Acer Aspire 5530G AMD’s Puma Platform

 

Acer Aspire 5530G AMD’s Puma Platform

AMD’s Puma platform was launched at Computex 2008 (which we covered) and made its way to our sunny shores just earlier last month, hot on the heels of Intel’s Centrino 2 launch. AMD’s performance in the notebook category has been lackluster thus far, so it’s good to see that they are putting some efforts into staying competitive in the mobile computing category that has been dominated by Intel in recent years.

One thing AMD has going for them of course, is the relatively low cost of their hardware, which means manufacturers can then pass on the savings to you. Case in point is the focus of this review, the Acer Aspire 5530G, which as part of their Aspire line up, features both looks and affordability. Do note that the lower cost of the AMD platform can and may come with a slight performance trade off, but more on that later. Let’s see what the Aspire 5530G has in store for potential buyers.

Acer Aspire 5530G Specifications

Processor and Chipset
  • AMD Turion X2 RM-70 (2.0GHz, 1MB L2)
  • AMD M780G
Operating System
  • Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
BIOS
  • Supports DVD/CD-ROM and USB boot
System Memory
  • 3GB DDR2 System Memory
  • 2 x DDR2 SO-DIMM slots
Video & Display
  • ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470
  • 1919MB total available graphics memory
    • 256MB Dedicated
    • 1663MB TurboCache (shared system memory)
  • 15.4-inch WXGA widescreen display
  • Native resolution 1280 x 800
HDD
  • 320GB SATA (Western Digital WDC WD3200BEVT)
  • 5400RPM
  • 8MB cache
Optical Drive
  • DVD-Super Multi Double-Layer drive (DVD+/-RW)
Communication
  • Acer InviLink Nplify 802.11b/g/Draft-N Wi-Fi Certified network connection, supporting Acer SignalUp wireless technology
  • Bluetooth 2.0
Audio
  • Dolby Surround Sound
    • 5.1 channel surround sound output
    • HD Audio support
    • 2 x Speakers
    • 1 x Subwoofer
Front & Side I/O Ports
  • 4 x USB 2.0 ports
  • 1 x RJ-45 (Gigabit LAN)
  • 1 x RJ-11 modem port
  • 1 x Acer EasyPort IV Connector
  • VGA analog output
  • 1 x HDMI output
  • Integrated 5-in-1 card reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS Pro/xD)
  • Headphone and microphone jacks
  • 1 x ExpressCard 54 slot
  • 1 x Consumer infrared port
Miscellaneous
  • Acer Crystal Eye webcam
  • 6-cell Lithium-Ion battery
Dimension & Weight
  • 364.4mm (L) x 272.3mm (W) x 30.8 - 43.7mm (H)
  • 3.0kg with battery

 

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