If you are thinking to get a new laptop, with a decent screen resolution, powerful CPU and GPU, big storage capacity and not too heavy, have a look at the features of the Acer Aspire F 15 (model F5-573G-72WU):

Tech Features:

Operative System: 

Windows 10 Home

Processor:

Intel® Core™ i7-7500U

2,7 GHz

Memory:

DDR4

16 GB (standard)

Up to 32 GB (maximum)

Card Reader:

SD

Storage:

1 TB hard drive

256 GB SSD

Screen:

15,6″

HD (1366 x 768) resolution

Graphs:

NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 950M

Up to 4 GB graphics dedicated memory

Connectivity:

802.11ac wireless LAN

LAN Gigabit

Audio & video:

Two speakers

Ports and connectors:

2x USB 3.0

1x USB 2.0

Red (RJ-45)

HDMI Output

1x USB 3.1 Type-C

Input devices:

Touchpad

Battery:

6-Cells 2800 mAh Lithium Ion

Adapter:

90 W

Dimmensions:

381,60 mm x 259 mm x 28,45 mm

Weight:

2,4 kg

Box content:

Laptop Aspire F5-573G F5-573G-72WU

Lithium Ion battery

AC adapter

Pros:

• The 802.11ac is 3 times faster than 802.11n so, if you have the right router, you’ll browse super fast
• The sound is improved with the technology Acer TrueHarmony which provides higher volume and deeper bass
• The DDR4 allows a better performance than DDR3 memories by requiring less power: data transfer at 2.133MT/s with a power consumption reduction of the 20%
• It also includes the MU-MIMO technology for multi-user WLAN which also helps to get faster downloads.
• The technology Acer BluelightShield reduces the blue lights emissions from the screen to relieve the sight tiredness.
• It’s a robust and compact PC but, at the same time, it’s not too heavy.
• It includes the 1x USB 3.1 Type-C, the new standard which is spected to unify the USB connections from different devices in the near future.

Cons:

• The price (about 990 €)
• The USB ports distribution is a bit uncomfortable because there are only 2 USB ports on the left side and 1 on the right side)

Conclusions

As you can see from the number of Pros and Cons, this is a really nice PC. In order to prove it we have run a performance test and benchmark that we show in our next post.

Any questions or comments about this review will be welcome! 🙂