The Office Max Black Friday 2010 add just leaked and it is filled with a lot of Black Friday Laptop deals including one of the best we have seen so far. On Black Friday Office Max will be selling the Acer ASPIRE AS5742-7653 15.6″ Intel Core i5 notebook for just $499. The Acer ASPIRE AS5742-7653 normally retails for $699.
The Acer ASPIRE AS5742-7653 is powered by the latest Intel Core i5-460M 2.53GHz processor with TurboBoost and 4GB DR3 RAM and a 500GB hard drive. The notebook also has a 1.3MP webcam and runs Windows 7 Home Premium.
This computer is not much more expensive than the dual core Black Friday Laptop deals we are seeing from Office Depot, Walmart and Best Buy, but offers way more performance for your dollar. In addition to standard home needs like web browsing, email and document creation this machine has enough horsepower to handle photo and video editing.
Thanks to the large amount of RAM and latest processor with Turboboost you’ll be able to use many programs at once and the processor will, when needed, ramp up to a faster speed to prevent slowdowns.
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Check back on our Black Friday Laptops page closer to Black Friday for our top picks in several price categories and be sure to read our 10 Things to Know Before you Buy a Black Friday Laptop or Netbook.
Acer ASPIRE AS5742-7653 Detailed Specs:
Processor Series | Core i5 |
Installed Memory | 4096 MB |
Operating System | Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit |
Processor Brand | Intel |
Battery | 6-Cell Lithium Ion Battery (400 mAh) |
Card Reader | 2-in 1 Digital Media Card Reader |
Fingerprint Reader | No Fingerprint Reader |
Energy Compliance | Energy Star Compliant |
TV Tuner | No TV Tuner |
Memory Type | DDR3 Dual-Channel SDRAM Memory |
Graphics Brand/ Model | Intel HD Graphics with 128MB of dedicated system memory,supporting Microsoft DirectX 10 |
Screen Type and Resolution | 15.6″ HD Widescreen CineCrystal¿ LCD Display |
Webcam | 1.3MP High Definition Webcam (1280 x 1024) |
Processor Model | Intel Core i5-460M Processor 2.53GHz |
Wireless Compatibility | WiFi CERTIFIED¿ (802.11b/g/n) |
Processor Cache Size | 3MB L3 Cache |
Processor Speed (GHz) | 2.53GHz |
Graphics Memory | 128MB of dedicated system memory |
Audio | 1 Mono Speaker, MS-Sound Compatible, Built in Microphone, High Definition Audio Support |
External Ports | 3 USB (2.0), 1 – HDMI¿ port with HDCP support,1 Headphone/Speaker/Line Out Jack, 1 Mic-in Jack, 1 VGA Port, 1 DC-in Jack for AC Adapter, 1 Ethernet RJ-45 Port |
Screen Size | 15.6″ |
Hard Drive Detail | 500GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive |
Networking Detail | 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) |
Estimated Battery Life | Up to 3.5 hours battery life |
Optical Drive Write Speed | 8X |
Optical Drive Detail | 8X DVD-Super Multi Double-Layer Drive |
Graphics Type | Intel HD Graphics |
Weight | 5.74 lbs. |
Hard Drive Size | 500 GB |
Dimensions | 15 (W) x 10″ x .9/1.3 (H) inches |
Chipset | Intel HD Graphics with 128MB of dedicated system memory supporting Microsoft DirectX 10 |