Acer Aspire AS5251 Laptop

If you're looking for a low cost, effective laptop computer, you should check out the Acer Aspire AS5251, which retails for $379.00.

The Acer Aspire AS5251 laptop computer contains a 64-bit processor running at 2.2 GHz, which is not the fastest on the market, but fast enough. This laptop's memory has 3GB DDR3 DIMM memory, expandable to 8GB.

The screen size is 15.6 inches, and has enough resolution to view high definition videos. The 16:9 aspect ratio allows users to view websites without too much left-right scrolling. The computer's hard drive is 250GB, which isn't the largest drive on the market, but is plenty large enough for just about anything you would want to store. The versatile optical drive is a 8x SuperMulti DVD±R/RW drive, and has the capability to write to either CD's or DVD's.

This laptop contains both the standard wired and wireless internet connection options, so getting connected to the Internet is easy.  One of the neat features of this laptop is the built-in Crystal Eye webcam and digital microphone, so online chatting is convenient and simple.

There are three external ports USB 2.0 ports, 1 HDMI™ port with HDCP support, 1 external display (VGA) port, headphone/speaker/line-out jack, and a microphone-in jack.

There is plenty of pre-installed software, including Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition, Acer Backup Manager, Acer ePower Management, Acer eRecovery Management, Adobe® Flash® Player 10, Adobe® Reader® 9.1, eSobi™, Google™ Setup, Google Toolbar™, Microsoft® Office Trial (Service Pack 2), Microsoft® Works SE 9, Norton™ Online Backup, McAfee® Internet Security Suite 2009 Trial1, McAfee® Virus Definitions, and MyWinLocker®. That should keep you busy!

The bottom line here is that this is an efficient, functional laptop computer with plenty of features that you find on more expensive models, but at a more affordable price.  This is perfect for students or others who need a dependable, moderately priced laptop computer.