Acer Aspire 5742G Series
Processor: Intel Core i3 370M, Intel Core i3 380M, Intel Core i5 450M, Intel Core i5 460M, Intel Core i5 480MGraphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470, NVIDIA GeForce GT 420M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M
Display: 15.6 inch
Weight: 2.473kg, 2.6kg
Price: 600, 650, 700, 799 euro
Average of 14 scores (from 16 reviews)
mobility: 65%, workmanship: 69%, ergonomy: 72%, emissions: 64%
Acer Aspire 5742G-7200
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Acer Aspire 5742G-7200Processor: Intel Core i5 460M
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GT 420M
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.6kg
Price: 650 euro
Links: Acer homepage Acer notebook section
Average Score:
Average of 6 scores (from 6 reviews)
Source: Good Gear Guide
In addition to good speed, battery life and build quality, the Aspire 5742G is also quite affordable. It's $1199, which we think is a great price for a laptop that can be used to do a little of everything. And don't think that because it's a 15.6in model that it's best suited to a shackled position on your desk. On the contrary, it's actually quite light and not too much of a pain to carry around with you.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 02/18/2011
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: CNet
For some, the purpose of a laptop isn't to be exciting or sexy, so much as to be functional. Those who feel that way might appreciate the Acer Aspire 5742G-7200, an utterly uninspiring 15.6-inch laptop that, nevertheless, has a pretty good set of specs for its $750 price.On a price-to-performance basis, the Acer Aspire 5742G-7200 is one of the better laptop buys on the market, but better-designed alternatives can be had for a little more money.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/14/2011
Rating: Total score: 70% performance: 80% mobility: 60%
Source: Computer Shopper
The Acer Aspire 5742G-7200 may be priced like a budget notebook, but its Core i5 CPU and dedicated Nvidia graphics chip deliver surprisingly good performance for a $749.99 machine. A top performer in its price class, the Aspire 5742G-7200 demonstrates that bland can be beautiful if you need speed on a budget.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/01/2011
Rating: Total score: 82%
Source: Hardware Central
Acer appears to have scaled back some of the components in the 5742G, probably to keep the series affordable. It uses mono instead of stereo speakers, which detracts from watching DVDs on the unit (unless you use headphones, naturally). Its 500GB Serial ATA hard drive spins at the low end of the speed scale, 5,400 rpm. Bluetooth isn't supported out of the box, though we found the machine's Wi-Fi reception quite good.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/09/2010
Rating: Total score: 73% price: 80% performance: 80%
Source: Comp Reviews
With a price tag of just $750, the Acer Aspire 5742G-7200 is a very affordable laptop that combines performance and graphics into a 15-inch laptop. While it may not have the highest level of graphics, they are Direct X 11 compatible and capable of dealing with the modest resolution of the screen. Users will have to contend with the glossy display and slightly below average battery life. Still, it offers a great step up from most budget systems that aren't capable of 3D graphics.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 11/02/2010
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Benchmark.pl
PL→ENSingle Review, online available, Short, Date: 01/14/2011
Rating: Total score: 80%
Acer Aspire 5742G-458G64Mnkk
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Acer Aspire 5742G-458G64MnkkProcessor: Intel Core i5 450M
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M 1024 MB
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.473kg
Price: 799 euro
Links: Acer homepage Acer notebook section
Average Score:
Average of 1 scores (from 3 reviews)
Geforce bargain. Acer puts interesting hardware in a low priced bundle that is available for starting at 699 euros. The newest GeForce GT 540M is still extremely uncommon and we also don't find eight gigabyte of RAM very often. Performance for money in excess?
