Slim, light & packing a punch, the Acer Aspire E1-572 P 15.6 Touchscreen Laptop offers the best of modern touchscreen computing. Work with Windows Optimised for touch, Windows 8 puts your favourite apps & programs at your finger tips. Simply touch a program tile to open it & move around using taps, swipes & pinches. It only takes a moment to pick up & is already second nature if you use a smartphone or tablet. The home screen is built around Live Tiles. These icons display real time information from all your favourite apps including social networking, emails, news & sports directly on the home screen. You dont even have to open the programme to receive important info & notifications. There are improvements coming to Windows 8 with the launch of the free 8.1 update. These include the reintroduction of the Start button, new Live Tile sizes & adjustable four-way multitasking windows along with developments to the lock screen, search & more. Mobile performance Wherever you find yourself, you can enjoy fast computing thanks to the 4th generation Intel Core i 5-4200U processor. With an energy efficient everyday clock speed of 1.6 GHz, you can browse, chat & work quickly without compromising your battery life. Should you need more power the i 5-4200U is capable of reaching a brisk 2.6 GHz using Intels Turbo Boost technology & is ideal for demanding tasks such as moderate photo editing & audio recording. Multitasking is aided by 4 GB of RAM & makes for smooth, stutter-free computing, even when you have several browser tabs or programs open. Storage is provided by a 750 GB hard drive. With plenty of room for files, media & software, you wont find yourself running out of storage space anytime soon. Media in the move The Aspire E1 features an LED backlight HD screen that makes the displays your digital media at its vibrant best. And unlike many new slim laptops, the Aspire E1 comes complete with an optical disk-drive that takes the strain out adding new software & media to your portable library. Connecting to an external monitor is easy & allows you view & control your laptop in gloriously rich full HD on a bigger screen. Simply connect an HDMI cable between the E1 & the TV, monitor or projector of your choice. Ports & portability Connecting peripherals & external storage is easy & quick thanks to the three USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports; two of which are USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0. With far faster data-transfer speeds than previous iterations, USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 speeds up transferring even the biggest of files to external hard drives & flash media. You can stay wireless for longer courtesy of the built-in Wi Fi adapter while integrated Bluetooth 4.0 provides a fast, cable-free connection to a wealth of compatible devices such as speakers, mobile phones & specialist peripherals. Enjoy mobile media, work in comfort or simply stay connected with friends with the Acer Aspire E1-572 P 15.6 Touchscreen Laptop. ___________________________________________________________________________ Ultrabook, Celeron, Celeron Inside, Core Inside, Intel, Intel Logo, Intel Atom, Intel Atom Inside, Intel Core, Intel Inside, Intel Inside Logo, Intel v Pro, Itanium, Itanium Inside, Pentium, Pentium Inside, v Pro Inside, Xeon, & Xeon Inside are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries.