My experience with Notebooks
Actually I do not have much experience with laptops. I worked for a while with a Dell Latitude D400 with Banias processor, an Atom netbook and occasionally have a Mac Book Pro from 2011 had in my hands. The Acer V7 is actually my first real modern notebook and I have so little comparison.
My perception of the performance of this laptop is mainly deposited at my desktop with an AMD X6 1090T, Intel 520 SSD, 16GB RAM and an AMD HD5770. wishes Some time ago I began my quest for a notebook. I was mainly focused on ultrabooks because I wanted something that was light and portable. I also did not want to surrender too much on performance and build quality. I've done once before with an Atom netbook, which is (like almost everyone) disliked. Further requirements were that it had to be (StarCraft II), at least a 1600x900 IPS screen, and preferably a full HD screen. A game played on Budget around 1000 euros. Candidates I soon realized that my requirements were quite unrealistic . I first tended strongly to the Sony VAIO Pro due to the 13.3 "HD screen and light weight. But the Intel integrated graphics did not win the war. then I came out on the Vaio Fit 14 . Slightly larger and heavier but with a dGPU. screen and battery life, however, were mediocre for the price also fell off. long time I have then my eyes on the Lenovo U430 . The specs were actually all fine just the TN screen of 1600x900 was very disappointing. should if it is still Full HD version out but I could not wait. And with a little luck is also a moderately TN screen. choice when actually came completely unexpected Acer V7-482PG in sight. I had totally not looked at Acer because of the bad reputation. But Anandtech came with a very favorable review . My interest was piqued soon became clear that the version has been reviewed not get here., the Dutch version has a weaker CPU, less memory and a smaller HDD. However, the processor after perhaps were no issues that would diminish. Much to the good review As I said I was aware that I would have to close. several compromises And also with the Aspire V7 there are some compromises. Thus, the weight of 2.1 kg and the size of 14 inches was not quite within my original goal of thin & light. There is only one SSD caching and no complete SSD. I also had my doubts about the performance of the i5 4200U ULV processor. In the rest of the review, I will indicate whether the compromise worked out well. Enclosure: The build quality is not against me. The housing has an aluminum finish which looks very good but it's just plastic. They call it gunmetal. twisting the laptop is not being picked up and the LCD hinge feels sturdy. If you're at the keyboard, press hard you feel a bit of flex, but in normal use you notice any of that. Available connectors and jacks are enough for me. A minor inconvenience is that the power button is on the left side. I have already put the laptop into standby once by accident when I tried plugging. The power plug If you're aware of it is not a problem, but had all the problems in advance is contained the power button on the top. Screen: The biggest USP of this laptop at this price point is the screen used. It is amazing how few laptops there are less than 1000 euro a decent FULL-HD IPS display. Acer has at this point be good to each other and therefore has thus conquered a place in the BBG October . , the screen seems to me very sharp, bright and colorful on. It is a vast improvement on my desktop screen Pricewatch: Samsung SyncMaster 226BW Black . Of course this was not a high-end screen, but I had never bothered to me ...... until I went to work. With this laptop I do have my screen pretty much "burden" of bleeding . In movies and games do not really falls just a black screen is clearly visible. The bleeding edge is caused by the body because when I display a little tordeer disappears in one place and it will come in a different place. Bleeding is a reflective touch screen. The touch functionality works fine but I will not really use. I was already accustomed to Windows 8 but also with touch screen, I see little value to the Metro interface. The reflective screen bothers me hitherto. The screen is bright enough so because in the home or office environment, you will not suffer from it. About performance outside in the sun, I still able to form a judgment. Input devices About the keyboard, I will be brief because I had to attach little value. For me, it works just fine. The keyboard backlight is nice and looks good. Touchpad Synaptics I would rate as fair to good. The times I've had a Macbook in my hands, I was always amazed at the proper functioning of the touchpad. I had almost no need for an external mouse ..... With the Acer I already had an external mouse to hang out again after 10 minutes. It is very useful and accurate enough only occasionally still works just not as you want. This seems to occur particularly by the material used. The plastic touchpad has a structure that ensures that your finger horizontally over it very smooth glide. Vertical is however fairly stiff so that the mouse sometimes unresponsive and jumpy scrolling is not always very smooth. If the material had been slightly smoother, I think it was a lot better. Sound There seem to sit. 4 speakers in the laptop I sound like