Source: Notebookcheck
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/21/2011
Rating: Total score: 79% performance: 86% display: 64% mobility: 77% workmanship: 78% ergonomy: 83% emissions: 87%
Source: Notebookjournal
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/17/2010
Rating: performance: 85% features: 50% display: 30% mobility: 70% workmanship: 50% ergonomy: 50%
Source: Tom's Hardware
DE→ENprice, performance and battery runtime good
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/16/2011
Acer Aspire 5742G-374G32Mnkk
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Acer Aspire 5742G-374G32MnkkProcessor: Intel Core i3 370M
Graphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.6kg
Price: 600 euro
Links: Acer homepage Acer notebook section
Average Score:
Average of 2 scores (from 2 reviews)
Source: PC Go - 6/11
Comparison, , Long, Date: 05/01/2011
Rating: Total score: 73%
Source: PC Go - 4/11
Single Review, , Very Short, Date: 04/01/2011
Rating: Total score: 80%
Acer Aspire 5742G-484G50Mikk
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Acer Aspire 5742G-484G50MikkProcessor: Intel Core i5 480M
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.6kg
Price: 700 euro
Links: Acer homepage Acer notebook section
Average Score:
Average of 2 scores (from 3 reviews)
Source: Retera
RU→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/13/2011
Rating: Total score: 64% performance: 85% display: 42% mobility: 42% emissions: 18%
Source: Laptop.bg
BU→ENhigh performance (even in games), long battery runtime, low weight
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 02/16/2011
Acer Aspire 5742G-384G64Mnkk
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Acer Aspire 5742G-384G64MnkkProcessor: Intel Core i3 380M
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.6kg
Price: 600 euro
Links: Acer homepage Acer notebook section
Average Score:
Average of 2 scores (from 2 reviews)
Source: Techradar
Despite the short battery life, the Aspire 5742G-384G64Mnkk is still a great-value laptop that will suit almost any student. The strong multimedia performance, huge hard drive and excellent keyboard make it an option well worth considering.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 07/31/2011
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: Techradar
It's likely to future-proof better than some of the other laptops and would make for a worthwhile purchase.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 06/29/2011
Rating: Total score: 80%
Comment
Acer: Acer Incorporated is a Taiwanese multinational electronics manufacturer. Its product lineup includes desktops and laptops, as well as personal digital assistants (PDAs), servers and storage, displays, peripherals, and e-business services for business, government, education, and home users. Acer is the third largest computer manufacturer in the world (by sales) after HP and Dell Inc (2007). The company owns the largest franchised computer retail chain in Taipei, Taiwan. Originally named Multitech, it was founded in 1976. Gateway and Packard Bell are economically connected with Acer. Market share regarding sales of personal computers in 2007 (market research IDC): HP 18.9 %, Dell 16.4 %, Acer 9.9 %, Lenovo 7.5 %, Apple 5.7 %
NVIDIA GeForce GT 420M: The GT 420M is an GF108 based middle class GPU with DirectX 11 support.
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.
NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M:
Mid-range graphics card based on the GT 435M chip (GF108) with higher clock rates and DDR3 support.
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470: Entry level DirectX 11 chip with GDDR5 support but only 80 shader cores. Supports Eyefinity (up to 4 monitors) and 8-ch HD audio over HDMI. Performance on par with the old GeForce 8600M GT.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Core i5:
460M: The Core i5-460M has only 3 MB L3 Cache (compared to the I7-620M) and clocks between 2.53-2.8 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.
450M: Should be similar to the Core i5-520M but without AES functions.
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 Core i3:
370M: The Core i3-370M is a fast clocked Core i3. The TurboBoost, AES, VTd, and Trusted Execution functions are deactivated in the i3-series. Therefore, it always clocks with max. 2.4 GHz (of course Speedstep is included). 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.
380M: The Core i3-380M is a fast clocked Core i3. The TurboBoost, AES, VTd, and Trusted Execution functions are deactivated in the i3-series. Therefore, it always clocks with max. 2.53 GHz (of course Speedstep is included). 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.
15.6: 15 inch display-variants are the standard and are used for more than the half of all notebooks. 15.4 inch display with 16:10 are the standard for notebook displays. However nowadays, more and more 16:9 displays with 15.6 inch appear. The reason why so many people like displays with medium size is, that this size is not exhausting for the eyes, does not need too much energy and the laptops can be kept quite compact.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
2.473 kg:
This notebook is lighter than the average of all notebooks. It is too heavy for sub-notebooks. 14 inch displays are normal for this class of weight.
2.6 kg:
75.79%: This rating is not convincing. The laptop is evaluated below average, this is not really a recommendation for purchase.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
