The Feature Rich Aspire 5720

Packed fill of features, the Aspire 5720 Notbook is surely a great but at less than £500

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Detailed Aspire 5720 Specifications

Operating System


  • Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium

  • Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic



Processor & Chipset
  • Intel® Centrino® Duo mobile technology, featuring:

    • Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor with up to 4MB L2 Cache and 800MHz FSB
  • Mobile Intel® PM965 or GM965 Express Chipset

  • Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG network connection (dual-band tri-mode 802.11a/b/g) Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ solution, supporting Acer SignalUp™ wireless technology


    • Memory
  • DDR2 memory, upgradeable to 4 GB using dual soDIMM modules (dual-channel support) * A 64-bit operating system is required to enjoy the ultimate performance of 4 GB memory


    • Storage
  • HD DVD drive or DVD-Super Multi Double Layer drive
    HD DVD available on models with dedicated graphics only!

  • 5-in-1 card reader, supporting Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick® (MS), Memory Stick PRO™ (MS PRO), xD-Picture Card™ (xD)


    • HDD
  • S-ATA Hard Disk Drive


    • Display
  • 15.4" WXGA high-brightness (220-nits) Acer CrystalBrite™ TFT LCD, 1280 x 800 pixel resolution, supporting simultaneous multi-window viewing via Acer GridVista™

  • 8 ms response time

  • 16.7 million colours


    • Graphics
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® 8400M GS with up to 1024 MB of TurboCache™ (256 MB of dedicated GDDR2 VRAM, up to768 MB of shared system memory*), supporting NVIDIA® PureVideo™ HD technology, OpenEXR High Dynamic-Range (HDR) technology, Shader Model 4.0, Microsoft® DirectX® 10 (* depending on size of system memory) * depending on size of system memory

  • ATI Mobility™ Radeon® HD X2300 with up to 1024 MB of HyperMemory™ (up to 256 MB of dedicated GDDR2 VRAM, up to 768 MB of shared system memory*), supporting Microsoft® DirectX® 9 and PCI Express® or
    * depending on size of system memory

  • Mobile Intel® PM965 / GM965 Express Chipset with integrated 3D graphics, featuring Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100 with up to 358 MB of Intel® Dynamic Video Memory Technology 4.0 (8 MB of dedicated system memory, up to 350 MB of shared system memory), supporting Microsoft® DirectX® 9 and DirectX® 10
    * depending on size of system memory

  • DualView™ support

  • MPEG-2/DVD hardware-assisted capability (full decode)

  • WMV9 (VC-1) and H.264 (AVC) support (full decode)

  • S-video/TV-out (NTSC/PAL) support

  • DVI-D (true digital video interface) with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) support (on models with dedicated graphics only!)

  • Acer Arcade™ featuring Acer CinemaVision™ and Acer ClearVision™ technologies


    • Multimedia
  • Dolby®-certified surround sound system with two built-in Acer 3DSonic stereo speakers

  • Dolby® Home Theater audio enhancement featuring Dolby® Digital, Dolby® Digital Live, Dolby® Pro Logic® II, Dolby® Digital Stereo Creator, Dolby® Headphone and Dolby® Virtual Speaker technologies

  • S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) support for digital speakers

  • Intel® High Definition audio support

  • MS-Sound compatible

  • Built-in microphone


    • Communication
  • Acer Video Conference featuring Voice and Video over Internet Protocol (VVoIP) support via Acer CrystalEye and optional optional Acer Xpress VoIP phone

  • Acer CrystalEye webcam, supporting Acer PrimaLite™ technology
    (manufacturing option)

  • Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG (dual-band tri-mode 802.11a/b/g), or 3945BG (dual-mode 802.11b/g) Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® network connection, supporting Acer SignalUp™ wireless technology

  • Gigabit Ethernet, Wake-on-LAN ready

  • 56K ITU V.92 with PTT approval, Wake-on-Ring ready

  • Bluetooth® 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) (manufacturing option)


    • Security
  • Slot for Kensington lock

  • BIOS, user and supervisor passwords


    • I/O Interfaces
  • 1 x ExpressCard™/54 slot

  • 5-in-1 card reader (SD, MMC, MS, MS PRO, xD)

  • 4 x USB 2.0 ports

  • 1 x DVI-D port with HDCP support
    (on models with dedicated graphics only!)

  • 1 x IEEE 1394 port

  • 1 x Consumer infrared (CIR) port

  • 1 x External display (VGA) port

  • 1x S-video/TV-out (NTSC/PAL) port

  • 1 x Headphone/speaker/line-out jack with S/PDIF support

  • 1 x microphone-in jack

  • 1 x line-in jack

  • 1 x Ethernet (RJ-45) jack

  • 1 x Modem (RJ-11) port

  • 1 x DC-in jack for AC adapter


    • Power supply and battery
  • ACPI 3.0 CPU power management standard: supports Standby and Hibernation power-saving modes

  • 71W 8 cell or 44W 6-cell Li-ion battery pack

  • up to 4-hour battery life with 8-cell battery and dedicated graphics

  • Acer QuicCharge™ technology:
    - 80% charge in 1 hour
    - 2-hour rapid charge system-off
    - 2.5-hour charge-in-use
    QuicCharge on models with 90W AC adapter only!

  • 3-pin 90W AC adapter (models with dedicated graphics) or
    3-pin 65 W AC adapter (models with shared graphics)


    • Keyboard & Special Controls

  • 88-/89-key keyboard, inverted "T" cursor layout, 2.5 mm (minimum) key travel

  • Seamless touchpad pointing device with 4-way scroll button

  • 12 function keys, four cursor keys, two Windows® keys, hotkey controls, embedded numeric keypad, international language support, independent US and Euro dollar sign keys, media control keys

  • Easy-launch buttons: WLAN, Internet, email, Bluetooth®, Acer Arcade ™

  • Empowering Key

  • Volume wheel


    • Weight and dimensions
  • 366 (W) x 274 (D) x 33.6/42.6 (H) mm
    (14.4 x 10.8 x 1.3/1.7 inches)

  • 2.80 kg (6.17 lbs.) with 6-cell battery

  • 3.00 kg (6.61 lbs.) with 8-cell battery


    • Warranty
  • 1 year International Travelers Warranty



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