The Acer Aspire 7552 is a laptop designed for everyday use, with some extras that are great for multimedia and gaming as well. Its large, high-definition screen and ATI Radeon graphics processor are impressive additions, and its low price makes it very affordable for almost any budget.

One of the most impressive features of the Aspire 7552 is its large 17.3 inch screen. Larger than most laptop screens, it provides an excellent 16:9 aspect ratio, perfect for widescreen movies and gaming. The LED backlighting makes for a brighter display with more contrast as well.

The 7552 is equipped with a 2.0 GHz AMD Phenom II processor, which gives it enough muscle to power through multimedia and games with impressive speed. This combines with the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 graphics processor to make it a very solid gaming machine. The Aspire 7552 also has 4 GB of RAM installed and is expandable to maximum of 8 GB for those who wish to upgrade to even more, with two open slots making it an inexpensive upgrade.

The unit has a 500 GB hard drive which provides a large amount of storage for movies, games, music, and other important files. It comes with a SuperMulti DVD drive that can read and write a number of different disc types, including dual-layer DVDs at up to 8x speed.

Other nice extras include a 1.3 megapixel webcam for video chat. Acer includes their own video chat software, but the camera is also compatible with Skype and other popular software packages. The laptop also includes support for wired networking up to Gigabit Ethernet speeds, and wireless networking up to 802.11n speeds for the fastest networking available at the current time.

The major drawback of the Aspire 7552 is probably its short battery life, which maxes out at around 2.2 hours. This is mainly due to its larger screen and power-hungry processor, but will be bad news for buyers looking for maximum portability.

With so much to offer, the Acer Aspire 7552 is a very impressive machine that can handle a wide variety of tasks including gaming and multimedia. It strikes a great balance of price, performance, and portability without sacrificing the nice extras that make it a good value.