Acer Aspire 5553G Mobile Quard-Core Notebook

July 3, 2010 | Acer, Notebook | 1 Comment

Earlier in the week, we took a look at the Acer Aspire 5551, a consumer notebook 15.6in who used a new AMD tri-core. This is something that is unique to AMD that Intel is currently processing in dual core processors and quad, but the Aspire 5553G is under control now uses one of the processors of the company at the Quad-Core place. Of course, there is nothing new in this, but from 700 pounds, the Acer Aspire 5553G (N934G32Mn) is one of the cheapest mobile quad-core around.

To be precise, the 5553G uses an AMD Phenom X4 II N930 that runs at 2.0 GHz. On paper, this is not particularly fast, but it is supported by an abundant 4GB RAM and an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470 graphics card which should provide some ability to play. This system also includes graphics switching, which hit the button “P” for the upper right of the keyboard activates the integrated graphics card. This will help increase battery life, but it is a poorly advertised and implemented the system that will probably confuse novice users.

We’re a little surprised by the greed of the global specification, too. For the money, the 320GB hard drive is passable, but far from being generous – especially given the reputation of Acer for the value. In addition, if you get Wireless-N Wi-Fi, Bluetooth is conspicuous by its absence. Although £ 700 is reasonably cheap for a quad-core laptop, some compromises have been made to achieve this award.

As a design, the 5553G does not set a trembling heart, but it has its moments. We particularly like the brushed metal palm rest and whose gray finish chimes well with the cutting edge chrome touchpad. It even works well with glossy black button around the keyboard and display, but this is tempered by the glossy black lid of imagination and its pattern printed with stripes. Acer is not the first to attempt such a thing, but the effort Acer is the least nuanced and does little to allay the inevitable irritating fingerprints fat.

We also have concerns about the construction quality of the cover, as slight bending results in improper clicks from where the bezel meets the outer cover. In fairness, however, it is only sensitive issue and we found the 5553G is nothing alarming in the flex TimelineX Acer Aspire 4820TG.

Having noted the relative rarity of the remarkable features is a trend continued with the connectivity. All bases are present and correct, including four USB ports, HDMI, VGA and a memory card reader, but such niceties as FireWire, eSATA or USB standby charge more are not supported. None of these essential elements, but they are available on many laptops same price range. [via trustedreviews]

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