The Acer Aspire AS5742-6811 ($699.99 list at Costco) is a budget laptop that performs like a more expensive one, thanks to a powerful Core i5 processor. Granted, this is a first-generation Core i5 CPU ...

With the new Aspire AS5742 line of 15-inch laptops, you can bet that Acer is targeting the average laptop user finally looking to make the jump to Intel's newest processors. The Aspire AS5742-7620 ...

It looks like any 8.9-inch Aspire One owners out there may want to refrain from playing music full blast through the netbook's speakers for the time being, as some users have found that it can have ...

There is one upgrade that will universally improve a laptop’s performance: adding an SSD. This is a particularly attractive upgrade for budget laptops, which typically come with a hard drive. That’s ...

I have a client's Acer Aspire 3000 that appears to have somehow been placed with a lovely hard drive BIOS password that I am unable to find a solution to fixing. My presumption is that the password ...