specs
| Operating System | * Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium * Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium * Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic |
|---|---|
| Processor & Chipset | * Intel® Centrino® 2 processor technology, featuring * Intel® Core™2 Duo processor with up to 3 MB L2 Cache, supporting Intel® 64 architecture * Mobile Intel® GM45 Express Chipset * Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 5100/5300 (dual-band quad-mode 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N) Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® network connection, featuring MIMO technology, supporting Acer SignalUp™ with Nplify™ wireless technology or * Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 5150/5350 Wi-Fi®/WiMAX™ dual-mode module, supporting Acer SignalUp™ with Nplify™ wireless technology |
| Memory | * Dual-channel DDR3 SDRAM support * Up to 4 GB of DDR3 1066 MHz memory, upgradeable to 8 GB using two soDIMM modules (for 64-bit OS) |
| HDD | One S-ATA hard disc drive |
| Storage | * 4X Blu-ray Disc™/DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive * 8X DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive * 5-in-1 card reader, supporting Secure Digital™ (SD) Card, MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick® (MS), Memory Stick PRO™ (MS PRO), xD-Picture Card™ (xD) |
| Display | * 15.6" HD 1366 x 768 pixel resolution, high-brightness (220-nit) Acer CineCrystal™ LED-backlit TFT LCD, supporting simultaneous multi-window viewing via Acer GridVista™ * 16.7 million colours * 16:9 aspect ratio * 8 ms high-def response time * 60% color gamut |
| Graphics | * Mobile Intel® GM45 Express Chipset with integrated 3D graphics, featuring Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD (Intel® GMA 4500MHD) with up to 1759 MB of Intel® Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0 (64 MB of dedicated video memory, up to 1695 MB of shared system memory*), supporting Microsoft® DirectX® 10 (* depending on size of system memory) * NVIDIA® GeForce® G105M with up to 2303 MB of TurboCache™ (512 MB of dedicated DDR2 VRAM, up to 1791 MB of shared system memory*), supporting NVIDIA® CUDA™, PureVideo® HD technology, OpenEXR High Dynamic-Range (HDR) technology, Shader Model 4.0, Microsoft® DirectX® 10 (* depending on size of system memory) * DualView™ support * MEPG-2/DVD acceleration, decoding * WMV9 (VC-1) and H.264 (AVC) decoding * HDMI™ (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) support * Acer Arcade™ Deluxe featuring Acer CinemaVision™ and Acer ClearVision™ technologies |
| Multimedia | * Dolby®-optimized surround sound system with two built-in stereo speakers * Optimized 3rd Generation Dolby Home Theater® audio enhancement, featuring Dolby® Digital Live, Dolby® Pro Logic® IIx, Dolby® Headphone, Dolby® Natural Bass, Dolby® Sound Space Expander, Dolby® Inverse Filtering, Dolby® High Frequency Enhancer technologies * True5.1-channel surround sound output * High-definition audio support * S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) support for digital speakers * MS-Sound compatible * Built-in microphone |
| Communication | * Acer Video Conference, featuring integrated Acer Crystal Eye webcam supporting enhanced Acer PrimaLite™ technology (manufacturing option) * Optional Acer Xpress VoIP phone * Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 5100/5300 (dual-band quad-mode 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N) Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® network connection, featuring MIMO technology, supporting Acer SignalUp™ with Nplify™ wireless technology or * Wi-Fi®/WiMAX™: Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 5150/5350 Wi-Fi®/WiMAX™ dual-mode module, supporting Acer SignalUp™ with Nplify™ wireless technology * 56K ITU V.92 modem with PTT approval; Wake-on-Ring ready * Gigabit Ethernet; Wake-on-LAN ready * Bluetooth® 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) (manufacturing option) * UMTS/HSPA at 850/1900/2100 MHz and quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz), upgradeable to 7.2 Mb/s HSDPA and 2 Mb/s HSUPA, supporting receiver diversity and equalizing at 2100 MHz (manufacturing option) |
