Inside Acer Aspire 7 (A715-73G) – disassembly and upgrade options

LaptopMedia.com Highlights Inside Acer Aspire 7 (A715-73G) - disassembly and upgrade options

From: Alex Iliev 01 January 2020 / 03:00 0

Happy New Year, guys. This is the Acer Aspire 7 (A715-73G) and it is basically a budget version of the ConceptD 5 (CN515-51). Apart from the dark paint, this laptop is an exact copy of the latter (or the other way around).

Check out all Acer Aspire 7 (A715-73G) prices and configurations in our Specs System or read more in our In-Depth review.

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Acer Aspire 7 A715-73G

Processor: Intel Core i7-8705G
VideoCard: AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL (Vega 870, 4GB HBM2)
RAM: 16GB RAM
STORAGE: 512GB SSD

Detailed review

Acer Aspire 7 A715-73G

Processor: Intel Core i5-8305G
VideoCard: AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL (Vega 870, 4GB HBM2)
RAM: 16GB RAM
STORAGE: 512GB SSD

Detailed review

Acer Aspire 7 A715-73G

Processor: Intel Core i7-8705G
VideoCard: AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL (Vega 870, 4GB HBM2)
RAM: 16GB RAM
STORAGE: 512GB SSD

Detailed review

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1. Remove the bottom plate

Like most of 2019’s laptops, this one requires the removal of the entire bottom panel to get inside of it. This, of course, happens without a lot of effort. You just need to take away 11 Torx-head screws and pop the bottom panel with a plastic tool.

2. Battery

There are two screws holding the 48Wh battery in place. Before you proceed, make sure you unplug the connector from the motherboard.

3. Memory and storage

In terms of upgradability, the Aspire 7 (A715-73G) is a little disappointing. All of its memory is soldered to the motherboard and there aren’t any RAM DIMMs, whatsoever. On the bright side, there are two M.2 slots that support NVMe drives.

4. Cooling system

Since the notebook features a high-power processor and GPU, it needs a sufficient cooling solution. It features two heat pipes and two relatively big fans that blow the heat away from the laptop.