Customer Reviews

Acer AS5740-5513 15.6-Inch Laptop (Blue)

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

First off, I just want to say that unless you actually OWN a product, you should not rate it. Period. The purpose of a review is to critique the item itself - not the accuracy of Amazon's product listing. The previous 1-star reviewer obviously does not understand this, so please IGNORE their rating, because this laptop really is a gemstone (pun intended).

I'll start with the downsides of the laptop. For one thing, I wish it had Firewire. That is the one key port that I really miss on this machine. eSATA would be nice, too, but for the price, I can live without it. Also, the battery life could be better. I haven't used the machine enough to give you a precise figure, but I'd say the battery lasts between 2 and 3.5 hrs depending on what I'm doing. Not terrible, but not great either - Dell's competing i3 model has almost double the wHr capacity. Cosmetically, the laptop is a little dated looking. It is made of fingerprint-attracting glossy plastic, and the lid has rounded edges, which are not exactly in style. Then again, I personally care more about the laptop's functionality and build quality than its aesthetics. Here's where the good stuff comes into play: there is a little bit of flex here and there, but on the whole, the machine feels pretty solid. I'm not terrified of breaking it by setting down on the table to quickly. What I really like about the laptop is its abundance of features and LOW price tag. The Core i3 CPU is pretty darn fast for most applications, and the 4GB of memory (which is DDR3, by the way) is plenty for me. It's nice to have bluetooth built in, and I'm glad they didn't skimp on the USB ports, either. The keyboard and mouse are both pretty decent. The integrated Intel graphics (which are actually built onto the i3 CPU die) are definitely NOT for intense gaming (sorry buddy, no Crysis), but they actually are fine for casual games and some older shooters. The GMA HD on the i3 proc is quite a bit faster than the last-gen 4500MHD, and it is roughly the same performance-wise as an nVidia 9300m GS. It runs FEAR smoothly on low settings, Half-Life 2 on max, and handles WOW just fine on medium. Obviously, simple games like Bejeweled and Zuma run perfectly, too.

So far, I think you'd be hard-pressed to find a laptop this good for this price. I bought mine for $550, and I couldn't be happier. Then again, I haven't owned the laptop for very long, so I may still discover some major flaw. If so, I'll update my review. Otherwise, I highly recommend this laptop to everybody!

I bought this laptop when it was on sale at office max recently for $480.00 plus tax. IT IS FANTASTIC!! the i3 processor is lightning fast, the LCD screen is excellent for streaming videos. beautiful picture. this laptop is built solid (it is heavy) which is ok for me since I never take it out of the house anyway. the shiny finish on the shell does show fingerprints, but really thats all I can say negative about this great machine!! I am not a gamer, I am a basic applications user (videos, emails etc etc) so this laptop more that fits the bill for my needs.the keyboard works great, the touchpad works like a charm. LOVE IT..!!! also...FYI..the store offered me the extended warranty.. 2 years for $200.00 extra!!! forget that...I bought an extended warranty right here at amazon (squaretrade warranties).. 3 years..includes accidents/spills/dropping..for $82.00!! another great deal from amazon..:)

I'm a very experienced computer user; more than a so called "power user". The first thing I always do immediately after purchasing a new system is format, delete partitions, create new partition and install a fresh copy of my OS of choice. I like Win 7 64 bit, which this laptop comes loaded with, BUT THERE ARE NO DISCS INCLUDED!! Major mistake on ACER's part. The laptop is full of bloatware/nagware/etc. I know computer mfrs make money from software companies by installing this crap, but I hate it. I sent ACER an email concerning this, but not a response at all. I've heard bad things about ACER's lack of customer support and I'm beginning to believe it.

I did however get a good deal on this machine. $497.00 out the door - sales tax and all. It's for my Daughter's graduation/birthday/beginning college. It's fast, 4gigs (New Intel i3/4 gigs 1066Mhz DDR3/1066 Front Side Bus/320 HDD/LED/etc. (see tech specs). I like the rounded blue case. Nice feeling keys/touch pad as well.

Not full (1080P) HD, however downloaded HD vids and DVDs look pretty good. This Aspire is not able to play today's top 3D games with full blown eye candy (but my Daughter is going into Pre-Law and not computer graphics :)

If bloatware and being unable to reload OS (with an included disc - there are other ways however) is of importance to you, please be forwarned.

