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Acer Aspire 5742 Windows 7 Laptop

SKU: LX.R4F02.082 Quickfind Code: 549365
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When it comes to computing there’s nothing more important than your multimedia; with this Acer Aspire 5742 you can take charge of your digital world and get the most out of all your favourite tools and applications.

Perfect for home users and students who want to get online, watch movies, sort their photos and download music, the Aspire 5742 comes with one of Intel’s latest processors and stacks of memory, so you’ll never be found wanting when it comes to power.

The Aspire 5742 has been designed as the perfect all-round notebook, delivering lightning fast performance on almost every task you can imagine; don’t miss out, get your hands on one today.

  • Processor: Intel Core i3-370 (2.4GHz)
  • RAM: 4GB RAM
  • Hard Drive: 320GB HDD
  • Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
  • Screen: 15.6" HD Screen
  • Optical Drive: DVDSM
  • Graphics: Intel HD Graphics
  • Bluetooth: No
  • Notebook Camera: Integrated
  • Warranty: 1 Year
 

Question from David: Asked on 19/03/2011 Hi, I'm interested in buying this laptop for my daughter. Is is supplied with the HDD partitioned please, if so, how?
Does it have one or two inbuilt speakers please?
Is it only available in Black Please?
Thanks.

Answer from Ross: Answered on 21/03/2011
The hardrive will be partitioned to provide a back up drive of all of the windows drivers for if the system fails to boot up at any stage. It is only available in black unfortunately , and has just the one speaker. You can hook up additional speakers to the laptop for true surround experience. give us a call to place your order on 01484481145.

Question from michelle: Asked on 11/03/2011 has this laptop got a docking port, if so which docking station would i need

Answer from Ross : Answered on 14/03/2011
you can buy through ourselves universal USB docking stations that will be compatible with this model.

Question from ACEDIRECT: Asked on 04/03/2011 What kind of warranty do you offer? Is this a collect and return? Or is it return to manufacturer at own expense?

Answer from jonathan s: Answered on 10/03/2011
yes its a collect and return warranty.

Question from deano: Asked on 27/02/2011 is the webcam in this laptop crystal eye. if no what is it? :)

Answer from Vicki: Answered on 01/03/2011
yes it is.

Question from path: Asked on 19/02/2011 What warranty do get when you select it with the laptop, it seems to be priced differently than if you add the Acer 3 year light warranty as an extra, whats the difference?

Answer from vicki : Answered on 22/02/2011
You will get a standard 1 year warranty with the laptop FREE! or you can purchase the 3 year cover for extra piece of mind which is located just under the laptop price.

Question from jess: Asked on 10/02/2011 I bought a quad processor acer laptop, when i went to collect it it was 5742 i3-370M but didnt realise till a few weeks ago. is this the quad processor?

Answer from vicki: Answered on 11/02/2011
This will be dual core not quad core.

Question from Sam: Asked on 10/02/2011 does it have a disk drive?

Answer from vicki: Answered on 10/02/2011
Yes this mode does have an optical disc drive.

Question from ali: Asked on 07/02/2011 Hi, is the best low price laptop on your site?? if not which one is?

Answer from vicki : Answered on 07/02/2011
It really depends on the specification you are looking for. This is the best value i3 processor currently on the website yes.

Question from Alan: Asked on 14/01/2011 Does this laptop come with a recovery disc?

Answer from vicki: Answered on 14/01/2011
No laptops come with a recovery disc however you do have a couple of options :-

1. You can create the recovery disc yourself. you will need a blank DVD -R /DVD + R disc. You can create the system repair disc via the Start menu.

2. We can create the disc for you as part of the service we offer to our customers. We can only create this at time of purchasing the laptop. Price being £15.00.

Question from ryan: Asked on 12/01/2011 Hi I was going to buy the laptop but when i put it in the basket there where 2 added items. are these items (F-Secure Internet Security 2011 - OEM Version - 1 User 1 Year Cover [ FCI1OE1N001G1 ] & Laptop Set Up [ PREDELIV ] ) essential ?

