Acer Aspire 5 A517-53G 17.3 Inch Laptop - (Intel Core i7-1260P, 16GB, 512GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050, Full HD Display, Windows 11, Iron)

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With its Intel Core i7-1165G7 and GeForce MX350 paired with 16 GB of RAM, it's much more powerful on paper. Better audio delivers a competitive edge as well as a more immersive experience through dual 2W speakers. The hinge still props the laptop up at a slight angle to make typing more comfortable and increase airflow, and it’s still a little loose with a lid that wobbles during heavy typing. To that end, my review unit was equipped with the Intel Core i5-1235U, a 15-watt 10-core (two Performance and eight Efficient), 12-thread CPU that slots in the middle of Intel’s 12th-gen lineup for thin-and-light laptops.

screen-to-body ratio1 and Acer visual technologies for dynamic color optimization and viewing comfort. Audio wise, the Acer Aspire 5 is configured with a pair of bottom-firing stereo speakers at the front of the chassis. The surface feels identical to the surrounding palm rest as well, so my fingers often had to hunt for it. Compared to the Acer Aspire 3 A317-51G-72MD, it's about 2 cm more compact on both sides and also 5 mm thinner. Try to lift the Aspire 5's screen lid single-handedly and the entire chassis comes along for the ride.The Acer Aspire 5’s score can be excused by the fact it’s by far the least expensive Windows laptop we’ve tested in recent months. Instead of only relying on on-board graphics, Acer has equipped the Acer Aspire 5 A517 with the mid-range GeForce MX350 graphics card, which is equipped with 2 GB of DDR5 graphics memory with a 64-bit connection. Cinebench R15 also turns in a fairly anemic result which, as with PCMark 10, is largely due to the Core i5-1135G7’s quad-core design. The touchpad is much better, being large enough for comfortable use and offering a smooth surface for Windows 11 multitouch gestures, which are well-supported thanks to Microsoft Precision touchpad drivers. The backlit keys are easy to read and pleasantly large, which makes for a comfortable typing feel and speed.

Two downward-firing speakers on the front bottom of the chassis provide audio that doesn’t get very loud and, even so, has some distortion when turned all the way up.The newly refined chassis comes with a few extra tricks up its sleeve in the form of dual- fan cooling, dual-intakes (top and bottom), and a quad-exhaust port design. It achieves the best rates in most of the CrystalDiskMark and ASSSD tests in comparison with its contenders, and it often even leaves the more expensive Dell XPS 17 9700 i5-10300H behind. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). Available in multiple color options to fit your style, with an optional backlit keyboard so you can do more from wherever, whenever. It's not the prettiest portable PC, the Acer Aspire 5, what with it's beefy screen bezels and dated chassis styling.

With a lightning-quick 165Hz refresh rate and 3ms 2 response time, your game sessions will be fluid, unbroken, and unmatched. After all, it is better to have a slightly uninspiring looking laptop that performs well rather than a stylish laptop that doesn't cut the mustard, which is proven by this Acer Aspire 5 review.

However, it's suitable for one or two rounds if the game or the graphics settings aren't too demanding.

Step up your game with an Aspire 5 equipped with an NVIDIA ® GeForce RTX ® dedicated GPU, which is the most advanced platform for ray tracing and AI technologies that are revolutionizing the ways we play and create. item has a minor dent on the lid and some large scratches on the base case , however these do not effect the operation of the item. Established in 2010, Laptop Outlet is one of the UK’s leading tech retailers, offering new and refurbished tech devices, including laptops, smartphones, PCs, tablets, accessories, and much more.

Furthermore, the hands are also offset to the left when typing, so the distance to the touchpad is short here at least. Smith is a freelance technology journalist with 15 years of experience reviewing consumer electronics. I used Acer’s thermal performance tuning utility and found little difference between the laptop’s balanced and performance modes, but I reported both results in the table below. The maximum volume can compete with moderate ambient noise like that from a large fan or office HVAC system.