Acer AS5517-1216 15.6-Inch Black Laptop - Up to 2.5 Hours of Battery Life

Acer AS5517: Affordable Mobile Performance

The Acer Aspire 5517 in black, with widescreen 15.6-inch HD display.

Pre-installed with the Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium operating system (64-bit version), you'll be able to easily create a home network and share all of your favorite photos, videos, and music. Windows 7 is the easiest, fastest, and most engaging version of Windows yet. Better ways to find and manage files, like Jump Lists and improved taskbar previews, help you speed through everyday tasks. Windows 7 is designed for faster and more reliable performance, so your PC just works the way you want it to.

Key Features

• 15.6-inch widescreen Acer CineCrystal display with 1366 x 768-pixel resolution
• AMD Athlon X2 64 TK-42 dual-core processor with 1.6 GHz CPU speed, 1 MB of L2 cache, and 667 MHz front-side bus.
• 250 GB SATA hard drive (5400 RPM)
• 3 GB of installed DDR2 RAM (66y MHz; expandable to 4 GB)
• ATI Radeon HD 3200 graphics is equipped with 40 stream processors and an advanced 3D engine to provide support for hybrid graphics when paired with this system's Windows operating system.
• 8x SuperMulti DVD±R/RW drive can also write to CD, DVD-RAM, and dual-layer (DL) DVD±R discs--which can hold up to 8.5 GB of data.
• Crystal Eye Webcam provides face-to-face online communications and even snaps still photos and video clips to share with friends and family.
• Built-in stereo speakers with High Definition Audio support.
• 54g Wi-Fi wireless networking (802.11b/g)
• Fast Ethernet (10/100)
• Multi-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader compatible with Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick (MS), Memory Stick PRO (MS PRO), xD-Picture Card (xD)
• Two USB 2.0 ports
• VGA video output
• Windows 7 Home Premium makes it easy to create a home network and share all of your favorite photos, videos, and music. And you can watch shows for free when and where you want with Internet TV on Windows Media Center. Get the best entertainment experience with Windows 7 Home Premium.
• Get more features with Windows Anytime Upgrade. It's the best way to add features to Windows 7, takes as few as ten minutes, requires no software or downloads, and you'll keep your existing programs, files, and settings. Windows will walk you through the simple upgrade process.
• Pre-loaded software includes Microsoft Works SE 9.0 for word processing and spreadsheet work. Enjoy a 60-day trial version of Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007.
• Up to 2.5 hours of battery life (6-cell battery; 4400 mAh)
• Dimensions: 14.4 x 10.8 x 1.5 inches (WxDxH)
• Weight: 6 pounds
• Warranty: One-year parts and labor limited warranty with concurrent International Traveler's Warranty
• Energy Star compliant

What's in the Box
This package contains the Acer Aspire AS5517-1216 notebook PC, rechargeable lithium-ion battery, AC adapter, and operating instructions

It also comes with the following software: McAfee Internet Security Suite (trial version); NTI Media Maker; Google Toolbar; Acer Recovery Management; Acer GridVista; Microsoft Works; Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 Trial (60 days); Norton Online Backup; MyWinLocker