Acer Aspire Vero AV14-51-72DL
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Average of 8 scores (from 11 reviews)
Reviews for the Acer Aspire Vero AV14-51-72DL
Acer tries to go sustainable with the Aspire Vero: the stylish blue chassis of the 14-inch laptop is partially made of recycled plastic. In addition, the laptop offers great performance, Thunderbolt 4 support and excellent battery life.
Source: USA Today
If you need a simple laptop that can tackle office or homework, watch the occasional YouTube video, and play older or emulated games, the Acer Aspire Vero doesn’t fall flat in any of these departments. For $900, it’s a solid, mid-tier laptop. The 14-inch model is a bit stronger overall, but there are better options from a pure value standpoint. For battery life, the Dell XPS 13 9315 will net you twice as much (and a better screen and speakers) for $200 more. For $1,000 (though it often drops down to $900), you can pick up a similarly spec’ed Asus ZenBook 14 or even upgrade to the OLED model for the cost if you don’t mind a last-gen processor. Most importantly, the most sustainable thing you can do is to stop something from being thrown out in the first place.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/10/2023
Source: The Tech Revolutionist
We have to admit – we were initially taken aback by the Aspire Vero’s use of recycled materials and unique contruction. But we were pleasantly surprised to discover that it is also a very capable laptop, on top of these bells and whistles. Its reasonably fast Intel processor, exceptional battery life, and ample ports make it an attractive option beyond its eco-friendly features. The laptop’s repairable and upgradeable feature makes a significant contribution to reducing laptop waste and preventing valuable materials from ending up in landfills.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 03/08/2023
Source: Pokde
The Acer Aspire Vero 2022 shows that recyclable, eco-friendly laptops can actually be good. Sure, it has its drawbacks but it’s certainly capable enough as a daily driver. Do keep in mind that Malaysia will only be getting the 15-inch variant as the 14-inch variant isn’t being brought here. It’s essentially the same, just bigger, with retail prices starting from RM2,599 to RM3,299 for the Intel Core i5 and i7 variants respectively.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/09/2022
Rating: Total score: 76% price: 80% performance: 75% mobility: 75% workmanship: 80%
Source: PC World
Although Acer could have coasted on the Aspire Vero’s recycled materials and cool design, we were surprised to find that it’s a very competent laptop. Between its decently peppy Intel chip, excellent battery life, and plentiful ports, there’s tons to love on top of its eco-conscious design. Once you uninstall Norton and the other annoying bloatware, you’ll have an awesome little computer. That said, the things Acer is doing with the Vero series shouldn’t necessarily need calling out–they should be a baseline for the industry. We’d love to see the post-consumer recycled materials and eco-friendly thinking used here across the Acer lineup and beyond. If combined with a upgradeable, super repairable approach like that of Framework, there could be a meaningful reduction of waste in laptop computers that could keep a lot of useful material from the landfill.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/28/2022
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: PC Mag
All in all, the new Acer Aspire Vero shows improvement in both big and small ways. While it may not be much greener than the original, it offers better performance across the board, keeping competitive with other consumer laptops. Still, this is a notebook for a generalist, not a specialist; no one should expect to do any serious gaming or workstation-style visual rendering or video editing here. But if you're looking for a more-ecological-than-average option that performs admirably for under $1,000, this Vero earns a green thumbs up.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/19/2022
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Slashgear
The idea of buying a product that is made with specific efforts to rescue its environmental impact is appealing to many — and I, personally, appreciate the effort. It is also nice to see such care taken in producing such a product without expecting the consumer to make sacrifices on quality or usability. The Acer Aspire Vero accomplishes this task. It is a competent machine with above-average specifications that should be able to handle most of what anyone would want from it. It won't be a high-end gaming machine but it also does not come with that sort of price. Compared to other computers with similar equipment, its price actually comes in on the low side of $899.99. Laptops from competitors with 16 GB RAM, 1 TB of storage, a high-resolution display, and a 12th-generation, 10-core processor can easily exceed $1,200. While it is not itself aiming to appear to be a value product, it is a good value. It also has the good fortune of being packaged in an eco-friendly recycled plastic case that is attractive and appears to be just as durable.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/13/2022
Rating: Total score: 70%
Foreign Reviews
Source: Basic Tutorials
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/31/2023
Rating: Total score: 86% price: 80% performance: 80% features: 80% display: 80% mobility: 100% workmanship: 90%
Source: Tuexperto
ES→ENPositive: Comfortable keyboard; decent hardware; nice performance; good connectivity. Negative: Noisy under loads.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/17/2023
Source: Charles Tech
FR→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/23/2022
Rating: Total score: 72% performance: 80% display: 70% mobility: 70% ergonomy: 70%
Source: Zive
CZ→ENSingle Review, online available, Short, Date: 12/10/2022
Rating: Total score: 90%
Source: CNews.cz
CZ→ENPositive: High performance; USB-C input; great connectivity; beautiful design; good cooling system. Negative: Uncomfortable keyboard; inflexible fingerprint sensor; noisy under loads.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/16/2022
Comment
Intel Iris Xe G7 96EUs: Integrated graphics card in Intel Tiger Lake G4 SoCs based on the new Gen. 12 architecture with 96 EUs (Execution Units / Shader Cluster). The clock rate depends on the processor model. The Tiger Lake chips are produced in the modern 10nm+ process at Intel.
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.
i7-1255U: Alder Lake based mobile CPU with 2 performance cores and 8 efficient cores. The performance cores offer hyper threading, leading to 12 threads that can be processed. The CPU clocks from 1.2 to 4.7 GHz. The TDP is specified at 15 Watt.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
14.00":
There are hardly any tablets in this display size range anymore. For subnotebooks, on the other hand, it is the standard format.
The advantage of subnotebooks is that the entire laptop can be small and therefore easily portable. The smaller display also has the advantage of requiring less power, which further improves battery life and thus mobility. The disadvantage is that reading texts is more strenuous on the eyes. High resolutions are more likely to be found in standard laptops.
» 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.
79.86%: 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.
