Acer ConceptD 5

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Date Published: 30 Jul 2019

Intel Core i7-8705G
AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL (Vega 870, 4GB HBM2)
15.6”, 4K UHD (3840 x 2160), IPS
1000GB SSD
2x 8GB DDR4, 2666 MHz
1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)

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Specs

CPU
Intel Core i7-8705G

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

HDD/SSD
1TB SSD

M.2 Slot
2x 2280 M.2 NVMe slot See photo

RAM
2x 8GB DDR4, 2666 MHz

OS
Windows 10 Pro

Body Material
Aluminum, Magnesium alloy

Dimensions
356 x 248 x 16.9 mm (14.02" 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), Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort, HDMI

1x USB Type-A
3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Sleep and Charge

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

1x USB Type-A
2.0

HDMI

Card Reader
SD, SDHC, SDXC

Wi-Fi
802.11ac

Bluetooth
4.1

Audio jack
3.5mm audio jack

Features

Fingerprint reader

Web camera

Backlit keyboard

Microphone

Speakers

Optical drive

Security Lock slot
Kensington Lock

Portability

Acer ConceptD 5 (CN515-51)

14.02" 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 ConceptD 5 in-depth review

We were finally able to get our hands on the "lowest tier" of the ConceptD series of content creator-friendly devices of Acer. Apart from being a very white laptop, the ConceptD 5 (CN515-51) should deliver great performance, astonishing display qualities, and exquisite portability ...in theory.Under the bonnet, we found the controversial Intel Core i7-8705G that instead of the UHD 630 integrated solution, seen on most of the non-U laptop processors by the blue company, has an AMD RX Vega M GL with 4GB of HBM2 video memory. How about that?! As a matter of fact, this is only the second laptop that we tested with this CPU, with the first being the Dell XPS 15 9575 2-in-1 - also a content creators-aimed notebook.You can check the prices and configurations in our Specs System: https://[...]

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Pros

Astonishing white magnesium body
Its display covers 100% of Adobe RGB and is pretty color accurate
Super bright 4K IPS panel
It doesn'te use PWM to adjust its brightness levels
Dual M.2 PCIe SSD support

Cons

There is some noticeable flex in the body
No RAM upgrade is possible
Lacks Thunderbolt connection
Mediocre battery life

Disassembly, maintenance and upgrade options

This year, Acer has announced its newest lineup of devices that are targeted at content creators. The thinnest, lightest, and the most affordable of them is ConceptD 5 (CN515-51). For it, Acer has chosen to use the IntelxAMD collaboration - Intel Core i7-8705G that comes with an AMD integrated graphics.Check out all Acer ConceptD 5 (CN515-51) prices and configurations in our Specs System or read more in our In-Depth review.1. Remove the bottom plate Traditionally, the first thing you need to do in order to get inside this laptop is to remove the bottom plate. This happens by uns[...]