Acer Aspire 5741G-354G32Mnsk

Acer Aspire 5741G review

Acer produces a wide variety of laptops and netbooks and is known for its highly competitive mid-range machines. The Aspire 5741G-354G32Mnsk is a decent laptop with an attractive design and good usability, but performance and portability could be better. Acer has produced a very attractive laptop. Internally, the brushed-aluminium palmrest and chrome finishing sets it apart from the crowd, while the plastic lid with crosshatch finish looks great, especially when compared to the Toshiba Satellite Pro C660-171. Usability is also impressive. Acer's keyboards are unique in that the keys stand off the chassis independently. Although this leaves a lot of space under each key for dust and dirt to gather, the very firm typing action is great for regular typists, with the large keys making misshits a rarity. Acer has also managed to squeeze in a sizeable dedicated numeric keypad on the right-hand side, which is great for those who regularly input data. The screen isn't as bright as the one found on the Dell Inspiron 15R, but is sharp enough for viewing your photos and films. The very shiny screen coating, designed to enhance colour vibrancy, produces reflections in bright light, and those that find this irritating may want to consider the HP 625 which boasts a matt finish on its screen.