Acer Aspire AS4743-6628 14-Inch HD Display Laptop

The Aspire AS4743 Notebook has everything you need for the ultimate mobile lifestyle by delivering solid performance for emailing, surfing the web, enjoying photos/videos and more! With a vivid 14" HD widescreen LED-backlit display, Intel® Core™ i5 processor performance and Windows® 7 Home Premium, you have plenty of power to complete your daily tasks. HDMI™ port and Intel® graphics make it easy to enjoy all of today's HD media entertainment.

Key Features

14" HD Widescreen CineCrystal™ LED-backlit Display: (1366 x 768) resolution, 16:9 aspect ratio
Intel® Core™ i5-480M Processor 2.66GHzwith Turbo Boost Technology up to 2.93GHz

Windows® 7 Home Premium

Microsoft® Office Starter 2010

640GB Hard Drive

4GB DDR3 Memory

Intel® HD Graphics

Multi-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader

802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™

10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN

Built-in 1.3 Megapixel HD Webcam

8X DVD-Super Multi Double-Layer Drive

Dolby® Advanced Home Theater® v2 audio enhancement

Two Built-in Stereo Speakers

High-Definition Audio Support

3- USB 2.0 Ports

1- HDMI™ Port with HDCP support

Multi-Gesture Touchpad

6-cell Li-ion Battery

4.96 lbs.(system unit only)

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Powerful Dual-Core Performance

Intel® Core i5 Processor with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology delivers smart performance that adapts to your needs, enabling more responsive multitasking and energy efficiency, increased cpu clock speeds, and a stunning visual experience.

802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ conveniently delivers rapid and reliable wireless connectivity from your home, at work or on-the-go. Connect to the Internet anywhere, anytime.

640GB Hard Drive has plenty of space to store your digital albums, music library and rich media files so you can have everything at your fingertips wherever you go.

Windows® 7 Home Premium makes the things you do every day easier and with Office Starter 2010, experience new ways to deliver your best work! Buy Microsoft® Office 2010 to activate a full-featured Office suite preloaded on this PC .

Engaging HD Entertainment

Enjoy cinematic brilliance on the 14" HD widescreen CineCrystal™ LED LCD display with a true 16:9 aspect ratio while the HDMI port lets you watch HD video from your PC on an HDTV through a single cable connection eliminating the maze of cabling.

The 1.3 Megapixel HD Webcam and Microphone let you go face-to-face in online chats and easily take still pictures and videos that you can share with friends.

Whether you want to relax and listen to soft music, watch an action movie, or engage in heart-stopping games, Dolby® Advanced Audio® V2 thrills you with vibrant sound over any pair of speakers or headphones.

Extras To Make Life Easier

The textured mesh black cover is visually appealing and practical, protecting against fingerprints and smudges.

Pinch, flick and swirl your fingers on the Multi-Gesture Touchpad for an intuitive navigation of web pages, photos and more.

Watch movies and burn DVDs and CDs with your favorite music, videos, presentations and more with SuperMulti Double-Layer DVD Drive.

Pin web sites with Internet Explorer 9 (view larger).

Windows 7 Home Premium

The Best Entertainment Experience On Your PC

Windows 7 Home Premium makes it easy to create a home network and share all of your favorite photos, videos, and music. You can even watch, pause, and rewind TV or record it to watch whenever and wherever you want. For the best entertainment experience, choose a PC with Windows 7.
Windows 7: Your PC Simplified

Improved desktop navigation features like Snap, Peek and Shake, make it easier to manage all of your open windows.

Find virtually anything on your PC--from documents to songs to email--just by typing a word or two with Windows Search.

Designed to make your PC sleep and resume quicker.

Watch, pause, rewind and record TV with Windows Media Center to watch whenever and where ever you want.^*

Get a Faster, Safer Web with a New PC and Internet Explorer 9

Helps protect against identity theft and malicious software with SmartScreen Filter.

Movies, TV, and videos look better and run more smoothly.

Create, Connect, and Share with Windows Live

Windows 7 and Windows Live bring it all together for free. Get the free set of programs that make it simple to create and share amazing photos and movies, organize mail, and stay connected with your closest friends.

Get free online storage with Windows Live SkyDrive.

Sync files on your PCs automatically with Windows Live Mesh.

Share photos during video chats with Windows Live Messenger.^**

Easily edit photos. Combine the best parts of multiple photos into one perfect photo with Photo Fuse.

You can download Windows Live for FREE at download.live.com.
Create, connect, and share (see larger image).

