This a great offering from the Acer owned eMachines brand of computers. The G520 is a great machine for a variety of purposes from school right though to work based computing. It offers the user a high specification, yet they have managed to keep the base prices low.

eMachines G520 17-inch Laptop, Intel Pentium Dual Core T1600, Vista Home Basic, 2GB RAM, 120GB HDD
Product Features and Technical Details
Product Features
eMachines Design
17″ WXGA TFT LCD
Operating System: Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic 32Bit
Intel Celeron T1600 Dual Core
Memory: 2GB RAM (1 x 2048MB configuration)
Hard Drive: 120GB SATA HDD
Graphics Card: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500M Shared Graphics
Optical Drive: DVD SuperMulti, CD/DVD reader/writer for all types of CD/DVD discs
Connectivity: Wireless LAN BG
Audio: High-definition audio support with two built-in stereo speakers
I/O Interfaces: 4 x USB Ports
Manufacturer Part Number: LX.N140Y.071
Technical Details
Display: 17″ TFT LCD, WXGA (200-nit), 1400 x 900 Resolution
Operating System: Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic 32Bit
Processor: Intel Celeron T1600 Dual Core (1.66, 1M, 667FSB)
Memory: 2GB DDR2 RAM (1*2048MB Configuration)
Hard Drive: 120GB SATA HDD
Graphics Card: Mobile Intel GL40 Express Chipset with integrated 3D graphics, featuring Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500M
Optical Drive: DVD SuperMulti, CD/DVD reader/writer for all types of CD/DVD discs
Connectivity: 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED
Gigabit Ethernet 10/100MHz
Audio: 2 Built in Speakers (2W)
I/O Interfaces: 4 * USB Ports, VGA port (External display), Headphone/speaker/Line-out Jack, RJ45 network port
Battery: 48.8 W 4400 mAh 6-cell Li-ion battery pack – 2 hours battery life
Dimensions: 402 (W) x 297 (D) x 41/43.9 (H) mm
Weight: 3.8KG
Software Load: eMachines GameZone, Adobe Reader, Corel WinDVD, Launch Manager, NTI CD/DVD Maker, Norton Internet Security, Microsoft Works 8.5 with Office Home and Student 2007 Trial
Priced at $500
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