Acer Aspire 7 A717-71G

Date Published: 30 Nov 2017
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CPU: Intel Core i5-7300HQ
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (2GB GDDR5)
Display: 17.3”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS
Storage: 1000GB HDD
RAM: 8GB DDR4, 2400 MHz
Weight: 3.04 kg (6.7 lbs)

Pros

Good build quality with brushed aluminum
Nice keyboard, usable touchpad
Excellent, bright IPS panel with wide sRGB and high contrast
The display doesn't use PWM for regulating brightness
Good price/performance ratio
Quiet and effective cooling system even during heavy workload
Decent web browsing runtimes

Cons

Short video playback runtimes

Acer Aspire 7 A717-71G - Specs Also known as Acer Aspire 7 (A717-71G)

CPU

Intel Core i5-7300HQ 21

CPU Performance #21

Excellent

Intel Core i7-7700HQ 0.2%
Intel Core i7-7820HQ 0.4%
Intel Core i5-7300HQ
Intel Core i7-8650U 0.8%
Intel Core i7-6920HQ 0.8%

GPU

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (2GB GDDR5) 41

GPU Performance #41

Very Good

AMD Radeon RX 560X (4GB GDDR5) 0.2%
NVIDIA Quadro M3000M (4GB GDDR5) 0.2%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (2GB GDDR5)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (4GB GDDR5) 0.2%
AMD Radeon R7 M460 (2GB DDR3) 0.3%

Display

17.3”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS

panel 1

LG LP173WF4-SPF5 (Acer Aspire 7)

Color accuracy 5.2 -> 3.3

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HDD/SSD

1TB HDD, 5400 rpm

M.2 Slot

1x PCIe NVMe M.2 slot (2280, M-key)

RAM

8GB DDR4, 2400 MHz

Windows 10 Home

Battery

3220 mAh, 4-cell, Li-Ion

Body material

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

Dimensions

423 x 290 x 28.25 mm (16.65" x 11.42" x 1.11")

Weight

3.04 kg (6.7 lbs)

Ports and connectivity

1x USB Type-C 3.0 (3.1 Gen 1)
1x USB Type-A 3.0 (3.1 Gen 1), Sleep and Charge
2x USB Type-A 2.0
HDMI
VGA
Card reader SD/SDXC card reader
Ethernet LAN Gigabit Ethernet
Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac; 2.4 Ghz / 5 GHz; 2x2MIMO
Bluetooth 4.0
Audio jack Headset/Speaker jack

Features

Fingerprint reader
Web camera 720p HD
Backlit keyboard
Microphone Dual digital Microphone
Speakers Two built-in stereo speakers
Optical drive
Security Lock slotKensington lock slot

More Acer Aspire 7 A717-71G configurations

DISPLAY: 17.3-inch, 1920 x 1080, IPS

Name	LG LP173WF4-SPF5 (Acer Aspire 7)
Diagonal	17.3"
Pixel density	127.34 ppi
Brightness	420 cd/m²
sRGB	89%
PWM frequency	No PWM (Flicker-Free)

Panel Type	IPS
Resolution	1920 x 1080
Becomes "Retina" from	27 inches (69 cm)
Contrast	1000:1
dE Color Checker	5.2 3.3
PWM Rating	10.0: (safe)

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