Acer Aspire 5733Z-4851 discussion

I looked on the forum and hadn't seen any posts on the Aspire 5733Z-4851 so i thought i would start a thread about it. I just got one a few weeks ago from Walmart for $398. It's a real good computer for the money. only thing is the battery life is 2hr and 52 mins and the stereo speakers dont' have good bass to them. Does anyone know what the normal battery life is for typical dual core laptops? This is my first dual core laptop.

the specs are:

Acer 15.6" AS5733Z-4851 Laptop PC:

Key Features and Benefits:

Intel Pentium Dual Core P6100 processor
2.0GHz, 3MB L3 Cache

4GB DDR3 SDRAM system memory (expandable to 8GB)
Gives you the power to handle most power-hungry applications and tons of multimedia work

500GB SATA hard drive
Store 333,000 photos, 142,000 songs or 263 hours of HD video and more

8x SuperMulti DVD Double-Layer Drive
Watch movies, and read and write CDs and DVDs in multiple formats

10/100 Fast Ethernet, 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN
Connect to a broadband modem with wired Ethernet or wirelessly connect to a Wi-Fi signal or hotspot with the 802.11b/g/n connection built into your PC

15.6" HD widescreen CineCrystal display
Intel HD Graphics with 128MB of dedicated system memory and support for Microsoft DirectX 10

Additional Features:

Built-in 0.3 megapixel webcam
2-in-1 memory card reader
3 x USB 2.0 ports, 1 x VGA port, 1 x headphone/speaker/line-out jack, 1 x microphone-in jack, 1 x RJ-45 Ethernet port, 1 x DC-in jack
6-cell lithium-ion battery, up to 5 hours battery life

Software:

Genuine Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit Edition (To learn more about the features of Windows 7, click here)
Microsoft Office Starter 2010: Includes reduced functionality versions of Microsoft Word and Excel, with advertising. PowerPoint or Outlook are NOT included. Purchase Office 2010 today and get the most out of your new PC. (To learn more about the features of Office 2010, clickhere)
McAfee Internet Security Suite Trial
CyberLink PowerDVD
Backup and Restore options built into Windows allows you to create safety copies of your most important personal files, so you're always prepared for the worst

Support and Warranty:

1-year International Travelers limited warranty
Restore discs are no longer included with PCs. We recommend you use the installed software to create your own restore and backup DVD the first week you use the computer.

What's In The Box:

Power cord
6-cell lithium-ion battery
Quick Start Guide

 

I also bought an Acer Aspire 5733Z-4851 in Walmart during July. It has being working pretty well. The only problem that I had is that recently (like 2 weeks ago) my Laptop isn't recognizing the SuperMulti DVD Double-Layer Drive so I can't do data discs nor watch movies. I checked Acer website but I haven't found help. Did you know what could be happening to my laptop?

 

I notice on mine the audio skips or buzzes for a second at random times when playing music or videos or windows sounds. so far no driver updates. it's real annoying. and i have problems with audio distortion when playing videos even unedited videos from my camcorder and also with music or videos using a equalizer. i don't know if the audio card suck or if it's a driver issue. i have been putting off calling acer because i don't want to do a reformat and tech support at pc companies always wants everyone to do a restore/reformat.

 

Go to sounds, playback devices, click the Audio Device and Properties, try changing Enhancements and see whether it makes any difference.

 

I turned them all off already but it still goes on. Ive never had this problem on other computers

 

Just got one of these same model but has the p6200 2.13 processor.... packaging and advertisment both said it has 6100

 

I wonder why? So I guess yours must be better then. Do you have any sound issues like mine? I think there's a bottleneck on the motherboard and when i am doing something that uses the hard drive when listening to music or a show, the audio buzzes or stutters for a second. last night it was real bad. I keep thinking it has something to do with the IO ports. but not real sure. the CPU isn't over working when this happens. my older desktop with a slower processor doesn't ever do this.

 

I know realtek just realeased a new driver for the hd audio on these... mabye try to update to that. Could also be the media player your using, my windows media player on my other laptop got corrupt and would do some funny things. I would suggest trying to use gom media player if you think this might be your problem.

 

I already tried updating it. also it happens with windows sounds too and all players and youtube videos. it's random. maybe once in 10 minutes i hear the glitch and other times it's almost every song. That includes Itunes. I also use GOM player, Zoom Player, MPC-HC, and Media Monkey. Even the POS Compaq CQ56 did a better job at playing sound then this.