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Acer Aspire 5553G video review

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Solid but in no way remarkable, the 15.6in Acer Aspire 5553G only warrants serious consideration if you genuinely need more than two cores in your laptop. In that case it's good value, with no fatal flaws. Read full review

Overall

6/10

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By Andy Vandervell
Reviewed 02 July 2010
Updated 26 May 2011

Price as reviewed

£699.99

  • Review
    • 1: Intro, Specs and Design
    • 2: Keyboard, Touchpad and Audio-Visual
    • 3: Performance, Battery Life & Verdict
    • 4: Image Gallery
    • 5: PCMark Vantage: Full Results
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  • Reviewed by Andy Vandervell
  • 02 July 2010
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Acer Aspire 5553G details

Performance
7/10
Value
6/10
Features
6/10
Design
6/10
Battery Life
7/10
Overall
6/10

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Quad-core CPU
  • Relatively cheap

Cons

  • Average performance
  • Average keyboard
  • Glossy plastic lid

Price as reviewed

£699.99

Manufacturer

Acer

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Intersting Review but I am still waiting for the review of Acer Aspire Ethos 8943G which is supposed to be their Flagship Model.

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@Karl: We're expecting it to arrive in the next couple of weeks.

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Thanks for the news Andy! You guys are the best

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