere benefits and technological advances. Designed for demanding multimedia users it is using the powerful Intel processors and comes packed with all the latest advances in technology, which make the Aspire 7720 a clear representation of Acer's design awareness without compromising anything on performance.
Expansion / connectivity
Expansion Slots Total (Free):
1 ( 1 ) x PC Card - type II
2 ( 0 ) x memory, 2 memory - SO DIMM 200-pin
1 ( 1 ) x ExpressCard/54, 2 ( 0 ) x memory - SO DIMM 200-pin
1 ( 1 ) x ExpressCard/54, 1 ( 1 ) x ExpressCard/54
2 ( 0 ) x memory - SO DIMM 200-pin
Interfaces:
4 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 PIN USB Type A
1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire)
1 x infrared - IrDA
1 x display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15)
1 x display / video - DVI-Digital - 24 pin digital DVI
1 x modem - phone line - RJ-11
1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45
1 x audio - SPDIF output/headphones/line-out
1 x microphone - input - mini-phone 3.5mm
1 x audio - line-In - mini-phone 3.5mm
1 x display / video - S-video output, 4 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 PIN USB Type A
1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire)
1 x infrared - IrDA
1 x display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15)
1 x display / video - DVI-Digital - 24 pin digital DVI
1 x modem - phone line - RJ-11
1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45
1 x audio - SPDIF output/headphones/line-out
1 x microphone - input - mini-phone 3.5mm
1 x audio - line-In - mini-phone 3.5mm
1 x display / video - S-video output
1 x audio / video - input
1 x TV antenna, 4 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 PIN USB Type A
1 x display / video - DVI-Digital - 24 pin digital DVI
1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire)
1 x infrared - IrDA
1 x display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15)
1 x display / video - S-video output
1 x audio - SPDIF output/headphones/line-out - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
1 x microphone - input - mini-phone 3.5mm
1 x audio - line-In - mini-phone 3.5mm
1 x modem - phone line - RJ-11
1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45, 4 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 PIN USB Type A
1 x display / video - DVI-Digital - 24 pin digital DVI
1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire)
1 x infrared - IrDA
1 x display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15)
1 x display / video - S-video output - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
1 x audio - SPDIF output/headphones/line-out - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
1 x microphone - input - mini-phone 3.5mm
1 x audio - line-In - mini-phone 3.5mm
1 x modem - phone line - RJ-11
1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45, 4 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 PIN USB Type A
1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire)
1 x infrared - IrDA
1 x display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15)
1 x display / video - S-video output
1 x audio - SPDIF output/headphones/line-out - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
1 x microphone - input - mini-phone 3.5mm
1 x audio - line-In - mini-phone 3.5mm
1 x modem - phone line - RJ-11
1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45
Miscellaneous
Features: Security lock slot (cable lock sold separately), administrator password, system password, wake on LAN
Compliant Standards: ACPI 3.0
Included Accessories: Remote control, DVB-T aerial, Bluetooth VoIP phone
Power
Power Device: External
Voltage Required: AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )
Battery
Technology: Lithium Ion, 6-cell Lithium Ion
Installed Qty: 1
Capacity: 44 Wh
Run Time (Up To): 2.5 hour(s)
Operating system / software
OS Provided: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
Software: Acer Launch Manager, Norton Internet Security, NTI CD-Maker, CyberLink PowerProducer, Acer GridVista, Adobe Reader, Acer Empowering Technology, Microsoft Works 8.5, Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student Edition (Trial), Acer Arcade Deluxe, Acer GameZone, Acer Launch Manager, Norton Internet Security, NTI CD-Maker, CyberLink PowerProducer, Acer GridVista, Adobe Reader, Acer Empowering Technology, Microsoft Works 8.5, Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student Edition (Trial), Acer Arcade Deluxe, Acer Video Conference Manager, Acer GameZone
Manufacturer warranty
Service & Support: 1 year warranty
Service & Support Details: Traveller warranty - 1 year
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