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Acer Aspire 1712 Notebook

REVIEW DATE:  07.15.04

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Acer Aspire 1712

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Company:
Acer America Corp., www.acer.com
Price:
$1,899 list
Spec Data:
Pentium 4 (3.0 GHz), 1GB DDR SDRAM, 120GB 7,200-rpm hard drive, 128MB nVidia GeForce FX5700, 17-inch SXGA display, DVD, 802.11g wireless, four USB 2.0 ports, two FireWire ports, 13.9-pound system weight (16.4 pound travel weight), Windows XP Professional.

Sub-ratings (Out of 100):
Video: 72 Gaming: 87 Music: 78 Photo: 77

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Pros:
Sharp display. Plenty of connectivity options. Top performance.
Cons:
Extremely heavy. Noisy.
Bottom Line:
By definition, the Acer 1712 is a notebook, though it's not trying to be the kind you commute with daily. It fills the need of those who want desktop power and parts, but are either space constrained—living in an apartment or dorm—or simply want portable freedom. Acer manages to offer this all for less than $2000—the best bang for the buck you're going to get.

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By definition, the Acer Aspire 1712 is a notebook, but it's not the kind people would commute with. This 14-pound transportable is designed for... click here for full review

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nadsane
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July 27, 2004
acer really has hit with this excellent monster. and it's under $1900? this is too good to be true. the specs are superb and it's going for a reasonable price too. if there was more than a 5 rating, i would give it!

nonidagla
Member rating: 
July 22, 2004
Bright,high contrast,no dead pixel,no ghosting at all.Powerfull:P4(HT)3,17"SXGA,1024MB,GeForce 5700,120 HDD,DVD Dual.Very solid unit.
 
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