a pretty good laptop. But it is clear that it comes to laptop speakers because it lacks some bass. Let you quickly hear some music, playing a game or even watching a movie with these speakers, however, is just fine to do. WiFi wireless internet connection often seems to produce problems in modern notebooks. In my search I came across the Lenovo and Sony forums a lot of complaints against the disappointing speeds or clipped connections. The Acer is an Intel 7260N. A commonly used adapter that is often to blame for problems is preferred. Luckily I have so far no problems. The signal never falls away and I get speeds of 250 Mbps. If I'm a floor above my router, I can still see my 50Mbit Internet zipping or stream a 1080p movie. (House of concrete). processor, SSD caching and GPU I was worried about the i5 ULV processor a bit. My experience to date, however, is that the CPU is smooth enough for my use. High bitrate 1080p video without GPU acceleration played fine, medium PSDs are editing in Photoshop and my games seem to be quite smooth. Gelimiteeerd not CPU Local 4K videos are also well played, but there is then necessary. Hardware acceleration 4k Stream from Youtube ie not work smoothly because of poor acceleration, especially in fast scenes you see stutter. 's 20GB SSD caching occurs to me all the way along. The laptop starts up very quickly and has a smooth drag summary form. The whole OS feels very responsive to. Actually as snappy as my desktop with "real" SSD. Only when starting heavy programs like Photoshop and games you notice that it's slower. I had in my mind to replace a 256GB SSD caching SSD M.2 but I do not see. The need at the moment is actually an instance alleged disadvantage actually become an advantage because I now have a one 500GB HDD at my disposal . the Nvidia 750M GPU is actually the worst that you can get into the Ultrabook segment. Acer has however chosen to use DDR3 memory for the GPU and not DDR5. Anandtech has a theoretical performance loss of 20%. That's a pity, but probably it has been necessary to maintain the temperature. Sufficiently low Here you can see my 3Dmark scores: http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/1397495 I have it installed and everything turned by default. Cooling and noise The fan noise is barely audible at idle and under moderate load, the fan hardly to hear. At full load, the fans will spin coating, but even then it is totally distracting and if you're playing a game or movie you are watching, you can hear it no more. 's review of Digital Trends indicates that this laptop extremely hot can be. With a little browsing with your laptop on your lap or watch a movie continues the laptop with me just very cool. Even when running Prime95 laptop was only luke warm air blowing. Only when a full stress test with maximum CPU and GPU load the laptop was very hot. The touchpad was cool but from the QWERTY keypad was a lot of heat. The exhaled air was pretty hot. For me, however, this is a total non-issue because the laptop with light to normal use remains cool. If I'm really going to entrust him than 100%, the laptop somewhere on a desk and makes the heat I do not care. In real-world use I incidentally have not experienced the laptop as hot. as delays Heat removal is an important issue for ultrabooks with Intel Turbo processor. Anadtech said in his review that it sits well with the cooling of the laptop, but I also took the test case itself. I came from a test method as described by Darkstone in: http://gathering.tweakers...message/40691919 # 40,691,919 Prime95 in-place large FTTS. Test 10 minutes. CPU keeps a turbo 2.25GHz and has a solid package of power 19watt. That's the maixmale turbo 2 cores. The maximum CPU temperature reached in 10 minutes up to 66 degrees. Prime95 in-place large FTTS + Valley Benchmark. Test 20 minutes CPU sits just above its standard clock speed but loses almost all turbo. He clocked at 1.9GHZ with a package ie power of 15w. The CPU temp. capped at 86 degrees and the GPU at 81 degrees. So there is actually still quite some headroom for a higher clock speed. Accu expensive I can not say because I have not tested extensively about this. much Laptop has not been off. Long periods of the adapter I guess I should be able to pick up easily. 6 hours with moderate use and 8 hours with light use and low brightness Conclusion I have to compromise given my budget of 1000 euros but I think I really have to hand. V7 with nowhere The biggest compromise for me was the weight and size. It is called an ultrabook, but do not expect to get one with this unit. A Macbook Pro or Sony Vaio owned It really is a hefty blow bigger and heavier. i5 and SSD caching attack me so bad and are doing. just fine for my purposes The display and good GPU are the absolute strengths of this unit. All in all I am very satisfied and I think at this price Acer has put down a winner. Provided of course the horror stories about Acer is not true and the unit is one month decide to keep it out of the warranty
Actually I do not have much experience with laptops. I worked for a while with a Dell Latitude D400 with Banias processor, an Atom netbook and occasionally have a Mac Book Pro from 2011 had in my hands. The Acer V7 is actually my first real modern notebook and I have so little comparison.
