14-Feb-2011 nik: what do you mean by shared graphics card

vicki: Shared Graphics means that memory is borrowed from the motherboard to assist in running games and graphical applications. where as dedicated Graphics has it's own chip to run games wthout having to borrow the systems main memory.

19-Mar-2011 NEWTOCOMP: Prob a silly question but when it says the operating system is Windows does this mean it will have the basic Word/Excell and do we need extra software...

paul: Windows is a operating system than all programs run from. MS Office is a applciation suite comprising of Word Excel ect. Prices for Office can be found on the software section of the site starting at £79.97.

29-Mar-2011 aston: how many ghz is it

paul: AMD Athlon TF-20 (1.6GHz)

21-Apr-2011 Craig: I'm looking to buy my mum a laptop, she designs and make cards. will this be ok for that use?

paul: Yes. Good value for the spec.

6-Jun-2011 sdiah01: I am looking for a notebook or laptop for my wife and would be happy with a refurbished machine. She needs it for e-mail, surfing the net, geneology searching and storing results in software package, plus some uploading of pictures. Happy with 12 - 16 inch screen but she is concerned about the weight of the machine. How heavy is this maqchine and would it be suitable for the above needs. Would you recommend this machine or any other ?

paul: 2.8 KG in wieght and this laptop is suitable for Internet and Office use.

15-Jun-2011 Chantelle: I need a new laptop than can handle multitasking and using programs such as Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator, as well as internet surfing, music downloading and file storage. Will this laptop do the job or do you recommend another?

paul: It would run those applications and would be the best spec'd laptop for that thought of money.

22-Jun-2011 bex: Does it have a dvd re writer? Any microsoft package on?

Paul: It has a DVD/CD writer and Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premuim. Office is not included please see link below for prices http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/Microsoft_Office_2010/prod.asp

26-Jun-2011 Danni Brooks: How can there be an AMD CPU and Intel Graphics? Nonsense.

Paul: Sorry about that it's a AMD Athlon TF-20 processor.

28-Jun-2011 Daniel Crooke: Does this laptop come with a built in wireless receiver?

Paul: Yes all laptops do

22-Aug-2011 not a geek: Does it have one of those hole thingys where you can put in a memory card from a digital camera?

Paul: It has a card reader.

25-Aug-2011 Lorna: I am new to laptops - could I attach a normal keyboard and mouse to this laptop?

Paul: Yes they would just connect via USB.

25-Aug-2011 Sandra: Hi, How many GB of RAM would this hold? If I wanted to insert more RAM to improve speed, would it take another 2gb or would it be best to stick with a maximum of 4?

vicki: This can be upgraded to 8GB

26-Aug-2011 Maddog: Does this laptop have HDMI port?

Paul: No just VGA

1-Sep-2011 DHW: Is this laptop new or been updated since its release?

Paul: Please read http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/content/refurbishedlaptops.asp

10-Sep-2011 Kevin F: Does the laptop not come with the manufactures 12 month warranty, why do I need to purchase a 12 month warranty if the laptop is new and only had the box opened?

Paul: All refurbs have a 3 month warranty that you can upgrade to 12. You don't need to exstend the warranty it is your choice. More info on refurbs see http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/content/refurbishedlaptops.asp

12-Sep-2011 alison: Under 'why are our prices so low' it says all laptops are new and with a 12 month quarentee, but then this acer has only 3 months quarentee and one of the questions answered refers to it as a refurb. I am confused!

Paul: This is not new it's a A1 refurb please see link below http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/content/refurbishedlaptops.asp

14-Sep-2011 Ian: Hi, Does these laptops have a webcam?? as it says the 5332 does not on the product summary, but the make is a 5532, which one is correct. Also can extra RAM be installed and how much would this cost??

Paul: No web cam. £34.97 to upgrade to 4GB £59.97 to upgrade to 6GB £119.97 to 8GB

12-Oct-2011 Paul: "GRADE A1 - Acer Aspire 5532 Windows 7 Laptop - A1/LX.PGX02.017" - the page sometimes refers to the model as 5532 and sometimes as 5332. Which is it?

Paul: It's Acer Aspire 5532 sorry about that.

22-Nov-2011 pughie: does this p[roduct have wi-fi

paul: All laptops have wireless.

24-Nov-2011 bill: Whats its battery life?

paul: Upto 3hrs

30-Nov-2011 George: What's the processor on the laptop?

paul: AMD Athlon TF-20 (1.6GHz) processor.