| I/O Interface | * 5-in-1 card reader (SD™, MMC, MS, MS PRO, xD) * 4x USB 2.0 ports * HDMI™ port with HDCP support * 1x external display (VGA) port * 1x Headphone/speaker/line-out jack * 1x Microphone-in jack * Line-in jack * 1x Modem (RJ-11) port * 1x Ethernet (RJ-45) port * 1x DC-in jack for AC adapter |
| Security | * Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint solution, featuring Windows® logon, computer protection, Acer FingerLaunch, ProfileLaunch, MusicLaunch, Password Bank, MyLaunch, FingerNav (manufacturing option) * Slot for Kensington lock * BIOS user, supervisor, HDD passwords |
| Power Supply & Battery | * ACPI 3.0 CPU power management standard: supports Standby and Hibernation power-saving modes * 48.8 W (6-cell) Li-ion battery pack * Up to 3-hour battery life * • 2.5-hour rapid charge system-off • 3.5-hour charge-in-use * 65W AC adapter * Energy Star® |
| Keyboard & Special Controls | * 103-/104-/107-key keyboard, with inverted "T" cursor layout, 1.8 mm (minimum) key travel * Multi-gesture touchpad pointing device, supporting: • Circular-motion scrolling • Pinch-action zoom • Page flip * Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint reader, featuring Acer FingerNav 4-way control function (manufacturing option) * 11 function keys, four cursor keys, two Windows® keys, hotkey controls, independent standard numeric keypad, international language support * Acer PowerSmart key * Easy-launch keys: Acer Backup, WLAN, 3G*, volume up/down, touchpad lock (* manufacturing option) * Media keys (printed on keyboard): play/pause, stop, previous, next * Volume meter (up/down) |
| Weight & Dimensions | * 383 (W) x 250 (D) x 26/37 (H) mm (15.1 x 9.9 x 1.03/1.5 inches) * 2.8 kg (6.16 lbs.) with 6-cell battery pack |
| Quality & Reliability Tests | * Temperature & humidity test * Free drop test * Acoustics test * Weight and Pressure tests * Spillage test * Shock and Vibration tests * Electrostatic discharge immunity test * MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure) test * Hinge life test * Keyboard-switch life test |
| Software | * Acer Arcade™ Deluxe featuring Cinema, Album, Music, Acer HomeMedia, Online Media * Acer Backup Manager * Acer eRecovery Manager * Acer PowerSmart Manager * Acer Bio-Protection (only on models with finger printer) * Acer Crystal Eye (only on models with webcam) * Acer GridVista™ * Acer Game Console * Acer GameZone * Acer 3G Connection Manager (only on 3G models) * Adobe Flash® Player * McAfee Internet Security Suite 60-day trial version * Google Toolbar™ * Google Desktop™ * Adobe® Reader® * NTI Media Maker™ * Microsoft® Works with Office Home and Student 2007 Trial (Service Pack 1) |
| Options | * Acer Xpress VoIP phone and Acer Video Conference Manager pack * Memory expansion modules * Additional battery * Additional AC adapter * External USB floppy disk drive |
| Warranty | One-year International Travellers Warranty (ITW) |
review
If we talk about this laptop we can find that it is really beautiful and eye catching.It offer Intel HD Graphics – a low-powered integrated graphics solution with enough performance to play back high-definition movies.Style-wise, the Acer Aspire 5740 is the more attractive machine.Along with the Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint reader, featuring Acer FingerNav 4-way control function which is a manufacturing option.
It comes in the Acer Gemstone Blue design theme which includes a glossy blue finish to the lid and textured grey plastics for the palm rests. Though its battery is just you can say ok but i am impressed by its sound which includes two stereo speakers.
this gadget look cool.It is perfect desktop replacement for performance enthusiast at affordable price but lacks in terms of looks and battery life.