Okay, when I saw this laptop in an ad, I instantly fell in love with its performance vs price. It has the newest line of Intel CPU (the i3) and 4 GB of DDR3 RAM. This thing screams for the $500 I paid for it.
Win 7 gives the CPU a 6.2, which is by far the best laptop CPU I have owned. The graphics rating is 4.6 (Aero) and 5.3 (Gaming). Again, I have never had a laptop close to that. As stated before, it still won't run Crysis very well, if at all, but your mainstream casual games, it will play with ease.

Pros: i3, 4 GB DDR3, it connects to my wireless at 300 mpbs!!!! My new, as in got in in December, Acer Netbook, which claims to have N only connects at 54 mpbs, so when I saw that this one hit 300 mpbs, I about threw a party. It has HDMI out, VGA out, and 4 USB ports. Most 15.6" laptops only have 3 USB ports.

Cons: No Bluetooth, firewire, e-sata, and a 5400 RPM HDD. For me, it doesn't really matter. I have never had bluetooth, and never used firewire or e-sata, so it isn't like I will miss it. While I make the 5400 RPM HDD a con, for the average user, you won't even notice a difference. I have had laptops with both 5400 RPM and 7200 RPM HDDs and for everyday computing, which this thing is designed for, you will not notice a difference.
It has Intel Graphics, but they are considerably better than previous Intel graphics (again 4.6 and 5.3 experience ratings). The 1366x768 resolution is low since I went from a desktop to this, but I will manage.

All in all, if you can get this laptop for $500 plus tax, BUY IT! No other $500 laptop will touch it. I am very pleased with my purchase.

This laptop has a good specification for the price. Who would pay out anything without doing due diligence and knowing what you are going to get for your money? I personally check several sources when making purchases.

This laptop does the job for most everyday users.

I'm very happy with mine. I use it for fine art graphics and image manipulation, conferencing, average business functions, games and some schooling.

There is an identical listing for $599.99 except it has a 500gb Hard Drive, make sure to take advantage of the additional 180gb for $0.31.

I received my laptop and I am extremely pleased so far. The blue shell is much more of a midnight blue and doesn't look anything like these stock photos. Also, as for the design of the laptop you have nothing to worry about, it is very sleek and has some blue accent lighting around the power button and other buttons, which makes it look very very sharp. I read another review where the design was the only problem with this laptop so I was slightly worried, but now that I own it I could not be happier.

I'm going to skip reviewing the internal specs because the first review sums up everything you need to know regarding the hardware.

This computer is great. I have had it for one year with little to no problems. My boyfriend (the techy nerd) says it is a great computer for the price. It does what it needs to do wen multi-tasking. I am currently enrolled in classes online so I am constantly on the computer typing and writing papers. It keeps up with me and I like that! I would recommend this computer for those who like to listen to music, surf the web (for school or not), and for written projects all at the same time. It is easy to get used to and is a good investment.

I bought this laptop earlier this year and now it's December and it still performs wonderful. IT is a great laptop and I highly recommend it as a laptop for first time owners. It is not a gaming laptop but it can handle small casual games.

This is my first laptop so take how you'd like. I'm really enjoying it so far. I bought maybe June of this year, which mean it's probably out of date by now. The blue portion is a very deep blue which I'm happy about because i couldn't find this model in all black. So if the color is an issue just know that the blue is darker than advertised. . A couple thing to know:
1) the top portion (the blue part) is a finger print magnet.
2) I don't believe the the mouse gesture sticker is supposed to come off. I tried taking it off and if left the pad with sticky residue that didn't come off even with alcohol, so i just put it back on.
3)This model DOES NOT have built in blue tooth, despite what you may have read in the product description, and what the guy in Indian told me. It DOES NOT HAVE BUILT IN BLUE TOOTH, I guess you can always buy the doogle thing.
4) I really don't like that this product comes Preloaded with like 40gigabytes of junk.
5) The beeping noise every time the power cable goes in or out is really annoying.

Even with all my gripes it's still not a bad product, I'm even writing this review on it. 4/5 because it does what i need it to do, with minor issue.

I am not happy with my purchase of this product. I ordered it on June 4th, 2010 and had to send it away for repair by June 15th due to the hard drive failing. I am now sending it away again this week (Sept.26,2010) for another failure. The computer is fast and I liked it very much but it is not reliable. Acer customer service (4 levels up to Corporate) would not even consider sending a replacement since it is under warranty and I can only keep sending it back for repair. My warranty runs out next June and I'm afraid of what will happen before and after that date. What good is it, if it's always being sent away for repair? I would not recommend this product.