Complete Your PC Experience with Microsoft Office 2010

Includes reduced functionality versions of Microsoft Word and Excel with advertising. (Note that PowerPoint or Outlook are not included.)

Purchase Office 2010 today and get the most out of your new PC.

* Additional hardware may be required. Not available in all countries. (See windows.microsoft.com/products/windows-7/system-requirements/ for more information.)
** Requires a compatible microphone, speakers or headset, webcam, and broadband connection.

Owner Reviews, Ratings, Comments and Criticism
I picked up one of these because it was one of the three best deals I saw this Black Friday and weekend. The other was an Asus and a Toshiba at BB. All 3 of these computers are very similar in specs and after you add tax at BB to four fifty, the cost alone isn't going to make the decision.The BB models look tempting because they have a newer i5-2430M processor compared to the i5-480M in this Acer. But you are not going to see much real-world difference unless you start doing something intensive like compress video or transcode audio. But keep in mind that the slow laptop hard disks will limit performance, thus blurring the difference. If you do that type of work, you should head over to BB. The older i5-480M runs at a higher clock speed of 2.6GHz (turbo boost to 2.933 GHz) compared with the newer i5-2430M running at 2.4GHz (turbo boost to 3.0GHz). The processors both have the same cache size of 3MB, but the newer i5-2430M has a faster system bus and memory type, though the difference in memory bandwidth is not large (17.1 GB/s vs. 21.3 GB/s). On paper you don't see too many differences that are important.-= some gimmickry with the integrated graphics like wireless display and some further wifi integration with the cpu. 99% of people will not know those things are there. To summarize... if you do graphics, video, simulations, etc, please navigate away from this page and get yourself the newer i5. (it has a 256bit instruction set extension called AVX that is optimized for this kind of work). If you don't do those things heavily and just watch videos (not edit them), browse the web, and use office, you are not going to get much benefit from the i5-2430M.You might be thinking that even though you don't need those extra features of the new processor, you should have it anyway. You are absolutely correct, but the catch is that these manufacturers reach the low price by navigating a minefield of trade-offs. We decide who makes it and who doesn't. If you are getting the later processor, you should expect to lose something in return. A quick list is that this Acer has a 640GB hard disk (vs 500 at BB) and 1.3MP webcam (vs 0.3MP at BB). There are a variety of subtle differences where the BB models start to go cheap on things you do use. First is the display quality and contrast, the Acer supports 10/100/1000 Gigabit LAN (BB Toshiba model only 10/100), the Acer has 802.11b/g/n wifi (BB Asus model 802.11n only; Hope your campus and work wifi are all 802.11n or you have a problem!). That killed the Asus option for me (and maybe you too). If you made this far, we are getting to why I picked up this Acer. The build quality is soooo much better and it is 0.6-0.8lbs lighter. The Asus was the worst build quality, but darn that 802.11n which probably isn't in the Starbucks or the airports yet. The Toshiba was easier to eliminate on the basis of weight, build quality, and the multi-gesture touchpad present on this Acer. And that is where I'll end the comparisons by saying that Acer did a fantastic job implementing the apple macbook-like scrolling and swiping. I have demos on more failed attempts to copy Apple's magic than I care to remember. Given how it is a laptop and I don't like those little touchpads to begin with, this is a huge relief! If you are considering different models this Holiday season and are not sure what to buy, break up the problem and compare each point to make sure it will work for you. It is really best if you can handle them a bit before deciding. I can tell you though that this Acer is solid in comparison! Finally, please remember that if it seems too good to be true, it is. What I mean is that this $500 area is the sweet-spot and they compete like you wouldn't believe. Most of us read specs and think the answer is obvious. Look for where they are saving money and if you can't find it on paper go pick these up at BB. Unfortunately for Amazon the best features of this model are revealed in your hands. Anyway, best of luck fellow laptop hunters. I do want to close by saying that Amazon does look stupid with this $629.99 vs $499.99 MSRP gaffe. However, many people are incorrectly arguing that the price of $499 (0% discount) means it's a bad deal. Had Acer and Amazon both both posted a $659.99 MSRP, and then this went to $499.99 for the LD -- it may feel different but it would be the same computer at the same price. I'm pretty sure Amazon makes their money on these LDs while people are impulse shopping in between the headline items. I picked up a few things that way. This computer would have sold for at least $600 3 weeks ago. But if time is on your side, this will definitely get to 400 and down after the Holidays. This laptop was produced solely for this deal. They will burn off whatever inventory survives. Happy Holidays!