Acer Aspire 9500 Laptop: Pros and Cons

Laptops have become increasingly appealing to the general public thanks to price reductions and longer battery life. People use them to keep in touch with loved ones, work, play and more. A popular budget laptop is named the Acer Aspire 9500, and it appeals to many different types of computer users. In this article, I will review the Acer Aspire 9500 laptop.

Pros -

One of the nicest things about the Acer Aspire 9500 is the 17-inch LCD (liquid crystal display) monitor that will impress even the toughest of critics. The large size of this monitor makes watching movies on the laptop all the more fun. And when I say 17-inch monitor I mean 17 inches diagonally.

The width of the monitor is actually fourteen inches and the height is nine inches. Why do advertisers always use the diagonal measurement, you ask? Simple. Because it makes the monitor size sound larger. So just keep that in mind the next time you buy a monitor or laptop.

Another nice feature about this laptop is the fact that it comes with five USB slots. There are two USB slots on the right side of the laptop, two on the left, and one in the back. And of course it's USB 2.0, which means that whatever you hook up to this laptop will be faster. Of course, if the other device that is plugged into the laptop is not USB 2.0 then the speed will be slower.

And of course, the cost of this laptop is very nice. The price will vary depending on where you purchase it, but you can find this laptop for around $800. Maybe even less during the holidays.

Cons -

There are some annoying problems associated with this laptop, but they're not too bad. The first one is the keyboard itself. Most of you are probably used to your standard keyboard, and the Aspire's keyboard is quite similar. However, the shift key button is small and the page up and page down buttons are towards the bottom of the keyboard. You'll get used to it, though.

As with most laptops, you can't switch out the video card. And this laptop is no different. The video card that comes with the Acer Aspire 9500 laptop uses integrated memory, which basically means that you may have trouble playing the latest games or using high powered software programs like 3d Studio Max. Games that require a 3d video card will almost certainly not work with this laptop. So be careful.

As you can see, the Acer Aspire 9500 is a nice laptop that will more than likely suit your every need. However, if you're a hard core gamer or a software junkie then you may want to look for other options.