The Aspire 5500 5570-2609 Notebook Computer from Acer is a great laptop for the mobile professional or student. The notebook will let you take your computing on the road, delivering powerful performance and giving you the ability to easily import digital media.

The Aspire comes with a software suite by Acer. Acer GridVista simplifies dual monitor work when connecting the laptop to an external display, eManager to configure system settings and LaunchManager to create hotkeys for common tasks.

The system is powered by a 1.6 GHz Intel Pentium M Duo Processor T2060 CPU and boasts 1 GB of RAM, 80 GB hard drive capacity, a SuperMulti DVD burner, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, three USB 2.0 ports and a 14.1" widescreen display powered by Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 graphics. Windows Vista Home Premium is the platform that ties all this hardware and software together, giving you a great portable computer for the digital savvy family backed by the Acer name.

• Intel Pentium M Duo Processor T2060 CPU

The Intel Pentium M Duo Processor T2060 CPU is based on an architecture designed specifically for mobile computing; this processor delivers a balanced level of mobile processor technology and exceptional value in this lighter, easier-to-carry notebook PC. The Dual Core technology delivers two execution cores in one CPU, giving you better performance than a comparable single-core processor.

• Windows Vista Home Premium

The computer comes preloaded with the Windows Vista Home Premium operating system from Microsoft. Vista includes the slick Aero user interface, complete with the Windows Sidebar, gadget support, Flip3D navigation and more. The Home Premium edition of Vista includes the popular Windows Media Center application. This lets your computer more easily connect to your home theater and wirelessly stream media to the Xbox 360 or another compatible media extender device.

• Widescreen Display with CrystalBrite

The laptop has a 14.1" high-definition widescreen display that brings your movies and photos to life with amazing color and clarity. The widescreen display gives increases the width of the notebook's display while giving the computer the form factor of a smaller computer, so it takes up less space on your desk or in your briefcase. The display features the Acer CrystalBrite technology which delivers a bright, clear picture.

• Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 Graphics

The Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 graphics chipset offers realistic 3-D and 2-D graphics, delivering real-life environment and character effects. Movies and digital images are sharply rendered so you can supercharge your business presentations with crisp images and animation.

• Digital Photo Import

The built-in 5-in-1 card reader lets you easily download your pictures from all major digital camera memory types without the hassle of connecting cables between your camera and computer.