Acer Aspire VX5-591G-5652
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Reviews for the Acer Aspire VX5-591G-5652
Source: Hexus Archive.org version
It's a shame a better panel isn't available as an option, as the Aspire VX 15 offers a full-size, backlit keyboard, capable everyday performance, a good selection of I/O ports and over eight hours of battery life. Casual gamers may be willing to accept the limitations of the GPU, but for most the middling display will be one compromise too far.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 06/28/2017
Source: CNet Archive.org version
The Dell Inspiron 15 7000 gaming laptop is an all-around excellent deal except for one key component: the display. The VX 15's wins here, but not by much. The Dell is horrible off-angle, so you have to find a sweet spot and stay in it and even then it's still washed-out-looking. The Acer's IPS panel is much better for off-angle viewing, though it too looks washed out. It's also not very bright. Still, I'd take this over the Dell. (Note: Some regions use a TN panel on the VX 15 instead of the IPS panel on the US version.)
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 05/06/2017
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 80% mobility: 60% workmanship: 80%
Source: Tech For Pennies Archive.org version
Currently, there aren’t too many cheaper gaming laptops than Acer Aspire VX 15 VX5-591G-5652. It gives you nice entry-level performance with the Core i5 processor and GeForce GTX 1050. But keep in mind the graphics card here is a budget engine, meaning you have to proceed with low settings if you have a graphics-heavy game at hand. In other regards the notebook is decent, having fast DDR4 memory and a solid-state drive in it. If you are on a tight budget, you would probably find the Acer Aspire VX 15 an adequate gaming laptop.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/10/2017
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Computer Shopper Archive.org version
And if your budget peaks at $799, the Aspire VX 15 seen here gets our unqualified recommendation. It'll breeze through productivity tasks all day and give you solid if not spectacular gaming after hours—easily clearing 30fps, and with some games and settings surpassing the 60fps that players seek from deluxe gaming rigs. It's an easy Editors' Choice in what we earlier called the hottest laptop category.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 03/31/2017
Rating: Total score: 80%
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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.
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.
i5-7300HQ: 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).» 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.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.
80%: This rating is not earth-shattering. This rating must actually be seen as average, since there are about as many devices with worse ratings as better ones. A purchase recommendation can only be seen with a lot of goodwill, unless it is about websites that generally rate strictly.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.