Acer Aspire M5-581TG-53314G52Mass

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Reviews for the Acer Aspire M5-581TG-53314G52Mass

80% Acer Aspire Timeline M5-581TG
Source: Gadgetspeak Archive.org version
A powerful notebook with lots of memory and joy of joys no shiny black in sight anywhere as the whole thing is silver grey. On the down side the screen is still very reflective, why cannot a non reflective screen be standard on all notebooks.I liked this notebook but as always the review period is short and doing a great deal more than a standard set of tests is not possible.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 12/26/2013
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 60% performance: 80%

Acer Aspire Timeline Ultra M5 – Review
Source: Gadgetmix Archive.org version
When ultrabooks first launched at the end of 2011, it was a given that such a compact frame couldn’t possibly accommodate a spinning hard disk or optical drive. That black bar around the screen sticks out as one imperfection, and aesthetes might carp at the plastic base plate or lack of a side USB port. But for performance, input devices, audio, and ease of use (think DVD burner vs USB stick for movie watching) the Acer Aspire Timeline M5 rocks.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/22/2012

80% Acer Timeline Ultra M5 review
Source: Tech Advisor Archive.org version
The Timeline Ultra M5 runs on a newer but weaker processor than the M3 used, and Acer pulled the older model's speedy 256GB SSD in favor of a 500GB HDD with a 20GB SSD boot drive. The result is slower overall performance, which is reflected in the 50-point difference in the systems' WB7 scores.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 07/26/2012
Rating: Total score: 80%

90% Acer Aspire Timeline Ultra M5 Review
Source: Digital Trends Archive.org version
We can’t help but wonder if Acer is a bit confused. The company sent us two laptops for review simultaneously: the Acer Aspire M5 (priced at $780) and the Acer Aspire S5 (priced at $1,399). Between these, the M5 is clearly superior. It’s more attractive, nearly as quick, far better for games, and lasts longer on a charge. Maybe they accidentally switched the labels.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/18/2012
Rating: Total score: 90%

Foreign Reviews

Abgedunkelt – 15,6-Zoll-Ultrabook mit Multimedia-Eigenschaften
Source: Notebookjournal DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/16/2012
Rating: performance: 60% features: 50% display: 30% mobility: 70% workmanship: 90% ergonomy: 50%

Das Ultrabook für Filmfans
Source: Focus Online DE→EN Archive.org version
Positive: flat chassis; DVD-player; good price/performance ratio Negative: inferior performance and display
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 08/06/2012

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NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M: Middle class graphics card of the 600M series based on the 28nm GK107 chip (Kepler 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.

3317U: Ivy-Bridge-based ULV-CPU in Q2 2012. Offers a core clock of 1.7 - 2.6 GHz and an HD 4000 GPU (350 - 1050 MHz). The TDP is rated at 17 W.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

15.60":

15-16 inch is a standard display size for laptops and offers the biggest variety of products.

2.179 kg:

Usually, old laptops with 14-16 inch display-diagonal weigh as much.

Acer: The company was founded under the name of Multitech in Taiwan in 1976 and renamed to Acer or Acer Group in 1987. The product range includes, for example, laptops, tablets, smartphones, desktops, monitors and televisions. Gateway Inc. and Packard Bell also belong to the Group and sell their own laptops.

While Acer still had the third largest global market share in the notebook segment in 2008, it ranked 6th in 2016 with a market share of 6% after they had continuously lost market shares.

There are dozens of Acer laptop reviews per month, the ratings are average (as of 2016). Gateway, which has an own laptop line-up, has also belonged to the Acer Group since 2007.

83.25%: This rating should be considered to be average. This is because the proportion of notebooks which have a higher rating is approximately equal to the proportion which have a lower rating.

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