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The notebook is surprisingly mobile for a 15-inch model - weighs 2.5 kg with a relatively light weight. It's thin, too, only 34 mm. Despite the affordable price, Acer has got a touch of style to the design. For example, even if the lid is made of plastic, finished with an industrial-style grille and aluminum paint job. The well seems to follow when deploying the laptop, with a good brush metal effect in the wrist. It is well complemented by the glossy finish on the screen surround.
The screen itself is 15.6 inches and a resolution of 1356x768 pixels, which is fairly standard for budget laptops of this size. The display uses LED backlight and has a glossy finish, so the colors appear bright and in your face. And acer aspire (5536) battery can support it run well. Levels of mobile deep black levels, somewhat surprising for a budget display. This depth the extremely rich and cinematic films. Acer has also bundled a webcam above the screen which is very useful for making video calls with applications such as pre-loaded with Skype software.
The Aspire 5741's keys seem to float
above the surface of the keyboard.
The keyboard keys are flat, similar to those isolated from the main project. Instead of looking like I was punched pad, the keys seem to float, if they are in the air. The keyboard is excellent, and Acer has also found room for the keyboard on the right. The only real compromise is half the size of the arrow keys, but this is not a problem too. In saying that the keys do not seem as robust as one might expect, even if they are flexible enough to respond well and even chandeliers.
Trackpad below the keyboard is smooth and does not feel sticky, touch screen, which means that your fingers glide effortlessly over. One of the rocker button feels very responsive, and because the platform supports multi-touch, you can pinch-to-gesture to zoom in and zoom out the screen.
Connect the dots
Acer has not exactly gone too far when it comes to ports and connectivity options, but most bases are covered here. Basically, you get three USB ports, and both VGA and an HDMI connector to connect the laptop to an external monitor. There are also Ethernet and Wi-Fi 801.11n on board. This is where the connections are found, though. You do not get the eSATA port, ExpressCard slot on high-end machines, and unfortunately, none of the USB ports are enabled for sleep and numeracy. It is more impressive on the face of conservation, with a 320 GB hard drive with enough space and a DVD burner and handy 5-in-1 card reader and acer aspire(1640) battery.
While its performance is better than expected,
the 5741's gaming capability leaves a lot to be desired.
To keep the price of the laptop down, Acer has used Intel's cheapest Core i3-330M more ticks to 2.13 GHz. This dual-core processor was paired with 3 GB of RAM, then the version of the laptop 64-bit Windows 7 Home Premium has a lot of space to breathe. The i3-330M is obviously not the fastest processor on the block, but he still put in a decent performance in PCMark05 benchmark, earning a score of 5142 - pretty impressive for a machine in this price range.
Not here to play games
With respect to graphics, the laptop is based on an Intel GMA integrated graphics chip high definition. While this is good for tasks such as playing high-definition video is simply not enough when it comes to games. 1594 marked a fresh test in 3DMark06, so there is a machine that will appeal to players. On a more positive note, the 5741 is surprisingly on your battery type. He managed to continue operating for one hour and 26 in our battery test Eater, which is pretty impressive for a 15-inch model. In real world conditions, is likely to get much longer life battery, this test is very CPU intensive.
Conclusion
It is hard not to like the Acer Aspire 5741, thanks to its combination of good looks, the acer aspire (5920) battery life lasting and impressive performance. His lack of muscle does not let the game down a bit, but in most other respects it is a good budget laptop.
