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  • ASUS N55 Series N55SF
  • Acer Aspire S 5755
  • Acer Aspire S 5733Z
  • Acer Aspire S 4830TG
  • HP Pavilion dv6
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  • 15.6"
  • Pentium 2.1 GHz Dual core
  • 4 GB DDR3-1066
  • 320 GB HDD
Released October, 2011
This is the third laptop I bought from Acer and I'm really satisfied with design and product performance.
Rated 100% by by Laptops (Dec, 2011)
 
$889
  • 15.6"
  • Pentium 2.1 GHz Dual core
  • 4 GB DDR3
  • 320 GB HDD
Released October, 2011
The battery life is great if you have your screen brightness on low, I am at 84% and it says I still have 6hrs and 23mins.
Rated 100% by by Marles (Nov, 2011)
 

Conclusion Which is better for you?

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ASUSA53 Series A53E

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Features Key features of the Acer Aspire S 5749Z compared to the ASUS A53 Series A53E

GHz2.1

Intel Pentium B950

Front view of Acer Aspire S 5749Z
I love this computer, it's beautiful, sleek, and fast.
Rated 100% by by Gina-Ehret (Jan, 2013)
Front view of ASUS A53 Series A53E

2.1 GHz

Intel Pentium B950

The processor is a stripped down i3 and it handles everyday tasks well, including playing 720 and 1080 HD video.
Rated 100% by by jamie (Dec, 2011)

screen size

15.6"
15.6"
The price is good, screen is big and clear and its light weight.
Aspire S 5749Z by MiaWallace166 (Dec, 2011)
It's fast, hold a lot of memory, and descent size screen.
A53 Series A53E by Ferbs (Jan, 2012)

screen resolution

Acer Aspire S 5749Z
ASUS A53 Series A53E
I knew she wouldn't want a 17" screen (too big to haul around) so I got her the 15.6" screen.
Aspire S 5749Z by Tchampmass (Jan, 2012)

cpu speed

0 GHz
2.1 GHz

2.1 GHz
3 GHz

processor

Acer Aspire S 5749Z
ASUS A53 Series A53E

memory

0 GB
4 GB

4 GB
4 GB
 

Performance Real world tests of Acer Aspire S 5749Z vs ASUS A53 Series A53E

3DMark06 CPU

battery life

4 hour
5 hour
I haven't had any issues, it has about a 4 hour battery life and although it is a big computer it is still relatively light.
Aspire S 5749Z by Manny-s-Cold-Storage (Jan, 2012)
I will say that it worked pretty well for the few hours of life the poor thing had on this Earth.
A53 Series A53E by A.-Pacheco (Feb, 2012)

cinebench r10 32Bit

 

Differences What are the advantages of each

Advantages compared to the ASUS A53 Series A53E

Faster RAM DDR3-1066 vs DDR3
More than 30% faster RAM; data is transferred to/from RAM more quickly
More USB ports 3 vs 2
1 more USB ports

Advantages compared to the Acer Aspire S 5749Z

Has a memory card reader MMC, SDHC, SDSC vs None
Read and write data from a camera or phone memory card
Much faster USB 572 MB/s (USB 3.0) vs 57 MB/s (USB 2.0)
More than 10x faster USB; connect a high-speed external hard drive or other high-speed device
Longer battery life 5 hour vs 4 hour
Around 30% longer battery life; surf the web longer without having to plug in

Reviews Word on the street

Acer Aspire S 5749Z

ASUS A53 Series A53E

Rated 76% by 17 users at amazon.com
the keyboard is the clicketty keyboard that we're used to with Acer.
Rated 80% by by Elina-Hernandez-batista (Jan, 2012)
Graphics are good and easy to use.
Rated 80% by by Renee (Jan, 2012)
Installed Microsoft student and now he is ready to go back to school for the next semester.
Rated 80% by by Renee (Jan, 2012)
Rated 74% by 141 users at amazon.com
I overwrote the OS with Linux, which went smoothly, and the machine has been completely reliable.
Rated 100% by by Donal-Fagan (Jan, 2013)
The only thing that is not so great is the clarity of the webcam other than that it is an amazing computer and the perfect buy.
Rated 100% by by Marles (Nov, 2011)
It really is a good looking computer and is very sleek and sharp looking.
Rated 100% by by Marles (Nov, 2011)

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