Acer 4736G Review

Acer Aspire 4736z laptop is powered by Intel Pentium mobile processor T4200 (1 MB L2 cache, 2 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 35 W) and Mobile Intel GL40 Express as mainboard Chipset.

Acer Aspire 4736Z notebook (Aspire 4736 series) features 2GB of DDR3 1066 MHz RAM (upgradeable up to 4GB using two soDIMM modules), Intel GL40 Express Chipset has integrated 3D graphics -Intel GMA 4500M with up to 1759 MB of Intel Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0 and it’s already supports DirectX 10.

Acer Aspire 4736z has two built-in speaker with Dolby 8 surround sound system, it will produce clear, deeply resonating audio for better experience on Games and Movies, and don’ t forget Aspire 4736z has True5.1-channel surround sound output so you can connect and use your digital input enabled 5.1 speaker system.

A huge 320GB Hard drive makes you easily saves mp3s, movies or everything you want. This is SATA Hard drive, so you should slipstreaming SATA AHCI driver if you want to install Windows XP on Acer Aspire 4736z, or simply change sata mode to IDE mode from BIOS.


Special keys and controls from Acer Aspire 4736z for better use and the multi-gesture touchpad lets you navigate, scroll and zoom with ease. Multi-gesture touchpad pointing device supports:

Circular-motion scrolling
Pinch-action zoom
Page flip
Acer Aspire 4736z is equipped with TFT LCD 14″ Acer CineCrystal LED-backlit screen with high-brightness (200-nit) and 8 ms high-def response time delivers extra-fine detail and true-to-life color on its 16:9 aspect ratio 1366 x 768 pixel resolution screen. Acer Aspire 4736z is a complete home entertainment solution for advanced, power hungry, multimedia users.

Acer Aspire 4736z Windows XP and Vista Drivers will available soon at komku.blogspot.com available here (Acer Aspire 4736 4736Z 4736G 4736ZG XP & Vista Drivers)


Acer Aspire 4736z Full Specifications :

Operating System

Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium
Processor & Chipset

Intel® Pentium® mobile processor T4200 (1 MB L2 cache, 2 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 35 W), or T3400 (1 MB L2 Cache, 2.16 GHz, 667 MHz FSB, 35 W), supporting Intel® 64 architecture
Mobile Intel® GL40 Express Chipset
Memory

2GB Dual-channel DDR3 SDRAM support
Up to 4 GB of DDR3 1066 MHz memory using two soDIMM modules
HDD

320GB SATA Hard Disk Drive
Graphics

Mobile Intel® GL40 Express Chipset with integrated 3D graphics, featuring Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500M (Intel® GMA 4500M) 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
Dual independent display support
16.7 million colors
MPEG-2/DVD hardware-assisted capability (full decode)
WMV9 (VC-1) and H.264 (AVC) support (full decode)
Acer Arcade™ featuring Acer CinemaVision™ and Acer ClearVision™ technologies
Storage

DVD Super Multi double-layer combo drive
5-in-1 card reader, supporting Secure Digital™ (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick® (MS), Memory Stick PRO™ (MS PRO), xD-Picture Card™ (xD)
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 and Dolby® Sound Space Expander, Dolby® Inverse Filtering, Dolby® High Frequency Enhancer technologies
True5.1-channel surround sound output
High-definition audio support
S/PDIF support for digital speakers
MS-Sound compatible
Acer PureZone technology with two built-in stereo microphones, featuring beam forming, echo cancellation, dynamic gain control (TBC), and noise suppression technologies
I/O Interfaces


5-in-1 card reader (SD™, MMC, MS, MS PRO, xD)
HDMI™ port with HDCP support
Three USB 2.0 ports
External display (VGA) port
Headphone/speaker/line-out jack with S/PDIF support
Microphone-in jack
Line-in jack
Ethernet (RJ-45) port
Modem (RJ-11) port
DC-in jack for AC adapter
Communication

