Review Gist for Acer Aspire (AST180-US340B) PC Desktop

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1.	"This is an excellent media system, with everything needed to get all your pre-recorded entertainment up and running."... PCAuthority

2.	"as a relatively affordable PC for light-duty digital media or general computing tasks, the Aspire L310 is actually a very strong system."... ZDNet

3.	"It looks good and will fit nicely into any living room"... TestFreaks

4.	"the Aspire L310 is actually a very strong system."... CNet

5.	"Good performance, good price."... CircuitCity

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hard drive

1.	"solid optical disc drive"... Pcadvisor

2.	"Not only is the 200GB of disc space a good size but it's a native SATA drive that offers NCQ and 8MB of cache and a spindle speed of 7,200rpm."... Trusted Reviews

3.	"Its 160GB hard drive could be larger"... ZDNet

4.	"there are no free bays for hardware upgrades"... TestFreaks

processor

1.	"powerful AMD Turion 64 MK-36 processor"... Tigerdirect

2.	"this machine's Athlon 64 X2 based processor is speedy enough to handle demanding applications, such as the latest games."... CNet

3.	"latest 3.4GHz Pentium 4 processor"... Biosmagazine

graphics

1.	"Great graphics"... Tigerdirect

2.	"graphics were fine and the 128Mb nVidia GeForce FX 5200 card will run most games well."... TestFreaks

3.	"You also get a speedy 120GB (7200rpm) hard disk, nVidia's excellent GeForce FX Go 5700 graphics chip with 128MB of dedicated memory, a dual-format DVD recorder and built-in 802.11b/g wireless connectivity."... Biosmagazine

4.	"decent graphics speed"... Pcadvisor

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speaker

1.	"the stereo speakers are substantial"... Pcadvisor

2.	"two decent speakers"... Biosmagazine

keyboard

1.	"Overall the Acer Aspire 5920G's keyboard is great, especially for shortcut fans."... Pcadvisor

2.	"worth mentioning is the inclusion of a full-sized numeric pad on the right of the keyboard and accessible communication function buttons positioned to the left and top-right of the keyboard."... Biosmagazine

3.	"The keyboard is extremely spacious and the full-size keys provide a positive - albeit bouncy - response."... Biosmagazine

display

1.	"The screen's viewing angles are impressive and shouldn't cause any issues when used in meetings."... Biosmagazine

2.	"Add to this the sharp contrast and rich viewing experience afforded by the glossy 15.4in widescreen TFT, and you have a laptop that works well for just about any activity."... Pcadvisor

3.	"good screen"... Pcadvisor

4.	"screen uniformity was good enough to produce even intensity and shading over the whole screen."... Biosmagazine

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memory

1.	"fairly puny memory – only 256MB."... PCAuthority

housing

1.	"we weren't very keen on the Acer Aspire 5920's off-white interior and keyboard"... Pcadvisor

looks

1.	"not too bulky and has a smart black-and-silver finish that looks good."... TestFreaks

upgradability

1.	"the PC does offer good expandability"... Computershopper.com

2.	"Two RAM slots are free, as are an external 5.25-inch drive bay, three internal hard drive bays, two PCI Express (PCIe) slots (one x1 and one x16), and one PCI 2.2 slot"... Computershopper.com

mouse

1.	"The mouse buttons are slightly stiff"... Pcadvisor

button

1.	"the buttons are annoyingly loud when clicked."... Biosmagazine

2.	"rather ugly frosted plastic power button"... TestFreaks

battery

1.	"dire battery life"... Biosmagazine

2.	"The screen is prone to some glare and battery life is so-so"... Pcadvisor

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