My record with laptops is not that great as I tend to mess them up with silly problems and at Christmas I got a new laptop from the sales on Amazon. I had not really had a great connection with Acer products in the past but I took the change on this laptop and was left very satisfied with the overall performance and the look it provided. Most if not all laptops now are going to provide you with some sort of Windows 7 software and this has the home edition already installed onto the system which is going to install when you first turn on the laptop. The laptop itself has a great look because it is done in a black finish but there is a feel to ...  Read the complete review

Product Title Acer Aspire 5742Z The Producer of the Product Acer The Target Audience Gamers, Business men, Students, Teachers/Lecturers and for people who want top range products. Price £350 Is the product for you? If you are after a product which is capable of high definition streaming to a TV, gaming, 500gb of hard drive space to store whatever you want on, 4gb of ram which means you can have so many programs or applications open at once without the notebook slowing down at all, a lovely light a compact design with a stylish finish then this is the product for you. It meets all the requirements of all ...  Read the complete review

We got our first laptop in about 2007, it was an Acer Aspire 5315, and I use it pretty much everyday for pretty much everything, and its still going strong now, with no damage, little wear and tear, and its my faithful companion, in fact, I am using it right now! I couldnt help get a little excited when a few months ago my husband brought home a brand new Acer laptop, the Aspire 5742z. Getting it out of the box, I loved how sleek it looked, althought the same width as my original laptop, this one was definately thinner, my old one is about twice as thick as the new one, and it was much more lightweight than the old one too. The cover has a tiny little zig zag ...  Read the complete review

Specifications of my model. Processor * Intel Pentium processor P6100 2.0GHz, * 3MB L3 cache * Chipset: Intel HM55 3GB RAM 320GB 5400rpm DVD-Super Multi DL drive Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 15.6" HD Acer CineCrystal LED LCD Integrated Intel HD Graphics Keyboard and Touchpad WLAN: Acer Nplify 802.11b/g/n 6-cell Li-ion battery 2 in 1 Card Reader 1.3 megapixel webcam The 15.6" widescreen Acer Aspire 5742Z carries powerful processing capabilities, despite not featuring the new i-series processors. The slimlined design measures around an ...  Read the complete review

I bought this laptop at the start of the year, as my other one was starting to go quite slow, even after I done a factory reset. I seen this one and instantly wanted it. Appearance- The Acer Aspire 5742Z is a great looking laptop, with the brand name in the middle of the screen being in reflective material, it looks professional next to the designed black material. The screen is large, which makes for excellent viewing. Storage - The hard drive on this particular laptop is 500 GB, and 3 GB RAM which is great for a budget multi-media laptop however this quickly fills up once you get all your music, videos, and pictures on ...  Read the complete review