Answer from simon: Answered on 13/01/2011
If you find the products on the site it does explain where they are. We would recomend them. Please note any computer you buy doesn't come with full Internet Securtity just a 90 days trial of anti virus that doesn't protect from Spy ware, junk emails and doesn't give any parental control. Pls call sales if you want to discuss these products in more detail.

Question from ryan: Asked on 10/01/2011 Hi for the payment can i pay wih paypal

Answer from vicki: Answered on 11/01/2011
yes you can see online for more details.

Question from Danensian: Asked on 07/01/2011 Tech spec states Microsoft Office 2010 preloaded (purchase product key to activate). What does this mean and what is the extra cost involved?

Answer from vicki: Answered on 07/01/2011
The laptop comes with Windows 2010 Starter pre loaded, for full Microsoft office prices start at £79.95

Question from SgtSunshine: Asked on 07/01/2011 I want to partition the drive to be able to dual-boot. Does this laptop come with a OS disk and driver disk so I can reinstall?

Answer from vicki: Answered on 07/01/2011
The operating system will be pre loaded with Windows 7, if you require a copy on a disk you will need to purchase this for £74.98

Question from aaron: Asked on 06/01/2011 what would be the cost to supply this laptop with RAM upgraded to 8Gb instead of the standard 4Gb. Also can this play games? with 3d graphics

Answer from simon: Answered on 06/01/2011
£79.97 for 6GB
£159.97 for 8GB
Includes installation and needs to be ordered by phone.

The LX.R5202.007 Aspire 5742G is aimed at playing the lastest games as it has a dedicated graphics card this is the better option.

Question from susheel: Asked on 04/01/2011 hi as u mentioned earlier what size memory is dedicated for graphics and how long is the warranty for. could you please give me a cheaper qt if possible

Answer from simon: Answered on 05/01/2011
Integrated (Intel® GMA X4500 3D Graphics with up to 384MB Shared Memory)

12 month international warranty

All our prices are constantly monitored to be this cheapest so due to this we can't offer any further discount on single laptop purchases.

Question from Peter: Asked on 01/01/2011 what is the postage costs to ireland

Answer from simon: Answered on 05/01/2011
£24.95.

Question from sunny: Asked on 30/12/2010 does it hve bluetooth

Answer from vicki: Answered on 30/12/2010
There is no bluetooth built into this laptop however a bluetooth dongle can be purchased and plugged into this laptop to give you this facility.

Question from Gabes: Asked on 29/12/2010 Is this mono or stereo? I want it for music production

Answer from simon: Answered on 30/12/2010
stereo

Question from Dave: Asked on 29/12/2010 Is the included RAM 1 Module of 4gb or a combination of 2 Modules?

Answer from simon: Answered on 29/12/2010
combination of 2 Modules with 2 slots on the motherboard.

Question from MRL.: Asked on 29/12/2010 does the 5472 have mono or stereo built in speakers or does this vary between the different 5472's ?

Answer from simon: Answered on 04/01/2011
They have Stereo speakers

Question from trevor: Asked on 28/12/2010 hi , can you quote to up grade to 8gb

Answer from simon: Answered on 28/12/2010
It will be £50 this includes fitting.

Question from 123-r1: Asked on 26/12/2010 1. Is the dvd multi a reader writer or read only, what is multi super drive?
2. What is to cost to upgrade memory to 8gb?

Answer from simon: Answered on 29/12/2010
It has a DVD super multi drive (reads and writes CD/DVDs).

Would cost £79.97 for 6GB or £159.94 for a 8 GB upgrade. Call sales to order.

Question from simon m: Asked on 26/12/2010 Does it have internal mic?

Answer from simon: Answered on 29/12/2010
Yes, I can confirm that.

