Acer Aspire AS5253

With its tempting jet-black styling, the Acer Aspire AS5256 makes an appealing prospect and that’s all before you’ve even powered up this latest laptop from the popular electronics manufacturer.

A capacious 15.6-inch HD widescreen dominates proceedings, making it ideal for movies and TV on the move, while a DVD Super Multi Drive adds additional value to the entertainment factor. A chunky 2GB of RAM means things will keep moving and the 320GB hard drive offers up plenty of storage capacity for those large files. It’s also equipped with the Windows 7 Home Premium operating system that has a wealth of software tools incorporated into it. Meanwhile, the 1.3-megapixel webcam means video calls are only a mouse click away. There’s an HDMI port, Wi-Fi and Ethernet, so connectivity is well covered plus the Acer Aspire AS5256 promises 4 hours of battery life too.

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