Acer Aspire 5 A517-53G 17.3 Inch Laptop - (Intel Core i7-1260P, 16GB, 512GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050, Full HD Display, Windows 11, Iron)

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The Acer Aspire 5’s score can be excused by the fact it’s by far the least expensive Windows laptop we’ve tested in recent months. The graphics card lost some performance over time and dropped by around 150 MHz from a starting value of just under 1,200 MHz in the course of the test. Reign over the game world with the combined power of an 12th Gen Intel ® Core™ i7 processor 1 and up to NVIDIA ® GeForce RTX™ 30 Series GPUs(fully optimized for maximum MGP). The speakers are a good match for podcasts, YouTube, and some streaming, as dialogue always stands out. Compared to the Acer Aspire 3 A317-51G-72MD, it's about 2 cm more compact on both sides and also 5 mm thinner.For extra control, pop open the NitroSense utility app for extra control and take command over fan speeds, lighting, and more. Acer laptops feature fast processing speeds, high-quality screen displays and sleek designs, making them ideal investments for coursework and light gaming activities. Check out the brand's awesome gamer laptops with lightning-fast processors and pin-sharp graphics and get ready to lose yourself in your favourite virtual world.

Aspire 5 breezes through even the most demanding tasks thanks to the powerful combination of a 12th Gen Intel Core i7-1260P processor and 16GB RAM - apps load faster, graphics perform better and multitasking is more efficient. When it's time to relax, flip it over to the tablet function and you're ready to catch up on your social feeds, browse photos or play games. With the Intel ® Killer E2600 Ethernet Controller, Intel ® Killer™ Wi-Fi 6 AX1650i, and Control Center 2. It offers enough computing power for all office and Internet applications, and it can also be used for the occasional game.What's more, as tested this is the 14-inch Acer Aspire 5 A514-52-582Y model (15-inch models and variants running AMD processors are also available), so despite the mediocre screen to body ratio this remains a pretty portable device. The Aspire 5’s top bezel is thick, so most external webcams can perch on top of it without obstruction. The AMD laptop, using VCE, slips behind both Intel machines, though its encode is still over four times quicker than before.