Acer AS4530-6823 14.1-Inch
Acer AS4530-6823 14.1-Inch Blue Laptop is Featuring Acer’s eye-catching, award-winning Gemstone design the Acer Aspire AS4530-6823 presents a cool, confident look and delivers powerful mobile computing. Designed for high-definition multimedia entertainment at home or on the go, the Aspire 4530 boasts a 14.1-inch CrystalBrite screen and an NVIDIA GeForce 9100M graphics card for excellent HD video playback and immersive 3D gameplay (with full support of Microsoft DirectX 10 games). The built-in Crystal Eye Webcam provides face-to-face online communications and even snaps still photos and video clips to share with friends and family.
The cover is shaped to resemble a precious stone, with the Acer logo floating on a polished midnight sapphire sublayer. The palm rest area has a matt grey finish that gives remarkable tactile feedback, while contrasting with the gleaming cover. Easy-to-use media keys allow access to frequently used functions and allow total multimedia control.
Helpful consumer’s review
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I bought this machine based on several criteria: 1) Light weight. It’s a nice, full-featured laptop that won’t cause me to drag my knuckles while carrying it. 2) Smaller size. I wasn’t interested in 16:9, screaming DVD playback, etc. I was interested, again, in reasonable size and weight, not a desktop replacement like my work laptop. 3) Price. I didn’t want to pay more than $500 for something that would either die or be badly out of date in a couple of years.
I like this machine. I’ve had numerous laptops for work from HP (and Compaq), IBM, and Dell. For the money and the features I wanted, plus the ports it has available, I’m pleased. Would I have preferred a better machine with more horsepower and bells & whistles? Sure. But I’m happy, and I’d buy it again.
My only quibbles are: 1) It’s light enough (not flimsy; just light) that the bottom of the case rocks slightly when it’s sitting on an absolutely flat surface. It’s not a problem because the weight of my hands pins it to the work surface as I type and it doesn’t rock. 2) The two-speed fan is noisy. The low speed is almost inaudible, but the high speed can get pretty annoying in a quiet environment. And, unfortunately, the high speed seems to be on quite a bit.
This is a much better product than the eMachines eMD620 that I purchased for my wife a few months back.