Acer Laptop Aspire AS7745G-9823 Intel Core i7 1st Gen 740QM (1.73 GHz) 4 GB Memory 500 GB HDD ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 17.3" Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Pros: This laptop has all the backing of a great machine at a low price. I wasn't pleased with the hard drive but all of the other specs were great. It runs fast and the screen is excellent. It got a 5.9 on the Windows Index, easily improved to 7 or higher with added RAM and a solid state hard drive.

Cons: The 2nd HDD bay is not "plug and play". You need to contact Acer to order the parts. Finding out which parts I needed was a pain, as well as finding out how to contact them. Here's how to get the parts you need, hopefully it saves some people some time: Call Acer Support at (866)695-2237. Tell them you need the following parts: 33.PUM07.003 - Bracket ($7.22) 20.PUM07.001 - Housing ($7.22) 42.PUM07.004 - Door ($7.22) Shipping will probably run you around $10. These parts are not available online right now from what I can tell. I've checked Acer's website as well as the vendors they recommend. Call the number above to speak to someone and order it over the phone.

Overall Review: I highly recommend adding a solid state hard drive, it boots up literally in seconds. If you're going to make it your primary drive, you need to ask for the Windows 7 Recovery disc from support (see above) because Windows 7 doesn't allow direct cloning. I also recommend adding another 4GB of RAM. I haven't done this yet, but this laptop can handle up to 16GB and it comes with 4GB, so take the plunge and spend the extra money to make it the super machine you want it to be. Besides that, everything about this laptop is great!

Pros: The price is good.

Cons: How could I order these 3 parts from acer to mount the 2rd hdd into the drive bay? I just call the acer service, they say you should order it from there 3rd parties.

Overall Review: Does anyone have ideas about how to get these 3 parts?

Pros: Everything! Great CPU, with Turboboost too! Get up 10 2.93GHz w/ turboboost. Sweet! GPU is above average for the price u pay, plays all my games w/o flaws even on high settings. Also can install different GPU at a later date if desired due to the GPU being a dedicated card.

Cons: Slow HDD RPMs, but not worth complaining about. Webcam sucks. I just bought a new one w/ Full HD at a different store to adjust. Installed Memory is a little low, but can be upgraded to 16GB. I uninstalled the original memory modules and then reinstalled 2 8GB(2x4GB) 204-pin Corsair So-Dimms to improve the memory. Does not come with any software other than a trial antivirus of McAfee... I recommend buying some software such as Microsoft Office and photoshop to full complete this PC.

Overall Review: This PC has all the multimedia ports a person would ever need as well...HDMI, VGA, Ethernet, Several USBs. U can also expand each of the aforementioned ports by buying the correct adapter or cable right here at newegg! All in all, Whatever u use this PC for, it will be able to handle. Easily a 9 out of 10 stars! Super Happy!

Pros: Great CPU, great GPU, large bright screen, touchpad is very responsive

Cons: Bloatware, but easily removable, very glossy surfaces are fingerprint magnet, webcam is pretty lousy

Overall Review: I purchased this as my primary computer for college, I plan to run 3d modelling programs as well as occasional gaming, so far it has run great

Pros: -Very nice video card, i run SC2 and WoW at ultra settings with vert sync on with 60 frames flat. -The screen is extremely nice, it has a wide range of brightness. -Acer has a great customer service, provided me with everything that i needed help with. -Cannot beat the price, i mean, it used to be 1,100$...now this price? Don't miss this purchase! -An excellent laptop overall!!!

Cons: -I would have wished it came with more RAM but i just snagged an extra 4GB of RAM from newegg for 40$ and basically doubled its performance. -No other cons

Overall Review: First thing i did when i got the laptop was removed all of the bloatware(stuff that comes with the computer) and i accidently deleted the blu ray player(acer arcade deluxe), looking around i found a recovery program that was extremely easy to figure out and got it right back, so you arn't completely bummed if you delete anything.

Pros: Got this unit to replace an Aspire 8930g. I don't even notice the smaller screen and it is so much faster! I have bumped it up to 10 Gigs DDR3 and my SSD should be here tomorrow. I love the keyboard, and the touchpad I like better than any of the laptops I have owned in the past. (HP DV 9000, Asus G1, Asus A7SV, Acer Aspire 8930G) I also really like the light weight and portability compared to the 8930G.

Cons: Wish I had waited a week to order it, the price dropped $50.

Overall Review: I had no trouble getting the second hard drive bay parts from Acer. I just called Acer Support, asked for level 2, gave them my serial number and described the parts I needed. They verified the part numbers and shiped them to me fedex, NO CHARGE. The Tech on the phone said they were in warranty parts and they were not supposed to charge me for them.

Pros: I'm pleased with the graphics - works well with WoW on high settings which was just what I was looking for. This is my first widescreen laptop and I love the extra real estate, makes it much easier to work in Visual Studio with Chrome open and so on, which is also just what I was looking for. Haven't experienced any slow-down yet running any number of apps - with one exception, see cons.

Cons: -Absolute worst trackpad I have ever used by a very long shot. It's practically unusable to me and I suggest never trying to do any real work without a mouse for the sake of your sanity. Turning off all the special trackpad options helped, but it's still garbage. -Seriously, what the #)*$ with the 2nd hard drive bay? Shame on Acer for this. The parts needed to mount it should have been included. This is absolutely ridiculous, and if I weren't so gosh darn reasonable I'd seriously dock another egg for this. -As mentioned, I can run any number of apps, with one exception: trying to play Flash movies while playing WoW causes them both to sputter and stall and be unplayable/unwatchable. This does not happen for example when playing HTML5 movies on Youtube, but always does any other time. -Standard bloatware included; I'm a Technet subscriber and did a fresh install of Win 7 Enterprise, if not for having this ability I'd be significantly less satisfied, as I would with any PC product.

Overall Review: I went to install one of my Intel X25-M Mainstream SSD's right away, and was dumbfounded by this whole second bay fiasco. I did not find documentation of this -anywhere-, luckily Newegg has some smart customers willing to go through whatever hoops they had to to get some answers on this. Currently I have a single 80 gig in there with another 80 gig lying in wait for these stupid parts. Might not seem like a big deal to some, but it is to me, and this situation has put a serious dent in my respect for the Acer brand (as I type this at my desktop computer setup with dual Acer monitors). We sometimes see company reps responding to customer comments here - I'm not looking for a response but I sincerely hope a company rep gets a chance to read this and take note.

Pros: Unbelievably fast. Haven't been able to make the processor slow down at all yet. Didn't come with a lot of junk installed. No MS Office at all, a major plus for me. Causes instant envy in all who get nearby.

Cons: Poor power cord design, but this is standard for Acer. No dedicated mute button and volume controls, but this is a very minor gripe. The Acer Arcade Deluxe program is a joke, but it's the only one that can play blu ray discs.