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Acer Aspire 4743 Series

Acer Aspire 4743Z-4861Processor: Intel Core i5 480M, Intel Pentium P6200
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics, NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M
Display: 14.00 inch
Weight: 2.2kg, 2.3kg
Price: 400, 800 euro
Average Score: 60% - poor
Average of 1 scores (from 3 reviews)

 

Acer Aspire 4743G-482G50Mnkk

Specifications

Acer Aspire 4743G-482G50MnkkNotebook: Acer Aspire 4743G-482G50Mnkk
Processor: Intel Core i5 480M
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2.3kg
Price: 800 euro
Links: Acer homepage
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Foreign Reviews

GT540M是亮点 酷睿一代宏碁4743G评测
Source: IT.com.cn zh-CN→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/03/2011
坚守酷睿一代阵地 宏碁Aspire 4743G评测
Source: PC Online.com.cn zh-CN→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 03/14/2011

 

Acer Aspire 4743Z-4861

Specifications

Acer Aspire 4743Z-4861Notebook: Acer Aspire 4743Z-4861
Processor: Intel Pentium P6200
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2.2kg
Price: 400 euro
Links: Acer homepage
 Acer notebook section

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Average Score: 60% - poor

Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)

 

Reviews

60% Acer Aspire 4743Z-4861
Source: PC Mag English Archive.org version
If your hands are tied by a tight budget, the Acer Aspire 4743Z-4861 is a smart buy, and a stronger performer than its Pentium-equipped competitors. But budget-priced laptops frequently sacrifice features and performance in the pursuit of a low price, and the 4743Z-4861 gives up plenty to reach its tantalizing low price of $469.99. If you can spend $170 more, you can pick up the speedier and better-outfitted HP Pavilion dv6-6013cl or the Editors' Choice Asus U56E-BBL5.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 08/04/2011
Rating: Total score: 60%

 

Comment

Acer: In 1976, the company was founded in Taiwan under the name Multitech and was renamed Acer or Acer Group in 1987. The product range includes, for example, laptops, tablets, smartphones, desktops, monitors, TVs and computer peripherals. Since 2007, the group has merged with Gateway Inc. and Packard Bell, which also market their own laptop product lines.

Acer computers are designed for a variety of purposes, including ultrabooks for mobile use, gaming laptops for gamers, affordable options for everyday tasks, and 2-in-1 convertible laptops for versatility. Acer's product portfolio also includes tablets that offer portable computing and multimedia capabilities.


Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.

NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M: Entry level graphics card based on the new GF119 chip with a 64 Bit memory bus or on the GF108 with 128 Bit memory bus but lower clock rates. 

Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards.

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics: Onboard graphics card that is built in the new Arrandale CPUs (Core i3 / i5 / i7 Dual Cores). Depending on the model and Turbo Boost, the GMA HD is clocked between 166 and 766 MHz.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.


Intel Core i5:

480M: The Core i5-480M has only 3 MB L3 Cache (compared to the I7-620M) and clocks between 2.66-2.9 GHz (Turbo Mode). Thanks to Hyperthreading, 4 threads can be processed simultaneously. An integrated graphics card (GMA HD) and a DDR3 memory controller are also included in the package.

Intel Pentium:

P6200: The Pentium P6200 is an entry level CPU based on the Arrandale core. Compared to the Core i3-330M it does not feature HyperThreading leading to a slower multi-threaded performance.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.


14.00:

14 inch display size represents a middle ground between the small subnotebook formats and the screens of the standard 15 inch laptops.

The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, provides good resolutions with usable detail sizes, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact. 

In the past, 14-inch devices were very rare, but now they are the standard for laptops after the 15-inchers. 

» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.


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60%: Such a poor rating is rare. There are only a few notebooks that were rated even worse. The rating websites do not give a purchase recommendation here.

» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

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Stefan Hinum, 2011-09- 1 (Update: 2012-05-26)