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 610M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 420M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M
Display: 15.60 inch
Weight: 2.3kg, 2.473kg, 2.6kg
Price: 600, 650, 700, 799 euro
Average of 16 scores (from 20 reviews)
Acer Aspire 5742G-7200
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Aspire 5742G-7200Processor: Intel Core i5 460M
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GT 420M
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2.6kg
Price: 650 euro
Links: Acer homepage Acer notebook section
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Reviews
Source: Good Gear Guide Archive.org version
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 Archive.org version
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 Archive.org version
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 Archive.org version
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 Archive.org version
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%
Foreign Reviews
Source: Benchmark.pl PL→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 01/14/2011
Rating: Total score: 80%
Acer Aspire 5742G-458G64Mnkk
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Aspire 5742G-458G64MnkkProcessor: Intel Core i5 450M
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M 1024 MB
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2.473kg
Price: 799 euro
Links: Acer homepage Acer notebook section
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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?
Foreign Reviews
Source: Notebookcheck DE→EN Archive.org version
Single 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: Notebookcheck DE→EN Archive.org version
Single 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→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/17/2010
Rating: performance: 85% features: 50% display: 30% mobility: 70% workmanship: 50% ergonomy: 50%
Source: Notebookjournal DE→EN Archive.org version
Single 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→EN Archive.org version
price, performance and battery runtime good
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/16/2011
Source: Tom's Hardware DE→EN Archive.org version
price, performance and battery runtime good
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/16/2011
Acer Aspire 5742G-374G32Mnkk
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Aspire 5742G-374G32MnkkProcessor: Intel Core i3 370M
Graphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2.6kg
Price: 600 euro
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Viel Notebook für wenig Geld Acer Aspire 5742G-374G32Mnkk
Acer Aspire 5742G-484G50Mikk
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Aspire 5742G-484G50MikkProcessor: Intel Core i5 480M
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2.6kg
Price: 700 euro
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Economy ClassSource: Retera RU→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/13/2011
Rating: Total score: 64% performance: 85% display: 42% mobility: 42% emissions: 18%
Source: Laptop.bg BU→EN Archive.org version
high performance (even in games), long battery runtime, low weight
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 02/16/2011
Acer Aspire 5742G-384G64Mnkk
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Aspire 5742G-384G64MnkkProcessor: Intel Core i3 380M
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2.6kg
Price: 600 euro
Links: Acer homepage Acer notebook section
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Source: Techradar Archive.org version
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 Archive.org version
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%
Acer Aspire 5742G-384G32MN
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Aspire 5742G-384G32MNProcessor: Intel Core i3 380M
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 610M
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2.3kg
Links: Acer homepage Acer notebook section
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Source: Wikitech HU→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/10/2012
Rating: Total score: 80% workmanship: 60% ergonomy: 80%
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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 420M: The GT 420M is an GF108 based middle class GPU with DirectX 11 support.
NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M:
Mid-range graphics card based on the GT 435M chip (GF108) with higher clock rates and DDR3 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 610M: Entry level graphics card based on the older GeForce GT 520M or GeForce GT 520MX.
Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards.
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.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
2.3 kg:
2.6 kg:
With this weight, a laptop is rather heavier than average. Devices in this range shine more with screen size and performance than with mobility.
76.25%: This rating is not earth-shattering. This rating must actually be seen as average, since there are about as many devices with worse ratings as better ones. A purchase recommendation can only be seen with a lot of goodwill, unless it is about websites that generally rate strictly.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.