Acer Video Conference1, featuring:
Integrated Acer Crystal Eye high-def webcam, featuring 640 x 480 @ 30 fps or 1280 x 800 @ 30 fps resolution image capture, supporting enhanced Acer PrimaLite™ technology
Acer PureZone technology
Acer InviLink™3 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® network connection, supporting Acer SignalUp™ wireless technology
Bluetooth® 2.0+EDR
Gigabit Ethernet, Wake-on-LAN ready
56K ITU V.92 with PTT approval12, Wake-on-Ring ready
Stop Dreaming Start Action

Security

Kensington lock slot
Keyboard & Special Controls

86-/87-/91-key keyboard, with inverted “T” cursor layout
Multi-gesture touchpad pointing device supporting:
•Circular-motion scrolling
•Pinch-action zoom
•Page flip
Easy-launch buttons: WLAN, Bluetooth®, programmable key, file backup, volume up, volume down, touchpad lock
Media control keys (printed on keyboard): play/pause, stop, previous, next
Power supply and battery

ACPI 3.0 CPU power management standard: supports Standby and Hibernation power-saving modes
48.8 W 4400 mAh 6-cell Li-ion battery pack: • 3-hour battery life13
3-pin 65 W AC adapter
ENERGY STAR®
Weight and dimensions

342 (W) x 239 (D) x 23/38.6 (H) mm
2.3 kg (5.07 lbs.) with 6-cell battery
Quality & Reliability Tests

Temperature & humidity test
Free drop test
Acoustics test
Weight and pressure test
Shock and vibration test
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, HomeMedia
Acer Bio-Protection
Acer Crystal Eye
Acer GridVista™
Acer GameZone
Acer Game Console
Acer Launch Management
Acer Backup Management
Acer ePower Management
Acer Recovery Management
Adobe® Reader®
Adobe Flash® Player
Google Toolbar™
Google Desktop™
McAfee Internet Security Suite 60-day trial version (or equivalent)
NTI Media Maker™
Microsoft® Works with Office Home and Student 2007 Trial (Service Pack 1)
Microsoft® Windows Live™ Essentials

Acer Aspire 5740G Laptop

Acer Aspire notebooks sport stylish looks, are ruggedly built and offer good value for money. The Acer Aspire 5740G is a desktop replacement with all these qualities, and is suitable for a SOHO environment and home entertainment.

Design and build quality
As far as looks and design are concerned, there isn’t anything really new about this laptop, as it sports the usual Acer Aspire-like metallic navy-blue exterior with dark-grey interiors. Nonetheless, it is stylish. The interiors have a matt finish, making the laptop scratch-resistant, except for the lid and screen frame, which are glossy, hence prone to dust and finger prints.

The chiclet keyboard, multi-touch touchpad and the additional feature, the numeric keypad, are all comfortable to use. Typing on the keyboard, with large and well-spaced keys is very convenient and smooth. The keys are properly placed and the Enter and Shift keys are of regular size. Even the physical hotkeys and buttons are aptly located between the keyboard and speaker-grill.
The build quality of the laptop is excellent, a full five-on-five. So basically, there’s nothing to be concerned about in terms of looks, ergonomics and build quality. The one thing that might be slightly daunting is the 2.8 Kg hefty weight, only if you want to carry it around regularly. Not that it is meant for the purpose, but, this laptop is not something you want to lug to work everyday - it won’t be convenient.

Features
There are three variants of this laptop, two of which feature Intel Core i5 processors and the third one an Intel Core i3. The one we tested has an Intel Core i3 330M processor, which is clocked at 2.13 GHz. Though, it is an entry-level processor from Intel’s new line of Core processors, it performs well to effectively replace a mainstream desktop PC, especially because it has 4 GB DD3 RAM. Although the present 320 GB hard drive is sufficient for a SOHO setup and multimedia content, people who have a huge collection of music, videos and games might fall short of space. This brings us to the most striking point of this laptop, the presence of a good discrete graphics chip, the ATI Radeon HD 5470. Now, with all this hardware, this laptop can handle demanding applications, such as designing suites, seamlessly. Our recommendation is to opt for a more powerful processor, the Core i5, and a roomy 500 GB hard drive. This way you will not only have a more powerful desktop replacement, which completes tasks much quicker, but also be able to store more data, if you happen to be a movie buff or gaming fan. Nevertheless, considering the 15.6-inch screen, near-3 Kg weight and the core hardware of this particular machine, we’d say it’s a good entry-level desktop replacement.

