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日本Acer Aspire 5 (A515-48M) review – good performer with Zen 3 CPUs and long battery life
Design and construction
The design is sleek, with minimal branding on the lid and rounded corners. Given the price tag of the machine, were kind of impressed with its dimensions. The profile is 17.90mm, and the notebook stops the scales at 1.60 kilos. So, in front of us, we have a thin and light device. In addition to that, the anodized finish feels good to the touch.
The lid can be opened with a single hand and it’s made of metal, while the base is plastic. There is some amount of flex on the lid (around the center and the lower part that is close to the back of the chassis), but it’s within reasonable margins. The base is much more stable, we observed almost zero bends around the keyboard area. The only exception is the zone around the cooling vent (which is positioned in the upper part of the base above the keyboard). However, you have to apply some pressure on purpose to see the “sponge spot”.
The bezzles around the display are average in size, and the upper houses the 1080p Web camera.
Above the matte panel, you will find the Full HD Web camera.
On the base, we can see the keyboard that has a backlight and a NumPad section which is nice to see. The key travel is decent and the feedback is clicky which makes the board comfortable for typing. When the lid is opened at a certain angle, it lifts the backside of the chassis so more fresh air can reach the cooling system.
The medium-sized touchpad features an optional fingerprint reader and a smooth surface (not the smoothest though) that allows accurate tracking.
When you flip the laptop upside down, you will see four rubber feet, two speaker cutouts, and a large ventilation grill. The heat exhaust is on the back of the base and unfortunately, the hot stream is aimed at the lower part of the display.
Ports
On the left, there is a charging plug, a USB type-C 3.2 (Gen.1) port with charging and Display Port capabilities, an HDMI 2.1 connector, and a USB Type-A 3.2 (Gen. 1) port. On the other side, you will find a Kensington lock slot, another USB Type-A 3.2 (Gen. 1) port, and an audio jack.
My experience with this model (the 7730U processor variant) is completely different. It’s very noisy, with an intense and sharp whining, the noisiest laptop I have ever seen, awful in that regard. If you have moderate to intense computational activities it’s unusable because of the noise.
Hey,
Do you still use the version 7730U? Is it still loud when using?
I am looking to buy, interested in your overall opinion so far with the usage of laptop.