{"id":22245,"date":"2011-05-07T20:40:59","date_gmt":"2011-05-07T15:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/?p=22245"},"modified":"2011-05-07T20:40:59","modified_gmt":"2011-05-07T15:10:59","slug":"acer-aspire-4738z-notebook-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/acer-aspire-4738z-notebook-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Acer Aspire 4738Z Notebook Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Acer Aspire 4738Z is one of the cheap basic notebook in market. It  is popular for it&#8217;s low price tag. We get Acer Aspire  4738Z with intel Pentium dual core processor, 2GB of DDR3 RAM, 14&#8243; HD  LED screen, 8X DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth,  etc at just 21K INR.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22248\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22248\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSCN1610.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-22248\" title=\"Acer Aspire 4738Z Notebook\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSCN1610-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"Acer Aspire 4738Z Notebook\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSCN1610.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSCN1610.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSCN1610.jpg?resize=150%2C112&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSCN1610.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22248\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Acer Aspire 4738Z Notebook <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This notebook comes with twin color body panel with textured matte  finish, which helps in no scratches on body panel. The matte finish is in top lid and  in keypad cover. The keys are a little over-height, and without numeric  pad which may cause typing prob to high-speed typers, but that&#8217;s not a  major negativity. The model is cute and simple, with all ports(power,  usb, etc) in sides, no port is in backside so you never have to reverse  the notebook for connecting peripherals.<\/p>\n<p>The processor is Intel\u00ae Pentium\u00ae processor P6100 (3 MB L3 cache, 2.0  GHz, DDR3  1066 MHz, 35 W), supporting Intel\u00ae 64 architecture, Intel\u00ae  Smart Cache Mobile Intel\u00ae HM55 Express Chipset. The graphics quality is  also considerable. No frame drops at 720p HD playback in it&#8217;s 1366&#215;768  14&#8243; screen. It gives Intel\u00ae HD Graphics with 128 MB of dedicated system  memory, supporting Microsoft\u00ae DirectX\u00ae 10, which is again good for  gaming.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to storage, this notebook provides an awesome 500GB  HDD, for meeting all our daily storage needs. The optical drive is 8X DVD and  24X CD writer and reader. The audio is Realtek HD audio, but the inbuilt  speaker is mono, so it will not sound good while playing HD audio in  inbuilt speakers, but sound in external speakers are good. The 2GB DDR3 , upgradable upto 8GB is a good thing as DDR3 RAMs are faster and cheaper than DDR2 RAM.. It  also features SD and MMC card reader with external display support as<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSCN1614.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-22252 alignright\" title=\"DSCN1614\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSCN1614-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSCN1614.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSCN1614.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSCN1614.jpg?resize=150%2C112&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSCN1614.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>VGA port up to 2560 x 1600: 60 Hz<\/li>\n<li>HDMI\u2122 port up to 1920 x 1080: 60 Hz<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The inbuilt WLAN adapter is Acer InviLink\u2122 Nplify\u2122 802.11b\/g\/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED\u2122, and it comes with high-speed Bluetooth\u00ae 3.0+HS.<\/p>\n<p>The power management is also good at ACPI3.0 management technology  and it got 48.8 W 4400 mAh 6-cell Li-ion standard battery pack with  stated Battery life: 3.5 hours (ENERGY STAR\u00ae qualified), which ran 2:45  hours under normal operation during testing.<\/p>\n<p>The ports given are,<\/p>\n<p>2-in-1 card reader (SD\u2122, MMC)<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSCN1617.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-22251 alignright\" title=\"ports\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSCN1617-300x136.jpg?resize=300%2C136\" alt=\"ports\" width=\"300\" height=\"136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSCN1617.jpg?resize=300%2C136&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSCN1617.jpg?resize=1024%2C466&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSCN1617.jpg?resize=150%2C68&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSCN1617.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThree USB 2.0 ports<br \/>\nHDMI\u2122 port with HDCP support<br \/>\nExternal display (VGA) port<br \/>\nHeadphone\/speaker\/line-out jack<br \/>\nMicrophone-in jack<br \/>\nEthernet (RJ-45) port<br \/>\nDC-in jack for AC adapter<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Untitled.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-22249\" title=\"Windows 7 score\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Untitled-300x168.jpg?resize=300%2C168\" alt=\"Windows 7 score\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Untitled.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Untitled.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Untitled.jpg?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Untitled.jpg?w=1366&amp;ssl=1 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But Acer cut down the price by not giving any windows version with it. It comes with a pre-installed version of Linux OS,<em> Linpus <\/em><em>Linux(based on Fedora)<\/em>. We have installed a copy of Windows 7 in it and we got great Windows Experience Index score of 3.9 that means it&#8217;s more capable of computing than daily basic computing need.<\/p>\n<address>All it comes with a free executive carry case by Acer and one year on site warranty by Acer.<\/address>\n<address> <\/address>\n<h2>Pros:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Compact 14&#8243; size<\/li>\n<li>HD Graphics, and 1080p HDMI output<\/li>\n<li>OnLive warranty<\/li>\n<li>Bluetooth 3.0, Good battery life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Cons:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Poor inbuilt audio (mono)<\/li>\n<li>Lacks numeric keypad<\/li>\n<li>Comes without Windows<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Conclusion: A very good choice for students with on site warranty at just  21000 rupees.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Acer Aspire 4738Z is one of the cheap basic notebook in market. It is popular for it&#8217;s low price tag. We get Acer Aspire 4738Z with intel Pentium dual core processor, 2GB of DDR3 RAM, 14&#8243; HD LED screen, 8X DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc at just 21K INR. 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