The Acer Aspire 5750 is one of the best-selling budget PCs in 2011.
Its appearance and "filling" were not awarded prestigious awards, but for those who need an inexpensive "workhorse", it was an excellent solution. What does the Acer 5750 boast, what are its characteristics, and what do customers say about it? Read on and we will answer all these questions in detail.
Appearance
The design of the laptops from the Acer 5750 series is pretty standard: strict and neat. The case is made of embossed matte black plastic, on which the glossy logo stands out clearly. Thanks to this, fingerprints do not spoil the appearance of the laptop. In the Acer 5750G, the inside of the case is finished with beautiful bluish plastic, while in the standard series - dark gray.
The 15.6-inch screen provides full space for work. Its resolution is 1366 by 768 pixels, aspect ratio is 16: 9. It does not pull the video in high quality of 1080 pixels poorly, but it copes well with the quality of 720 pixels.
The screen is glossy, LCD, bright and has good viewing angles.
In general, the laptop looks solid, but the build quality itself does not inspire confidence. Plastic bends when pressed, so you need to handle it carefully.
Important details
On the right side of the case is an optical drive that can read / write DVDs, CDs. There you will find 2 of 3 USB ports. And one of them is high-speed, version 3.0 - the use of this standard distinguishes the laptop from competitors of the same release time.
There is a card reader on the front end, and on the left side there is a connector for a power cable and a radiator grill. Nearby are Ethernet, HDMI and VGA ports and another 1 USB port. The headphone and microphone jacks are also located there, but the model does not have an eSATA connector.
As well as there is no WiMAX or Bluetooth wireless transmission. But there is a Wi-Fi module and WiDi 2.0. The latter allows wireless transmission of audio and video information to an external monitor or HDTV (if they are connected to Netgear's Push2TV).
Above the screen is a 1.3 MP webcam that shoots video in a resolution of 1280 x 1024 pixels.
Characteristics
Technical specifications on Acer 5750 series laptops may vary slightly depending on the exact model number. Therefore, here we present the characteristics for the Aspire AS 5750-6667:
- an Intel Core i3 2310M processor with a frequency of 2.2 GHz (can be overclocked to 3 Hz), it has more than adequately proved itself in tests, although it is not capable of complex graphics tasks;
- RAM 4 GB (can be increased up to 8 GB);
- Intel HD Graphics 3000;
- the hard drive boasts a serious memory capacity of 640 GB, of which 596 GB are available for work, excluding the memory occupied by system files.
These characteristics are better than most models with about the same cost. And what does this give in fact? The laptop boots up for about a minute, it easily copes with several tasks, for example, you can work on the Internet, listen to music and at the same time keep several pictures open, and the system will not slow down. But watching movies in high quality, modern computer games and editing photos can cause freezes.
For enthusiast gamers, this model is strictly contraindicated. All that she can master is casual web games and old games undemanding to resources.
But for office work, study, for watching movies, Internet access, Skype calls on long trips, this is a good option.
Software
The Acer 5750 comes with 64-bit Windows 7 Home Premium, installed Microsoft's Office Starter 2010, antivirus and Skype. There are also several utilities from the manufacturer responsible for the operation of the webcam and data backup.
Portability
Notebook Acer 5750, like many budget models, is not very suitable for frequent movements. Here are some arguments to prove this statement:
- Weight 2.5 kg. If you use your own car, then this will not be a problem. But if you travel on foot or in public transport, then regularly carrying a laptop and charging 3 kg together with a special bag that weighs 1-1.5 kg will be inconvenient. But if it is about taking it to the university library once a week, this is a very worthy option.
- The 6-cell 4400 mAh lithium-ion battery has modest battery life - only 3 hours of not very intensive use, just over 1 hour of active use. Although manufacturers promise 4.5 hours without recharging.
- The glossy screen reflects strongly in the sunlight, it becomes almost impossible to use the Acer 5750 laptop.
- The poor built-in speakers are quiet and fuzzy. Of course, buying the simplest desktop audio system will cost less than the price difference between a budget laptop and a model with good sound, but this is convenient only for home use. Do not count on the good performance of the built-in speakers themselves.
Keyboard Acer Aspire 5750
The brand has a special approach to this important component of the laptop. The Acer 5750 keyboard is standard for the manufacturer, with raised, clearly separated keys. At first, this may cause a slight inconvenience, but getting used to it is pretty fast, and after that you can achieve high print speed.
The laptop has a separate full numeric keypad, which, of course, will please people who, on duty, have to work a lot with calculations.
But here there is a fly in the ointment. The keyboard does not make an impression of reliability under the fingers, so it is highly recommended not to knock on it while writing an indignant comment or after a not very successful game.
The touchpad on the laptop is closer to the left edge, the buttons for left / right click are located on one common panel.
Customer opinion
Of the benefits, users note:
- reasonable price, especially during periods of seasonal discounts;
- the possibility of increasing the amount of RAM to an impressive 8 GB for a laptop;
- good webcam performance even in low light;
- bright clear screen;
- sensitive touchpad that recognizes some gestures (but for some this sensitivity prevents typing - the touchpad works, flips and enlarges the page);
- 1 GB Internet connector and in general the availability of all necessary ports;
- "Big" hard drive;
- silent operation of the cooler;
- lack of unnecessary pre-installed software.
Disadvantages:
- The tangible weight and weak battery disappointed many buyers, especially those who use a laptop for business purposes on business trips or who often need to change their workplace throughout the day.
- For many, the drive opens as soon as something touches its lid. This can lead to the fact that he "leaves" at the wrong time and breaks. Buyers even tape it with tape to avoid spontaneous opening.
- The adjacent power and network connectors interfere with each other if they are often reconnected during operation.
- Not everyone likes the keyboard, although buyers with thumbs, on the contrary, praise it.
- The power button is located on the top left, right under the screen loop. This often leads to the fact that users touch it by adjusting the angle of the display, and accidentally turn off the laptop.
In general, the speed of the laptop is satisfactory, an Internet browser, simple games, movies, accounting programs, even Photoshop 6 and AutoCAD do not cause freezes. Its durability is also worthy of respect - for some users it has been serving faithfully for 3 years. There is evidence that the laptop survived more than one fall from a small height.
Many made the purchase again - as a gift to friends and relatives.
To summarize
Notebooks from the Acer Aspire 5750 series comply with the brand policy - to offer more at a reasonable price. They have good characteristics, they are great as a family or office computer. They may not be able to do more specialized tasks, but it would be naive to expect this from budget laptops.
Of course, the manufacturer saved on the quality of materials, weight, design and battery, but at the same time created a model that will not hit your pocket and will show its best side with careful handling.