Ideal for home users and students, the Acer AS 5349 is a 15.6" laptop has all the essential components and features at a comparatively low price.

Powered by the Intel Celeron dual core processor at 1.66Ghz and fitted with 4GB of RAM, the AS 5349 will provide you with enough processing power that would be enough for carrying out routine number crunching, document editing, web browsing, social network tasks with ease.

The 320GB hard drive on-board the laptop might not be top of the line but, it does provide enough storage that would allow you to stash away loads of multimedia files - movies, songs, photos, videos alongside the important documents.

In terms of display and graphics, the laptop is equipped with a 15.6" HD LED backlit screen that can display visuals at a maximum resolution of 1366 x 768. There is a no dedicated graphics card, but the shared graphics option is available through Intel HD at 128 MB.

An optical drive has also been included that is capable of not only reading and writing regular DVDs but it also supports Double layer & Dual Format +/- recording.

Some of the other standard features are Wi-Fi, 2-in-1 media card slots, 3 USB 2.0 slots, Built-in webcam, HDMI, up to 4 hours battery backup, etc. among others.

The Acer AS 5349 15.6" Laptop is available from Comet for £289.