Acer Aspire AS3830TG-6431 review show that it can be strong candidates for top ten in multimedia and gaming laptop which cost less than $800. Acer Aspire AS3830TG-6431 powerfull performance is supported by 2.3GHz Intel Core i5-2520M processor, 4 GB DDR3 memory, and Nvidia GeForce GT 540M graphics chip. It also has long time battery life for more than 8 hours, plus fast transfer file by USB 3.0 port included. While to has those performance, not means Acer Aspire AS3830TG-6431 price to be expensive. On the market, Acer Aspire AS3830TG-6431 price is offered from $750. Acer Aspire AS3830TG-6431 may become serious contender for Toshiba Portege R835-P50X which is lighter but come with higher price ($850).

Acer AS3830TG-6431A equipped with 2.3GHz Intel Core i5-2410M which is also can be found in Toshiba Portege R835-P50X. While other rivals only relied on Intel integrated graphical chip, Acer AS3830TG is equipped with Nvidia GeForce GT 540M graphics chip as secondary graphical chip. On 3DMark 06 testing, it scored for 9,255. While tested on Lost Planet 2 at medium setting, it resulted at 38.9 fps. Those score shows that hard 3D games is not a problem to be played. Nvidia's Optimus graphics switching technology, also support to lenghten battery life. Acer AS3830TG-6431A's 68Wh battery that can reach 8 hour 18 minutes based on MobileMark 2007 battery testing.

Aspire AS3830TG-6431A 13.3-inch widescreen has 1,366-by-768 maximum resolution. It used aluminum materials in lid and palm rest parts, while others from plastics chases. It dimension is measured at 12.6 by 9 by 0.75 inches in HWD. With those materials and dimensions, Aspire AS3830TG-6431A weighs at 4.1 pounds, almost a pound heavier than Toshiba Portege R835-P50X (3.2-pound). Aspire AS3830TG-6431A storage media relies on 500GB 5,400rpm HDD. Other Aspire AS3830TG features are: three USB ports (one of them is USB 3.0 combo), VGA, and HDMI, multiformat card reader slot, and a 1.3-megapixel webcam. For connection it relies on Ethernet, and 802.11n.