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hey there I'm Josh Goldman and this this is what happens when you mix old and new components in a laptop the Acer Aspire II one 572 6874 around four hundred and fifty dollars it's the least expensive 15-inch Windows 8 laptop we've seen with a fourth generation Core i5 processor and Intel HD 4400 integrated graphics those respects we've seen in several higher-end ultra books we've tested but the rest of the e1 is pretty low-end the shell is plastic and has considerable flex outside it inside the glossy 15.6 inch LCD doesn't get all that bright and has a 1366 by 768 resolution and isn't a touchscreen the touchpad is okay but it's buttons are only clickable on the ends and similarly its speakers are good but fired downwards so whatever surface you're on lap or desk the sound is muffled there's no optical drive even though there's a spot for one and despite the new power-saving processor its battery life taps out between three to four hours now that stuff is pretty minor and not unexpected given its price and there are some positives here that plastic body saves some weight it's less than five pounds which is light considering its size unlike an ultrabook the battery is removable and getting inside to add more to its four gigs of memory or swap out it's slow spinning 500 gig hard drive for an SSD only requires a screwdriver the keyboard though not backlit is big and comfortable and has good key travel and it even boots quickly so while it might not have the long battery life we've come to expect from as well laptop or impressive performance it's a solid budget-friendly laptop I'm Josh Goldman and that's the Acer Aspire e1 you