When it comes to features, this laptop offers a good blend, in addition to gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi N, the laptop has a dial-up modem. Also, being a multimedia laptop, it has multi-channel audio, and you’ll find a line-in jack next to the headphone and mic jacks. Other plus points include the presence of dedicated volume controls and a numeric keypad. Display options include an HDMI port and a VGA port, and, the screen is glossy with a 16:9 aspect ratio (1366 x 768). There are 3 USB ports, a webcam, a memory card reader, DVD-writer and Kensington lock slot. Finally, the machine is pre-loaded with Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) and McAfee Internet Security (60-day trial)

Acer Aspire X3900 Review

The Acer Aspire X3900 is a small form factor desktop PC with a powerful Intel Core i3 processor and an abundant feature set. It's great for a space-saving home or office computer and entertainment tuned users.

Acer Aspire X3900: Design
The Acer Aspire X3900 has a mini-ITX form factor, and the cabinet measures 265x100x352mm: significantly smaller than your traditional desktop PCs, even smaller than the HP Compaq dc5800s. The Aspire X3900's cabinet doesn't weigh too much and it can be easily carried around in one hand. The X3900's cabinet has an all-black exterior and it comes with a cabinet lock to prevent access to its innards. Acer has done a good job with distributing ports around the X3900 cabinet's front and back.

The Acer Aspire X3900's optical drive pops out vertically at the front; and just below the drive bay is a flap which hides an abundance of ports: five USB ports, FireWire port, multicard reader, CF port and audio jacks. The power on-off button resides in the form of a transparent plastic strip along the cabinet's top and right edge that glows blue underneath when you switch on the Aspire X3900.

The cabinet has grilled exhaust vents at the top, side and back - enough to dissipate heat efficiently. At the Acer Aspire X3900's back lies 5.1 channel audio support ports, HDMI, eSATA, SPDIF, VGA, PS2 mouse and keyboard ports, Gigabit Ethernet, and four USB ports. That's a lot of ports!

The Acer Aspire X3900's cabinet is cramped on the inside, due to its small dimensions. Accessing the RAM slots, for example, isn't very easy. But the wires are neatly directed around the motherboard and there's no haphazard criss-cross of wires leading to clutter inside the desktop cabinet.

Acer Aspire X3900: Hardware Specs
The Acer Aspire X3900 has an Intel Core i3-530 2.93GHz processor, 2GB of DDR3 RAM (upgradeable to 8GB), 320GB 7200rpm hard drive, and onboard Intel GMA HD graphics. Obvious advantages over older Intel GMA graphics is less heat inside the cabinet and better cooling. But not only good onboard graphics, the Aspire X3900 desktop has a very good basic hardware building blocks. There's no wireless connectivity, but Gigabit Ethernet, eSATA, HDMI, SPDIF, FireWire and CF port. The Acer Aspire X3900 also supports 5.1 channel audio - great to take your home audio experience to the next level.

Apart from the cabinet, the Acer Aspire X3900 desktop PC also bundles in a keyboard, mouse, and two speakers. It comes with an 18.5-inch monitor if you're interested; however our review unit didn't come with one. The Acer AX3900 desktop comes with 64-bit Windows 7 Home Premium. In terms of internal hardware, the only thing the Aspire X3900 lacks is maybe a dedicated graphics card. But other than that, Acer has done a great job of packing in every feature and port you would want on a home desktop PC.

