Acer had been producing laptops that come with cheap pricetags, yet capable of going head to head with other pricier brands. At sub-1000, the Acer Aspire 7520 got the cheap part right, but can it compete? The reviewer doesn't think so. The lackluster performance and design of the desktop replacement overshadows its low price. The design was called by the reviewer as retro, and in a bad way. Performance-wise, the low benchmarks score of the 7520 confirms the reviewer’s first impression that this desktop replacement is for those whose needs in a computer are basic: e-mail, word processing and who wants a bigger screen. According to the reviewer, for gaming and multimedia processing, people should look elsewhere.