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Refurbished Laptop
Grade A1 - As New
When it comes to computing there’s nothing more important than your multimedia; with this Acer Aspire 5742 you can take charge of your digital world and get the most out of all your favourite tools and applications.
Perfect for home users and students who want to get online, watch movies, sort their photos and download music, the Aspire 5742 comes with of Intel’s Core i3 processors and stacks of memory, so you’ll never be found wanting when it comes to power.
The Aspire 5742 has been designed as the perfect all-round notebook, delivering lightning fast performance on almost every task you can imagine; don’t miss out, get your hands on one today.
- Processor: Intel Core i3-370M (2.4GHz/3MB cache)
- RAM: 4GB RAM
- Hard Drive: 750GB HDD
- Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
- Screen: 15.6" HD Screen
- Optical Drive: DVDSM
- Graphics: Intel HD Graphics
- Bluetooth: No
- HDMI: Yes
- Notebook Camera: Integrated
- Warranty: 3 Months
06/08/2012 dmsmith32: Is the wifi on this model N Class?
Robert: Yes it is.
05/08/2012 321donny: Does it have a standard headphone socket?
paul: Yes
25/07/2012 Suzy: Could you please confirm a question previously asked which you haven't answered. Is this laptop ex display or pre owned. I'm interested in it. Also does it have web cam and can it play rewritable CD. An answer would be very much appreciated.
paul: Please see
http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/content/refurbishedlaptops.asp
It has a 1.3MP webcam and plays and records DVD's and CDs. This is known as a DVD super multi drive.
20/07/2012 Rebbens: Can the Acer 3 yr warranty SV.WNBAF.AL3 be added to this product?
paul: No. Not available on refurbished products.
20/07/2012 steve: what is grade a1
rehan s: Grade A1 is box open as new.
20/07/2012 Mike: Hi, I'd like to know your opinion please on this laptop compared to the packard bell easynote TK87 core i3 and the Lenovo B570 core i3 all have same RAM and hard drive and all are similarly priced.
Thanks.
paul: To compare models you need to call sales. This is just for quick questions.
19/07/2012 ben: has it got wifi capability?
rehan s: The model does come with WiFi.
19/07/2012 Mark: Does your No Quibble Returns Policy also cover this laptop?, as A1 condition is decribed "As New" has the laptop been preowned or is it ex display? Also are you able to preload Office 2010 prior to sending out if purchased at the same time as the laptop?
paul: If you buy the Pre delivery inspection we can install Office if you buy Office at the time of the sale. Please see
http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/Laptop_Set_Up_PREDELIV/version.asp
The returns policy is the same for new and refurbished products.
19/07/2012 Ben: what's the maximum amount of ram this can take? and is it capable of a graphics card upgrade?
rehan s: The maximum RAM the laptop can take is 8GB. The graphcs card can not be upgraded.
18/07/2012 Adam: What would it be cheaper to do; Udgrade Ram to 8GB, Or buy an external Hardrive? And as a secondary question; Which would you suggest it was best to do? Cheers.
paul: Don't think you understand the differences between RAM and hard drive.
Perhaps see
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080804082721AAd7ihP
We can upgrade the RAM to 6GB for £29.97 or £59.97 for a 8GB upgrade.
Info on USB hard drives are on the site. Please see:-
http://search.laptopsdirect.co.uk/hard_drives/page.asp
16/07/2012 Khadam: What graphics card does this use?
paul: Intel HD shared Graphics.
16/07/2012 Khadam: If I were to upgrade this laptop to windows 8 how much would it cost me
paul: Sorry not got the prices for Windows 8 when we do they will be added to the site.
15/07/2012 Elliott: what are the ram upgrade prices for this product? and would it be possible to put a graphics card in it?
paul: We can't change graphics cards. We can upgrade it to 6GB for £29.97 or £59.97 for 8GB. My number to order is 01484 481 138.
14/07/2012 lorenzo: the hard disk capacity seems very high for a relatively low spec laptop and this model usually comes with lower capacity. Could you please confirm?
paul: The 750GB is correct we have sold many of these and have had no complaints.
07/07/2012 Leighton: The missus wants a laptop for under £340 that will play the sims 3 and be used for office work,will this cope? thanks
paul: Yes
05/07/2012 rich: Does this model have an HDMI socket?
jonathan: Yes this model does have HDMI.
13/06/2012 Yomi-750-2: Also, does this device has a WEBCAM
paul: Yes