Display and Build
The Acer Aspire 5560 (NX.RNTS1.001) flaunts a 15.6-inch Active Matrix TFT Colour LCD display with LED backlit and a resolution of 1,366 x 768 pixels. Thanks to the CineCrystal technology that the screen poses enhanced brightness which might be good for watching media files but can strain your eyes easily. The 33.2mm thick black colored outfit looks pretty stylish but can pose problems with a weight of 2.6kg.
Processor and Platform
Under the hood, the Acer Aspire 5560 (NX.RNTS1.001) features a 1.5GHz AMD quad-core A6-3420M processor built on AMD A70M chipset. It draws assistance from a standard 4GB DDR3 RAM which can be expanded up to 8GB through two unused DIMM slots.
The 512MB AMD Radeon HD 6520G graphics unit is capable of managing moderately intensive games and videos smoothly. It runs on 64 bit Windows 7 Home Basic OS.
Camera, Storage and Multimedia
Armed with a 1.3MP webcam and integrated microphone, the laptop certainly provides high quality video calling experience. The storage requirements are met by the SATA HDD of 500GB. It also has a SuperMulti DVD drive with dual layer support so that you can easily stream data from disks. The dual stereo speakers guarantee quality multimedia experience.
Battery and Connectivity
The Acer Aspire 5560 (NX.RNTS1.001) is fuelled by a 6 cell Li-ion battery claiming to provide up to 3 hours of backup. On the connectivity front, we have Gigabit Ethernet, VGA port, Bluetooth v3.0, WLAN, HDMI out, 2 USB 2.0 ports, 1 USB 3.0 port and digital media reader.