Acer Aspire V Nitro (VN7-792G)
- Date Published: 02 Feb 2018
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- Intel Core i7-6700HQ
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M (4GB GDDR5)
- 17.3”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS
- 128GB SSD + 1000GB HDD
- 8GB DDR4
- 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs)
Pros
- The same sturdy and elegant design and build quality
- Pretty thin - 25 mm
- Great value for the asking price (price/performance ratio)
- Comfortable keyboard
- Effective cooling system that keeps things running smoothly
- Good picture quality (wide sRGB color gamut coverage, high brightness and contrast ratio)
- No PWM across all brightness levels
- Supports M.2 2280 SSD
- Excellent sound quality
Cons
- Erratic touchpad performance
- Sub-par battery life
- Uneasy access to RAM, HDD and M.2 SSD slot
- Ports are overcrowded on the right side
Specs
- Intel Core i7-6700HQ
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 10 5.4%
- NVIDIA GeForce MX250 (10W) 3.5%
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M (4GB GDDR5)
- HDD/SSD
- 128GB SSD + 1TB HDD, 5400 rpm
- M.2 Slot
- 1x 2280 SATA III (M key)
- RAM
- 8GB DDR4
- OS
- Windows 10 Home
- Body Material
- soft rubber plastic
- Dimensions
- 423 x 296 x 25 mm (16.65" x 11.65" x 0.98")
- Weight
- 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 1x USB Type-A
- 2.0
- 2x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- HDMI
- Card Reader
- Secure Digital (SD)
- Ethernet LAN
- 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11a/b/g/n/ac wireless LAN
- Bluetooth
- 4.0
- Audio jack
- Combo headphone/mic port
- Features
- Web camera
- Microphone
- Speakers
- Four built-in speakers
- Optical drive
- Security Lock slot
More Acer Aspire V Nitro (VN7-792G) configurations - 6 laptops
DISPLAY: 17.3-inch, 1920 x 1080, IPS
- Name
- AUO B173HAN01.0
- Diagonal
- 17.3"
- Pixel density
- 127.34 ppi
- Brightness
- 352 cd/m2
- sRGB
- 94%
- PWM frequency
- No PWM (Flicker-Free)
- Panel Type
- IPS
- Resolution
- 1920 x 1080
- Becomes "Retina" from
- 27 inches (69 cm)
- Contrast
- 1270:1
- dE Color Checker
- 1.8
- PWM Rating
- 10.0: (safe)
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