Question from Sims: Asked on 12/12/2010 can you deliver to Isle of Man? if yes, is it free or how much is the charge? thanks

Answer from SIMON: Answered on 14/12/2010
£24.97 for 2 to 3 working days delivery.

Question from aman: Asked on 08/12/2010 Are you able to pay monthly installments for this? If so over how many months and what is the interest rate?

Answer from simon: Answered on 08/12/2010
Sorry don't offer finance.

Question from Damien: Asked on 27/11/2010 And... forgot to ask, Why is it that when I visit the Acer web site they dont have this exact model listed? They instead list an i5 chip for the Acer 5742?
Thanks

Answer from simon: Answered on 29/11/2010
This is a exclusive model to us

Question from Gadgetman496: Asked on 27/11/2010 WOW! I was looking at buying two of these in Euros and Ex VAT 3 days ago & the price was €430 but today it's €494.47 What happened to the price?

Answer from simon: Answered on 29/11/2010
Prices do fluctuate unfortunatly we sourced and purchased further stock however the cost price increased hence the increase in the sell price

Question from Alexander: Asked on 26/11/2010 Hi, About the screen above you stated that it is HD but not full 1080HD, but is it LCD or LED please?

Answer from simon: Answered on 26/11/2010
15.6" HD 1366 x 768 pixel resolution, high-brightness (200-nit) Acer CineCrystal™ TFT LCD
16:9 aspect ratio

Question from Glenda: Asked on 24/11/2010 Hi. Is it a HD screen? Thanks.

Answer from simon: Answered on 24/11/2010
Yes but not full 1080 HD

Question from Barry: Asked on 24/11/2010 What graphics would the Acer Aspire 5742 Windows 7 Laptop be? Would they be Intel GMA 4500?

Answer from simon: Answered on 24/11/2010
Yes it Intel GMA 4500 shared graphics

Question from Colin: Asked on 23/11/2010 Is the DVD Super Multi drive a DVD writer ?

Answer from simon: Answered on 24/11/2010
Burns and plays CDs and DVD's. Emailed you a quote pls call me if you want to proceed. number on the quote.

Question from Linda: Asked on 23/11/2010 Afternoon. Do you have a cheap land line number to call so I can some advice? on this product?

Answer from simon: Answered on 23/11/2010
01484 481 138 PAUL 9am-6PM during the week.

Question from Richard: Asked on 28/10/2010 Does this laptop have a HDMI port?

Answer from simon: Answered on 29/10/2010
Yes.

2-in-1 card reader (SD™, MMC)
3x USB 2.0 ports
HDMI™ port with HDCP support
1x external display (VGA) port
1x Headphone/speaker/line-out jack
1x Microphone-in jack
1x Ethernet (RJ-45) port
1x DC-in jack for AC adapter

Question from Richard: Asked on 28/10/2010 Also can I ask is the Hard Drive 5400 rpm or 7200 rpm.
Cheers

Answer from simon: Answered on 28/10/2010
5400rpm, If you need more advice or want to go ahead and place an order, you should respond to this quote number on my direct dial number 01484 481 138.

Regards,
PAUL

Question from Richard: Asked on 28/10/2010 Hi, does this model have a HDMI port?
Is it DDR3 ram and is max allowed 4gb or 8gb.

Answer from simon: Answered on 28/10/2010
Memory:-
Dual-channel DDR3 SDRAM support
upgradeable to 8 GB using two soDIMM modules

Question from Krishna: Asked on 26/10/2010 1. how many MB is the L2 cache memory ?
2. how many MP camera it has ?
3. does it have DVD writer ?
4. does it have HDMI port ?

Answer from simon: Answered on 27/10/2010
1.3 mega pixel webcam
It has HDMI
It has a DVD super multi drive.

Question from alan: Asked on 17/10/2010 do you do these in other colours

Answer from simon: Answered on 18/10/2010
No
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