Acer Aspire E5-573G-75B3
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Reviews for the Acer Aspire E5-573G-75B3
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Acer has taken their budget class Aspire E5 laptop design and upgraded a number of parts to provide an affordable and capable 15-inch laptop system. It does make a few compromises though to keep the costs down but most systems in the $700 to $800 price range have to. For instance, it offers a high resolution display but the quality of the panel is not the best.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 07/06/2015
Rating: Total score: 70%
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Model: The Acer Aspire E5-573G-75B3 is a budget laptop with fairly capable hardware specifications. Acer has certainly improved the look of the Aspire E series with a redesign. The overall finish is kept classy with a matte black look that is professional. The entire chassis feels solid in hand and there is a full-sized tile-style keyboard. The 15.6 inch Active Matrix TFT display has a Full HD resolution and a 16:9 aspect ratio with good colors and contrast. Even the brightness levels are acceptable making it easier to work in bright environments.
The Windows 8.1 system comes with an Intel Core i5-5200U dual core processor clocked at 2.2 GHz, 4 GB DDR3L RAM (max: 16GB), an NVIDIA GeForce 940M GPU with 2 GB VRAM and a 1 TB HDD. This setup makes the laptop a solid business companion with the ability to satisfy even basic gaming needs. Other features include a webcam, an HDMI out, a USB 2.0 port, two USB 3.0 ports, a VGA out and a comfortable off-center touchpad. Battery life on the Acer Aspire E5-573G-75B3 is satisfactory with a 4-cell Lithium-Ion pack rated at 2520 mAh while the entire system weighs around 2.4 kg.
NVIDIA GeForce 940M: Mid-range graphics card of the GeForce 900M series, based on the Maxwell architecture.
Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Core i7: The Intel Core i7 for laptops is based on the LG1156 Core i5/i7 CPU for desktops. The base clock speed of the CPUs is relatively low, but because of a huge Turbo mode, the cores can dynamically overclock to up to 3.2 GHz (920XM). Therefore, the CPU can be as fast as high clocked dual-core CPUs (using single threaded applications) but still offer the advantage of 4 cores. Because of the large TDP of 45 W / 55 W, the CPU is only intended for large laptops.
5500U: Broadwell-based ULV (ultra low voltage) dual-core processor for notebooks and ultrabooks. Offers an integrated HD Graphics 5500 GPU and is manufactured in 14 nm.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
15.60":
15-inch display variants are the standard and are used for more than half of all laptops.
The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, often allows high resolutions and thus offers rich details on the screen, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact - simply the standard compromise.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.Acer: In 1976, the company was founded in Taiwan under the name Multitech and was renamed Acer or Acer Group in 1987. The product range includes, for example, laptops, tablets, smartphones, desktops, monitors, TVs and computer peripherals. Since 2007, the group has merged with Gateway Inc. and Packard Bell, which also market their own laptop product lines.
Acer computers are designed for a variety of purposes, including ultrabooks for mobile use, gaming laptops for gamers, affordable options for everyday tasks, and 2-in-1 convertible laptops for versatility. Acer's product portfolio also includes tablets that offer portable computing and multimedia capabilities.
70%: This rating is poor. More than three quarters of the models are rated better. That is rather not a purchase recommendation. Even if verbal ratings in this area do not sound that bad ("sufficient" or "satisfactory"), they are usually euphemisms that disguise a classification as a below-average laptop.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.