Acer Aspire 7 A717 Series

Processor: Intel Coffee Lake i5-8300H, Intel Coffee Lake i7-8750H, Intel Kaby Lake i5-7300HQ, Intel Kaby Lake i7-7700HQ
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
Display: 17.30 inch
Weight: 2.9kg, 2.995kg, 3kg
Price: 880, 950, 1399, 1700 euro
price: 86%, performance: 87%, features: 69%, display: 87%, mobility: 80%, workmanship: 83%, ergonomy: 84%, emissions: 88%

 

Acer Aspire 7 A717-71G-72VY

The Acer Aspire 7 A717-71G-72VY is an all-around talent and can be used for both gaming and demanding work. It is an attractive notebook that convinces with a thought-out design. For good computing power, an Intel Core i7 HQ processor of the seventh generation and a Nvidia graphics card are provided. A 17.3-inch display with Full-HD resolution provides a large workspace and a clean display of image contents. With its subtle, yet modern design, the Aspire 7 makes a good figure everywhere. It features a finely brushed pattern that offers an outstanding feel and emphasizes the noble aluminum case. The Acer notebook offers a particularly large working surface with its 17.3-inch display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. A battery life of up to 6 hours allows continuous operation without external power supply. The Intel Core i7-7700HQ processor with four cores and a clock speed of up to 3.8 GHz system works in conjunction with 8 GB of DDR4 RAM. The system delivers high computing power and allows multitasking with demanding applications. Graphics-intensive applications such as video editing or image processing can speed up with a powerful Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060. Even current games are playable with high graphics settings. Storage for programs, documents and multimedia files are handled by a 1000 GB large hard drive. The memory and mass storage can be further upgraded easily with its removable service flap. Users can experience true-to-life and bright colors on the laptop with a now rare 39.6 cm Full HD (17.1”) display with 1080p resolution. The display also features the use of AcerColor Intelligence to dynamically adjust gamma and real-time saturation to optimize color balance and brightness of the screen without clipping and oversaturation. The matte display on the laptop gives users less stress on dealing with fingerprints, but the display is less contrast and vibrant compared to a glossy display. As for operating system, Windows 10 Home 64 bit comes pre-installed in the laptop. An HD webcam and dual microphone system are available for video chats. This allows users to enjoy video calls from family and friends in high quality. The dual microphone system integrates technology for reducing background noise so that users can enjoy even clearer conversations with family and friends. With Gigabit Ethernet or WLAN-ac, the 17.3-inch notebook reaches a local network quickly and reliably on the Internet. For the connection of peripheral devices and the data transfer from external hard drives, the Acer Aspire 7 has four USB ports, including a USB 3.1 port of the first generation. TV, monitor or beamer can be connected via HDMI. Memory cards read and write on an SD card reader. Hands-on article by Jagadisa Rajarathnam

Specifications

Notebook: Acer Aspire 7 A717-71G-72VY
Processor: Intel Kaby Lake i7-7700HQ
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile 6144 MB
Display: 17.30 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 2.9kg
Price: 1399 euro
Links: Acer homepage
 Acer notebook section

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Average Score: 90% - very good

 

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Acer Aspire 7 A717-71G-58R1

Specifications

Notebook: Acer Aspire 7 A717-71G-58R1
Processor: Intel Kaby Lake i7-7700HQ
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile
Display: 17.30 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 2.9kg
Links: Acer homepage
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Acer Aspire 7 A717-71G-721V

Specifications

Notebook: Acer Aspire 7 A717-71G-721V
Processor: Intel Kaby Lake i7-7700HQ
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile 6144 MB
Display: 17.30 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 2.9kg
Price: 1700 euro
Links: Acer homepage
 Acer notebook section

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Average Score: 87% - good

 

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Acer Aspire 7 A717-71G-549R

Specifications

Notebook: Acer Aspire 7 A717-71G-549R
Processor: Intel Kaby Lake i5-7300HQ
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 2048 MB
Display: 17.30 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 2.9kg
Price: 880 euro
Links: Acer homepage
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Acer Aspire 7 A717-71G-74LF

Specifications

Notebook: Acer Aspire 7 A717-71G-74LF
Processor: Intel Kaby Lake i7-7700HQ
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile
Display: 17.30 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 2.995kg
Links: Acer homepage
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Acer Aspire 7 A717-72G-71PM

Specifications

Notebook: Acer Aspire 7 A717-72G-71PM
Processor: Intel Coffee Lake i7-8750H
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile
Display: 17.30 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 3kg
Links: Acer homepage
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Acer Aspire 7 A717-71G-73EB

Specifications

Notebook: Acer Aspire 7 A717-71G-73EB
Processor: Intel Kaby Lake i7-7700HQ
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile
Display: 17.30 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 2.9kg
Links: Acer homepage
 Acer notebook section

Price comparison

 

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Acer Aspire 7 A717-72G-7600

Specifications

Notebook: Acer Aspire 7 A717-72G-7600
Processor: Intel Coffee Lake i7-8750H
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile
Display: 17.30 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 3kg
Links: Acer homepage
 Acer notebook section

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Acer Aspire 7 A717-72G-534E

Specifications

Notebook: Acer Aspire 7 A717-72G-534E
Processor: Intel Coffee Lake i5-8300H
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 4096 MB
Display: 17.30 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 2.9kg
Price: 950 euro
Links: Acer homepage
 Acer notebook section

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Average Score: 79% - good

 

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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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With these GPUs you are able to play modern and demanding games fluently at medium detail settings and HD resolution.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile: The mobile GTX 1060 is based on the GP106 chip and offer 1280 shaders. Compared to the identically named desktop version it features a slightly lower clock rate. Games in Full HD and maximum details should run fluently on the card.

Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile: Mainstream graphics card based on Nvidia's Pascal architecture and successor to the GeForce GTX 965M. Is manufactured in a 14nm process at Samsung and the technical specifications are very similar to the desktop version.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile: Mainstream graphics card based on Nvidia's Pascal architecture and successor to the GeForce GTX 960M. Is manufactured in a 14nm process at Samsung and the technical specifications are very similar to the desktop version.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

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Intel Kaby Lake:

i7-7700HQ: Quad-core notebook processor based on the Kaby Lake architecture. Besides four CPU cores (including Hyper Threading), the chips also integrates the HD Graphics 630 GPU and is manufactured in an improved 14 nm process.

i5-7300HQ: Quad-core notebook processor based on the Kaby Lake architecture running at 2.5 - 3.5 GHz without Hyper Threading (which is supported by the faster i7 CPUs). The chip also integrates the HD Graphics 630 GPU clocked at 350 - 1000 MHz and is manufactured in a 14 nm process (improved compared to Skylake).

Intel Coffee Lake:

i7-8750H: On Coffee Lake architecture based processor for big and heavy laptops. Integrates six processor cores clocked at 2.2 - 4.1 GHz (4 GHz with 4 cores, 3.9 GHz with 6 cores) that support HyperThreading. Manufactured in an improved 14nm process (14nm++).

i5-8300H: On Coffee Lake architecture based processor for big and heavy laptops. Integrates four processor cores clocked at 2.3 - 4 GHz (3.9 GHz with 4 cores) that support HyperThreading. Manufactured in an improved 14nm process (14nm++).

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

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» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.

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2.9 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.

3 kg:

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84.85%: This rating is slightly above average, there are somewhat more devices with worse ratings. However, clear purchase recommendations look different.

» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

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