Acer TravelMate 5740

alaTest has collected and analyzed 39 reviews from magazines and websites. People are impressed by the energy efficiency and build quality. The design and performance are also appreciated. Some have doubts about the portability and usability. Comments are divided on the keyboard.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Laptops the Acer TravelMate 5740 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 84/100 = Very good quality.

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Review analysis

(Based on 39 reviews)

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Review Acer TravelMate 5740Z Notebook

 

Pentium Business. An office book for little money? This TravelMat ...

Resistant surfaces ; Quiet and cool ; Low power consumption ; Useable keyboard ; Matt display

Low application performance ; Jerky fan ; Short battery life ; TFT too dark (outdoors) ; Few interfaces

It's your own fault if you reach for a 5740Z with Pentium P6000, where the cheapest TravelMate 5740's Core i3-370M alternative only costs 40 euro more

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Review Acer TravelMate 5740G-524G50MN Notebook

 

Business Gamer. Business laptops usually do not have strong graph ...

Good 3D performance ; Strong processor ; Matt display ; Quiet during normal use

No ExpressCard, eSATA, or DockingPort ; Weak contrast TFT ; Poor pressure points of the keyboard ; Short battery life ; Warm during heavy usage ; Poor loudspeaker output quality

How Acer used the "Travelmate-Image" software and sold badly designed consumer hardware under that lable

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Acer TravelMate 5740-333G25MN

 

I really like it, and would recomend it

Reviewer left no comment

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Product Specifications

Configuration

DVD Writer:DVD-Writer
Embedded 3G/4G: No
Embedded UMTS: No
Fingerprint Reader: No
Hard Drive Type:Hard Disk Drive
Remote Control: No
TV Card: No
Video Editing Card: No
Web Cam: Yes

Connectivity

Bluetooth:No / Yes
Card Reader:5 in 1 Card Reader / Multi Card Reader
Firewire: No
TV Output: Yes
Wireless LAN: Yes

Display

Aspect Ratio:16:9
LED Backlight:Edge LED
True Resolution:WXGA

General Features

Intel ® Centrino Technology: No
Intel Centrino Technology: No
Media Centre Edition: No
Netbook: No
RAM Type:DDR2 SDRAM / DDR3 SDRAM
Type:Portable

Graphic

Brand of Graphic Chip:Intel
GPU Model (Graphic Card):INTEL HD GPU

Processor

Chipset Brand:Intel
Chipset Type:HM55
Processor:CORE I3
Processor Brand:Intel
Processor Number:I3-330M / I3-380M
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