Acer Aspire 5517 15.6-Inch Laptop – Black
Dec 25, 2009 in
Computers & Software
- AMD Athlon™ 64 Single-Core Processor TF-20 (512KB L2 cache, 1.6GHz)
- 3GB (2/1) DDR2 667 SDRAM
- 250GB Hard Drive, Integrated variable-speed Super-Multi drive
- Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium
- 15.6″ WXGA (1366 x 768) high-brightness (220 nit) TFT LCD
Product Description
The elegantly compact Aspire 5510 series was especially designed to bring entertainment to the digital worlds of private and professional users. With a choice of the finest processors and a large CrystalBrite wide screen, the Aspire 5510 series is the obvious choice for gripping mobile entertainment, while the extensive multimedia features, flexible wired and wireless connectivity options and Acer’s innovative Empowering Technology make it the ideal business companion…. More >>
Acer Aspire 5517 15.6-Inch Laptop – Black
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4 comments
Chris Sands on December 25, 2009 at 8:43 am
This is an awesome Laptop! I didn’t even know it had an ATI Radeon HD 3200 in it since there was no sticker on the Laptop. I had to check dxdiag.
The catch is, I got this from Walmart for $349. Check your local Walmart before you resort to Amazon!
J. Betancourt on December 25, 2009 at 11:14 am
Bought laptop as floor demo model, thus cheap. Works well so far. Fast and good screen. However, it is limited in its use for multiple activities at once (multitasking). While I can listen to mp3 audio while I work on something, video and other things are a no no, especially web based like Hulu, youtube, netflix, etc. Not that it won’t play well, but you don’t want to do many other things. Due no doubt to its single processor.
So, I recommend this for anyone who needs a reliable fast general purpose (non-gaming or multitasking) budget laptop. Example, I can run Ubuntu in a VirtualBox VM, but as soon as I start opening browser tabs and Windows Media Player, browse the file system, it starts slowing down. Unfortunately, most computers are similar, so why pay more?
Good for college kids. Fast but not too fast, so they get into less trouble. (joke).
Patricia Black on December 25, 2009 at 12:24 pm
Great Price but word to the wise. Laptops do not come with restore disks these days and I have found that the restore on the physical laptop itself corrupts and typically user cannot restore original factory image. While trying to create a restore disk with Acer’s software I got errors and was unable to burn a restore disk. I called Acer and they will be sending me a free restore disk. The error was 0×207. If the computer crashes and you do not have a restore disk you will be down and then have to pay big bucks Acer’s technical support, so try burning a restore disk right away and if you can’t call Acer right away. After the 90 day software warranty, you will have to pay by credit card for support.
Christopher D. Douglass on December 25, 2009 at 3:12 pm
I agree with the last person. Good computer but overpriced here. I bought mine at Staples for $349.99