My perception of the performance of this laptop is mainly deposited at my desktop with an AMD X6 1090T, Intel 520 SSD, 16GB RAM and an AMD HD5770. wishes Some time ago I began my quest for a notebook. I was mainly focused on ultrabooks because I wanted something that was light and portable. I also did not want to surrender too much on performance and build quality. I've done once before with an Atom netbook, which is (like almost everyone) disliked. Further requirements were that it had to be (StarCraft II), at least a 1600x900 IPS screen, and preferably a full HD screen. A game played on Budget around 1000 euros. Candidates I soon realized that my requirements were quite unrealistic . I first tended strongly to the Sony VAIO Pro due to the 13.3 "HD screen and light weight. But the Intel integrated graphics did not win the war. then I came out on the Vaio Fit 14 . Slightly larger and heavier but with a dGPU. screen and battery life, however, were mediocre for the price also fell off. long time I have then my eyes on the Lenovo U430 . The specs were actually all fine just the TN screen of 1600x900 was very disappointing. should if it is still Full HD version out but I could not wait. And with a little luck is also a moderately TN screen. choice when actually came completely unexpected Acer V7-482PG in sight. I had totally not looked at Acer because of the bad reputation. But Anandtech came with a very favorable review . My interest was piqued soon became clear that the version has been reviewed not get here., the Dutch version has a weaker CPU, less memory and a smaller HDD. However, the processor after perhaps were no issues that would diminish. Much to the good review As I said I was aware that I would have to close. several compromises And also with the Aspire V7 there are some compromises. Thus, the weight of 2.1 kg and the size of 14 inches was not quite within my original goal of thin & light. There is only one SSD caching and no complete SSD. I also had my doubts about the performance of the i5 4200U ULV processor. In the rest of the review, I will indicate whether the compromise worked out well. Enclosure: The build quality is not against me. The housing has an aluminum finish which looks very good but it's just plastic. They call it gunmetal. twisting the laptop is not being picked up and the LCD hinge feels sturdy. If you're at the keyboard, press hard you feel a bit of flex, but in normal use you notice any of that. Available connectors and jacks are enough for me. A minor inconvenience is that the power button is on the left side. I have already put the laptop into standby once by accident when I tried plugging. The power plug If you're aware of it is not a problem, but had all the problems in advance is contained the power button on the top. Screen: The biggest USP of this laptop at this price point is the screen used. It is amazing how few laptops there are less than 1000 euro a decent FULL-HD IPS display. Acer has at this point be good to each other and therefore has thus conquered a place in the BBG October . , the screen seems to me very sharp, bright and colorful on. It is a vast improvement on my desktop screen Pricewatch: Samsung SyncMaster 226BW Black . Of course this was not a high-end screen, but I had never bothered to me ...... until I went to work. With this laptop I do have my screen pretty much "burden" of bleeding . In movies and games do not really falls just a black screen is clearly visible. The bleeding edge is caused by the body because when I display a little tordeer disappears in one place and it will come in a different place. Bleeding is a reflective touch screen. The touch functionality works fine but I will not really use. I was already accustomed to Windows 8 but also with touch screen, I see little value to the Metro interface. The reflective screen bothers me hitherto. The screen is bright enough so because in the home or office environment, you will not suffer from it. About performance outside in the sun, I still able to form a judgment. Input devices About the keyboard, I will be brief because I had to attach little value. For me, it works just fine. The keyboard backlight is nice and looks good. Touchpad Synaptics I would rate as fair to good. The times I've had a Macbook in my hands, I was always amazed at the proper functioning of the touchpad. I had almost no need for an external mouse ..... With the Acer I already had an external mouse to hang out again after 10 minutes. It is very useful and accurate enough only occasionally still works just not as you want. This seems to occur particularly by the material used. The plastic touchpad has a structure that ensures that your finger horizontally over it very smooth glide. Vertical is however fairly stiff so that the mouse sometimes unresponsive and jumpy scrolling is not always very smooth. If the material had been slightly smoother, I think it was a lot better. Sound There seem to sit. 4 speakers in the laptop I sound like a pretty good laptop. But it is clear