Acer Aspire AS7552G-6061 NoteBook AMD Phenom II Quad-Core N950(2.1GHz) 17.3" 4GB Memory DDR3 1066 500GB HDD 5400rpm DVD Super Multi ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650

Pros: Good basic computer. Nice screen. I do not abuse my stuff, but it seems rugged enough.

Cons: Battery should have never been supplied so small. It should have been a 6600mAh / 71Wh from the start versus the 4400mAh / 48Wh that was supplied. I got at most 90 minutes run time (web surfing) when it was new, and now 22 months later I only get 35 minutes. A new battery is in my future.

Pros: Decent power for the price. Handles most of everything I can throw at it. The laptop itself seems decent, but there are a few considerations (see cons)

Cons: - The crystal eye webcam no longer functions. It just stopped working one day, no explanation, no errors. Isn't even picked up by the OS anymore
- The laptop has heat issues, especially when running computationally intense programs. I had to eventually get a cooling desk for this machine.
- It's not a light laptop. Weighs more than it feels like it should.
- Acer bloatware. I was able to remove most of the items, with the exception of one program (Shredder something-or-other) that just won't die.

Other Thoughts: Overall it's a decent laptop. None of the cons are really dealbreakers for me, but I felt they warranted the removal of an egg. The bloatware is really irritating.

Pros: Great computer. With a possible 12 Gb of DDR3 & the video card, this computer can handle anything and no noticeable slow down.

Cons: none

Pros: A clean cut laptop with a nice big screen made for GAMING!
Has it's own Number pad to the right of the keyboard!!
PERFORMANCE is amazing!!
DEDICATED GRAPHICS CARD

makes me want to HOOOOAHHHHHH!~~

Cons: Better than my desktop...

Other Thoughts: This is my first laptop and it really is a great investment.

Pros: This laptop comes with a giant screen, large keyboard and it boots fast(with a SSD). I didn't boot into the copy of windows that came with it, I just did a clean install of Ubuntu 10.04. wow runs great under wine and it also runs two windows xp virtual machines simultaneously without issue. I added another stick of ram to bring it up to 8GB ram. It has two sata hard drive slots so I added a 64GB SSD to boot from, then I mounted the 500GB HDD as my /home directory.

Cons: I had to get a new case, the one I had was too small.

Other Thoughts: This is the ram stick that I bought. It works flawlessly with this laptop.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820159027

Pros: This comp is perfect for all of my schoolwork and the little bit of gaming that I do. The CPU is the fastest ive ever used in a laptop, i can do so many things at once and play WoW in a window and there is problem running it. I also like that there are 3 slots for ram and it can hold up to 12 gigs of DDR3. I will add that, because I can, and I may also get a SSD for my OS.

Cons: Keyboard is not back lit like the description says it is supposed to be, and there is no Blu Ray drive, but that is alright.

Other Thoughts: Other thoughts, I would like to have about 4 of these laptops laying around the house, for no apparent reason.

Pros: Everything about this laptop is great.
I don't have any complains .. only wishes and thoughts.

Love the Keyboard, The mouse is just smooth, The screen is amazing, The graphics card is just WOW, love the 4 USB ports, Battery life is great from what i have experienced so far ... get atleast 2 and half hour of time in high brightness !!
the power saver mode does do help a bit, even in low brightness, the picture is great !!!

Cons: The only thing i wish for this laptop to have would be a faster HDD. Instead of 5400 rpm it should have been 7200 rpm.
The charger plugging in is a bit hard to get in but not that bad ... It keeps the cord in even though I trip on the cord lol !
Also i wish if the keyboard were back lit !! It would make the laptop perfect.
A finger print magnet kind of !!
Bloatware ..... easy to get rid of ... Ccleaner, Defraggler, AVG 2011, Kaspersky ... makes your computer untouchable !!

Other Thoughts: I have played Black ops on High settings: no lags, nothing. The ATI Radeon is drop dead amazing !!!!
I have also played Fallout New Vegas on it,again all high settings. No problem here either. This is my first laptop. Have many friends who use Hp and Dell (most with i7) .... this one beats them all !!! Never had a problem with tis one hope it stays like this in the future :)

Pros: Looks great, lots of power. Added a second hard drive and some more RAM, now it's even better. Except.....

Cons: The computer freezes constantly. Every 2-5 minutes, no matter what I'm doing (internet, movies, games...) it will hang for 15-60 seconds. I'm ready to pull my hair out. I've uninstalled all the bloatware, ran the mcraffe cleanup tool, disabled services, updated drivers etc etc etc. Doesn't freeze in Ubuntu, only Windows. I have restored Windows and now it even seems worse. I'm about ready to return it as it's nearly unusable. If not for this problem I would be VERY happy with the laptop.

Other Thoughts: To order the hard drive caddy to add a second drive call Acer (search contacthelp.com for the number) and order part #42.PZS01.005 You may have to call a few times to get someone who knows what they're doing, it took me 3 tries to get someone who would help me. Approximately $17 shipped, but it does not come with any screws.

Pros: Plays Crysis on medium settings, boots up fast, keyboard is the best I have ever used on a laptop. I use my computer mostly for work and non-demanding applications but because this was the same price as a unit that can't play games I gave it a try. It is excellent for an average gamer - you can buy any game and it will play it.

Cons: The built in speakers are terrible. I use my computer as a CD player at work this one doesn't work it is not loud enough to hear in the garage.

Other Thoughts: This is pretty much the fastest computer you can buy for $599. Easy to use, if upgrading from an old Windows XP laptop you will be blown away at how fast it is.

Pros: Purchased as a gaming laptop since sometimes my desktop is not available. This runs everything I want it to. Followed tips listed by others and dumped the bloat software and things got a little faster. Plays WoW on good settings and i maintain about 30 fps. Turn to ultra and it drops to the teens. This is at 1600x900 res. I usually just keep it on fair graphics settings at 1600x900 and maintain 30~60 fps. No freezing problems so far.

Cons: Gets hot. I bought a cooling pad for it since it gets kind of warm. Some of the reviews say they can play on highest settings and great FPS. I don't see that. Unless there is some super upgrade I don't know about this thing is gonna stay around med settings on most more recent games.

Other Thoughts: For what I use it for this works great. Used system requirements labs and only get the minimum recommended specs for SC2...