Ifemu eyaziwayo Acer ngivele ngakhipha ilaptop yakhe yakamuva, besingakhulumi lutho olungaphansi kwe I-Acer Aspire 5542, Le laptop entsha inesikrini esingu-15,6-inch 1366 x 768 pixel screen, esincanyana kunesandulela sayo esidumile i-Acer Aspire 5538, futhi okuqaphelekayo wukuthi lo mkhuba wukuncipha kwalolu hlobo lwekhompyutha.
I-Acer Aspire 5538 ine-AMD Turion II ne-Turion II Ultra Mobile processors kumamodeli aphakathi kuka-2 no-2,7 GHz, zine-ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570 (512 MB) noma i-ATI Radeon HD 4200 (256 MB) ihluzo ezinobuchwepheshe be-AMD Vision technology , beza nemiphumela ye-VGA ne-HDMI nezipikha ezihlanganisiwe ze-dolby stereo, i-webcam edidiyelwe, amachweba amane e-USB, isifundi sekhadi elingu-5-in-1, i-Bluetooth yokuzikhethela nebhethri elinamaseli ayi-6 elisinikeza uhla lwamahora amabili nengxenye. Le mininingwane yokugcina (ibhethri) kungenzeka ukuthi ingelinye lamaphuzu aphikisana nalesi notebook abukeka ethakazelisa kakhulu.