Home > Consumer Reviews > Acer Aspire 7720G 17-inch Laptop, Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 2.0GHz, 2GB RAM, 320GB HDD, GeForce 8400M Graphics

Much has been said in other reviews of this laptops looks and features. It's all true - it looks good and runs well. I even like the keyboard - I don't believe to be cheap/spongy as mentioned in another review.
Battery life is OK - but you'll get much less than the two hours mentioned in other reviews if you do anything more than look at the nice bright display. I typically get just over an hour in active use.
I do have one niggle with the machine - and that is the rather noisy fan that kicks in as soon as you ask the machine to do anything other than idle. It's not too loud, but the constant starting and stopping of the fan does become quite irritating. (Contrast with the HP laptop I use for work which is silent all day.)
Where this machine really falls down is the fact that it is not supplied with a Windows installation disk; you must burn recovery discs from a hidden partition on the primary disk. However, these recovery disks are not bootable and therefore will not allow you to re-install Windows to a replacement disk if the original disk fails outside warranty. Acer do SELL bootable recovery discs for £50. Acer refuse to issue genuine Windows installation disks. Acer's customer support over this issue has been extremely poor. Next time I'll go back to good old Dell.

I bought this laptop after seeing a friends in use for 3 months. My friend had no problems, but the one I bought (and its replacement) both had faults and were returned. Amazon's returns policey was very good and I obtained a refund without any hassle.

The moral is, IF YOU BUY ONE - CHECK IT OUT THOROUGHLY; especially the functions that you don't use so often.

Acer of Aspire 7720G Laptop. This is a cutting-edge notebook with some pretty powerful features.

The unique design makes the laptop look sleek and chic enough to carry around everywhere. Some reviews have said that it is heavy at 3.6Kg the with a 17inch display and 2 Hard Drives what do you expect! The Display is 17 inches and boasts of CrystalBrite technology to give a superior contrast ratio and crisp bright color.

It is powered by an Intel Core2Duo T7300 processor with 2GB of DDR2 memory and 320Gb (2x 160Gb) of hard disk space with Super-Multidrive Running Windows Vista Home Premium operating system, this notebook enhances user productivity, security, and entertainment. The built-in Acer Crystal Eye web camera is very good and adds video conferencing functionality. Dolby Home Theater completes the auditory experience with surround sound!

The WiFi conectivity is the best that I have ever used. The eight-cell L-ion battery gives about 2 hours of reliable power to the Acer, not great but this is really a desktop replacement. This is the best laptop that I have ever owned and this is my 4th.

This laptop is almost quicker than my Desktop PC.

I am a great believer in Acer laptops (reptresenting good levels of product & features with a reasonable price tag) and this item is the third one bought into the family. This was bought recently for my daughter who has just started university. One of my previous Acers developed a problem on month 11. It was promptly repaired to my ongoing satisfaction via the laptop supplier I aquired it from - not direct from Acer - one of the e-suppliers. However with this unit it arrived with a defective LCD screen, OK you may say this should not happen but it did. Now i bought this direct from Amazon partly due to the fact that Amazon pricing is in line with the best pricing available from the main stream e-suppliers and also due to the good user feedback reports about Amazons returns policy. I can only express my true amazement and as to how effective the amazon policy is in practice. I reported the defect at 13.00 hours on 13th October by 11.30 hours on the 14th October bthe replacement unit arrived at my house. Later that day the defective unit was collected from my house via Dhl. I defy anybody to meet that service level. regarding the unit itself other reviewers have captured how good it is in performance obviously we have limitted user history to advise on but its a great unit as far as we have seen. So if potential buyers are scared off with the possibility of recieving defective Acer products I can vouch for the remedy available if procured via Amazon direct.Acer Aspire 7720G Notebook Laptop, Core 2 Duo T7300 2.0GHz, 17" TFT, 2048MB RAM, 2x160GB Hard-drive, DVD±RW with HD Capability, GeForce 8400M Graphics, Integ Webcam, WiFi, Vista Home Premium

I am concerned about the veracity of these reviews. Two of the reviews awarding the highest rating for the Acer 7720G are almost identical. In the reviews by the Reverend Gareth Bowen of London and Adam Guerin of Bath(ish), both choose to spell 'colour' and 'Theatre' in the American fashion and both are currently into their fourth laptop. Perhaps both of the above persons, if they actually exist, work for Acer. Whatever the connection these reviews are unreliable, to say the least, and should Amazon choose to keep both on their website, it could be construed as misrepresentation by the Seller or his Agent.
I would advise Amazon to remove the dubious articles forthwith. Once they are removed this 'review' can also be removed as I am currently awarding a low star rating to try to even things up a bit.
Let the Buyer beware.