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Won;t really be able to run anything but basic 3D games with it. For a bit of comparison, my lesser dual core Intel laptop gets 9fps on Black Ops, lowest settings at 800x600. SO dont; expect to run it, HDMI, so you can connect it to a TV or AVR easily enough (though no Blu-Ray drive).
If using just for little things like surfing and such, I'd actually suggest a smaller screen. Better battery life, much lighter, and the latest keybord have pretty good layouts. My laptop has a 10.1 inch screen and I think it's a fantastic size.
Rest of the specs look good. Webcam, 4gb RAM (may want to upgrade to 8gb, as RAM is cheap right now), 802.11N and gigabit ethernet. No Bluetooth, but will you use it?
Not a bad price, for a 17 inch. I have no experience with Acer hardware, other than monitors. If you want tough ones, my last two Toshibas adn my current HP has taken pretty good beatings. This HP I'm using now has taken 3 4-foot falls, and all is well. Though, it's a laptop/tablet type, so that helps.
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I had a acer aspire 5520 for a while - the acers with dedicated graphics are not bad - decent for gaming on most newer games lower settings. Mine had an 8400G w/ 128MB inititally but I upgraded it to 8600 w/ 256MB about half way through its life. If it has an nvidia graphics dedicated card it uses a modular format called mxm or mxm2 and it is upgradable if you can find the part online (caution though as you have to remove the entire heatpipe assemble to do it). My wife has one now with an ati 6470 chipset w/ 1GB dedicated handles Eve Online; W@W, and sims 3 very nicely
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Location: North Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada eh?