Acer Aspire 7104 Review

I needed one with Windows XP and at least 512 MB of memory. There were other things I also wanted that would make my job easier. I wanted a 17" monitor. I also wanted an integrated keyboard, meaning I wanted it to have a keyboard like a regular desktop keyboard.

I found a pretty great deal through a shopping channel. For $1298 I was able to get a laptop that met my specifications, an all in one printer, router, and a wireless keyboard and mouse. It also included an extended 3 year warranty.

I was also able to make that $1298 in 6 easy payments. Sounded like a terrific deal to me.

I bought an Acer Aspire 7104.

The specifications on this model were:

Intel Celeron M
1.6 GHz
512 MB of Memory
DDR2
80 GB Hard Drive
Optical Drive: Dual Layer DVDB1RW
Integrated Modem
Integrated Graphics
17 inch LCD WXGA

This model also has a built in microphone.

When purchasing this model I was worried that it was not an AMD processor or a Dual Core. Fortunately the processor has not been a problem.

I can run multiple applications and surf various web pages at one time.

I use my laptop for working at home. I can have the applications for work up and when it is slow I am able to play games or surf the web, read emails, etc.

The memory in my old laptop was only 256 plus an added memory chip of 128. I was having some problems with it not being enough memory for being able to run the applications for my work and being able to surf at the same time. The Acer Aspire allows me to do that.

So this model definitely has its pros.

It also has its cons.

The speakers are not half as good as the ones in my older laptop. I have tried adding on external speakers and it still does not sound as well or as loud.

The video card it has does not allow me to play Buena Vista games. This was a disappointment. Knowing the video card is not good enough to play certain games. I wish I had of known that beforehand as I like to play games.

The best manufacturers of PC screens

In the Computer monitor market, there are many brands. Some are terrible brands; their monitors do not live up to their specifications. Others are excellent brands; their products exceed expectations and are ultimately remembered for producing good monitors. The best manufacturers thus far have probably been Dell, NEC, LG, Samsung, and Viewsonic. When looking for a monitor, it is acceptable to go with the brands you know, because they will normally not fail you. However, if you look hard, some lesser-known brands such as Hanns-G, Acer, and Sceptre, produce high quality monitors for a lower price. They can be found on popular computer retail sites such as newegg.com and tigerdirect.com Therefore, there are many brands of computer monitors, but it is ultimately up to you, the potential buyer, to choose your own brand. Good luck and happy hunting!

Buy a Cheap Acer Laptop

Do you always carry your laptop from your home and to your work everyday? Don't you find it tiring? Is your birthday coming soon?

If your answers to these three questions are all yes, then we suggest that you give yourself an Acer Laptop Docking Station as a present.

Just look at it this way. If you don't have it, you would have to plug in the peripherals day in and day out. Then you would have to plug out those very peripherals day in and day out as well.

It can take so much of your time. Just think - you would have to plug the scanner, the printer, the mouse, the keyboard, the headset, and the mouse - and those are just the basics. You'll definitely have to do the same thing with the other add-ons.

You will find it very handy. You can just leave your laptop charger at work and then bring home the laptop with you. Just plug it into your Acer Laptop Docking Station and it will charge automatically.

You can also plug your LCD, TV Tuner, and even your Ipod. Just make sure that these are compatible.

There are lists of ports that can accommodate the different kinds of laptop. Make sure that the port that you have can go with the docking station that you have.

It has so many ports that can allow you to use all peripherals from your old system. You wouldn't have to attach these one by one. That is another reason why you should invest in one in the first place.

The ports range from the serial connection and the HD connection. The video out and the video in of the Acer Laptop Docking Station come with network, modem, and head phone connections.

It makes it possible for you to use these without having to worry about the wires mixing up here and there.

The other sections are for the microphone, keyboard, and mouse. The FireWire should all be connected to the port of the Acer Laptop Docking Station.

The retailers make sure that the product ranges vary from what was supposed to be done for the appliance. Docking stations can also accommodate printers, projectors, TVs, phone systems, monitors, and iPods.