Acer Aspire 4740G Specs and Review


I recently bought a new laptop, Acer Aspire 4740G. My old laptop is still alive but I believe it will die anytime soon. It shuts off by itself sometimes and I fear the worst for it. It is also an Acer Aspire which I bought from the States. So I bought a new one for insurance purposes and so that I won’t be disturbed with my online work when its death arrives. So why did I buy another Acer laptop? Well, I like Acer because it is durable but at the same time cheap. I also like the specifications of this Acer laptop model which I am laying out below:

Acer Aspire 4740G Specs

  • Intel® Core™ i3-330M (3Mb L3 cache, 2.13GHz, DDR3 1066 MHz, 35 W)
  • Mobile Intel® HM55 Express Chipset
  • 2.0Gb DDR3
  • 500Gb SATA
  • 8X DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive
  • 14in. HD 1366 x 768 pixel resolution, high-brightness (200-nit) Acer CineCrystal™ LED-backlit TFT LCD, supporting simultaneous multi-window viewing via Acer GridVista
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® 310M with 512Mb of dedicated DDR3 VRAM, supporting NVIDIA® CUDA™, PhysX™, PureVideo® HD technology, OpenEXR High Dynamic-Range (HDR) technology, Shader Model 4.0, Microsoft
  • Dolby®7-optimized surround sound system with two built-in stereo speakers
  • Optimized 3rd Generation Dolby Home Theater®7 audio enhancement, featuring Dolby® Digital Live, Dolby® Pro Logic® IIx, Dolby® Headphone, Dolby® Natural Bass and Dolby® Sound Space Expander, Dolby® Audio Optimization, Dolby® High Frequency Enhancer technologies8
  • True5.1-channel surround sound output
  • High-definition audio support
  • S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface)9 support for digital speakers
  • MS-Sound compatible
  • Acer PureZone technology with two built-in stereo microphones, featuring beam forming, echo cancellation, dynamic gain control (TBC), and noise suppression technologies
  • LAN: Gigabit Ethernet, Wake-on-LAN ready
  • WPAN1: Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
  • Acer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED
  • 2.3 kg (5.07 lbs.) with 6-cell battery
  • 342 (W) x 239 (D) x 23/38.6 (H) mm (13.4 x 9.4 x 0.9/1.5 inches)
  • 48.8 W 4400 mAh 6-cell Li-ion battery pack
  • Up to 3 hrs battery life
  • Multi-in-1 card reader
  • Acer Crystal Eye webcam with 640 x 480 resolution
  • Acer PureZone technology
  • Multi-in-1 card reader (SD™, MMC, MS, MS PRO, xD)
  • Three USB 2.0 ports
  • HDMI™ port with HDCP support
  • External display (VGA) port
  • Headphone/speaker/line-out jack with S/PDIF support
  • Microphone-in jack
  • Line-in jack
  • Ethernet (RJ-45) port
  • Modem (RJ-11) port
  • DC-in jack for AC adapter
  • Easy-launch keys: Acer Backup, WLAN, Bluetooth®, programmable, volume up, volume down, touchpad lock
  • Media control keys (printed on keyboard): play/pause, stop, previous, next
  • Windows 7 Home Basic
  • Acer Arcade™ Deluxe featuring Cinema, Album, Music, HomeMedia,
  • Acer Backup Manager
  • Acer GridVista™
  • Acer Crystal Eye1
  • Acer eRecovery Management
  • 1 Year Limited Local Warranty – Parts and Labor
  • Acer 14in. Targus Carrying Case




I bought it from Electroworld ATC at the price of P40k.

What do I think of my new laptop? Awesome! It is fast, thanks to the 4 cores (2 real and 2 virtual cores) and the fact that I am using a 64-bit version of Windows 7. I have yet to test my video card to max but I have tried playing Civilization IV and it worked pretty well. The sound is fine and everything else is working as advertised.

Normally, I open a few applications at once (Firefox, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, etc…) and my new laptop is taking it quite fine. Never hanged before and no blue screen of death 🙂

All in all, I say that this is a good laptop to get especially if you are in a shoe-string budget. I give this a 9.5/10 rating.

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7 Replies to “Acer Aspire 4740G Specs and Review”

  1. Just asking for your opinion. I too bought an Acer ASPIRE Laptop 4740G just like yours except that its HDD is only 320 GB. Do you know where we can buy a DDR3 sodimm that is 4GB? I plan to upgrade my laptop’s memory of 4 G to 6 G. Also what’s your take on an ACER ASPIRE laptop that is worth almost 110,000 pesos with a processor of intel core i7 and has a blu-ray DVD player? Is it worth buying? Where can we find updates for the firmware for NVIDIA GEFORCE 310M. Please help. Thanks.

  2. Dear Sir

    How do I make use of my Acer 4740G Crystal Eye webcam?

    Thanks & Rgds
    Rachel

  3. i am having a major problem with acer 4740g….ii it overheating everytime i start viewing graphic oriented stuffs…

    i need help…i have to place a very big fan beside me (focused on the laptop) just to view a movie..

    what should i do? what is the problem..??

  4. Got my acer 4740 corei5 for $914. Run pretty fast can run multiple application at the same time…poor quality chicklet keys, poor touch pad easily fade, intermittent auto restart due to overheating. Planning to buy Asus corei3 for $380.

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