Acer Aspire 7 (15.6″)

Date Published: 07 Dec 2017
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CPU: Intel Core i7-7700HQ
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (2GB GDDR5)
Display: 15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS
Storage: 1000GB HDD
RAM: 8GB DDR4, 2400 MHz
Weight: 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs)

Acer Aspire 7 (15.6″) - Specs

CPU

Intel Core i7-7700HQ 16

CPU Performance #16

Excellent

Intel Core i7-7820HQ 0.3%
Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6 2.4%
Intel Core i7-7700HQ
Intel Core i5-7300HQ 0.2%
Intel Core i7-8650U 1.2%

GPU

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (2GB GDDR5) 35

GPU Performance #35

Great

NVIDIA Quadro M3000M (4GB GDDR5) 0.2%
AMD FirePro W4170M (2GB GDDR5) 1.6%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (2GB GDDR5)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (4GB GDDR5) 0.2%
AMD Radeon R7 M460 (2GB DDR3) 0.3%

Display

15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS

panel 1

BOE NV156FHM-N42 (Acer Aspire 7 (15-inch))

Color accuracy 4.9 -> 3.8

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HDD/SSD

1TB HDD, 5400 rpm

M.2 Slot

1x 2280 PCIe NVMe M.2 slot

RAM

8GB DDR4, 2400 MHz

Windows 10 Home

Battery

3220 mAh, 4-cell

Body material

Plastic / Polycarbonate, Aluminum (Aluminum lid and interior, plastic base)

Dimensions

382 x 263 x 23.95 mm (15.04" x 10.35" x 0.94")

Weight

2.40 kg (5.3 lbs)

Ports and connectivity

Features

DISPLAY: 15.6-inch, 1920 x 1080, IPS

Name	BOE NV156FHM-N42 (Acer Aspire 7 (15-inch))
Diagonal	15.6"
Pixel density	141.21 ppi
Brightness	256 cd/m²
sRGB	51%
PWM frequency	21000 Hz

Panel Type	IPS
Resolution	1920 x 1080
Becomes "Retina" from	24 inches (62 cm)
Contrast	1070:1
dE Color Checker	4.9 3.8
PWM Rating	5.4: (undesirable)

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