Acer Aspire 5 A517-52G-59GP
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Reviews for the Acer Aspire 5 A517-52G-59GP
Source: Laptop Media
Support, online available, Very Short, Date: 04/05/2022
Source: Laptop Media
A 17-inch laptop of this class is never about performance, or being on the cutting edge of technology in every aspect. Instead, the keyword here is “compromise”, and there are quite a few of them. The first one, of course, is the display. It’s clear that the Acer Aspire 5 (A517-52G)’s panel comes with a budget-conscious IPS panel. Yes, it has comfortable viewing angles, a good contrast ratio, and more importantly – its backlight doesn’t flicker. Unfortunately, it covers only half of the colors found on the Web, which results in a bit of a dull-looking image. Now, this wouldn’t have been an issue, if Lenovo’s Ideapad 3 (17″, 2021) didn’t exist. It had a screen, that was able to show vibrant and accurate colors. The Aspire 5 can’t do that. Nevertheless, we are happy to see that Acer stayed away from the TN panels of the past. Thankfully, the upgrade options look quite good with one SODIMM slot for memory expansion, an M.2 PCIe x4 slot for SSDs, and a 2.5-inch SATA drive bay for storage. What is even better, is that Acer provides everything needed to attach a SATA drive inside the package, which is great.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 04/05/2022
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NVIDIA GeForce MX450: Gimped GeForce GTX 1650 (Turing TU117) based entry level GPU with GDDR5 or GDDR6 graphics memory. Available in 4 different variants, where the LP = low power version with 12 Watt TGP is the slowest.
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.
i5-1135G7: A quad-core, mid-range processor of Tiger Lake product family designed for use in ultra-light laptops. The i5 is manufactured on Intel's second-gen 10 nm process marketed as SuperFin and features an 80 EU Iris Xe G7 iGPU. Core i5-1135G7 has a base clock speed of 2.4 GHz as long as it is allowed to consume 28 watts.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
17.30": This display size is a standard format for desktop replacements (DTR). The DTR laptops are heavier to carry, need more power, but texts are easy to read and high resolutions are no problem. DTR are mainly intended for stationary desk use, where weight and energy hunger don't matter. In return, you enjoy the advantages of high resolutions (more details, better legibility).» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
2.6 kg:
With this weight, a laptop is rather heavier than average. Devices in this range shine more with screen size and performance than with mobility.
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.
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