Acer Aspire 7720 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: A Full HD and HD DVD equipped notebook at an astonishing price, where's the catch?

Verdict: Offering good value and a great specification, the Acer Aspire 7720G is let down by some annoying niggles; a mediocre display and an overall impression that it doesn't sit quite right anywhere. It's not a real gaming machine and though it's a good ...

Review summary: The Acer Aspire Gemstone 7720G is more of a stay-at-home machine than a travel companion. Swapping performance for portability, it's more suited to static use.

Verdict: The Acer Aspire Gemstone 7720G is a bit of brute to look at, but it's powerful and can even do a little bit of gaming. The inclusion of an HD DVD drive in this price range is impressive, although it's a shame the screen resolution doesn't allow you to ...

Pros: Cheap ; feature packed ; decent speakers ; bright screen with good contrast

Cons: Poor keyboard response ; ugly ; poor HD DVD software

Verdict: HD DVD arrives in a budget notebook that has loads of features

Review summary: HD DVD arrives in a budget notebook that has loads of features

Verdict: We look back with some amusement to the time when Acer launched its Gemstone chassis, used by the 7720G.

Review summary: The Acer Aspire 7720 is a hunking brute of a laptop, with great performance and number-crunching abilities. Added to this, the powerful machine has a large widescreen display, plenty of useful shortcut buttons and enough ports and connectors to rival ...

Pros: Terrific performance ; large display ; plenty of ports

Cons: Ugly looks ; poor battery life ; heavy

Verdict: The Acer Aspire 7720 is a high powered machine crammed into an ugly plastic box. It's heavy with poor battery life, but give it some numbers to crunch and it'll have them done in no time