Conclusions

The Acer Aspire 5551G-4591 is difficult to recommend as a general purpose laptop. The laptop’s user interface is not impressive, the display is too glossy, and the speakers are sub-par. Portability is also a lost cause due to the laptop’s weight, large size and minimal battery life. The AS5551G-4591 isn’t the best laptop for productivity, it isn’t the best laptop for travel, and it isn’t the best laptop for listening to music or watching movies.
It is, however, a good value when it comes to gaming. The Acer Aspire 5551G-4591, and its various cousins, has serious gaming chops. This laptop can trade punches with the $1,199 entry level Alienware M15x, which has a faster Core i3 processor but inferior Nvidia GT 240M graphics solution.

If Acer slapped some neon lights on this laptop and called it something cool – perhaps the Acer Apollo or Acer Armageddon – gamers would buy it in droves. As it stands, however, the Acer Aspire 5551G-4591 is an affordable gaming laptop burdened by a generic multimedia laptop exterior.
Further Reading:
- Lenovo T410s 14-in Core i5 Optimus Notebook Review
- Alienware M11x 11-in Core i7-640UM Gaming Notebook Review
- ASUS U33JC Core i3 13-in Bamboo Notebook Review – ASUS Gets Classy
- Dell Inspiron M101z Review – Laptop Power in a Netbook’s Frame
- Toshiba T235-S1345 AMD Turion II Notebook Review – Entering the Nile
- Lenovo Z560 Core i3 15-in Notebook Review
- Apple 13-in MacBook Review – A Pro in disguise?