Acer Aspire 7720-4428 17-Inch Laptop | List Price: $799.99
Discount Price: $799.99
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Brand: Acer
Binding: Personal Computers
Warranty: 1 year warranty
Features: - Stylish multimedia-focused laptop with 17-inch screen
- 1.46 GHz Intel Pentium T2310 dual-core processor; 160 GB hard drive; 2 GB RAM (max); dual-layer DVD burner
- 54g Wi-Fi (802.11b/g); Intel GMA X3100 graphics with 358 MB of shared video memory
- Connectivity: four USB 2.0; 1 FireWire; 5-in-1 memory card reader; 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet
- Pre-installed with Windows Vista Home Premium (with Media Center capabilities)
Great laptop deal... but Vista sucks eggs [Posted on 2008-02-05]
This was an excellent deal on a 17" widescreen laptop. Very happy with the quality and 'feel' of the unit. Not much software is included... but that is okay. I like the wide keyboard layout with the numeric entry keypad like a standard keyboard.
I am underimpressed with Vista to the point of saying it sucks eggs. It is prone to not coming out of hibernation cleanly... and saying there is a problem when there is none. All the warnings and security geegaws and doodads are annoying at best, detrimental at worst.
But... once you find the means to shut such things off... the computer is an absolute steal.
VERY GOOD FOR THE PRICE [Posted on 2008-02-11]
Acer Aspire 7720-4428 17-Inch Laptop
I'm very happy with the product for the price. The only things I think could be improved to make it even better are the processor speed , the speakers and the weight. None of these is a major concern, but are things that could make the unit close to perfect. The advertisements say the speakers are high quality and the subwoofer give superior sound. With external speakers plugged in it sounds great. The internal sounds tinny and I can't even notice the subwoofer. If you plan on listening to music on the go, be sure to use headphones. I'm under the impression that Vista uses a lot of the system, so XP Might speed things up. The weight goes along with the screen size, larger keyboard and heavier battery. It's not that bad just heavier than expected.
Hard to beat at this price point [Posted on 2008-02-16]
I've owned one of these for 6 months, and I'm here to buy a second one.
The screen is addictive, it is so clear and sharp and beautiful. It is shiny unlike usual computer screens. The touch of the keyboard is unusually pleasant, and the overall design is just plain cool. Looks great just sitting there.
I agree that the speakers have too much high end (tinny), but they are loud. I run it through my sound system and it sounds lovely. Best feature is the dial for changing the volume, like an old-fashioned transistor radio volume control. Why can't other computer makers to this??
Other thing: I love the Vista operating system. Minority opinion, maybe, but I used to be a Macintosh person and to me Vista offers the best of both worlds.
So, I'm buying a second one of these for the living room.
Ecellent quality and price-performance [Posted on 2008-02-17]
I was extremely happy with this purchase, the laptop came with "less than average" junk software loaded on it, the graphics card performs extremely well and the price-performance ratio is unbeatable.
Buyer Beware-Hardware and Customer Service Woes [Posted on 2008-03-11]
I wrote this review for another Acer laptop. I hope that Acer is a good company, but my experience with them has been terrible and I feel like I should at least tell the story.
I recently purchased an Acer laptop (very similar to this model) and within a couple of dozen uses (for simple tasks like word processing and presentations), my mother board failed. A long story, but customer service turned out to be a nightmere and very unhelpful. A similar (not as extreme) problem happened with an HP and they were beautiful to work with. I regret not going with them this time! Buyer Beware.
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