Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #54645 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Acer
• Model: Aspire 5720
• Released on: 2007-10-31

Manufacturer's Description
Overview

Enjoy digital content to the fullest with this 15.4" multimedia system packaged in the cool new Aspire chassis design. This entertainment powerhouse boasts a host of features like Microsoft’s latest Vista Home Premium operating system and Dolby®-certified surround sound. The latest Intel® Centrino® Duo mobile platforms ensure lavish dual-core processing power for rich digital gaming and entertainment.

Dazzling Performance

• Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium
• Choose from the Intel Pentium Dual Core processor through to the latest Santa Rosa T7300 Core 2 Duo on higher end models to suit your needs
• Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 (Intel® GMA X3100) graphics with up to 358 MB of Intel® Dynamic Video Memory Technology 4.0 present dazzling 3D gaming and video performance
• Get 30 percent more multimedia viewing space than with traditional 4:3 XGA displays via the wide-aspect 15.4" screen. Enjoy videos, movies and photos more than ever!
• Acer CrystalBrite™ enhances high-definition video display performance with ultra-quick 8 ms response time, presenting a delightfully vivid view of 3D graphics, video, movies, photos and games
• A massive 2GB of RAM means you can handle multiple tasks without any impact on the performance of your machine
• A choice of large Serial ATA hard disks offers generous storage for content creation, boots up the system faster, and loads multimedia applications in a flash
• The integrated 5-in-1 multi card reader lets you transfer and share content with ease
• Acer Empowering Technology consolidates access to useful management tools, providing you with more control over your computer

• Windows Media Centre lets you listen to music from a variety of sources, enjoy DVD movies, and create multimedia through one convenient interface
• Integrated Dolby®-certified surround sound system provides complete audio immersion and an unequalled listening experience
• S/PDIF output to headphones or speakers brings high-fidelity sound effects to life through the home theater system
• Acer eAudio Management provides centralized control over notebook audio, and offers specialised audio modes for movies, music and games
• Media control keys enable convenient media management while Easy-launch buttons facilitate access to often-used applications

• The Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG (dual-band tri-mode 802.11a/b/g) Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® network connection, supporting Acer SignalUp™ wireless technology, provides total interoperability and the best connection to wireless networks! The Aspire 5720 also comes with Gigabit Ethernet for high bandwidth and massive downloading potential for web-based multimedia

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Customer Reviews

Very good value
Please ignore the other review regarding the processor - this is exactly the same as the one used by Dell, Toshiba and others in their entry dual cores except - for the same spec of memory, 2Gb the Acer is typically cheaper by about £50 - £80 on Amazon. Try finding another dual core with 2Gb memory anywhere for under £400. I bought this laptop for my daughter and she is very fussy about speed - no complaints so far. I have built my own PCs in the past so am not a technophobe. This laptop streams videos from You Tube and runs all the Microsoft office applications easily and is also very quiet - much more so than my work Thinkpad. Ignore the cheap celerons with 1Gb of memory for similar prices - you need a dual core with 2Gb of RAM to run multiple apps (office, MSN, You Tube etc) plus of course the memory hungry Vista Home Premium.

very good
didnt buy it from here but thought id leave a review anyway. is a very good laptop, great crystalbrite screen, it looks nice, runs fast and you can do several things at once without it even slowing down.
had no problems at all connecting to my existing wireless.
comes with a free trial of norton anti virus and microsoft office so will have to buy those some time.
burns both CDs and DVDs in case the description didnt make that clear.
keyboard is nice and easy to use.
comes with Vista which ive heard alot of bad things about but so far dont see the problem, its a much more updated and modern version of windows.

BUT be warned, amazon have put up a picture of a different model, the picture shows a crystaleye webcam, and navy blue trimming, but it actually does not come with crystaleye, and the trim is a lime green.
other than that they are identical.

Hope this helps.

Acer Aspire - annoying touch pad
Recently purchased the Aspire 5720Z - my 1st Acer laptop (always owned IBM's and Compaq's previously). My biggest issue with this manufacturer and design is that the touch pad is too big and too close to the actual keyboard compared to other makes. The touch pad is so sensitive that when you hover your fingers in the typing position the touch pad picks up the cursor and you end up typing in another part of the document or email. It is SO frustrating! For example, it has taken me 15 minutes to write this due to the cursor jumping all over page.
I wish someone had warned me prior to purchasing this make so thought I'd do the decent thing and write this review to pre-warn others.