that it comes to laptop speakers because it lacks some bass. Let you quickly hear some music, playing a game or even watching a movie with these speakers, however, is just fine to do. WiFi wireless internet connection often seems to produce problems in modern notebooks. In my search I came across the Lenovo and Sony forums a lot of complaints against the disappointing speeds or clipped connections. The Acer is an Intel 7260N. A commonly used adapter that is often to blame for problems is preferred. Luckily I have so far no problems. The signal never falls away and I get speeds of 250 Mbps. If I'm a floor above my router, I can still see my 50Mbit Internet zipping or stream a 1080p movie. (House of concrete). processor, SSD caching and GPU I was worried about the i5 ULV processor a bit. My experience to date, however, is that the CPU is smooth enough for my use. High bitrate 1080p video without GPU acceleration played fine, medium PSDs are editing in Photoshop and my games seem to be quite smooth. Gelimiteeerd not CPU Local 4K videos are also well played, but there is then necessary. Hardware acceleration 4k Stream from Youtube ie not work smoothly because of poor acceleration, especially in fast scenes you see stutter. 's 20GB SSD caching occurs to me all the way along. The laptop starts up very quickly and has a smooth drag summary form. The whole OS feels very responsive to. Actually as snappy as my desktop with "real" SSD. Only when starting heavy programs like Photoshop and games you notice that it's slower. I had in my mind to replace a 256GB SSD caching SSD M.2 but I do not see. The need at the moment is actually an instance alleged disadvantage actually become an advantage because I now have a one 500GB HDD at my disposal . the Nvidia 750M GPU is actually the worst that you can get into the Ultrabook segment. Acer has however chosen to use DDR3 memory for the GPU and not DDR5. Anandtech has a theoretical performance loss of 20%. That's a pity, but probably it has been necessary to maintain the temperature. Sufficiently low Here you can see my 3Dmark scores: http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/1397495 I have it installed and everything turned by default. Cooling and noise The fan noise is barely audible at idle and under moderate load, the fan hardly to hear. At full load, the fans will spin coating, but even then it is totally distracting and if you're playing a game or movie you are watching, you can hear it no more. 's review of Digital Trends indicates that this laptop extremely hot can be. With a little browsing with your laptop on your lap or watch a movie continues the laptop with me just very cool. Even when running Prime95 laptop was only luke warm air blowing. Only when a full stress test with maximum CPU and GPU load the laptop was very hot. The touchpad was cool but from the QWERTY keypad was a lot of heat. The exhaled air was pretty hot. For me, however, this is a total non-issue because the laptop with light to normal use remains cool. If I'm really going to entrust him than 100%, the laptop somewhere on a desk and makes the heat I do not care. In real-world use I incidentally have not experienced the laptop as hot. as delays Heat removal is an important issue for ultrabooks with Intel Turbo processor. Anadtech said in his review that it sits well with the cooling of the laptop, but I also took the test case itself. I came from a test method as described by Darkstone in: http://gathering.tweakers...message/40691919 # 40,691,919 Prime95 in-place large FTTS. Test 10 minutes. CPU keeps a turbo 2.25GHz and has a solid package of power 19watt. That's the maixmale turbo 2 cores. The maximum CPU temperature reached in 10 minutes up to 66 degrees. Prime95 in-place large FTTS + Valley Benchmark. Test 20 minutes CPU sits just above its standard clock speed but loses almost all turbo. He clocked at 1.9GHZ with a package ie power of 15w. The CPU temp. capped at 86 degrees and the GPU at 81 degrees. So there is actually still quite some headroom for a higher clock speed. Accu expensive I can not say because I have not tested extensively about this. much Laptop has not been off. Long periods of the adapter I guess I should be able to pick up easily. 6 hours with moderate use and 8 hours with light use and low brightness Conclusion I have to compromise given my budget of 1000 euros but I think I really have to hand. V7 with nowhere The biggest compromise for me was the weight and size. It is called an ultrabook, but do not expect to get one with this unit. A Macbook Pro or Sony Vaio owned It really is a hefty blow bigger and heavier. i5 and SSD caching attack me so bad and are doing. just fine for my purposes The display and good GPU are the absolute strengths of this unit. All in all I am very satisfied and I think at this price Acer has put down a winner. Provided of course the horror stories about Acer is not true and the unit is one month decide to keep it out of the warranty
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