Advantages and Disadvantages of Acer Aspire 5532 (Review)
In the United States, Acer is now introducing the Acer Aspire 5532 laptop equipped with AMD processors. Laptop-sized 15.6 inch screen is powered by the AMD Athlon 64 processor or Athlon 64 X2, which has 4GB of RAM and uses the ATI Radeon HD 3200 as a graphic.
For the storage capacity itself, this laptop has a large storage space is about 500GB and equipped with SuperMulti 8x DVD Burner and multi-in-1 card reader. For connectivity, you can use Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n and there was a webcam. Now this laptop has started to be marketed through the Amazon with the price range around 409.95 USD.
Acer Aspire 5532 Specs:
Operating System
* Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium
Processor
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AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor TF-20
(512KB L2 cache, 1.60GHz)
Chipset
* AMD™ M780G
Memory
* 3GB (2/1) DDR2 667 SDRAM
User upgradeable up to 4GB (one 2GB memory card in each slot)*
*If upgrading after initial purchase, one or more of the memory cards provided with the system may have to be replaced with optional larger memory cards in order to achieve the maximum capacity.
Storage
* 160GB* hard disk drive
Integrated variable-speed Super-Multi drive:
-Read – 24X CD-ROM, 24X CD-R, 24X CD-RW, 8X DVD-ROM, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 8X DVD-ROM DL (double-layer), 6X DVD-R DL (double-layer), 6X DVD+R DL (double-layer), 8X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM
-Write – 24X CD-R, 24X CD-RW, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 6X DVD-R DL (double-layer), 6X DVD+R DL (double-layer), 6X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM
5-in-1 card reader for optional MultiMediaCard™, Secure Digital card, Memory Stick®, Memory Stick PRO™ or xD-Picture Card™
Optional external USB 1.44MB* diskette drive
*When referring to storage capacity, GB stands for one billion bytes and MB stands for one million bytes. Some utilities may indicate varying storage capacities. Total user-accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environments.
Video
* 15.6″ (1366 x 768) high-brightness (200-nit) TFT display with 16:9 aspect ratio
Up to 16.7 million colors
Integrated ATI Radeon™ HD 3200 graphics
MPEG-2 DVD, WMV9/VC-1 (Windows® Media Video 9, VC-1 standard), H.264/AVC decoding
VGA port
Support for simultaneous display on notebook LCD and external monitor
Audio
* Two integrated stereo speakers
High-definition audio support
Microphone and headphones/speaker/line-out ports
Microsoft® DirectSound® compatibility
Interface Ports
* DC-in
RJ-45 LAN
VGA
Headphones/speaker/line-out
Microphone
Two USB 2.0
Card Slot
* 5-in-1 card reader for optional MultiMediaCard™, Secure Digital card, Memory Stick®, Memory Stick PRO™ or xD-Picture Card™
Communications
* Acer® InviLink Nplify 802.11b/g/Draft-N wireless LAN, Acer® SignalUp technology for enhanced antenna efficiency, WI-FI CERTIFIED™
10/100 LAN, Wake-on-LAN ready
Included Software
* Acer® eRecovery Management
Acer® GridVista
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader
Adobe® Flash® Player
eSobi™
Google™ Toolbar
McAfee® Internet Security Suite (trial version)
Microsoft® Works 8.5 (full version)
Microsoft® Office Home & Student 2007 (60-day trial)
MyWinLocker®
Norton™ Online Backup
NTI Media Maker™ *
*OEM, not full-featured, version.
User Interface
* 99-key full-size keyboard, inverted T cursor layout, independent numeric keypad, hotkey controls, international language support
10 function, four cursor, two Microsoft® Windows® keys
Touchpad lock, WLAN easy-launch keys
Play/pause, stop, previous, media control keys printed on keyboard
Volume-control wheel
Touchpad pointing devide
Dimensions & Weight
* 14.7″ (372.3mm) W x 9.7″ (246.5mm) D x 1.1″ – 1.6” (26.8mm – 39.6mm) H
6.0 lb. (2.7kg)
Size and weight may vary depending on configuration
Power
* 65-watt AC adapter
Six-cell lithium ion battery: up to 2.5 hours life depending on configuration and usage; 2.5 hours recharge time with power off, 3.5 hours with power on
Compliance
* Energy Star®
Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™
Security Features
* User, administrator and hard drive passwords
Kensington® lock slot