Acer Aspire 5735
This laptop represents fantastic value for money and offers great performance
Acer has made a name for itself as the manufacturer of affordable and feature-packed laptops, and the Acer Aspire 5735-583G16Mn (£399 inc. VAT) sticks successfully to this formula.
It's the only laptop in the group to feature a 16:9 aspect ratio – with a wider, 15.6-inch screen than its rivals. It's a similar panel to those found on true widescreen laptops, albeit with a lower resolution, and is ideally suited to movie playback, mirroring the widescreen layout of the latest films.
Image quality is crisp and clear with vivid colours that also make it ideal for editing photographs. It does suffer from reflections in brighter conditions however, due to the glossy Super-TFT coating, but it's a price worth paying.
As with the other machines here, graphics are handled by an integrated Intel GMA 4500M GPU. It's the default choice at this price point – offering enough power for light multimedia use – but you'll have to spend more if you want a gaming machine.
MusicRadar Rating
Pros
15.6 inch screen. Nice design
Cons
No support for HD screens. USB ports too close
Verdict
A well specced and built laptop that offers great value for your cash
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Specification
Dimensions
357 x 262 x 42
Display resolution
1366 x 768
Display size
15.6
Display type
TFT
Drive speed
5400
Graphics memory
64
Graphics memory type
Intel GMA 4500MHD
HDD capacity
250
Installed RAM
4096
Networking features
Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n (draft)
No. of USB ports
3
Operating system
MS Windows Vista Home Premium
RAM type
DDR2
Weight
2.7
