He Acer Aspire 4743Z-4861 ($ 469.99 list Costco) is the cheapest of the cheap: laptop construction of the budget statement, a bargain-bin in the processor, and features a little 'tacky. 4743Z-4861 is not a terrible performer in every area, which actually exceeds the same system with a deal, but it shows that the lower price does not always guarantee the best value. If you are short of money, this Aspire is a bargain, but you can take more than $ 170 Editors Choice 'for Asus U56E-BBL5 (list $ 649.99, 4 stars), which provides components and significantly better performance.
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Acer Aspire 4743Z-4861 |
Design
Like most budget notebooks, the Acer Aspire 4743Z-4861 to use plastic in its casing and the lid, the palm rest and trackpad multitouch, even if wearing them with a vaguely metallic color, and, except for the touchpad, a model structured. If you are looking for something more durable, metal body is a HP Pavilion dv6-6013cl ($ 649.99 list, 4.5 stars) should do the trick, and do not cost much more. The left and right buttons are combined into a single bar, but unlike many other budget laptops, it clicks softly and gently. The touchpad, however, far less than a business card and leaves little room for gestures like two finger scrolling and zooming.
Acer Aspire 4743Z-4861 uses the same distinctive full-size keyboard seen in other models of Acer, the Acer Aspire AS5742-as 6811 ($ 699.99 list, 4 stars), which features a floating-glass design looks nice and offers a comfortable typing. The only possible problem is that causes the dust and dirt that can accumulate in the intervals and the text.
14 inch big screen system is large enough for two windows side by side tabs for multitasking. The 1366-by-768 is common in this price range, capable of displaying video at 720p. Provides sufficient clarity to view standard DVDs and even high-quality video streaming, but the screen is too bright. While Acer has its advanced Dolby audio speakers that produce sounds with a bit thin volume. Any person using this laptop for viewing movies or other media you want to use headphones or a set of external speakers.
Characteristic
4743Z-4861 is a fairly average selection of ports for your laptop budget. Three USB 2.0 ports and headphone and microphone are part of normal power, VGA and HDMI outputs have a good connection to an external monitor or HDTV, standard Ethernet port and 802.11n Wi-Fi Internet access, is Jack. Acer Aspire 4743Z-4861 is also Clear.fi, Acer's Wi-Fi-based streaming content and the sharing of technology that allows you to connect to other devices compatible with Acer Clear.fi home network to use all shared multi-media, is the local cloud.
The Acer Aspire 4743Z-4861 also includes a generous 500 GB 5400 rpm hard drive size that is at the HP Pavilion dv6-6013cl, but smaller than 640 GB disk in the selection of Asus-U56E editors BBL5 (list $ 649.99, 4 stars). A memory card reader integrated handles a variety of formats (SD, MMC, MS / Pro, xD), and optical drive lets you play and record CDs and DVDs.
Most laptops value with the problem of bloatware, and 4861-4743Z is no exception. Of course, Microsoft Office 2010 Starter and 60-day McAfee Internet Security Suite is a godsend. However, the vast collection of games WildTangent, web links (on sites like eBay and Netflix), and specialized readers (PC Nook, NY Times Reader) means you want to assign a time to clean any debris from the hard drive .
Because it is a configuration of Costco, which have additional benefits with your purchase. Instead of the one-year warranty most manufacturers offer, Costco covers your new laptop two years without charge. You also get concierge services for Costco, a toll free number that provides 24-hour technical support, help establish and roadside assistance for members of Costco.
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Acer Aspire 4743Z-4861 |
Performance
Acer Aspire 4743Z-4861 portable computer sales less than $ 500 just to get the price down by cutting corners. Most of the knife to 4743Z-4861 is the processor: It 'dual-core 2.13 GHz Intel Pentium p6200, which is not to replace the 4GB of memory. While low-cost processors to help reduce the total cost of the laptop, there is still value priced systems that offer a better processor, and then the best performance. In PCMark 7, we test the overall productivity, the Acer Aspire 4743Z-4861 place in the 1234 points. For comparison, i5-based Asus U56E-BBL5 to 1920 points. We saw a similar performance gap in our Cinebench test processor speed R11.5: Acer Aspire scored 1.40, but the Asus-U56E BBL5 scored 2.60 and the HP Pavilion 6013cl-dv6 were placed in 2.04. Even using the handset to check your e-mail and type Word documents, you can still find that the Acer Aspire behind these systems better equipped, even though they cost only 170 dollars more.
Multimedia tests, the Acer Aspire 4743Z-4861 p6200 successful Pentium-powered competitors, the Asus K52F-BIN6 ($ 479.99 list, 3.5 stars) and the Toshiba Satellite L645-S4102. Acer Aspire 4743Z-4861 completed our testing of Photoshop CS5 in 6 minutes 31 seconds, and our video test handbrake encodes 2 minutes and 40 seconds. Asus K52F-BIN6 behind both tests in Photoshop 6:42 and 3:32 for the handbrake). Strong U56E guided package BBL5 well, finishing in Photoshop CS5 4:13 and 1:55 in the handbrake.
Only integrated graphics, Acer Aspire 4743Z-4861 is not suitable for games much more demanding than in Farmville. Our test 3DMark 2006, 1889 Acer points were placed in medium, while the Asus BBL5 U56E-place in the 4840 points. In the real world of play only the results further highlight the differences. At medium resolution, and advanced settings, Acer product unplayably slow, and Crysis (9.1 frames per second, or fps), and Lost Planet 2 (8.1fps). If you want to play games any function of the 2D Web, you should consider a laptop with discrete graphics.
The Acer Aspire 4743Z-4861 is loaded with a six-cell battery 48Wh, the same size as those found in the Toshiba Satellite L645-S4102 and the Asus K52F-BIN6. In our MobileMark 2007 test battery life, the Acer lasted 4 hours 27 minutes, somewhere between the Toshiba Satellite L645-S4102 (04:42) and Asus K52F-BIN6 (3:24). But he could not compete with systems that use larger batteries, such as the HP Pavilion dv6-6013cl (5:17 a 55Wh battery) or Asus BBL5-U56E (7:34 a 74Wh battery).
If your hands are tied by a tight budget, the Acer Aspire 4743Z 4861 is a smart purchase and a stronger performer than the Celeron-equipped competitors. But the budget-priced laptops often sacrifice features and performance in the search for a low price, and offers up to 4861 4743Z lot to achieve its attractive price below $ 469.99. If you can spend $ 170 more, you can pick up faster and better equipped HP Pavilion dv6-6013cl or Asus Choice Editors' U56E-BBL5.
Rating: 5
Reviewer: HotblogReview
ItemReviewed: Acer Aspire 4743Z-4861
