Acer Aspire 3935 Review – Looks Can Kill!

If you are planning to buy a stylish new notebook or laptop, take a look at the Acer Aspire 3935. It’s sleek and polished design truly justifies that ‘Looks Can Kill’. What’s more – it offers excellent performance and a very impressive battery life as compared to most of its competitors in the sub £500 laptop category.

The Acer Aspire 3935 is barely one inch in thickness and the well polished bronze chassis adds another dimension to its killer looks.
However, the Acer Aspire 3935 does have some weaknesses – Mediocre Graphics, no HDMI or eSATA ports, no other output format except VGA, a Wimpy Touch Pad and a rather average Gaming Performance. It is clearly not a gaming delight if compared with the Dell Studio XPS 13 or the HP Pavilion dv3z. The Acer Aspire 3935 is an absolute treat for Web Surfing, General Office Usage and Media Playback.

The Bottom Line – gorgeous looks, not for gamers but otherwise great value for money! You can get it for £449.97 from LaptopsDirect.co.uk which has been reduced from an original price of £904.21

Full Tech Specs:

General
Platform Technology
Intel Centrino 2
System Type Notebook
Built-in Devices Stereo speakers, wireless LAN aerial, Bluetooth aerial
Embedded Security Fingerprint reader
Width 32.3 cm
Depth 23.6 cm
Height 2.5 cm
Weight 1.9 kg
Localisation United Kingdom
Processor
Processor
Intel Core 2 Duo P7450
Multi-Core Technology Dual-Core
64-bit Computing Yes
Chipset Type Mobile Intel GM45 Express
Cache Memory
Type
L2 Cache
RAM
Installed Size
4 GB / 8 GB (max)
Technology DDR3 SDRAM – 1066 MHz
Form Factor SO DIMM 204-pin
Configuration Features 2 x 2 GB
Storage Controller
Type
Serial ATA
Serial ATA Interface Serial ATA-150
Storage
Hard Drive
250 GB – Serial ATA-150 – 5400 rpm
Card Reader
Type
5 in 1 card reader
Supported Flash Memory Cards SD Memory Card, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, MultiMediaCard, xD-Picture Card
Display
Display Type
13.3″ TFT
Max Resolution 1366 x 768 ( WXGA )
Widescreen Display Yes
Colour Support 24-bit (16.7 million colours)
Features LED-backlit, CineCrystal
Video
Graphics Processor / Vendor
Intel GMA 4500MHD Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0
Max Allocated RAM Size 1759 MB
Audio
Audio Output
Sound card
Compliant Standards Dolby Digital Live, Dolby Pro Logic IIx, High Definition Audio, Dolby Home Theater
Audio Input Microphone
Notebook Camera
Camera Type
Integrated
Sensor Resolution 0.3 Megapixel
Input Device(s)
Type
Keyboard, touchpad
Networking
Networking
Network adapter
Wireless LAN Supported Yes
Data Link Protocol Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n (draft), Bluetooth 2.0 EDR
Features Acer SignalUp
Compliant Standards IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g, Wi-Fi CERTIFIED, IEEE 802.11n (draft), Bluetooth 2.0
Expansion / Connectivity
Expansion Slots Total (Free)
2 ( 0 ) x memory – SO DIMM 204-pin
Interfaces 3 x Hi-Speed USB – 4 PIN USB Type A ¦ 1 x display / video – VGA – 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15) ¦ 1 x audio – SPDIF output/headphones/line-out – mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm ¦ 1 x microphone – input – mini-phone 3.5mm ¦ 1 x network – Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T – RJ-45
Miscellaneous
Features
Security lock slot (cable lock sold separately), administrator password, system password, hard drive password, wake on LAN
Compliant Standards ACPI 3.0
Power
Power Device
External
Voltage Required AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )
Battery
Technology
6-cell
Installed Qty 1
Run Time (Up To) 4 hour(s)
Operating System / Software
OS Provided
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
Software Acer Launch Manager, Google Toolbar, Adobe Flash Player, Acer Backup Manager, Acer PowerSmart Manager, Acer Recovery Management, Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student Edition SP1 (Trial), Acer GridVista, Adobe Reader, Google Desktop, Acer Arcade Deluxe, Acer Bio-Protection, Acer Crystal Eye, Acer Video Conference Manager, Acer GameZone, Microsoft Works 9.0, NTI Media Maker, McAfee Internet Security Suite (60 days trial)


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