Acer Aspire 7

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Date Published: 28 Feb 2019

Intel Core i5-8300H
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (4GB GDDR5)
15.6”, 4K UHD (3840 x 2160), IPS
500GB SSD + 1000GB HDD
8GB (1x 8192MB) - DDR4, 2133MHz
1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)

Acer Aspire 7

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Specs

CPU
Intel Core i5-8300H

Display
15.6”, 4K UHD (3840 x 2160), IPS

HDD/SSD
500GB SSD M.2 SATA + 1TB HDD

RAM
8GB (1x 8192MB) - DDR4, 2133MHz

OS
Linux

Dimensions
358 x 248 x 16.9 mm (14.09" x 9.76" x 0.67")

Weight
1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)

Ports and connectivity

1x USB Type-C
3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)

2x USB Type-A
3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)

1x USB Type-A
2.0

HDMI

Card Reader
SD, SDHC, SDXC

Ethernet LAN

Wi-Fi
802.11ac

Audio jack
combo audio / microphone jack

Features

Web camera

Backlit keyboard

Speakers

Optical drive

Security Lock slot

Portability

Acer Aspire 7 A715-73G

14.09" x 9.76" x 0.67" Dimensions

1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) Weight

Average 15.6-inch laptop

2.03 kg (4.5 lbs) +35% Weight

Review

Acer Aspire 7 in-depth review

You need a sleek and powerful device, but you don't want to pay a ton of money to get it? Yep, you are part of one of the biggest target groups of the new generation. As such, you might be interested in the device we have for you today. It comes from Acer and its name is Aspire 7 (A715-73G). Since we have reviewed a previous version of this model, we are going to compare both devices on numerous occasions throughout the review.Interestingly, this device is suspiciously familiar to another one we already had. You guessed it right - it is the Acer ConceptD 5 (CN515-51). If you know something about Acer's latest content creator-oriented series, it must be that all of them are based on existing models. For example, the ConceptD 9 is based on the Predator Triton 900, then the ConceptD 7 is[...]

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Pros

Super thin and light body
Good performance for the size
Dual M.2 PCIe SSD support
Decent battery life
IPS display offers wide viewing angles and good contrast ratio (LM156LF9L02)
It covers 94% of sRGB and our Gaming and Web design profile improves color accuracy to an Average dE of <2.0 (LM156LF9L02)

Cons

There is some noticeable flex in the body
No RAM upgrade is possible
Lacks Thunderbolt connection
Uses harmful PWM, although up to only 82 nits (our Health-Guard profile deals with that) (LM156LF9L02)

Disassembly, maintenance and upgrade options

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.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 th[...]