Acer Aspire 5920AB

Acer has been in the forefront in providing satisfactory mobile computing solutions and its Aspire series has been quiet a hit among the crowd. This offering form Acer is bundled up with loads of features and the specifications and really impressive. It is a mid-sized laptop and has loads of features to offer.

The laptop is a bulky but it surely servers the purpose of an all-round laptop.

Design

The build up of the laptop is sturdy and the finishing is leveled. The keyboard is placed with lot of palm space to offer. The touchpad mouse is smooth and the keys are responsive. The USB slots are neatly placed around the laptop. The headphone jack is placed in front of the laptop. The DVD writer is conveniently located and operates with ease. The laptop weighs close to 3 kgs, which is heavy and not convenient to carry around.

Key Features

The laptop is powered by the latest Core 2 Duo technology and thus the 1.83 GHz processor is really a commendable offering. The screen is 15.4-inch and the display is bright. It boasts a powerful 3 GB RAM which potent enough of running several high-end applications simultaneously. It further has a massive 320 GB hard disk storage capacity, which can pile up loads of information and multimedia. These humongous features surely justify the bulkiness of the laptop.

The laptop features a dual-layered DVD writer which can play extended capacity DVD's of 8.5 GB. The laptop has a media accelerator card which enhances the video quality. The audio quality is commendable with its Dolby surround sound integrated system.

Cons

The main concern is the bulkiness of the Laptop. The compactness is hampered due to the lack of easy mobility of the laptop and hence it would be letdown for many. The laptop has Linux operating system which isn't easy to use for most people, hence switching to XP or Vista would be a better option but it adds to the cost of the laptop. The battery life is about 2.5 hours so you need to arrange for alternatives if you plan to work for long without facility of keeping it on charge.

Conclusion

This laptop is a true all-rounder in the specifications department and works smoothly. The RAM is enough to run Vista operating system easily without and hang-ups. This one is for the people who are looking out feature-oriented laptop and do not want much mobility.