Pros
- Bright screen with good viewing angles
- Nice, business-like design
Cons
- Small trackpad with poor scrolling feature
- Craftsmanship seems a little shoddy
At A Glance
This Acer seems to favor mobility over performance--a design preference we’re not used to seeing in desktop replacement laptops.
Manufacturer’s Description
Providing an excellent blend of performance, size and wireless capability, the Aspire 7552 is a visionary notebook. Accelerated AMD multi-core processing and high-performance graphics provide powerful multitasking and immersive entertainment on the 17.3" screen.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | LXRCH02004 |
| Processor | |
| Processor type | AMD Phenom II |
| Processor speed | 2100.0 MHz |
| Cache size | 2.0 KB |
| Processor count | 4 |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 4000.0 MB |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Memory speed | 1066.0 MHz |
| Memory max | 8.0 GB |
| Display | |
| Display size | 17.3 inches |
| Display type | Glossy LCD with LED Backlight |
| Resolution | 1600 x 900 pixels |
| Storage | |
| Drives included | 1.0 |
| Drive size | 640.0 GB |
| Hard Drive Speed | 5400 RPM |
| Other storage |
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| Drive type | Hard Disk Drive |
| Battery | |
| Vendor Rated Battery life | 2.2 hours |
| Ports and Connections | |
| SD/MMC Card | 1 |
| Ethernet Type | 10/100/1000 Mbps |
| MultiMedia Card (MMC) or MultiMediaCard (MMC) | Yes |
| SDHC Card or Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) | 1 |
| Wireless connection | 802.11 n |
| Video Interfaces |
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| Slots |
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| Dimensions | |
| Width | 16.3 inches |
| Depth | 10.8 inches |
| Height | 1.3 inches |
| Weight with Accessories | 7.8 pounds |
| Weight | 6.7 pounds |
| Sound | |
| Speakers | Stereo |
| Storage Media | |
| Memory stick | Memory Stick |
| XD picture card | 1 |
| Included Software | |
| Included Software | CyberLink PowerDVD 9; NTI Backup Now 5 \& Media Maker 8; Skype |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium |
| Other Features | |
| Docking Station Port | No |
| Devices |
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Performance
| Overall Performance | |
|---|---|
| WorldBench 6 Score | 80 |
| Battery | |
|---|---|
| Battery Life | 2:16 (hh:mm) |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| Web Browsing | 387 seconds (lower is better) |
| Office Suite Use | 400 seconds (lower is better) |
| File Compression | 310 seconds (lower is better) |
| Power Usage | |
|---|---|
| Idle power usage | 20.3 Watts |
| Sleep power usage | 0.3 Watt hours |
| Off power usage | 0 Watt hours |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| Image Editing | 739 seconds (lower is better) |
| GPU Graphics Rendering | 434 seconds (lower is better) |
| CPU Graphics Rendering | 465 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Encoding | 271 seconds (lower is better) |
| DVD Burning | 416 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Editing | 268 seconds (lower is better) |
| Multitasking | |
|---|---|
| World Bench 6 Multitasking | 552 |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| Unreal Tournament 3, Medium, 800 by 600 | 102.86 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3, Medium, 1024 by 768 | 101.18 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3, Highest, 800 by 600 | 65.51 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3, Highest, 1024 by 768 | 66.28 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, High Quality, 800x600 | 40.3 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, High Quality, 1024x768 | 31.9 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 800x600 | 60.9 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 54.1 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, High Quality, 800x600 | 42.8 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, High Quality, 1024x768 | 35.6 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, Low Quality, 800x600 | 81.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 76 Frames per second (higher is better) |
