GRADE A1 - Acer Aspire 5820T

You're unlikely to find a Core i7 for this price anywhere else.

Been having problems with connectivity and slowdown in general performance on a fairly regular basis. Keyboard has a cheap, plasticy feel and the lip of the laptop isn't rounded which causes it to scratch on the palm/wrist when typing.

Long battery life Not very heavy Doesn't run hot

Keyboard is odd No need for added number pad

Laptop is lifted up using battery block as a leg. This design feature helps to cool processor and increase motherboard and battery lifetime. Good processor speed. All remaining parts (HDD, RAM) has very close communication speed (FSB) with processor so...

First thing is USB slots. 3 slots are located on right side close to the front edge. Connecting peripheral devices wires occupy space for mouse. At least 2 slots could be located on right top corner where was plenty space for them, but now security...

A good laptop for everyday use

Battery life not near as good as advertised

Fast and quiet, no complaints about performance and generally a good all-rounder.

Design could be a little better, frame around an overly refelctive screen is particularly flimsy. Battery life good, although less than advertised.

battery life lightweight full size keyboard with numpad

virtual surround sound is good but speakers get crackly at quite low volumes could be a bit lighter for the money

Great battery life and yet great performance when plugged in. Although you can't control the performance settings with a keyboard button (it's part of the power settings) it does exactly what you want it to do.

All of the ports are very poorly located at the front of the laptop so they, and all the cables, actually get in your way. The left shift button is shrunk for some reason, maybe to make space for the strangely enlarged shift on the right. But it's...